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from Daisy Kutter: The Last Train (Viper Comics).
© 2005 by Kazu Kibuishi. Used on the March/April 2006
Horn Book Magazine cover.
Articles & Reviews
Graphic
Novels 101: FAQ by Robin Brenner (March/April 2006)
A crash course for new readers.
Graphic
Novels: Reading Lessons by Hollis Margaret Rudiger (March/April
2006)
A panel by panel walk through graphic novel Daisy Kutter:
The Last Train (PDF)
Gender
Alchemy: The Transformative Power of Manga by J.D. Ho
(September/October 2007)
Why girls love “boys’ love” manga.
Worth
a Thousand Words by Jonathan Hunt (July/August 2008)
Drawing older readers into picture books.
Recommended
Graphic Novels
Brief reviews of graphic novels and comic-style books the
Horn Book editors have enjoyed.
Websites
No
Flying, No Tights
Robin Brenner's recommended graphic novels
for teens
Sidekicks
Robin
Brenner's recommended graphic novels for younger readers
The
Diamond Comics Bookshelf
For librarians and teachers
Further Reading
Comics and Sequential Art (Poorhouse
Press) by Will Eisner
Understanding Comics (Harper) by
Scott McCloud
Graphic Novels Now: Building, Managing,
and Marketing a Dynamic Collection (ALA) by Francisca
Goldsmith
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