Six Degrees of Michael Cera

Lately I’m noticing that Michael Cera is connected in a lot of ways to exciting developments in movies that are connected to exciting books (not coincidentally for teens).  And the people that he’s connected to are also exciting.  And the best part is that all of these developments have some kind of creative and funny [...]

Take Home One of Our Tragically Overlooked Graphic Series! (A-M Edition)

One of the saddest things for a librarian to see is an awesome title languishing on the shelf. They might have a great cover, an awesome story, or great writing, but we see them begging day after day for somebody to check them out. This happens often in our Teen Graphic Series section, [...]

Calling All Fans of Plain Janes

 
Get ready for book 2!
Yes the art attacks continue.  The Janes’ need to find a date for a school dance so they play cupid and become entangled in affairs of the heart.  P.L.A.I.N. – People Loving Art In Neighborhoods – goes global when they enter into the Metro City Museum of Modern Art Contest.
Here’s a [...]

Hellboy @ Your Library

Hello everyone! My name is Eva, and I am the new Teen Librarian at CLP-Knoxville. My favorite color is blue, my favorite book is Jane Eyre, and my favorite superhero is Hellboy.
 
So who exactly is this Hellboycharacter, you ask? A giant, red demon withfiled-off horns, a right hand made of stone, and a general dislike [...]

Free Comic Book Day 2008 – Saturday May 3rd, 2008

 
 
“Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their stores.”
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From manga to horror, superhero comics to those wacky teens from Riverdale, Free Comic Book Day has what you need!  What a great [...]

Meet the Pros at the ‘Con.

It’s that time of year again, the time when all fanboys, gamers, and fluent Klingon speakers emerge from the long, cold winter of no crossover storylines and Christmas releases of bad sci-fi movies. Yes, that’s right true believers, it’s COMICON TIME!!
The 2008 Pittsburgh Comicon runs from April 25-27 at the ExpoMart in Monroeville. The list [...]

Get reading, girls, because Minx graphic novels are just for you!

After wising up to the fact that there is a graphic novel girl audience, DC Comics created a new division called Minx!  Minx’s purpose is to cater to teen girls who read graphic novels.  Their characters include “a tenacious martial artist; a rebellious detective; an ex-surf punk; a big mouth blogger and a futuristic brainiac,” and reflect the [...]