SECRET STACKS, your comics in libraries podcast. Episode 5! In this episode, Kristin and Thomas discuss San Diego Comic Con, Deadpool, problems in graphic novel collection development, their Circulating Ideas episode and MOOOOOOOOORE! They also discuss their three favorite reads for August, plus an additional three recommendations from New Jersey Librarian and Manga reader extraordinaire, Marissa Lieberman! Many good things! Check it out!

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Stuff We Discussed

We guest-hosted Circulating Ideas and interviewed Marissa Lieberman about conventions and graphic novels! She has a website about anime and manga programming in libraries called Manga-tize Your Library.

Vertigo’s back, baby!

Deadpool vs Comic-Con (Pick a video, any video)

Deadpool quick picks:

• Deadpool “Marvel NOW!” series, Volume 1: Dead Presidents 9780785166801
• Deadpool’s Art of War 9780785190974
• Hawkeye vs Deadpool 9780785193104

Correction: Thomas understands that a sonic boom is not created by hitting two objects together. He would regret the error, but it remains to be seen if Wonder Woman will create actual sonic booms in the Batman v Superman movie.

Kristin’s Three Picks

• Archie #1 (Hot Archie article)
• Bombshells
• Roller Girl 9780803740167

Thomas’s Three Picks

• Harrow County 9781616557805
• The Woods 9781608864546
• CMYK 9781401253363

Marissa’s Three Picks

• Kids: Chi’s Sweet Home 9781942993162
• Teens: Sword Art Online: Aincrad 9780316371247 [Note: there are several Sword Art Online manga spinoffs and novels.]
• Mature Readers: Uzumaki 9781421561325

Changes to Batgirl text in the trade edition to remove transphobic elements

 

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