Dans Standpoint Magazine In an age of blockbuster superhero movies making billions, comic sales are low and dropping. (…) today’s comic-book superheroes are weak men wrestling with toxic masculinity. Ineffectual, hapless and emotionally incontinent, they are wretched role models. On the other hand, the women are bad-ass warriors and super scientists who don’t need men—quite…
Educational Comics Collection Are you interested in reading about « Adventures in Electricity»? Perhaps you’d like to peruse « All Aboard Mr. Lincoln»? These fascinating titles (and 76 others) are available here, courtesy of the University of Nebraska Libraries. This compelling collection contains educational comics created by a raft of different government agencies and other…
À lire ici Publié sur The Nib, un site d’information qui raconte l’actualité uniquement sous forme de bandes dessinées, « Some Wars Start Small » reprend l’histoire du début. Des chiffres, des cartes et du sérieux, sous une forme très accessible : un « article » qui mérite la lecture.
CCGC in Librairies Graphic novel and comic book fans are book lovers, so it is no surprise that libraries and librarians are portrayed fairly frequently in all sorts of graphic works. Here are some comics that feature libraries and librarians and are perfect for some light reading or for a fun library display.