Graphic Novels & Comic Books

On This Day in 2020…

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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.

Inviting a friend over to visit in spring 2020 via the game “Animal Crossing”. I remember thinking “Welp, I guess this is how we have friendships now”.

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 of the drastic life changes we endured.

The graphic novel Covid Chronicles: A Comics Anthology looks back at those early days and the impressions it left on all of us. Containing 64 short comics compiled between April and October 2020, it examines our responses to illness, isolation, social justice, economic insecurity, politics, and more. Each comic represents a unique style and perspective, many written about relatable and emotional stories. This anthology does an excellent job of capturing one of the most impactful times of recent history.

Comic Convention Companion

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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 right. Either way, the library has graphic novels, cosplay resources, artists, and more to connect you with the pop culture community!

Check out some of the resources below in our Comic Convention Companion, and visit the library in the near future to see some of our staff’s best graphic novel and manga recommendations for your holiday break! Click the image below to view the collection:

Comic Convention Companion

How Comics Work! (a visual guide)

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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 guide. In just a few pages, it gives you the short and to understand this iconic popculture literary form.

The spectrum of cartooning styles (from realistic to iconic).
“Closure” is a term used for the act of reading and interpreting movement & meaning from still images.

Ironheart, Champions, and Ms. Marvel: Eve Ewing’s Comics (video)

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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 dig into Ewing’s impact on the Marvel universe. This event is part of our One Book, One College Program.

What R U Reading Wednesdays?!

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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 John Bunyon
  • “East of West Collection” by Jonathan Hickman, author ; Nick Dragotta, artist

Please continue to submit your responses via the linked form. #mvcclibraryonline2020

What Are You Reading Wednesdays?! (WRURW)

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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

The Comic that Foreshadowed a Pandemic

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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 Image announced it was issuing a second printing. An impressive feat for any independent title outside of the DCU and MVU .

Read Undiscovered Country Vol. 1: Destiny for FREE on Hoopla.

What Are *You* Reading Wednesdays?!

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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

If It’s Wednesday, It’s What Are You Reading Wednesdays?!

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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

Please continue to submit your responses via the linked form. #mvcclibraryonline2020

What Are You Reading Wednesdays?

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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 form. #mvcclibraryonline2020

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