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01: Introducing Ourselves, Introducing Comics
SECRET STACKS, your comics in libraries podcast. Episode 1! In this episode, Kristin and Thomas introduce themselves and the show. We go into Mailbag questions and discuss our three favorite things we read this month.
Send a question to our Mailbag!
Follow the show on Twitter: @SecretStacks
Follow Kristin and Thomas on Twitter: @shinyinfo and @LiberryTom
Email the show at [email protected]
Stuff We Discussed
How To Keep Up With Comics Series Without a Local Shop
(Disclaimer: there are plenty, PLENTY of indie publishers and series out there that would comprise a small phone book to include here. These links are meant to cover 99% of what people conventionally mean by “comics,” although the wide world of webcomics will be its own episode later.)
- Diamond Previews
- Collected Editions
- Comic Book Resources
- Comics Alliance
- Panels.net
- Women Write About Comics
- Graphic Novel Reporter
- Valkyries
- Discount Comic Book Service – And definitely not “Direct Comic Book Service” as stated on the show
- Things From Another World
- Image Direct
- DC Subscription
Digital:
- Marvel Unlimited – ($10/month for all of Marvel’s catalog, minus the past six months)
- Comixology – (Just about everything you could ask for, complete with regular sales, bundles, and digital-first titles)
- Dark Horse Digital: (Dark Horse does not use Comixology for distribution [EDIT: Now they do! But Dark Horse’s app and digital store are still available.)
“How do I justify comics to my board/staff?”
- Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
- Resources For Librarians
“Where do I start reading superhero comics?”
- Wikipedia – Pick a character and start digging!
- 25 Great Jumping-On Points For New Comics Readers
- 25 More
- Wednesday Comics
- DC’s New 52
- Marvel’s Leading Ladies
- YALSA’s “Collecting DC and Marvel for Teens”
- Great Graphic Novels For Teens – (also works for good reading lists, period)
- Valiant Comics
Find a comics shop near you
Secret Stacks artwork by Severin Piehl, creator of Tove and is on twitter as @sevpiehl
Theme song by Julie Jurgens, who blogs at Hi, Miss Julie! and is on twitter as @himissjulie and @JulieJurgens
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By Secret StacksSECRET STACKS, your comics in libraries podcast. Episode 1! In this episode, Kristin and Thomas introduce themselves and the show. We go into Mailbag questions and discuss our three favorite things we read this month.
Send a question to our Mailbag!
Follow the show on Twitter: @SecretStacks
Follow Kristin and Thomas on Twitter: @shinyinfo and @LiberryTom
Email the show at [email protected]
Stuff We Discussed
How To Keep Up With Comics Series Without a Local Shop
(Disclaimer: there are plenty, PLENTY of indie publishers and series out there that would comprise a small phone book to include here. These links are meant to cover 99% of what people conventionally mean by “comics,” although the wide world of webcomics will be its own episode later.)
- Diamond Previews
- Collected Editions
- Comic Book Resources
- Comics Alliance
- Panels.net
- Women Write About Comics
- Graphic Novel Reporter
- Valkyries
- Discount Comic Book Service – And definitely not “Direct Comic Book Service” as stated on the show
- Things From Another World
- Image Direct
- DC Subscription
Digital:
- Marvel Unlimited – ($10/month for all of Marvel’s catalog, minus the past six months)
- Comixology – (Just about everything you could ask for, complete with regular sales, bundles, and digital-first titles)
- Dark Horse Digital: (Dark Horse does not use Comixology for distribution [EDIT: Now they do! But Dark Horse’s app and digital store are still available.)
“How do I justify comics to my board/staff?”
- Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
- Resources For Librarians
“Where do I start reading superhero comics?”
- Wikipedia – Pick a character and start digging!
- 25 Great Jumping-On Points For New Comics Readers
- 25 More
- Wednesday Comics
- DC’s New 52
- Marvel’s Leading Ladies
- YALSA’s “Collecting DC and Marvel for Teens”
- Great Graphic Novels For Teens – (also works for good reading lists, period)
- Valiant Comics
Find a comics shop near you
Secret Stacks artwork by Severin Piehl, creator of Tove and is on twitter as @sevpiehl
Theme song by Julie Jurgens, who blogs at Hi, Miss Julie! and is on twitter as @himissjulie and @JulieJurgens