Outline 1000 Graphic Novels!! Intro to Graphic Novels for the 1000 GNs for the BNQ Bibliothèque nationale du ִThe Mandate Documents Québec Users The Strategyִ Images remouved The Tools because ofִ Awards copyright Creators Olivier Charbonneau, CLA, June 2005 Publisher Librarian and researcher The Listִ Concordia University How to get it… CLA ~ 2005

Intro to Graphic Novels Intro to Graphic Novels

Format Market Production Main access Users – at the Octogone Library (LaSalle) Strategy cycles point Sum % Gender Japan Serials + Market 15-20 pages Heroes, Age Female Male Total (manga ) reprints segmentation per week genres, artist A- 12 or less 5% 10% 15% Language B- 13-15 10% 13% 23% .Franco- Album de BD Luxury items 1 page per Heroes, C- 16-17 4% 7% 11% ִ31% English spk Europe week genres, artist D- 18-21 3% 8% 11% .E- 22-25 3% 3% ִ69% French spk . Superheroes, 28 pages per Heroes, artist F- 26-29 4% 6% 9% ִ¾ of English spk USA CB Stores month G- 30-39 6% 4% 9% H- 40-49 6% 6% 11% Are younger than 22 Comic strips Newspapers, Daily, single or Hero, artist I- 50-59 2% 4% 6% merchandising 4-5 panels J- 60 + 2% 2% Total 38% 62% 100% Sequential Book-lenght I’m an artist! Inspiration… Artist art (autobio.) CLA ~ 2005 CLA ~ 2005

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Library Titles (T) or Documents (D) of 1- Are GNs the main reason for your visit? bandes dessinées Québec (Minerva) - 2004 8 916 (T) Gender No Yes Total Montréal (Gulliver) - 2004 13 937 (T) L’Octogone (LaSalle) 7 406 (T) Female 22% 16% 38% Le Prévot 5 859 (T) Côte-des-Neiges 5 387 (T) Male 19% 44% 62% Plateau-Mont-Royal 5 098 (T) Total 41% 59% 100% 11% are La Petite-Patrie 3 717 (T) Centrale Adultes 3 516 (T) males Hochelaga 1 759 (T) 6- Do you use other services? Europe - 2002 younger CNBDI, Angoulême, France 14 000 (D) Gender No Yes Total Bibliothèque Jean-Pierre Melville, 13e arrondissement, Paris 8 300 (D) than 22 Médiathèque municipale, Les Ulis 7 000 (D) Female 3% 35% 38% Médiathèque municipale Louis Aragon, Le Mans 4 500 (T) Male 12% 50% 62% that read Médiathèque Fellini, Montpellier 3 000 (D) Bibliothèque François Villon, 12e arrondissement, Paris 2 600 (D) Total 15% 85% 100% only Bibliothèque Place des Fêtes, 19e arrondissement, Paris 2 400 (D) BDs\GNs Bandes dessinées holdings for a selection of libraries (2004) CLA ~ 2005 CLA ~ 2005

1 The Mandate The Strategy

The documents 5 “categories” Goal of the collection ִClassic comic book reprintsִ Circulating collection – Adults! Golden & silver age Research… but not reference Images Mostly DC and Marvel remouved ִContemporary comic book UQAM because of Films Some specifics copyright Images remouvedִ because of Paper quality, format ִGraphic Novels, Comix Publisher, Artist copyright Sex & violence considerations 1000 documents ִComic Strips As seen in your local newspaper (!Manga (yikesִ CLA ~ 2005 CLA ~ 2005

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Winners Other lists ( MoCCA Art Festival: New York City ִThe Comics Journal 100 list ( www.tcj.comִ http://harveyawards.org/ ִAndrew Arnold in Time Magazineִ Will Eisner Comic Industry Award www.marsimports.com Comic-Con International: San Diego, CAִ Has great author and collection index http://users.rcn.com/aardy/comics/awards/eisnersuִ m.shtml Publisher website Winners Renowned Artists The : Bathesda, Marylandִ http://www.spxpo.com/ignatzaward.htm Bookstore owners, artistsִ

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The Tools The List

Citation database Classic Comic Books DC Comics Marvel Comics titles, 215 doc. ִ66 titles, 66 docs 175ִ Superman, Batman, ִDaredevil, Fantasticִ Justice League, Legion Four, Hulk, Mighty of Superheroes, Plastic Thor, Spider-Man, Man, Shazam, The Spirit Silver Surfer, X-Men ”The “Archives” ִThe “Masterworksִ Collections Collections

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2 The List The List

Graphic novels Contemporary Comic By Publisher: Booksִ  ִDC Comics, Marvel ?Drawn & Quarterly ִVertigo, Image How to get it from Montreal!) ִDark Horse Comics) Top Shelf, Last Gasp Manga Kitchen Sink, NBM Images remouved !More ancient translations ִAsk Olivierִ By Artist (too many!) because ofִ Lone Wold and Cub, Eagle copyrightִ Will Eisner, (…Miller, , Comic strips ִ(give him a “thank you” letter , Jaime and ִThe Gazette’s funnies page … ִChapters, Indigo

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Images remouved because of copyright Olivier Charbonneau [email protected] http://alcor.concordia.ca/~ocharbon/bd/

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