Graphic Novels: An Annotated Bibliography

I'll admit to being a slacker: I didn't write anything for this blog the entire week. I got distracted by Tiger Woods golf. Blame the boyfriend. A couple of years ago I wrote an annotated bibliography of graphic novels for a Young Adult & Public Libraries class. There are only ten now but I'll update soon with some more as I as I read them -- which I do, regularly.

Annotated Bibliography: Graphic Novels

Bierce, Ambrose. Graphic Classics: Ambrose Bierce. Mount Horeb, WI: Eureka Productions, 2003.
The sixth book in the Graphic Classics series presents some of satirist Ambrose Bierce's best works about war, horror, politics, and comedy.

Castellucci, Cecil and Jim Rugg. The Plain Janes. New York, NY : Minx, 2007
In the aftermath of a terrorist attack, Jane's town is paralyzed with fear and it is up to her and a small band of misfits to show the town how to live again.

David B. Epileptic. New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 2005.
Jean-Christophe developed epilepsy at 11 and now his once close little brother Pierre-Francois must learn how to deal with Jean's increasing madness and violence.

Holcombe, Walt. Things Just Get Away from You. Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics, 2007.
Crusty old kings, suicidal snails, cat-napping ex-girlfriends, and disfigured loves are some of the unusual characters that show up in a fanciful compilation of short stories.

Hornschemeier, Paul. Mother, Come Home. Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse Books, 2002.
Dealing with his mother's death and father's mental illness, Thomas Aquinas escapes to a fantasy world where he secretly plans a rescue mission for his hospitalized father.

Larson, Hope. Salamander Dream. Richmond, VA: AdHouse Books, 2005.
In a patch of woods with a small creek, Hailey discovers magic exists in her friend Salamander.

Marvit, Lawrence. Sparks: An Urban Fairytale. San Jose, CA: SLG Publishing, 2002.
In a modern-day Pinocchio, socially inept Josephine constructs a robot named Galahad only to have him magically come to life.

Schrag, Ariel. Stuck in the Middle: Seventeen Comics from an Unpleasant Age. New York, NY: Penguin Group, 2007.
Zits, poo-filled backpacks, bras, and chicken mascots make up the middle school adventures of seventeen of today's best comic artists.

Thompson, Craig. Blankets. Marietta, GA: Top Shelf Productions, 2003.
Shy, awkward Craig is entering his senior year confused and searching when he meets Raina, a beautiful girl who challenges his fundamentalist Christian upbringing.

Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese. New York, NY : First Second, 2007.
Middle school student Jin Wang and the Monkey King, both desperate to be something else, will embark on a difficult journey to find out who they really are.