Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels Tackle Tough Subjects to Help Kids Understand

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Fight Oppression, Lost Boys of Sudan, Human Rights, Graphic Novels, Underprivileged Kids, Slavery, Books News

How do you talk about genocide, human trafficking, modern slavery, oppression and the overall importance of human rights in ways that students can understand? For James Disco, the answer lies in creating graphic novels that tackle tough topics.

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Marvel Moves Further Toward Digital Comics

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Digital Novels, Marvel Digital, Comic Book Apps, Ipad, Iphone, Comic Books, Austin Books, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Video, The Avengers, Comixology, Comic Apps, Digital Books, Comic Book Stores, Graphic Novels, Culture News

It's been quite a month for Marvel Comics. Last weekend, they watched their beloved "Avengers" franchise provide the biggest opening weekend for a fil...

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Comics Instead of Textbooks?

Jacob Devaney | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Book News, Transmedia, Education, Scholastic, Children, Children's Books, Comics, Books, Teachers, Education Reform, Learning, Graphic Novels, Video, Books News

Learning is one of the most empowering things a person can do with their life and can be quite fun, yet the mediums used in classrooms are dated and have caused students to think that learning is drudgery.

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Can The iPad Revolutionize The Graphic Novel?

Posted 03.12.2012

Music has become something we consume in the background while we do a million other things. When was the last time you put on an album and listened to...

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Irani Protest Comic Comes Together Through Collaboration

Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Comic Books, Video, Political-Comic, Comics, Middle East, Iran Protests, Iran, Zahra's Paradise, Iran Protests 2009, Middle East Peace, Graphic Novels, Arts News

In an all-too-rare moment of collaboration across political borders and cultural boundaries a Persian author, Arab artist and a Jewish editor came tog...

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Michael Hudson Is Pulp Fiction

Alexandra Holzer | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Comic Books, Dark Horse Comics, Comics, Graphic Novel, Graphic Novels, Pulp Sequential Comics, Books News

Last month we sat down with graphics novel head writer Martin Powell who writes for many publications including Pulp 2.0, Dark Horse Comics, and now O...

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Interview: Douglas Rushkoff On Media Literacy and His New Graphic Novel

Bryan Young | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: DC Comics, Douglas Rushkoff, Vertigo, Dc Vertigo, Media Theory, Media Literacy, Pop Culture, Graphic Novels, Rushkoff, Video Games, Books News

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IMAGES: Dandy Warhols Frontman On His Debut Graphic Novel

Courtney Taylor-Taylor | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Slideadbigshot, Dandy Warhols, Musicians, Graphic Novels, One Model Nation, Musician Authors, Books News

Here's a basic overview of how this rather complicated project came about and how it happened one fairly simple or seemingly obvious step at a time.

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Chicago! Come Discover Local Comic Creators and More

Dave Scheidt | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Comic Books, Comic Con, Comic Art Show, Chicago Around Town, Comics, Graphic Novels, Chicago News

Are you in Chicago? Do you like comic books? Sure you do! So with that, here comes the 2nd Comics Art Show!

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WATCH: 'Why I'm Obsessed With Comic Books'

| Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Comic Books, Avengers, Schooltube, Comics, Maus, Twilight, Fun Stuff, Graphic Novels, High School News

Good news for comic book fans: graphic novels are not only making a major mainstream comeback, they're also taking on exciting new forms. With the suc...

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2011 Holiday Gift Guide Comic Books (Photos)

Dave Scheidt | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Comic Books, Slidepollajax, Holiday Gift Guide, Comics, Comic Book Guide, Graphic Novels, Chicago News

I honestly believe there is a comic out there for almost everyone, they just have to take that plunge and give the medium a chance. I'll try to help you find that perfect comic for your loved ones.

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So Many Beatles Songs Are Being Turned Into Action Movies

Lucas Kavner | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: All You Need Is Kill, Wes Craven, Tom Cruise, Beatles Films, Action Films, Beatles, Nicolas Cage, Graphic Novels, Comedy News

Tom Cruise recently announced that his next starring vehicle will be an adaptation of a graphic novel, All You Need Is Kill, which is itself a playful take on the Beatles classic, "All You Need Is Love." But that's not the only Beatles song that Hollywood plans to adapt into a big budget action or horror thriller...

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It's Called a Comic Book, Not Graphic Novel

Dave Scheidt | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Geeks, Comic Books, Dave Scheidt, Nerd Rage, Comics, The Walking Dead, Graphic Novels, Chicago News

Is it so shameful to refer to something as a (gasp) comic book? Is there any sort of sophistication to the word? How differently would a conversation go if you choose the word "graphic novel" in place of comic book?

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'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' To Become A Graphic Novel

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Video, Stieg Larsson Graphic Novel, Books, Dc Comics Stieg Larsson, Millenium Trilogy Graphic Novel, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Graphic Novel, Film, Movies, Graphic Novels, Culture News

DC Comics just bought the rights to adapt Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy into multi-volume graphic novels, starting with "The Girl With The Dragon...

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'The Zen of Steve Jobs': A New Graphic Novel From Forbes

Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, The Zen of Steve Jobs, Forbes Magazine, Steve Jobs Book, Steve Jobs Graphic Novel, Indiereader, Graphic Novels, Books News

From IndieReader: IR interviewed Bruce Upbin, managing editor at Forbes, about their graphic novel, "The Zen of Steve Jobs," a few days before ...

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Miller's Holy Terror Reveals Some Unholy Prejudices

Zaki Hasan | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Sin City, Comics, Holy Terror, Terrorism, Batman, Frank Miller, Graphic Novels, 300, Entertainment News

In the interests of full disclosure, I haven't read Holy Terror. In good conscience, to plunk down money in support of such an endeavor, even if only for "research" purposes.

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Morgan Spurlock Unveils New Comic-Con Documentary

Andrew Reilly | Posted 11.12.2011

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock debuted his latest, 'Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope', at the Toronto International Film festival this week...

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PHOTOS: 9 Great Graphic Novel Adaptations

Andrew Losowsky | Posted 10.27.2011

Read More: Paul Auster, Comics, Robert Crumb, The Book of Genesis, Graphic Novel, Fahrenheit 451, Slidepollajax, Skottie Young, Graphic Novels, Allen Ginsberg, Adaptations, Kite Runner, Seymour Chwast, Books News

Books are turned into movies all the time, but increasingly, they are also getting the graphic novel treatment.

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WATCH: "Game of Thrones" Gets A Violin Cover

Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Youtube, Video, Urlesque, Game of Thrones, Youtube Videos, Violin, Graphic Novels, Home News

Game of Thrones has gone classic. The theme from the book-turned-HBO series got a makeover this week when Jason Yang arranged the score, playing each...

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How Comics Became Literature for Adults

Douglas Wolk | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Book Publishing, John Carter of Mars, John Carter, Comic Books, Graphic Novels, V for Vendetta, Watchmen, Censorship, Literature, American Literature, Censor, Comics Code Authority, Robert Crumb, Harvey Pekar, Persepolis, American Splendor, Crime Does Not Pay, Will Eisner, Books News

Thanks to accidents of economics, flashes of artistic inspiration, and flukes of both government and culture, comics have really "grown up."

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Jeff Bridges & Ryan Reynolds: It's Official!

Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Comic Books, Ripd, Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds Jeff Bridges, RIPD Ryan Reynolds, RIPD Jeff Bridges Ryan Reynolds, Ryan Reynolds, RIPD Jeff Bridges, Movies, Celebrities, Graphic Novels, Entertainment News

In "True Grit," Jeff Bridges went back in to enforce the law in the wild west. For his newest role, he'll be gunslinging in a whole new frontier. T...

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Cartoonist Releases Graphic Memoir Of Prostitution

npr.org | By Glen Weldon | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Prostitution, Npr, Cartoonists, Chester Brown, Memoirs, Paying for It, Graphic Novels, Books News

It's not that getting dumped by his girlfriend soured Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown on the notion of romantic love, exactly. Because to sour on so...

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Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds Forming Dream Team

Posted 06.29.2011

Read More: Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds Jeff Bridges, RIPD Ryan Reynolds, RIPD Jeff Bridges Ryan Reynolds, Ryan Reynolds, Comic Books, RIPD, RIPD Jeff Bridges, Movies, Graphic Novels, Entertainment News

Jeff Bridges, living screen legend, is about to dive into the world of the living dead. There, he'll meet the Sexiest Man Alive. Who is dead, but then...

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Educational Comics Help Kids Learn With Laughs

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wnet, Celebration of Teaching and Learning, Education, Comics, Satchel Paige, Center for Cartoon Studies, Vermont, Comic-Con, Graphic Novels, Education News

From that day forth, comics -- graphic novels -- took on a more literary reputation, and the watch words were that "comics weren't just for children anymore."

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Unlikely Jewish Heroine Hailed As 'Pure Enchantment'

Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: girlamatic.com, Jewish Graphic Novel, Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword, Orthodox Jewish Pop Culture, Gender and Religion, Jewish Culture, Jewish Children's Books, Sydney Taylor Award, Jewish Role Model, Graphic Novels, Association of Jewish Libraries, Religion News

By Bob Smietana Religion News Service (RNS) Mirka is just another ordinary 11-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl. She goes to school and argues w...

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