Check out these graphic novels in the Springfield City Library collection:

• Books of Magic: Death after Death John Ney Reiber YAFICT REIBER JOHN
• Channel Clover by Clamp YAFICT CLAMP Clover
• Channel Zero by Brian Wood YAFICT WOOD BRIAN
• Elfquest: Dream's End by Barry Blair YAFICT BLAIR, BARRY Dreams e
• Fushigi Yugi: Mysterious Play/Summoner by Yu Watase YAFICT WATASE YU Fushigi
• Ghost World by Daniel Clowes YAFICT CLOWES DANIEL Ghost
• Green Lantern: Traitor by Steven Grant YAFICT GRANT STEVEN Green
• Green Lantern: New Journey, Old Path by Judd Winick YAFICT WINICK JUDD New
• King 2 : Martin Luther King, Jr by Ho Che Anderson NEWCAS 323.1196073 ANDERSON
• Left Behind : A Graphic Novel of the Earth's Last Days by Tim F. LaHaye YAFICT LAHAYE TIM Left Bk.1
• Tribulation Force : The Continuing Drama of Those Left Behind by Tim F. LaHaye YAFICT LAHAYE TIM F. Tribulat
• Lone Wolfe & Cub: Twilight of the Kurokuwa by Kazuo Koike & Goseki Kojima YAFICT KOIKE KAZUO Twilight
• New X-Men: 'E' is for Extinction by Grant Morrison YAFICT MORRISON GRANT New x-men
• Nightwing: A Darker Shade of Justice by Chuck Dixon YAFICT NIGHTWING
• Peach Girl by Miwa Ueda YAFICT UEDA MIWA Peach
• Spider-Man: Unusual Suspects by Paul Jenkins YAFICT JENKINS PAUL Unusual
• Spy vs. Spy: The Complete Casebook by Antonio Prohias YAFICT PROHIAS ANTONIO Spy vs
• Star Trek Voyager: Encounters with the Unknown by Frank Miller YAFICT MILLER FRANK Dark
• Superman: Till Death Do Us Part by Jeph Loeb YAFICT LOEB JEPH Superman
• The Dark Knight Strikes Again by Frank Miller YAFICT MILLER FRANK Dark
• Uncanny X-Men: Poptopia by Joe Casey YAFICT CASEY JOE Uncanny
• Zero Girl by Sam Keith YAFICT KEITH SAM Zero

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So you want to be a graphic novelist or artist? Check out these helpful books at the Springfield Library:

• Anime mania : how to draw characters for Japanese animation / Christopher Hart, 2002.
• Art of making comic books / Michael Morgan Pellowski; illust. by Howard Bender, 1995.
• DC comics guide to pencilling comics / Klaus Janson ; introduction by Dick Giordano, 2002.
• DC Comics guide to writing comics / Dennis O'Neil; introduction by Stan Lee, 2001.
• Graphic storytelling / by Will Eisner, 1996.
• How to draw comic book bad guys and gals / Christopher Hart, 1998.
• How to draw Manga / Katy Coope., 2002.
• Incredible Internet guide to comic books & superheroes / James R. Flowers, Jr., 2000.
• Manga mania : how to draw Japanese comics / Christopher Hart, 2001.
• Masters of imagination : the comic book artists hall of fame / Mike Benton, 1994.
• Reinventing comics : how imagination and technology are revolutionizing an art form / Scott McCloud., 2000.
• So, you wanna be a comic book artist? / Philip Amara ; illust. by Pop Mhan, 2001.
• Understanding comics : the invisible art / Scott McCloud, 1993.
• Vertigo visons : artwork from the cutting edge of comics / text by Alisa Kwitney, 2000.
• Writer's guide to the business of comics : everything a comic book writer needs to make it in the business--plus interviews with 40 comic book professionals/ Lurene Haines, 1998.

Check out these great links for graphic novels and comics:

No Flying, No Tights

News, reviews, gossip, and lots more fun stuff ... all about graphic novels and comics!

Recommended graphic novels for public libraries

A great list of graphic novels...How many have you read?

comics research bibliography

Everything you always wanted to know about comics...and more! An international bibliography of comic books, comic strips, animation, caricature, cartoons, bandes dessinees, and related topics.

Harvey Awards

Information on the Harvey Awards, an award honoring excellence in the comics industry since 1988.

Comic-Con International

Includes the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, given to the best comics industry publications and creators each year.

Comic Book Awards Almanac

Lists of all the major comics-related awards as well as most of the other comics awards and many foreign awards.

National Association of Comic Art Educators

Teachingcomics.org provides lesson plans, syllabi, FAQs, and more for institutions and individuals involved in visual storytelling.

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