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Graphic Novels and Comics for adult readers December 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 The Garden of Secrets by Sandrine Martin
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The Mental Load: A Feminist Comic
by Emma
From the publisher: "In her first book of comic strips, Emma reflects on social and feminist issues by means of simple line drawings, dissecting the mental load, i.e. all that invisible and unpaid organizing, list-making and planning women do to manage their lives, and the lives of their family members. [...] In her strips Emma deals with themes ranging from maternity leave (it is not a vacation!), domestic violence, the clitoris, the violence of the medical world on women during childbirth, and other feminist issues, and she does so in a straightforward way that is both hilarious and deadly serious. If you're not laughing, you're probably crying in recognition."
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Fangs
by Sarah Andersen
From the publisher: "A 300-year-old vampire begins dating a laid-back werewolf, and both soon discover there are unexpected side benefits to falling in love with a monster."
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Cruel Summer
by Ed Brubaker and Sean PHillips
From the publisher: "In the summer of '88, Teeg Lawless comes home to plan the biggest heist of his career. But Teeg's son Ricky and his friends are starting down the same dark path their fathers are on, and this is about to become the worst summer of their lives."
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The Kill Lock
by Livio Ramondelli
From Hoopla: "Banished for their crimes, four robots are bound to each other's fates in this sci-fi graphic novel. Each found guilty of an irredeemable crime, four robots find themselves banished from their home world and bound together by the Kill Lock–a programming link that means if one of them dies, they all will. Now a soldier, an addict, a murderer, and a child find themselves forced to protect each other while in search of a cure to survive. Their only clue is a bot known as The Axial, supposed to be the creator of the Lock and keeper of its secrets."
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The Book Tour
by Andi Watson
From Hoopla: "A page-turning, Kafkaesque dark comedy in brilliant retro style, this graphic novel watches one man try to keep it together while everything falls apart. Upon the publication of his latest novel, G. H. Fretwell, a minor English writer, embarks on a book tour to promote it. Nothing is going according to plan, and his trip gradually turns into a nightmare. But now the police want to ask him some questions about a mysterious disappearance, and it seems that Fretwell's troubles are only just beginning…"
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The Banks
by Roxane Gay, Ming Doyle, and Jordie Bellaire
From Hoopla: "The women of the Banks family are the most successful thieves in Chicago. But when they stumble upon the heist of a lifetime, they must band together to avenge a loved one taken too soon." Also available in print.
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Niki de Saint Phalle: The Garden of Secrets
by Dominique Osuch and Sandrine Martin
From Booklist: "A creative powerhouse, Niki de Saint Phalle was a writer, filmmaker, and painter but is best known for her massive, colorful sculptures. Her personal life was difficult, at best. A traumatic early childhood left deep marks, her marriages were plagued by infidelities, and she suffered horribly from debilitating pain and mental illness, including severe bouts of depression. Art, however, was always present, and she credits her desire to create with literally keeping her alive. Told chronologically from birth to death, her story is related in chapters that each open with a tarot card that defines the overarching theme of that period."
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Basquiat
by Julian Voloj and Søren Glosimodt Mosdal
From the publisher: "The dazzling, provocative work of Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) would come to define the vibrant New York art scene of the late '70s and early '80s. Punk, jazz, graffiti, hip-hop: his work drew heavily on the cultural trappings of lower Manhattan, to which he fled--from Brooklyn--at the age of 15. This stunning graphic novel captures the dramatic life and exhilarating times of this archetypal New York artist, covering everything from the SAMO graffiti project to his first solo show, from his relationship with Andy Warhol to the substance abuse that would cost him his life."
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I Know What I Am: The Life and Times of Artemisia Gentileschi
by Gina Siciliano
From the publisher: "Often overlooked in the pantheon of Renaissance masters is Artemisia Gentileschi -- Italy's greatest female painter. In 17th century Italy, Artemisia braved the male-dominated sphere of painting to become a groundbreaking artist."
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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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