Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
by Alison Bechdel
Growing up next to the family-run funeral home, young Alison feels a greater connection to the Gothic Addams Family than to the other families portrayed on TV.
February 9th, 2009
'Graphic Novels'
American Born Chinese
by Gene Luen Yang
Three stories intertwine: Jin tries to fit in at school despite his Taiwanese background, the legendary Monkey King longs to transcend his monkey nature and become a god, and a white sitcom character is humiliated by his absurdly stereotyped visiting Chinese cousin.
January 8th, 2009
Runaways: Pride and Joy
by Brian K. Vaughan
Alex and his friends aren’t the only kids ever to accuse their parents of being evil, but they might be the only ones to know for certain that it is true. When Alex and his friends accidently witness their parents kill an innocent woman, they discover their parents’ hidden identity as super-villains.
January 8th, 2009
Castle Waiting
by Linda Medley
After Sleeping Beauty leaves the castle with her prince, ladies-in-waiting Patience, Prudence, and Plenty stay on to provide a home for those in need. Before long, their home includes pregnant Lady Jain, stork-headed Rackham, and Sister Peace, a wisecracking bearded nun.
January 8th, 2009
Sticks and Stones
by Peter Kuper
The stone tribe attacks the stick tribe in this timeless story of power, greed, destruction, love, and hope, told in a wordless graphic novel.
January 8th, 2009
