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New Graphic Novels

Looking for a good graphic novel? Try these recent selections from The Ferguson Library collection.

 

Shankar, Ravi
Yours in Music: a Graphic Autobiography
FIC SHANKAR

Pandit Ravi Shankar, the legendary Hindustani classical musician, was born into a musically-inclined Bengali family in India. The melodious strains of his music swept across the globe, making him a unifying phenomenon of music. Source: From the Publisher

 

Modan, Rutu
The Property
FIC MODAN

TV producer Mica Segal accompanies her grandmother, Regina, on the old lady's first return to Warsaw since she fled to Palestine in 1939, pregnant by a gentile.  Reminiscent of Herge's Tintin and up to the most complimentary comparison with it. Source: Booklist, April 15, 2013

Abnet, Dan
The New Deadwardians
FIC ABNET

This case takes the reader on a tour of Edwardian London in the postzombie years. Not only have the dead risen, but the city has been parceled into different zones for safety, and the upper classes have transformed themselves into vampires. Source: Publishers Weekly, March 04, 2013

 

Byrne, Eugene
Darwin: a Graphic Biography
FIC BYRNE

It's notable that Smithsonian Books, a publisher of long-form nonfiction, should make its first foray into graphic novels with this take on Charles Darwin. The humor and slightly exaggerated realism of the art humanize the great figure. Source: Booklist, March 01, 2013 

Jones, Sabrina
Race to Incarcerate: a Graphic Retelling
364.973 J79r

Presents a compelling argument about mass incarceration’s tragic impact on communities of color.  The race to incarcerate is not only a failed social policy, but also one that prevents a just society from flourishing.  The  dramatic artwork adds passion and compassion to the complex story of the penal system. Source: From the Publisher 

 

Kindt, Matt
Red Handed: the Fine Art of Strange Crimes
FIC KINDT

In the city of Red Wheel Barrow, crime is on the rise though no case goes unsolved, thanks to the brilliant, restless mind of Detective Gould.  Newspaper clippings, imageless scenes of dialogue, and stylistic riffs keep things fresh and surprising. Source: Booklist, May 15, 2013


Yakin, Bozac
Jerusalem : a Family Portrait
FIC YAKIN

Chronicling the birth of a country so long torn by strife, Jerusalem is, fittingly, a war story.  Deftly suspenseful, this graphic novel is most powerful for investing a massive and complex issue with real human emotion and highlights the tragic cost of warfare. Source: Booklist, March 01, 2013

 

Pomplun, Tom (ed.)
Native American Classics
FIC NATIVE

The latest edition of the Graphic Classics series focuses on Native American stories and poems, mostly from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. While the book as a whole has elegiac moments, it is mostly a celebration of a distinguished extant culture. Source: Publishers Weekly, April 01, 2013