LibraryPass’ John Shableski sat down [remotely] with Lerner’s Maria Kjoller to discuss their history with graphic novels, libraries, and schools; their editorial process; and highlights of some of their key titles.
Mining backlist titles for popular creators is like digging for hidden treasure, and surfacing lesser-known creators alongside them is the heart of Readers’ Advisory. Our Creator Spotlight: Classic Backlist & New-to-You Comics list does both, offering a curated combination of popular creators and up-and-comers—all available for unlimited simultaneous access via schools and libraries through Comics Plus.
LibraryPass’ John Shableski sat down [remotely] with Dark Horse’s Mark Bernardi to discuss their history with comics, libraries, and schools; the power of backlist, and insights on some of their key titles.
LibraryPass welcomes Apples & Honey Press, Exhibit A, Fanbase Press, Fun Academy Inc., Heir Apparent Publishing, Immedium, Kingstone Media, and UMC Ediciones to Comics Plus, offering schools and libraries unlimited simultaneous access to a diverse selection of comics, graphic novels, and manga.
LibraryPass’ John Shableski sat down [remotely] with NBM & Papercutz’s Terry Nantier to discuss his imprints’ history with comics, relationship with libraries, important backlist titles, and notable new releases.
Adding popular graphic novels and manga to your school library’s collection is a surefire way to drive circulation—but it can also bring scrutiny from parents and administrators who don’t believe they’re appropriate for young readers. Ensuring your collection development plan is up-to-date with your administration’s goals and objectives is a critical first step to garnering support for your efforts.
Graphic Medicine encompasses a broad range of titles and health issues and has become a common way to help young people understand and share how they’re feeling, both mentally and physically. It can also help offset the stigma around concepts like anxiety, depression, and the physical issues created by mental stress. Comics Plus’ collection of Graphic Medicine titles can help students of all ages better articulate their own physical and mental health, and foster empathy for others facing difficult circumstances.
LibraryPass’ John Shableski sat down [remotely] with IDW’s Blake Kobashigawa to discuss the publisher’s history with comics, relationship with libraries, important backlist titles, and notable new releases.
While our collections are organized for age-appropriate reading levels, some libraries have also requested the ability to curate their individual collections—to easily identify and weed out titles they feel aren’t a good fit for their readers. That ability is now available to ComicsPlus admins through the User Admin Portal.
To complement the best-known titles that spotlight our interconnectedness and shared humanity, we’ve curated a broader reading list for Universal Human Rights Day featuring additional titles for all ages that can help readers explore these concepts further, through comics.
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, manga, and picture books from dozens of library-friendly publishers.
