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What we do matters  Regulars among my Righteous Readers will know that your Noble Narrator often looks at HPL's list observances for inspiration for this newsletter, and this issue is no exception. This time, a few stick out for the month of September, National Voter Registration Month (all of September) and Banned Books Week (September 22-28, 2024), as well as Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15, 2024). Some folks seem to get all riled up about what other people are allowed to read and who is allowed to participate in government, and HPL is here to make sure that you can get your hands on the books you need to entertain and educate yourself, as well as information on voting and other forms of political participation--and if we can highlight underrepresented communities in the process, all the better. So, in this issue we're going to give you the resources you need to vote and tell you about a bunch of great books that some folks just don't want you to read, as well as some books by Latino creators that might not have been on last year's list. (As a bonus, I'd be shocked if a few of these didn't end up being challenged in their own right in the coming years.) Remember if you are eligible to vote, the last day to register to vote for the November 2024 election in the State of Texas is October 7, 2024. You can print or request an application online, but the application itself needs to be mailed or physically delivered to your county Voter Registrar. the Texas Secretary of State's Office can help you check your eligibility and registration, as well as direct you to the appropriate county Voter Registrar. You can get voter registration applications from your local HPL location. |
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Attack on Titan anthology
by Ray Fawkes
An anthology of comics inspired by the "Attack on Titans" series, features work from such authors as Gail Simone, Genevieve Valentine, and Michael Avon Oeming
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Flamer
by Mike Curato
In the summer between middle school and high school, Aiden Navarro is away at camp where he navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and spends time with Elias (a boy he can not stop thinking about), he finds himself on a path of self-discovery and acceptance
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Batman : the Dark Knight strikes again
by Frank Miller
Batman reemerges from his underworld civilization to battle the evils of Gotham, including power-hungry Lex Luther and Brainiac, and turns against other superheroes as he drifts closer and closer towards insanity
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Frontera
by Julio Anta
"Mateo makes the dangerous journey back home to the United States through the Sonoran Desert with the help of a new friend, a ghost named Guillermo"
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Assassination classroom. 1, Time for assassination
by Yusei Matsui
The students in class 3-E are the misfits in their school, but their teacher is a powerful, tentacled extraterrestrial who has already damaged the Moon and threatens the Earth, and they have been assigned to assassinate him.
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America Chavez : made in the USA
by Kalinda Vazquez
"America Chavez is incredible--her origins, her strength, her dimension-shattering star portals! But when the foundation of everything that she believes is shaken, America must stand up and confront the parts of herself she's been running from. Her life is about to be shattered into a million pieces by a mysterious adversary. When her tormentor is revealed, their face will be shocking, to say the least--but it's what they reveal that will rock the foundations of all that America knows"
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Tomboy / : A Graphic Memoir
by Liz Prince
Eschewing female stereotypes throughout her early years and failing to gain acceptance on the boys' baseball team, Liz learns to embrace her own views on gender as she comes of age, in an anecdotal graphic novel memoir. By the award-winning author of Will You Love Me If I Wet the Bed? Original. 15,000 first printing.
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The magic fish
by Le Nguyen Trung
"Real life isn't a fairytale. But Tiâên still enjoys reading his favorite stories with his parents from the books he borrows from the local library. It's hard enough trying to communicate with your parents as a kid, but for Tiâên, he doesn't even have the right words because his parents are struggling with their English. Is there a Vietnamese word for what he's going through? Is there a way to tell them he's gay?"
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Dragonball
by Akira Toriyama
Son Goku, a young boy with a monkey's tail, and Bulma, a teenaged genius, search for the legendary seven Dragon Balls, relics that have the power to summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered together
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Lumberjanes : the infernal compass
by Lilah Sturges
When the Lumberjanes become separated during an orienteering outing thanks to a mysterious compass, Molly becomes more and more insecure about the effect of her relationship with Mal on the other girls
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Laura Dean keeps breaking up with me
by Mariko Tamaki
Upset about her on-again, off-again relationship with her girlfriend Laura Dean, Freddy Riley depends on her friends, a local mystic, and a relationship columnist for help in dealing with her situation
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Check please! : #Hockey Book 1, #Hockey
by Ngozi Ukazu
Hockey player and amateur vlogger Eric Bittle chronicles his freshman and sophomore year at Samwell University, where he joins the school hockey team and falls for its very attractive but moody captain, Jack Zimmerman
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Juliet takes a breath
by Gabby Rivera
"Juliet, a self-identified queer, Bronx-born Puerto Rican-American, comes out to her family to disastrous results the night before flying to Portland to intern with her feminist author icon--whom Juliet soon realizes has a problematic definition of feminism that excludes women of color"
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Moonstruck. : Magic to Brew Vol 1, Magic to brew
by Grace Ellis
In the town of Blitheton, where fantasy creatures and humans live side-by-side, Julie strives to be normal, but a disastrous first date ends with a horrible spell being cast on her friend Chet and the mythical pals team up to find the illicit magician responsible
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Losing the girl : Losing the Girl
by MariNaomi
As Blithedale searches for a missing girl, rumored to be abducted by aliens, a group of high school students experiences a series of romantic relationships and their effects on friendships
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This one summer
by Mariko Tamaki
The team behind Skim presents the sumptuous graphic tale of a young teen whose latest summer at a beach lake house is overshadowed by her parents' constant arguments, her younger friend's secret sorrows and the dangerous activities of older teens. Simultaneous.
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Comics Plus: Library EditionComics Plus is our digital comics subscription service. Read thousands of comics on your computer, tablet or mobile device. All you need is your Houston Public Library card and a wireless connection!
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Image ComicsImage is a comics and graphic novels publisher formed in 1992 by seven of Marvel Comics’ best-selling artists. Since that time, Image has gone on to become the third largest comics publisher in the United States.
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Viz MediaHeadquartered in San Francisco, CA, VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media) is one of the most comprehensive and innovative companies in the field of manga (graphic novel) publishing, animation and entertainment licensing of Japanese content. Owned by three of Japan's largest creators and licensors of manga and animation, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is a leader in the publishing and distribution of Japanese manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and South Africa and is a global ex-Asia licensor of Japanese manga and animation.
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Marvel Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing.
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DC ComicsDC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC Comics (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating its content across Warner Bros. Entertainment and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world.
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First SecondIs it first? Or second?
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh.
Pressing the reset button. A clean slate. A fresh start.
Everything begins with the First Second. . . .
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Yen PressYen Press is a US-based graphic novel publisher that releases a wide range of Japanese and Korean comics and well as a number of original English-language properties.
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Otaku USAOtaku USA is a thick, full-color magazine featuring comprehensive coverage of manga, anime, videogames and Japanese pop culture written from an American point of view. Otaku USA also publishes 32 pages of the hottest manga previews from the top publishers. Because Otaku USA is an independent US magazine, not a licensed product owned by those with an vested interest in a particular line of comics, anime, manga, games or movies, it presents the reader with objective coverage.
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ICv2For the people on the front lines of the pop culture business, staying ahead of the trends isn’t something that can be left to chance—it’s a basic necessity for being successful. That’s why ICv2 is the #1 source of news and information for the buyers, gatekeepers, and tastemakers on the front lines. ICv2 is where trend-watching has become a science.
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