A stay at home order was issued in Illinois. Life quickly got strange and scary due to Covid-19. Bread was made, toilet paper hoarded, and friendships continued in online spaces. The early part of the pandemic looked different to different people and it can be strange to look back at that time and remember some… Continue reading On This Day in 2020…
Category: Graphic Novels & Comic Books
Comic Convention Companion
This season is full of great pop culture events. New York Comic Con was last month, San Diego Comic Con will be in-person next week, and Chicago’s own C2E2 will be in-person in December. So many awesome shows! Maybe you’re one of the lucky ones attending this year, or maybe you feel the time isn’t… Continue reading Comic Convention Companion
How Comics Work! (a visual guide)
Check our this amazing visual guide to understanding comics! Candida Rifkind, Brandon Christopher, and Alice RL’s “How Comics Work”. Our library provides access to 1000s of graphic novels and comics (in both print and digital options). Sometimes getting started in this medium is the tough part, so that’s why “How Comics Work” is a great… Continue reading How Comics Work! (a visual guide)
Ironheart, Champions, and Ms. Marvel: Eve Ewing’s Comics (video)
In addition to being a sociologist and poet, Eve Ewing also writes for Marvel comics. CBR calls Ewing’s Ironheart “a breath of fresh air”, and The Mary Sue celebrates Ewing’s development of Riri Williams: “We get to really see the psychological weight of what it means to be young, gifted, and black”. This discussion will… Continue reading Ironheart, Champions, and Ms. Marvel: Eve Ewing’s Comics (video)
What R U Reading Wednesdays?!
We’re coming into the homestretch of our “What R U Reading Wednesdays” series, with only a couple more weeks left. Check out our Adobe Spark page to see this weeks new recommendations and continue your summer reading! Includes: “Save Yourself” by Cameron Esposito** “The Broken Earth Trilogy” by N. K. Jemisin “The Pilgrim’s Progress” by… Continue reading What R U Reading Wednesdays?!
What Are You Reading Wednesdays?! (WRURW)
Check out our Adobe Spark page to see this weeks new recommendations and continue your summer reading! Includes: “The Monkey Wrench Gang” by Edward Abbey “Night Boat to Tangier” by Kevin Barry “The Extraordinaries” by TJ Klune “The Witcher series” by Andrzej Sapkowski Please continue to submit your responses via the linked form. #mvcclibraryonline2020 Loading…
The Comic that Foreshadowed a Pandemic
What if I told you that a title debuted in November of 2019 where the U.S was cut itself off from the world with a massive wall around its borders, and citizens were dying of a mysterious respiratory disease. Seriously. Soon after its release Undiscovered Country sold out its initial printing of 85,000 copies and… Continue reading The Comic that Foreshadowed a Pandemic
What Are *You* Reading Wednesdays?!
Check out our Adobe Spark page to see this weeks new recommendations and continue your summer reading! Includes: “The Poet X” by Elizabeth Acevedo “Viral Modernism” by Elizabeth Outka “Guns, Germs, and Steel” by Jared Diamond “Underland” by Robert Macfarlane Please continue to submit your responses via the linked form. #mvcclibraryonline2020 Loading…
If It’s Wednesday, It’s What Are You Reading Wednesdays?!
Check out our Adobe Spark page to see this weeks new recommendations and continue your summer reading! Includes: “The Stand” by Stephen King “The Book of Joy” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu with Douglas Abrams “Tiny But Mighty” by Hannah Shaw “A Brief History of Seven Killings” by Marlon James… Continue reading If It’s Wednesday, It’s What Are You Reading Wednesdays?!
What Are You Reading Wednesdays?
Check out our Adobe Spark page to see this weeks new recommendations and start your summer reading! Includes: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” by Truman Capote “The Beauty of Your Face” by Sahar Mustafah “The Life We Bury” by Allen Eskens “A Hero of France” by Alan Furst Please continue to submit your responses via the linked… Continue reading What Are You Reading Wednesdays?