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Book Club Reading List.Indd GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK CLUBS READING LIST • 2014–2016 Toucan art by Rick Geary In 2014, Comic-Con International: San Diego in partnership with the San Diego Public Library, embarked on an ambi- tious project to start a series of Graphic Novel Book Clubs in some of the local branches around the greater San Diego area. Two branches started in 2014, one at the Downtown Central Library location and one at the Mission Valley branch. In 2015, additional groups were added to both the North Park and La Jolla branches. Over the past 3 years, the branches have read over 75 separate graphic novels (and graphic novel series). We’ve compiled this combined reading list showing everything that was read from 2014 through the end of 2016. Some books were “All- Group Selections,” meaning all four groups got together to discuss one book. Multiple volume-reads, usually taking place over more than one meeting, are also highlighted, as are books that were Eisner Award winners (see the key below for an explanation of the symbols accompanying each book in this list). What have we learned? Well, people LOVE comics! Surprisingly, some of our book club members had never read a comic book or graphic novel until they joined their book clubs! They had gone to Comic-Con and were fascinated by what they saw there, and when the opportunity arose, they joined the club. For the most part over the past three years, our book club membership has remained constant, with very few people leav- ing. The clubs meet every month, with a holiday party in December that combines all of them and includes the reading of the above-mentioned “All-Group Selection.” What has grown out of these clubs is a sense of community—some might even call it family—within the various clubs. Friendships have been made. The discussions are always lively and thought- ful and sometimes members walk away with new insight into a book they might not have been that fond of before the discussion began. The Comic-Con International Graphic Novel Book Clubs are a continuing part of San Diego Comic Convention’s ongoing mission to create awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular artforms. KEY TO THIS LIST DT DOWNTOWN: 1st Tuesday of every month Multiple volumes of Multiple MV MISSION VALLEY: 1st Wednesday of every month Eisner volumes the same series were read Award NP NORTH PARK: 1st Wednesday of every month Winner All 4 groups read this All-Group Selection book and discussed it together LJ LA JOLLA: 2nd Tuesday of every month 1 COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK CLUB 100 Bullets: First Shot, Last Call All-Star Superman Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso Grant Morrison, Frank Quietly, Jamie Grant Agent Graves oers people a chance to exact revenge with An homage to classic silver no consequences. age stories, Superman takes on several Herculian tasks. Vertigo DC Comics LJ DT MV Astonishing X-Men: Gifted Bandette, Volume One: Presto! Joss Whedon, John Cassaday Paul Tobin, Colleen Coover The X-Men return, led by Emma The adventures of a teenaged Frost and Cyclops, but will thief on the rooftops of Paris. their eorts be stalled by news of the mutant gene? Dark Horse Comics Marvel DT DT Batman: The Killing Joke Batman: The Long Halloween Alan Moore, Brian Bolland Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale The Joker kidnaps Barbara Batman chases a killer who has a Gordon in order to torment penchant for killing on the holidays. her father. DC Comics DC Comics LJ DT Bitch Planet: Extraordinary Machine Black Panther, Volume One Kelly Sue DeConnick, Valentine De Christopher Priest, Joe Quesada, Vince Landro Evans, Mark Texeira Non-compliant women are sent to a The King of Wakanda seeks justice as the prison in space, nicknamed Bitch Planet. Black Panther. Image Comics Marvel NP MV Black Science, Volume 1: Chew: Taster’s Choice How to Fall Forever John Layman, Rob Guillory Rick Remender, Matteo Scalera, Dean White Tony Chu gets psychic visions from the food he eats as he A dark take on exploring the multiverse. investigates for the FDA. Image Comics Image Comics DT MV NP LJ 2 COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK CLUB Dark Night: A True Batman Story Daytripper Paul Dini, Eduardo Risso Fabio Moon, Gabriel Ba The true story of Batman writer Paul The story of one man’s life and Dini’s vicious mugging and subsequent death, highlighting the recovery. possibilities for joy, sorrow, love and loneliness. Vertigo Vertigo LJ NP Deadly Class: Reagan Youth Descender Vol 1: Tin Stars Rick Remender, Wes Craig, Lee Je Lemire, Dustin Nguyen Loughridge A young robot boy struggles to survive in The twisted tale of the freshman class at a a time when all androids have been school for assasins in the 1980s. outlawed. Image Comics Image Comics MV LJ DT East of West, Volume 1: The Promise Fables: Legends in Exile Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham The four horsemen of the apocolypse Fairy tale characters are real roam the earth, signaling the end times. and they are living in exile in New York City. Image Comics Multiple Vertigo volumes DT LJ MV LJ Fashion Beast Fray Alan Moore, Anthony Johnston Joss Whedon, Karl Meline, Andy Owens A futuristic retelling of beauty and the The vampire-killing adventures of Fray, beast in a dark and fashion-centric world. the slayer of the future. Avatar Press Dark Horse Comics MV DT Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic Get Jiro! Alison Bechdel Anthony Bourdain, Joel Rose, Langdon Foss A graphic memior of Bechdel’s relationship with her father In a futuristic food-based society, chefs and his business, a funeral make the rules. home. Vertigo Houghton Miin Harcourt MV MV 3 COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK CLUB Giant Days, Volume One Gotham Academy, Volume 1: Welcome John Alison, Lissa Treiman, Whitney to Gotham Academy Cogar Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher, Karl Kershl Three new friends tackle the challenges of their rst year at university. At a boarding school in Gotham, things are never dull! BOOM! Studios DC Comics MV MV Guardians of the Galaxy: Hawkeye: My Life As A Weapon Cosmic Avengers Matt Fraction, David Aja, Javier Pulido Brian Michael Bendis, Steve McNiven, Sara Pichelli Find out how Hawkeye spends his time when he’s not with Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Gamora, Groot the Avengers. and Drax join forces with Iron Man. Marvel Marvel MV DT MV NP LJ Hellblazer: Dangerous Habits Hellboy: Conquerer Worm Garth Ennis, James Delano, William Mike Mignola Simpson, Sean Phillips, Steve Pugh, Dave McKean Hellboy discovers his own dark orgins. John Constantine battles the demons of hell. Dark Horse Comics Vertigo DT DT Hellboy: Seed of Destruction High Crimes Mike Mignola, John Byrne Christopher Sebella, Ibrahim Moustafa The rst Hellboy tale introduces Zan Jensen, a disgraced Olympic snow the hero and his cohorts at boarder, robs the graves of those who the B.P.R.D. don’t survive Everest. Dark Horse Comics Image Comics MV MV All-Group I Kill Giants Selection Lazarus, Book One: Family Joe Kelly, JM Ken Nimura Greg Rucka, Michael Lark, Santi Arcas Fifth-grader Barbara Thorsen, is so Forever Carlyle defends her family and wrapped up in her fantasies of killing their holdings as their Lazarus. giants, she starts to believe them. Image Comics Multiple Image Comics volumes DT MV NP LJ NP 4 COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK CLUB Letter 44, Vol 1: Escape Velocity Level Up Charles Soule, Alberto Jiminez Gene Luen Yang, Thien Pham Alburquerque, Guy Major, Dan Jackson A coming of age tale about a boy and his A stealth crew of NASA astronauts seek to obsession with video games. make contact with alien life. First Second Books Oni Press LJ DT Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft Lucifer: Devil in the Gateway Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez Mike Carey After a tragic death, three kids Lucifer, former Lord of Hell, is given a and their mother move into mission from Heaven with an enticing Key House and discover its reward. secrets. Vertigo IDW DT MV NP NP Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda Brooke A Allen A young girl shares a mysterious psychic Five best friends tackle crazy link with a monster. adventures at summer camp. All-Group Image Comics Selection BOOM! Studios LJ DT MV NP LJ Ms. Marvel: No Normal Nailbiter, Volume 1: There Will Be Blood G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona Joshua Williamson, Mike Henderson, Adam Guzowski Kamala Khan takes on the mantle of Ms. Marvel and comes to terms with her new Why has one town in Oregon given rise to powers. 16 serial killers? NSA agent Finch attempts to nd out. Marvel All-Group Image Comics Selection LJ DT MV NP LJ Nimona Ninjack Volume 1: Weaponeer Noelle Stevenson Matt Kindt, Clay Mann, Butch Guice, Marguerite Sauvage Nimona, a young shapeshifter, becomes sidekick to supervillain Lord Ballister Colin King is Ninjak, a master assassin Blackheart. hunting a secret cabal. Harper Teen Valiant MV LJ 5 COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK CLUB Outcast, Volume 1: A Darkness Paper Girls, Volume 1 Surrounds Him Brian K. Vaughan, Cli Chiang Robert Kirkman, Paul Azaceta in 1988, four newspaper girls Kyle Barnes seeks answers to the demonic stumble onto a major story. possessions that have initrated his life. Image Comics Skybound Multiple volumes DT DT LJ Preacher: Book One Pretty Deadly, Vol. 1 Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon Kelly Sue DeConnick, Emma Rios, Jordie Bellair Texan preacher Jesse Custer is disillusioned with his beliefs The origin story of Death’s daughter and sets out to spread “The Word.” Image Vertigo LJ DT Punk Rock Jesus RASL Sean Murphy Je Smith DNA from the Shroud of Turin enables RASL travels between Jesus to be cloned, and then star in his dimensions to steal art, very own reality TV series.
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