We are just having fun reviewing and discussing comic books, graphic novels, manga, anime/animation, music and movies that we have recently read, listened to or watched.
Each year the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression awards the Jefferson Muzzel Awards. The awards are to point out, “abridgments of free speech and press and, at the same time, foster an appreciation for those tenets of the First Amendment.” Linked below is the listing of the eight reciepeants of the Jefferson Muzzel Award and why they recieved them for this year.
It was reported earlier that Relativity was producing a new Crow movie. As tends to happen in Hollywood, the movies wings might have been clipped. ICv2 is reporting that the Weinstein Company is suing Relativity stating that the Weinstein Company owns sole rights to the Crow. So it’s a wait and see if the Crow movie will make it to the big screen.
For librarians that have patrons that like comic books and trading cards will want to share this information. True most patrons interested in these two collectibles will be the same, but their might be a few that just collect one type of collectible. For those patrons that only collect one type share with them that Upper Deck is producing a trading card series that when put together will form comic pages that tale the story of the Avengers: Kree-Skrull War. This is a cool cross promotional and will give librarians some talking points with your patrons. For the full article link below to ICv2.
For librarians ordering classic Disney comics from Boom Studios they will need to look elsewhere now. ICv2’s site is reporting that Boom has no solicitations for July for any of the classic Disney characters. However, librarians don’t groan to much. I believe that Marvel will be picking these titles up, since Disney owns Marvel to keep the publishing in-house. Boom still has the Rescue Rangers, Ducktales and Darkwing Duck titles, but I wouldn’t be surprised that when the license agreements are up Disney will move them over to their Marvel publishing branch.
Criminal Vol. 5: Sinners, Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips, 2010, Marvel Books. ISBN: 978-0785132295, $15.99.
Library Wars: Love & War Vol. 1, Kiiro Yumi & Hiro Arikawa, 2010, Viz Media. ISBN: 978-1421534886, $9.99.
Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam, 2010, Warner Home Video. DVD – ASIN: B003Z8ZCDo, $19.98. Blu-Ray-ASIN: B003Z8ZCD4, $29.99.
Due Date, 2011, Warner Home Video. DVD – ASIN: B004I9SJH0, $28.98. Blu-Ray – ASIN: B004I9SJFW, $35.99.
Librarians in the New York area mark your calenders. Make sure the patrons that read manga are aware of the appearance of Natsume Ono. Natsume Ono, sponsored by Viz Media, the Japanese store chain Kinokuniya and the Japanese publisher Ohta Shuppan, will be at the New York location of Kinokuniya on Tuesday May 10, at 7:00 p.m. Readers will know her from House of Five Leaves, Ristorante Paradiso and Gente. Thanks to Anime News Network for the info.
The movie Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen will more than likely appeal to your anime and manga fans. It does have a superhero feel to it, since the character wears a mask, so your patrons that like comic books might like this to. If nothing else the martial arts angle will be appealing to many people. This moive has a limited release so librarians will have to check local movie houses to see if it is showing in your area. Thanks to Yahoo Movies for the trailer below.
All libraries have their true crime fans. Dark Horse is publishing a new graphic novel that libraries can use to bridge true crime fans with graphic novels. Jeff Jensen and Jonathan Case have produced a book entitled Green River Killer: A True Detective Story, which is about the Green River Killer that terrorized the Seattle area during the ’80’s and ’90’s. Link over to Dark Horse’s site for the full article.
Here is a talking point for librarians to use with your comic book fans. In Ultimate Spider-Man the current storyline is the “Death of Spider-Man”. Marvel’s website is reporting that their will be a new Spider-Man costume and a new character under the mask. Remember when you are talking to your patrons that this storyline is taking place in the Ultimate Universe, not the regular Marvel Universe. Link over to the brief article.
http://marvel.com/news/story/15657/marvel_reveals_new_spider-man
For librarians that have patrons that enjoy Thor, but also the band Foo Fighters can use this as a talking point. Foo Fighters latest song “Walk” will be played in a scene in the upcoming Thor movie and over the end credits. Follow the link to ICv2 for the brief article.