Juni Ba (Djeliya), Svetlana Chmakova (Awkward, The Weirn Books, Dramacon), and Joseph Illidge (MPLS Sound) share insights on their work, the unique power of comics, and the important role libraries play in developing and nurturing new readers.
LibraryPass, Inc. has announced a distribution agreement with TKO Studios to make their entire digital catalog available to libraries and schools through Comics Plus, including day & date access to new releases. With Comics Plus, readers can access thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga through their school or library—with unlimited simultaneous access for online and offline reading.
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.
“The sheer breadth of content represents a value proposition that cannot be ignored. With wide-open access for readers and custom title control for institutions, this versatile comics collection will serve graphic novel lovers well.” Thomas Maluck, School Library Journal
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.
LibraryPass has announced a distribution agreement with Yen Press to make a selection of their digital catalog available to libraries and schools through Comics Plus. Yen Press will be adding more than 100 titles to Comics Plus, featuring dozens of original titles and popular licenses of interest to readers young and old.
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.
Over the past year, we’ve found that a few key factors help drive discovery and circulation in Comics Plus beyond pre-existing consumer awareness of popular franchises and creators, most of which publishers can influence with robust metadata aligned with industry standards, complemented by targeted marketing efforts and equitable access.
LibraryPass, Inc. has announced a distribution agreement with Kodansha USA Publishing, a subsidiary of Japan’s largest publishing company, to make its digital catalog of manga available to libraries and schools through Comics Plus. With Comics Plus, readers can borrow thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from their school or library—with unlimited simultaneous access for online and offline reading.
Silly Reads to Tickle Your Funnybone offers a variety of humorous selections—all available for unlimited, simultaneous access in Comics Plus.
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.
