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Graphic Novels and Comics for adult readers June 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 Mummies by Harry Lazarus
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Mummies: Classic Monsters of Pre-Code Horror Comics
by Steve Banes, editor
From Hoopla: "Movie mummies will soon be terrorizing theater goers! Now, from the boils and ghoul who bring you Haunted Horror, scream with delight over these stories unleashed from Pre-Code horror comics. SEE! The brutal attack of 'The Living Mummies!' SENSE! The strangest 'Case of the Beckoning Mummy!' FEEL! As 'The Unburied Mummy' intensifies its powerful grip upon your puny throat! And there's a tomb-full more! PLUS! A crumbling gallery of classic mummy comic book covers, and spine-tingling guest appearances by Frankenstein's Monster and Charlie Chan! You'll be screaming for your mommy as MUMMIES! shamble into your trembling hands!"
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920LONDON
by Remy Boydell
From Hoopla: "2005, north of London. A doomed romance between two emo kids. More than friends, less than lovers, they're trying to grow shrooms before the world ends. Send help."
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Paul Is Dead
by Paolo Baron and Ernesto Carbonetti
From Hoopla: "John Lennon can't speak. He can't take his eyes off the photo of a car in flames with Paul McCartney's body inside. His friend is no longer here, and that means the Beatles are no longer here either. But John wants to know the truth, and with George and Ringo, he will begin to re-examine the final hours of Paul's life.
"Set in the magical atmosphere of Abbey Road Studios during the writing sessions for Sgt. Pepper, Paul is Dead is the definitive version of the legend of Paul McCartney's death."
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The Joker: 80 years of the Clown Prince of Crime
by various writers and artists
From Hoopla: "DC celebrates the 80-year history of Batman's greatest foe, The Joker! [I]ncludes The Joker's most memorable appearances, from his 1940 debut in the pages of Batman #1 (1940) to recent classics from top creators including Scott Snyder, Tony S. Daniel, Paul Dini, and more! Discover the stories that shaped the villain into one of pop culture's most indelible, twisted icons."
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Bitter Root vol. 1: Family Business
by David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene
From the publisher: "Once known as the greatest monster hunters of all time, the Sangerye family specialized in curing the souls of those infected by hate, but those days are fading. A terrible tragedy has claimed most of the family, leaving the surviving cousins split between curing monsters and killing them. Now, with a new breed of monster loose on the streets of Harlem, the Sangerye family must come together, or watch the human race fall to untold evil."
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Drawing Power: Women's Wtories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival
by Diane Noomin (editor)
From Hoopla: "More than 60 female comics' creators share their personal experiences with sexual violence and harassment through new and original comics. [...] Featuring such noted creators as Emil Ferris, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, MariNaomi, Liana Finck, and Ebony Flowers the anthology's contributors comprise a diverse group of many ages, sexual orientations, and races-and their personal stories convey the wide spectrum of sexual harassment and abuse that is still all too commonplace. [...] Drawing Power is an anthology that stokes the fires of progressive social upheaval, in the fight for a better, safer world."
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Invisible Kingdom volume 1
by G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward
From Hoopla: "In a small solar system in a far-flung galaxy, two women-one a young religious acolyte and the other, a hard-bitten freighter pilot-uncover a conspiracy between the leaders of the most dominant religion and an all-consuming mega-corporation.
"On the run from reprisals on both sides, this unlikely pair must decide where their loyalties lie-and risk plunging the world into anarchy if they reveal the truth."
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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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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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