by LibraryPass | Feb 1, 2021 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus, Resources
February is Black History Month and Comics Plus offers a variety of titles spotlighting key figures and moments in Black History for educational use, as well as entertaining stories from Black creators in our curated Black History, Black Voices list. From...
by LibraryPass | Jan 28, 2021 | Comics Plus, Publisher Spotlight, Resources
Founded in 1959, Lerner Publishing Group is one of the nation’s largest independent children’s book publishers with fourteen imprints (including Graphic Universe), creating the highest-quality nonfiction and fiction content for children and young adults in...
by Moni Barrette | Jan 27, 2021 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus, Resources
In the comic book industry, individual creators—writers, illustrators, inkers, letterers, colorists, and everyone else involved in bringing new, immersive art to life—can become popular celebrities with a single commercial success or major award recognition. Many...
by LibraryPass | Jan 25, 2021 | Comics Plus, Publisher Spotlight, Resources
“Librarians tend to know very little about comics, or they know more than I do! It’s great because a lot of librarians seem to be banging the drum about graphic novels and comics, and of course that’s appreciated.” —Mark Bernardi, Dark Horse...
by LibraryPass | Jan 21, 2021 | Announcements, Comics Plus, Publisher Spotlight
LibraryPass has announced new distribution agreements with several publishers to offer their digital content to schools and libraries through Comics Plus, including Apples & Honey Press, Exhibit A, Fanbase Press, Fun Academy Inc., Heir Apparent Publishing,...
by LibraryPass | Jan 13, 2021 | Comics Plus, Publisher Spotlight, Resources
“The library market is very, very important for us… Once librarians started to realize that comics is a great way to get kids reading, then they really became some of the best champions out there.” Terry Nantier, Publisher, NBM/Papercutz Founded in...