Category: graphic novel
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Habibi
By Craig Thompson Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Pantheon Books, 2011 Genres: General fiction, mythic fiction Format: Graphic novel ISBN: 9780375424144 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 665 (672 includes notes and author description) Setting: A Middle-eastern desert, an unnamed village, and Wanatolia Time period: No set time period –seems like the past, present, and…
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Level Up
By Gene Luen Yang; art by Thien Pham Place: Publisher & Year: New York: First Second, 2011 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal Format: Graphic novel ISBN: 9781596432352 Audience: Adult, young adult Number of pages: 160 Setting: An unspecified town somewhere in the US. Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When Dennis Ouyang is kicked out of…
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The Listener
By David Lester Place: Publisher & Year: Winnipeg: Arbeiter Ring Publishing, 2011 Genres: General fiction, historical fiction Format: Graphic novel ISBN: 9781894037488 Audience: Adults Number of pages: 312 Settings: Vancouver, BC, Canada, Lippe, Germany & other locations in Europe Time periods: Contemporary and 1928-1933 Plot summary: Hitler’s rise to power is described to the main…
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The Walking Dead Book One
By Robert Kirkman – creator, writer, letter, Tony Moore – penciler, inker, gray tones, Charlie Adlard – penciler, inker, Cliff Rathburn – gray tones Place: Publisher & Year: Berkeley, CA: Image Comics, Inc., 2010 Genre: Horror Format: Graphic novel Series: The Walking Dead ISBN: 9781582406190 Audience: Adult Number of pages: Unpaginated Setting: Kentucky, Atlanta, GA…
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The Exile: an Outlander Graphic Novel
By Diana Gabaldon; illustrated by Hoang Nguyen Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Del Rey, 2010 Genre: Historical fiction, fantasy, adventure, time travel fantasy, historical fantasy, romance Format: Graphic novel Series: Outlander Graphic Novels; 1 ISBN: 9780345505385 Audience: Adult Number of pages: Unpaginated Setting: Scotland Time period: 1743 Plot summary: Young Jaime Fraser returns to…
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Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation
Story by Michael Keller, Art by Nicolle Rager Fuller Place: Publisher & Year: Emmaus, PA: Rodale, 2009 Genre: Non- fiction, science, biography, history Format: Graphic novel ISBN: 9781605299488 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 191 Setting: Earth Time period: 1831 – 2006 Plot summary: This book is a graphic version of Charles Darwin’s On the…
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Kin
By Holly Black and Ted Naifeh (Illustrator) Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Graphix, c2008, 2009 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, dark fantasy, urban fantasy, faerie tale Format: Graphic novel Series: The Good Neighbors; 1 ISBN: 9780439855655 Intended audience: Young adult Number of pages: 117 Setting: West City (USA) Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When Rue…
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Fox Bunny Funny
By Andy Hartzell (author and illustrator) Place: Publisher & Year: Marietta, GA: Top Shelf Productions, 2007 Genre: Fantasy, animal story Format: Graphic novel ISBN: 9781891830976 Intended audience: Adults (but would be fine for young adults) Number of pages: 104 Settings: Foxville, Bunnyburg, and Funniopolis Time period: contemporary Plot summary: In a world populated by foxes…
Ra's Spiral Path 