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Graphic 101 From Newb to Know How in 60 Minutes

PCI Webinars January 27, 2015

1. Best selection practices

2. Best selection tools

3. Best titles and read-alikes

4. Best programs

We will discuss…

Explicit Content

Graphic does not mean… Popular characters across collections…  : A short sequence of 1 page or less  Comic : Serialized appearing in a magazine- sized booklet  Graphic : Novel –length comics or a collection of comic that tell a single narrative arc appearing in book form  : Stylized Japanese in which both page and panels are read right to left.  : of Japanese that can share both style and narrative tropes with manga. Not to be confused with a book; is television or film format.

Definitions to Know

 DC Comics   IDW Publishing 

Major Publishers  They give you all the visual stimulation of a movie with the textual experience of a book  They give you a different way to experience events both fictional and historical  They engage both the right and left hemispheres of your brain.

What Graphic Novels Offer  Reluctant Readers

 Vocabulary

Exposure

 Visual Literacy

 Comprehension

Educational Benefits AR Kids’ (J) Graphics & Manga Teen Graphics

Teen Manga We have comics too!

 Split between 3 selectors: ◦ Adult ◦ Children’s ◦ Teen

 Input information into a Google Doc Spreadsheet

 Looking at collection as a system

Selection Practices Selection Practices Beginner/ Intermediate/ Not enough time… Advanced

 B&T/Ingram

.com Best Sellers

 NYT Best Sellers

 SLJ/PW

 ALA Lists*

Best selection tools • Get it for free if you tell your favorite shop you’re a librarian!

•Published by Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.

•Best features: • Annual preview • 10 Lists: • Graphics • Manga • • Games (tabletop) • Books (F/NF)

Selecting: Do it like ’s…

 Io9  iFanboy  DC Women Kicking Ass  The Mary Sue   Robot 6 @  The Beat

More blogs to follow…  Good Comics for Kids (School Journal)  No Flying No Tights  Graphic Novel Reporter  About.com Manga  Anime News Network

More blogs to follow   Image Comics  Dark Horse Comics  Kaboom!  Marvel  DC

Websites/Apps  www.netgalley.com  Sign up and receive e-galleys from publishers  Offer children’s, teens, and adult graphic novels  Great resource to preview graphics before purchasing

Netgalley Everyone has catalogs & mailing lists! Readers by ages AR BL: 1.8 PTs: 0.5 AR BL: 1.3 PTs: 0.5

AR BL: 1.3 PTs: 0.5

Beginning Readers: AR BL: 1.7 PTs: 0.5

AR BL: 1.7 PTs: 0.5

Beginning Readers: Phonics Comics and My First Graphic Novel AR AR BL: 1.8 - 2.6 BL: 2.1 - 2.4 PTs: 0.5 PTs: 0.5

School Age Titles: Babymouse and Squish AR BL: 2.3 - 2.6 PTs: 0.5 – 1.0 AR AR BL: 1.8 - 2.2 BL: 2.2 - 2.8 PTs: 0.5 PTs: 0.5 School Age Titles School Age Titles – TV AR AR AR AR AR BL: 2.6 BL: 2.3 BL: 2.2 - 3.0 BL: 2.5 - 2.7 BL: 2.0 - 2.9 PTs: 1.0 PTs: 1.0 PTs: 1.0 PTs: 1.0-2.0 PTs: 1.0

School Age Titles Isabel Soto series Max Axiom series

AR AR BL: 3.7 - 5.1 BL: 3.9 - 5.6 PTs: 0.5 PTs: 0.5 Non- AR AR AR BL: 4.0 BL: 4.3 BL: 3.5 PTs: 0.5 PTs: 0.5 PTs: 0.5

AR AR AR BL: 4.5 BL: 4.0 BL: 4.4 PTs: 0.5 PTs: 0.5 PTs: 0.5 More Non-Fiction AR AR BL: 2.1 - 2.4 BL: 3.1 PTs: 0.5 PTs: 1.0

AR AR BL: 2.3 - 2.6 BL: 2.9 PTs: 0.5 – 1.0 PTs: 0.5

Science Titles – School Age Science Titles – School Age Image via: bestgeekblogever • Image via: geekrest.com •Batman •Batwoman  Avengers •Green Arrow  Captain Marvel •  Dead Pool • •  Guardians of the Galaxy •  Spider Man • •-Men Hot Titles – Teen Teen Titles – Pop Culture Popular Adaptations Graphic Biographies Graphic Classics & Non-fiction Science Titles for Teens Science Titles for Teens Western Eastern

 Reads:  R  Reads: RL (“backwards”)  Usually in full color  Usually in black and  More square panels white  More varied art styles  More fluid layout  Third-person  Defined by specific art narrative style  First-person narrative  More text heavy;  Dialog and visuals narration move story

Reading vs Manga

*Not necessarily comparable to Western age rating systems

Manga/Anime Ratings

Manga = Text/Book Anime = TV/Film

Manga vs. Anime Shonen Shojo

 Boys, 10-18 years old  Girls, 10-18  Focus on friendship  Focus on friendship,  Adventures; coming love of age  Comedy  Comedy  Romance  Sports  Paranormal  Sci-fi   Shonen

Broad Manga • • •

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Popular Shonen Manga •

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•Fushigi Yugi

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• Mew Mew

•“Alice” series

Popular Shojo Manga //Suspense: •Afterschool Charisma • •D Gray-Man

Comedy: •The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzymiya •Ouran High School Host Club •Ranma One Half If you like… Paranormal Romance: - -The Earl and the Fairy -Rosario Vampire

Realistic Romance: -Ai Ore! -La Corda d’Oro -Toradora!

If you like… Popular Series Adaptations

 Pokemon  Z   Fairy Idol  Yotsuba

Children’s Manga  Cosplays

 Tabletop Day

 Gaming clubs

 Geek Pride Day – May 25

 Final Friday Fandom

Programming Ideas - Teens

 Kawaii Crafting

 Create a Comic

 Pokemon

Programming Ideas – Middle School   Marvel Avengers ◦ Make Slime ◦ Throw ’s Hammer ◦ Bowling ◦ shield ◦ Finn and Jake Magnets ◦ Marble Magnets

School-Age Programming Ideas

 Princess Picnic ◦ Princess Read-Aloud ◦ Make a Tiara ◦ Tea Time ◦ Writer a letter to a Disney Princess  Storytime ◦ Read-Aloud ◦ Obstacle Course

Preschool Program Ideas

Think outside the ALA/Local circuit… Conventions: •Cincinnati Comic Expo • •Comic-Con International: San Diego

 Be weary of “Best of”

lists…

 You are your best

reviewer…

 Promote your collection!

 Frequent your local

shops!

Odds & Ends Pamela Jayne Teen Librarian Boone Co. Public Library Main Library Burlington, KY [email protected] (859) 342.2665 x.8120 Children’s Librarian follow me/ @pjams84 Kenton Co. Public Library Covington, KY [email protected] (859) 962-4060 x.4256 follow me/@kristalibrarian Krista King -Oaks

Questions?