Memoir, LGBTQ, Manga Lead the Way in Digital Comics Circulation

Reinforcing our belief that there’s more to comics than Dog Man and superheroes, memoir, LGBTQ, and manga were the most engaged categories in Comics Plus, driven by popular titles like Dark Horse’s Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, and IDW’s They Called Us Enemy. Titles in those categories were checked out more than three times the average during the first quarter of 2021.

Free Webinar: Teaching STEM/STEAM with Graphic Novels

Join us on Thursday, April 29th at 6pm EDT (3pm PDT) for this free webinar where our panel of experienced educators and librarians—Dr. Shari Brady, Tracy Edmunds, Jim Ottaviani,  C.A. Preece—will share insights on their discovery processes and results from using graphic novels to teach their STEAM programs.

Graphic Mystery for Aspiring Sleuths

Everyone loves a good mystery; the kind that hooks you and refuses to let go until the plot unravels in twisty, surprising, and satisfying ways. The best ones—from Gone Girl to Serial to Tiger King—leave us pondering them days after completion. Comics, graphic novels, and manga deliver mind-bending mysteries, too, with the added bonus of beautiful, immersive visual storytelling. If a picture is worth a thousand words, the comics medium might be the best way to dive into a good mystery.