This Friday brings us the next Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie. Based on the combined novel/graphic novel by Jeff Kinney. The trailer is below provide by Yahoo Movies.
Ep. 3 Tips & Tricks Part 2: Free Comic Book Day
Library that have a comic shop that they do business with can cordinate Free Comic Book Day with them. Free Comic Book Day is the first Saturday of every May. This year it is on May 7, 2011. The local comic shop purchases these “Free Comic Books” for around $.20 – $.25 per issue, so if you want to order some titles to place within the library the comic shop might ask you to reimburse them for the expense. When you look at the titles available you will notice that there is something for all ages (click link below to Free Comic Book Day’s website). Therefore, librarians won’t have to worry about a child picking up an issue that is geared for a teenager or mature reader.
You can ask if they could give you a selection of titles with their store’s name stamped on the comic. However, the amount of books you receive will be by chance unless you work something out with the owners. Royce does this with his comic book shop and the owner gives him coupons to hand to his patrons to get a free comic when they go to the store. The cool part with Royce’s contact is that the owner draws an image on the coupon so the patron also gets a free piece of art.
My library purchases our “Free Comic Books” and by the time we receive them the day is past. Because this happens we have a Free Comic Book Week after the actual weekend. We have the children issues at the front desk and the young adult titles on the bookshelf tops in their area.
When they are first place out to the public we have a limit of issues they can get and then by the end of the week we begin to lift that restriction for patrons that really want another title. We usually allow three issues per patron. We don’t limit the age of what the patron is either. There are adult patrons that read graphic novels and will appreciate getting a couple of issues for free.
Really who can resist free!
Ep. 3 Tips & Tricks Part 1: DVD’s/Graphic Novel Displays
Use DVD’s and graphic novels together to promote both sections within your library. As Royce stated this is a fairly easy display to make. It can go inside a display cabinet or on a display table. Use some titles that patrons of your movie section might not realize are based from a graphic novel. Some titles mentioned in the episode were” 300; Road to Perdition; & Ghost Town.
If a parton is just checking out the DVD staff can mention that the graphic novel, it’s based on, is right there for check-out as well. Tell them it’s like a novel, there will be parts of the story left out of the movie or changed and if they want to get the full story they will want to read the graphic novel. If part of the display is checked-out, that is what you are after. Just go back to your collection and grab another DVD and graphic novel.
Introducing Wonder Woman
Warner Bros. has released the photo above of Adrianne Palicki in the costume they will have her wearing in the new Wonder Woman series. The article, linked below, from ICv2’s site states that the pilot/series for Wonder Woman is currently being shot. If the series should take off it could draw new interest in your library’s Wonder Woman titles.
Quake Performance to help Boost Japanese Moral
Anime News Networks site has posted a video from Youtube featuring several Japanese voice actors. These actors lended their talent in a performance to help boost the moral of all of Japan during this time of crisis. Below is the link to see who all took part in the performance and you can see the video below. It takes a little bit of time for the video to download so please be patient.
Shownotes for ComicPop Library Episode 3
Nemesis, by Mark Millar, 2011, Marvel Entertainment. ISBN: 978-0785148654, $19.99
Green Hornet is not available on DVD yet.
Brain Camp, by Susan Kim, 2010, First Edition. ISBN: 978-1596433663, $16.99
Richard Stark’s Parker, Vol. 1: Hunter, by Darwin Cooke, 2009, IDW Publishing. ISBN: 978-1300104930, $24.99
Richard Stark’s Parker, Vol. 2: The Outfit, by Darwin Cooks, 2010, IDW Publishing. ISBN: 978-1600107627, $ 24.99
The War at Ellsmere, by Faith Erin Hicks, 2008, SLG Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-59362-140-7, $12.95
The Man of Steel
ICv2’s site is reporting that the new Superman movie will possibly be subtitled Man of Steel. Zack Synder is supposedly taking a que from Christopher Nolan, and Nolan’s reboot of the Batman franchise. This Superman movie will be a reboot that will go with the concept that there were no previous Superman movies. It will be a fresh start for this franchise just as Batman Begins was a fresh start for the Batman franchise. Follow the link below for the full article.
Sailor Moon Returns to Shelves
Librarians take notice. One of the first shojo titles to take hold in the U.S. was Sailor Moon. It has been out of print for several years. The exciting news for fans of Sailor Moon and an opportunity to introduce a whole new generation to Sailor Moon is that Kodansha will be reprinting the title in September. Libraries can replace books that have been missing or fairly worn and for libraries that haven’t had them can pick them up to add to their manga collection. Follow the link to ICv2’s site for the full article.
Tron Uprising
ICv2 is reporting that Disney’s XD channel will be airing Tron: Uprising in 2012. This is an animated series that takes place between the the live action Tron and Tron: Legacy. Librarians will want to let their animation fans know about this one. Just by looking at the credits at the end of the trailer it has some big names voicing the characters and probably the most exciting one is at the very end of the trailer it says Bruce Boxleitner will be voicing Tron.
Planned Charity events for Quake/Tsunami Victims
Several individuals and publishers are doing charity events to support the earthquake and Tsunami victims of Japan. Here are but a few: Margaret Magazine’s manga creators are planning a charity book; Yoshiki, leader of the rock band X Japan, will be auctioning off his custom-made Kawai plexiglas piano with the funds donated to relief efforts; and Akira Toriyama has developed a Youtube message and proceeds raise by playing the video will be donated to relief efforts. Follow the links to get the articles from Anime News Network and watch the video.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-18/margaret-mag-manga-creators-plan-quake-charity-book