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Graphic Novels and Comics for adult readers July 2020
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Hello there! My name is Patrick Holt, and I'm a librarian at Southwest Regional Library and a lifelong reader of comics and graphic novels. Check out the contents of this month's newsletter in the box to the left, and get access to past editions in the archive at the bottom of the page. I hope you find these recommendations worthwhile, and please email me at pdholt@dconc.gov if you have any thoughts or questions. Image from Umma's Table by Yeon-sik Hong
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Catwoman: Friend or Foe?
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Joelle Jones, Fernando Blanco, and Laura Allred
From the publisher: "Lex Luthor is prepared to give Selina [Kyle] a gift that could change her life forever--as long as she leaves the path of righteousness behind and bares her villainous claws once more! If Selina accepts, Lex's gift could give her the advantage over her top criminal rival in Villa Hermosa, the diabolical Raina Creel.
"With an offer that tempting, how could Catwoman resist sliding back into her old ways to once again be a cat whose path you never want to cross?"
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Umma's Table
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Yeon-sik Hong
From the publisher: "With an ailing mother in and out of the hospital and an alcoholic father, [artist] Madang struggles to overcome the exhaustion and frustration of trying to be everything all at once: a good son, devoted father, and loving husband. [...] To cope, he finds himself reminiscing about their family meals together, particularly his mother's kimchi, a traditional dish that is prepared by the family and requires months of fermentation. Memories of his mother's glorious cooking―so good it would prompt a young Madang and his brother into song―soothe the family. With her impending death, Madang races to learn her recipes and bring together the three generations at the family table while it's still possible."
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Dead Eyes
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Gerry Duggan and co.
From the publisher: "DEAD EYES was a prolific stick-up man and hoodlum in Boston in the 1990s, until he took down one last big score and skipped town... or did someone take him out permanently? Nobody every discovered the truth -- that he retired to live a quiet life with his one true love, but now he's back with a vengeance and wearing his mask again to save her! [...] He's come out of retirement to steal from all the wrong people for all the right reasons, and absolutely no one -- not the mob, not the cops, and definitely not his wife -- is happy he's back in action. A modern-day Robin Hood... except this time, he's keeping most of the cash for himself!"
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Apsara Engine
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Bishakh Som
From the publisher: "The eight delightfully eerie stories in Apsara Engine are a subtle intervention into everyday reality. A woman drowns herself in a past affair, a tourist chases another guest into an unforeseen past, and a nonbinary academic researches postcolonial cartography. Imagining diverse futures and rewriting old mythologies, these comics delve into strange architectures, fetishism, and heartbreak. [...] Som captures the weight of twenty-first-century life as we hurl ourselves forward into the unknown."
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Ascender vol. 2: The Dead Sea
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Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen
From Hoopla: "After a bruising attempt to escape from the planet Sampson, Andy finds himself in the clutches of the Militia, which means the murderous Mother can't be far behind. Meanwhile, his daughter Mila has booked passage on a ship piloted by none other than the irascible Captain Telsa. And while Vampires may rule this strange galaxy, they're no match for Kanto, the Blood Scrapper-the most badass vampire hunter in the universe!"
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Crowded vol. 2: Glitter Dystopia
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Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein, and Ted Brandt
From Hoopla: "After escaping a televised attempt on their lives and blowing past two million bucks in their REAPR campaign, Charlie and Vita abandon Los Angeles for the desert paradise Las Vegas in search of answers. But between the human debris of Charlie's past and the well-kept secrets of Vita's old life, the only thing less likely than Charlie and Vita surviving their REAPR campaign is them surviving each other."
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Tiananmen 1989: Our Shattered Hopes
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Lun Zhang, Adrien Gombeaud, and Ameziane
From Hoopla: "Follow the story of China's infamous June Fourth Incident-otherwise known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre-from the first-hand account of a young sociology teacher who witnessed it all. [...] Zhang pairs with French journalist and Asia specialist Adrien Gombeaud and artist Ameziane, to share his unvarnished memory of this crucial moment in world history for the first time. Providing comprehensive coverage of the 1989 protests that ended in bloodshed and drew global scrutiny, Zhang includes context for these explosive events, sympathetically depicting a world of discontented, idealistic, activist Chinese youth rarely portrayed in Western media."
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Duos Comic Club - now online!Sunday, July 19, 2-4 p.m.(not a library-sponsored event)
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Patrick's Triangle Comics Newsletter is an irregular and incomplete list of comics and comics-adjacent happenings in Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill and beyond. If you are a comics maker, maker-adjacent, a maker of comics-adjacent things, or adjacent-adjacent, then this is the newsletter for you! Check out the latest edition here, and email the editor (me again) to subscribe.
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For personalized reading recommendations from Durham County librarians, try My Next 5! Simply complete an online form to tell us a little about what genres, books, and authors you like (or dislike). A DCL librarian will review your submission and reply with a list of the next five books you should read -- all ages of readers welcome!
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Want to keep up-to-date on new books at the library? on everything from Horror to Home & Garden!
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NoveList Plus is a comprehensive database of fiction and nonfiction titles for all ages, including recommendations, articles, and lists for your fiction and nonfiction needs. DCL cardholders can access NoveList Plus from any computer.
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Check out the library's top ten checkouts! Lists include top tens for adult fiction and nonfiction, movies, young adults fiction, picture books and kids' fiction.
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Links to newsletters from the past year: Image from Incidents in the Night by David B
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