Graphic Novels in Libraries UK Google Group

More seasonal tomfoolery from the Heanor Library manga group

2009-12-08T10:11:00Z

Hi everyone,

In what has become as much a tradition for me as the event itself here
is a quick rundown of Nakama!’s (Heanor Library’s manga and anime
group) 4th annual Christmas Con.

It was really nice to see some new members but also some old faces
come back to celebrate Christmas with us. Well, actually they mostly

Bryan Talbot at work!

2009-11-26T14:44:33Z

Bryan Talbot wanted me to pass on that he has a talk he can give for older
audiences, called 'The Making Of 'Grandville' And The Anthropomorphic
Tradition'.

'Grandville' is, tho' I know you know, J, a graphic novel which is a
Victoriana/Art Nouveau steampunk tale of murder and intrigue (with added

RE: [GNLIBUK] Cartoon Classroom

2009-10-12T17:44:07Z

Sorry - forgot to forward email and replied to the list by mistake instead
Andrew
Andrew Edwards BA MA PGCE PgDIP
Assistant Director for Great Britain,
Institute for Comics Studies.
andrew.edwa...@hotmail.co.uk
07515 552419

To: gnlibuk@googlegroups.com
Forwarded from David Lloyd... yes, David Lloyd!

RE: [GNLIBUK] Cartoon Classroom

2009-10-12T17:41:58Z

Hi Dan

The email below may be of interest to you. It's from Mel Gibson via a libraries email group I joined.

See you Friday!
Andrew
Andrew Edwards BA MA PGCE PgDIP
Assistant Director for Great Britain,
Institute for Comics Studies.
andrew.edwa...@hotmail.co.uk
07515 552419

To: gnlibuk@googlegroups.com

Cartoon Classroom

2009-10-12T16:48:36Z

Forwarded from David Lloyd... yes, David Lloyd!
I've linked his site with mine. Spread far and wide...
Much huggage to all
M

RE: [GNLIBUK] Adventure choice GN from 1970s?

2009-09-15T08:23:42Z

I don't remember it (I was more a Fighting Fantasy man myself) but a
quick poke around wikipedia came up Sugercane Island:

[link]

And predate the CYOA books.

Any good?

Carl.

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Sent: 14 September 2009 21:52

Adventure choice GN from 1970s?

2009-09-14T20:52:14Z

I'm trying to find the tile of a series of books I read as a kid in
the 1970s.

They were fore-runners of graphic novels in which the reader chose the
path the hero would take on each page -- in the style of the Choose
Your Adventure series that came later -- then flip to the right page
for that option.

Classic British comics in the Guardian this week

2009-09-14T13:31:48Z

Don't forget that if your library holds the Guardian (or yesterday's
Observer) to nab the rather nice reproductions of British comics
before somebody else does. Yesterday's was the 2000th Beano from 1981
and today's the "Roy Shot" issue of Roy of the Rovers.

We've got the Dandy and Bunty to come apparently.

Re: [GNLIBUK] Re: Studying Watchmen in school

2009-09-08T16:46:54Z

Hi there,

Oh, what a shame! In terms of the validation of comics for study, you
might find this bit of my website useful... [link]

This website I wrote for lts scotland may also be useful... [link]

Re: Studying Watchmen in school

2009-09-08T11:10:34Z

Thanks Mel!

It's looking like this may be a moot point now. Would seem that he
won't be allowed to study Watchmen as it isn't classed as "continuous
prose", though I would have thought that the depth, scope, themes and
characterisation would have compensated for this!

My general impression is that graphic novels are not deemed to be of

Re: [GNLIBUK] Studying Watchmen in school

2009-09-07T17:31:08Z

If they pick up on the Comic Studies Reader, Understanding Comics and
Eisner, they should be ok. There is probably enough out there to help
them 'get' the grammar of the comic bits nailed... It is working at a
high level, I have to say. The whole book is worth a number of books
worth of work, so they may want (if wordage etc allow) to focus down

Re: [GNLIBUK] Re: Minx graphic novels for girls

2009-09-07T17:22:52Z

I know it is manga (although the manga influence varies considerably),
but I would go for the Manga Shakespeare comedies...
best
Mel

Re: [GNLIBUK] Re: Minx graphic novels for girls

2009-09-07T17:18:58Z

Hope Larson a fab creator... have really enjoyed all the titles I've
come across so far.. Salamander Dream was lovely.

Mind you, nearly all British comics for girls were written and drawn
by men of that age and, amazingly, some of those titles sold 800, 000
a week at peak! I suspect that one can never be sure what readers will

Studying Watchmen in school

2009-09-07T10:04:08Z

Hi all,

I'm curious as to your opinions of a senior high school pupil choosing
'Watchmen' as their Higher English Personal Study text.

It is likely that the pupil would have a tougher job than his peers as
he would be investigating visuals as well as text, but I think
'Watchmen' is has so much to recommend it.

Re: Minx graphic novels for girls

2009-09-07T08:44:18Z

I think my 1st and 2nd year girls would love Chiggers, unfortunately
our book supplier doesn't stock it, so I'll have to go elsewhere!
Thanks Andrew!