Told from the perspective of seven-year-old Gen Nakaoka, Barefoot Gen is creator Keiji Nakazawa’s critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical manga about the events leading up to and after the dropping of the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II. Spanning…
Palomar by Gilbert Hernandez collects the author’s “Heartbreak Soup” stories, which originally appeared in the Love and Rockets series, a collaboration with his brothers Jaime and Mario. The book, which has received widespread critical praise, focuses on the interconnected lives…
This Wednesday, the American Library Association is offering a great opportunity for librarians who are looking to expand or strengthen their graphic novel collections. The 90-minute online ALA Editions Workshop, titled What You Need to Know About Graphic Novels and…