TAG: comic books
Non-comic movies from superhero directors
Posted in Explore and Discover on November 21, 2017 at 6:00 am
by David Wyatt Did you get tired of comic book movies taking over this past summer? Well don’t look now, but they are taking over November as well. Earlier this year, at least a half dozen comic book movies came to theaters. With the release of Thor: Ragnarok earlier this month and the imminent arrival […]
Tags: adults, comic books, comics, DVDs, filmography, films, hoopla, movie directors, movie genres, movies, superheros
Comic giveaway and year-round reading
Posted in Explore and Discover on April 21, 2016 at 6:00 am
By David Wyatt Free Comic Book Day has been the first Saturday in May for 15 years. This year it falls on May 7. Comic book shops (including local shops, The Comic Book Shop and Merlyn’s) will have promotional comics and usually some colorful characters in full costume. This year at the Argonne Library, our […]
Tags: adults, children, comic books, comics, graphic novels, hoopla, kids, non-fiction, teens, tweens, YA
Batman v Superman: A Comics Primer
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You on March 3, 2016 at 6:00 am
By David Wyatt “When you need to stop an asteroid, you get Superman. When you need to solve a mystery, you call Batman. But when you need to end a war, you get Wonder Woman.” – Gail Simone Batman and Superman aren’t buddies. They fight for the same team 99.9% of the time but their […]
Tags: booklists, comic books, comics, movies
First Love: A Personal History With the American Comic Book
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, kids, Parents and Teachers, Prime Time, Teens on August 27, 2014 at 6:00 am
By T. Andrew Wahl Guest Writer There is a question I am often asked: Why do you love comic books? My answer: Comics are a gateway. Not to other universes filled with super-humans locked in near-mythological battles. Or epic adventures in alien cultures and faraway lands. Or anthropomorphic worlds filled with funny—and not-so-funny—animals. Thou […]
Tags: childhood, comic books, graphic novels, Humanities Washington, T. Andrew Wahl
