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2013., Bloomsbury Call No: 921 CAPP Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A major portrait of the legendary comics figure and creator of Li'l Abner offers insight into his deeply complicated character, providing coverage of such topics as the childhood accident that cost him his leg, his turbulent apprenticeship with Joe Palooka creator Ham Fisher and his extremely conservative political views.
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2016., Metropolitan Books Call No: GN Arab vol.2 Edition: First U.S. edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Presents a graphic novel memoir of the author's childhood in the country of Syria. Having settled into his father's village of Ter Maaleh, Riad begins school, dedicated to becoming a true Syrian. However, as school goes on and things in the country worsen, the family strains to fit in, until finally forced to take a dramatic step to make their lives better.
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2018., Metropolitan Books Call No: GN Arab vol.3 Edition: First U.S. edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Riad and his family experience difficulties in the Syrian village they call home. As Riad grows, he witnesses cruelty all around him and his parents reach their breaking points in the restrictive village, forcing them to make another big decision.
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2015., Metropolitan Books Call No: GN Arab vol.1 Edition: First U.S. edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Riad Sattouf shares the story of his childhood growing up in rural France, Libya, and Syria--living a nomadic life alongside his father, a Syrian Pan-Arabist, and his mother, a French student, in pursuit of the dream of a better life just out of reach.
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c2012., Juvenile, Charlesbridge Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Every Batman story is marked with the words "Batman, created by Bob Kane"--but that isn't the whole truth. Bill Finger was involved from the beginning. Bill helped invent Batman, from concept to costume to character to Batman's origins and his colorful enemies. But Bill worked in obscurity, his name never appearing on a Batman comic. Only after his death did his fans go to bat for Bill. Their fight for justice continues to this day.
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c2012, Juvenile, Charlesbridge Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Every Batman story is marked with the words "Batman, created by Bob Kane"--but that isn't the whole truth. Bill Finger was involved from the beginning. Bill helped invent Batman, from concept to costume to character to Batman's origins and his colorful enemies. But Bill worked in obscurity, his name never appearing on a Batman comic. Only after his death did his fans go to bat for Bill. Their fight for justice continues to this day.
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c2008., Juvenile, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: Jerry Seigel and Joe Shuster, two Cleveland teenagers, created a superhero who was everything they were not and the Man of Steel became the star of a new format--the comic book.
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c2008., Pre-adolescent, A.A. Knopf Call No: 741.5092 2 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, two misfit teens in Cleveland, were more like Clark Kent than Superman. Both boys escaped into the worlds of science fiction and pulp magazine tales. In 1934, they created the superhero, but it was four years before they convinced a publisher to take a chance on their Man of Steel in a new format--the comic book.
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c2008., Knopf Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Relates the story of Cleveland teenagers Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's creation of Superman.
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c2008., Knopf Call No: 741 NOBLEMAN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Relates the story of Cleveland teenagers Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's creation of Superman.
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c2008., Pre-adolescent, A.A. Knopf Call No: 741.509 NOB Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Junior Library Guild selection.Summary Note: Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, two misfit teens in Cleveland, were more like Clark Kent than Superman. Both boys escaped into the worlds of science fiction and pulp magazine tales. In 1934, they created the superhero, but it was four years before they convinced a publisher to take a chance on their Man of Steel in a new format--the comic book.
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2022., First Second Books, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press Call No: GN B PAG Edition: First edition. Availability:6 of 6 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tyler's brain is different. Unlike his friends, he has a hard time paying attention in class. He acts out in goofy, over-the-top ways. Sometimes, he even does dangerous things--like cut up a bus seat with a pocketknife or hang out of an attic window. Nobody, including Tyler, understands why he does these things until his doctor diagnoses him with ADHD. But that is just the start of his journey.
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c2000., Pre-adolescent, Lucent Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Discusses the lives and achievements of seven cartoonists who have made a major impact on society through their art and wit: Mort Walker, Chuck Jones, Charles Schulz, Garry Trudeau, Cathy Guisewite, Matt Groening, and Scott Adams.
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2000., Lucent Books Call No: 741.59 STE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History makersSummary Note: Discusses the lives and achievements of seven cartoonists who have made a major impact on society through their art and wit: Mort Walker, Chuck Jones, Charles Schulz, Garry Trudeau, Cathy Guisewite, Matt Groening, and Scott Adams.
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c2002., Pre-adolescent, Enslow Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the life story of cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, whose "Peanuts" comic strip entertained readers for nearly fifty years.
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c2002., Pre-adolescent, Enslow Publishers Inc. Call No: B SCHULZ Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the life story of cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, whose "Peanuts" comic strip entertained readers for nearly fifty years.
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2002., Enslow Publishers Call No: 921 SCHULZ Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: People to knowSummary Note: Tells the life story of cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, whose "Peanuts" comic strip entertained readers for nearly fifty years.
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c2002., Pre-adolescent, Enslow Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: People to knowSummary Note: Tells the life story of cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, whose "Peanuts" comic strip entertained readers for nearly fifty years.
