We periodically review and occasionally update age ratings on specific titles and series to ensure they align with our age-appropriate guidelines, and those guidelines are regularly reviewed to ensure they align with our dual mission to to provide unlimited access to a broad range of content while enabling our customers to confidently offer Comics Plus to their students and patrons.
Juni Ba (Djeliya), Svetlana Chmakova (Awkward, The Weirn Books, Dramacon), and Joseph Illidge (MPLS Sound, Heavy Metal), share insights on their work, the unique power of comics and manga, and the important role libraries play in developing and nurturing new readers.
While some may find the upcoming holiday season familiar and approaching normal, others may be adapting to changing family dynamics, forging new bonds, and embracing new customs. Whatever old traditions we partake in or new ones we create, our All in the Family list celebrates the good, bad, and everything in between that comes with the notion of family ties.
Our Graphic Medicine for Fostering Connections mini-list was curated to be a handy and impactful teaching tool that aligns with our Mental Health Matters programming packages. It features a mix of titles perfect for leisure reading and curricular alignment, presenting difficult topics in accessible stories for students to engage with, enjoy, and realize they are not alone. It also overlaps with our featured Graphic Medicine and All the Feels lists, which offer a wider range of related titles for further reading.
Whether you’re fully participating in Free Comic Book Day this year or simply want to support local interest by incorporating comics into your readers’ advisory service, we’ve created a variety of resources to help you get the most out of Comics Plus.
We’ve curated the “Your Next Favorite Comic” collection to help readers discover comics that will be familiar and of interest to fans of popular titles and series like The Baby-Sitters Club, Dork Diaries, Sisters, Avatar, My Hero Academia, and Naruto, and creators like Raina Telgemeier, Roxane Gay, and Keanu Reeves.
We curate high-interest, immersive digital content that helps schools and libraries expand and diversify their collections—without breaking their materials budgets.
Give your readers unlimited, simultaneous access to a diverse collection of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from dozens of library-friendly publishers.
