For Fans of Graphic Novels

With an artful merging of skilled writing and sophisticated visual artistry, graphic novels are a popular and growing genre for both fiction and non-fiction. Cannell Library recently added the following titles:

• Another Day, by Harvey Pekar with art by Ho Che
• Blankets : An Illustrated Novel, by Craig Thompson.
• Bookhunter by Jason Shiga.
• The Complete Concrete, written and illustrated by Paul Chadwick
• Give it Up! : And Other Short Stories, by Franz Kafka; illustrated by Peter Kuper
• Kafka, by Steven T. Seagle & Stefano Gaudiano
• Orchid (a collection of Victorian horror stories), edited by Ben Catmull and Dylan Williams
• Pride of Baghdad: Inspired by a True Story, by Brian K. Vaughan with art by Niko Henrichon
• The Sandman: Fables, Reflections, by Nick Gaiman
• A Scanner Darkly, by Philip K. Dick.

And in the non-fiction world of comics and graphic novels:

• The Art of Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai
• From Girls to Grrrlz : A History of [Women’s] Comics from Teens to Zines, by Trina Robbins
• Joan (the Joan of Arc story, 3 vols.), by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
• Nell Brinkley and the New Woman in the Early 2th Century, by Trina Robbins
• The Sandman Companion, by Hy Bender [featuring in-depth interviews with Sandman writer/creator Neil Gaiman]
• Secrets in the Shadows: The Art & Life of Gene Colan, by Tom Field
• Sexy Chix: Anthology of Women Cartoonists
• Super Character Design & Poses: Vol. l, Hero and Vol. 2, Heroine, by You Kusano
• Will Eisner: A Spirited Life, by Bob Andelman