Good Evening, Friends and Neighbors!
{Nov. 18} You thought I would forget to announce the new comics this week didn’t ya? (Caleb! 😉 Not any new #1’s this week, but some important ongoing titles. Also, we’re going back to MANGA! Lots of new Manga books (complete My Hero Academy, Sailor Moon, Demon Slayer and others. Also, some re-stocks on popular Kids Graphic Novels (Dog Man, Amulet, Raina Telgemeier Books, etc). ENJOY!
What is Manga?
Manga is an umbrella term for a wide variety of comic books and graphic novels originally produced and published in Japan. Unlike American comic books, which are usually printed in full color, Japanese manga is almost always black and white. Full-color prints are often only used for special releases.
Want to know more about Manga? Check out this article from the New York Public Library.
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NEW BOOKS, 11/18/20
KIDS GRAPHIC NOVELS
STRANGE PLANET HC
MORROW GIFT
(W/A) Nathan Pyle
In bright pinks, blues, greens, and purples, the inhabitants of Strange Planet are at once charming, strange, and recognizable. The game is human behaviors labeled in plain language and acted out by adorable aliens; on Strange Planet, we are invited to take a step back and celebrate our own previously unexamined practices of surprise parties, visits from the tooth fairy, and cleaning before having company. The labeling of common occurrences like sunburn as “Star Damage” and sweet dreams as “Imagine Pleasant Nonsense” has struck an immediate chord, with thousands of posts and tweets using these phrases in instant recognition.
MANGA – NEW/RESTOCKS
ADULT GRAPHIC NOVELS
THEY CALLED US ENEMY TP
IDW – TOP SHELF(W) George Takei & Various (A/CA) Harmony Becker
Advance solicited for July release! George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in Star Trek, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father’s-and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future.
In a stunning graphic memoir, Takei revisits his haunting childhood in American concentration camps, as one of over 100,000 Japanese Americans imprisoned by the U.S. government during World War II. Experience the forces that shaped an American icon-and America itself-in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love.
ONGOING COMICS ISSUES, PARTIAL
SEVEN TO ETERNITY #14
IMAGE COMICS(W) Rick Remender (A/CA) Jerome Opena, Matt Hollingsworth
NEW STORY ARC!
“SPRINGS OF ZHAL,” Part One-The journey nears its end.
Adam and The Mud King must make a final sacrifice before it does. The origin of the Springs revealed. One giant evil consumes everything, and you celebrate it excitedly.