{"id":1301,"date":"2015-02-20T13:22:01","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T18:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/?p=1301"},"modified":"2015-02-20T13:22:01","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T18:22:01","slug":"graphic-novel-display-for-witt-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/?p=1301","title":{"rendered":"Graphic Novel Display for Witt Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/graphic-novel-display.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/graphic-novel-display.jpg\" alt=\"graphic-novel-display\" width=\"1000\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/graphic-novel-display.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/graphic-novel-display-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/graphic-novel-display-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/graphic-novel-display-624x424.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>A new display in the library&#8217;s lobby features a variety of graphic novels, including works by Scott McCloud, who will be a Witt Series speaker on March 16. McCloud is best known for his groundbreaking 1993 work <em>Understanding Comics<\/em>, a comic book that analyzes and explains how the comics medium works.<\/p>\n<p>The library display features McCloud&#8217;s work and the work of other comics artists and graphic novelists. The newest work included is McCloud&#8217;s new graphic novel, <em>The Sculptor<\/em>. All of the books in the display may be checked out.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the works featured in the display are Eisner Award winners, the highest honor for excellence in graphic novels. The Eisner winners include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Fables: Legends in Exile<\/em><\/strong>, by Bill Willingham &#8211; faerie tale characters such as Cinderella, Baba Yaga, and the Big Bad Wolf are living in a neighborhood in New York City. What could possibly go wrong?<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen<\/em><\/strong>, by Alan Moore &#8211; an unlikely assortment of Victorian literary heroes (Captain Nemo, Dr. Jeckyl, and others) have all sorts of adventures.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Owly<\/em><\/strong>, by Andy Runton &#8211; a lighthearted, evocative pair of graphic stories. All images, no text, and fun for both adults and kids.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Promethea<\/em><\/strong>, by Alan Moore &#8211; a college student in a slightly futuristic New York City emerges as a Wonder-Woman-esque superhero with a mystical, magical bent.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Umbrella Academy<\/em><\/strong>, by by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel B\u00e1 &#8211; a dysfunctional family of child-superheroes with bizarre powers unite to save the world from equally bizarre threats.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Whiteout<\/em><\/strong>, by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber &#8211; an international adventure\/mystery set in Antarctica.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Y: The Last Man<\/em><\/strong>, by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra &#8211; when all of the male mammals (including humans) in the world suddenly die of a plague, what happens next? And why did this guy Yorick and his pet monkey survive?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If all of that sounds pretty adventuresome, it&#8217;s worth noting that comics cover a lot more than just adventure stories. The display also features a selection of <strong>graphic nonfiction<\/strong> &#8212; true stories or factual information represented in comics format. Some of those include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>A.D<\/strong>.: New Orleans After the Deluge<\/em>, by Josh Neufeld &#8211; four stories of people in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina: fleeing, trapped, or hunkering down.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Palestine<\/em><\/strong>, by Joe Sacco &#8211; one of the first prominent works of graphic journalism, putting a human face on the tumult in the Gaza Strip<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Pedro and Me<\/em><\/strong>, by Judd Winick &#8211; by Judd Winick, a former MTV&#8217;s <em>The Real World,<\/em> talking about his friendship with his co-star Pedro Zamora, who died of AIDS. In this genre-defying memoir\/biography\/eulogy, Winick tells of how their televised friendship served as a proxy for a generation of television viewers for whom Zamora became a \u201cgay friend\u201d and a \u201cfriend with AIDS.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Persepolis<\/strong>,<\/em> by Marjane Satrapi &#8211; a highly-acclaimed graphic memoir about a girl growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new display in the library&#8217;s lobby features a variety of graphic novels, including works by Scott McCloud, who will be a Witt Series speaker on March 16. McCloud is best known for his groundbreaking 1993 work Understanding Comics, a comic book that analyzes and explains how the comics medium works. 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