Do you know a child, size 3T, who loves Spider-Man? No pressure, just asking. Have you considered sponsoring an angel tree child, either through Department of Social Services or Salvation Army? No pressure, just a thought. Can you hold up this anime transparency in front of this library chair? No press… actually, let us explain. All of this, plus piracy chat, review tropes, and our fresh picks!

Banana Fish Anime Series Leads Obsessed Japanese Tourists To NYPL

Congratulations to Traci on the free Joker viewing! TRACI SAYS – "There was a lot to digest. It was definitely intense – parts that were great, some just eh."

Tucker Stone's rant about comics reviews

Ted Brandt comics piracy thread

Notorious RBG Quote: "When I'm sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court] and I say, 'When there are nine,' people are shocked. But there'd been nine men, and nobody's ever raised a question about that."

American Library Association's Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table

The Comics Journal's Feature Look At Raina Telgemeier's "Guts"

Kristin's Picks

My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies 9781534308466

Gender Queer 9781549304002

Thomas's Picks

Magus of the Library 9781632368232

Little Bird: The Fight For Elder's Hope 9781534313453

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