New 2020 Edition of the Notable Graphic Novels Review on new ARLIS/NA Humanities Commons site!

 

We are pleased to announce the latest edition of the Notable Graphic Novels Review is available to read on the newly created Notable Graphic Novels Review ARLIS/NA Humanities Commons site: https://notablegraphicnovels.arlisna.hcommons.org/. This edition includes reviews for 11 titles that were published in 2020 (reviews were written in 2021), plus an appendix of nominations.

Thank you all for your patience as we were transitioning to the new ARLIS/NA Humanities Commons format and site. And special thanks to our reviewers for volunteering their time: Amelia Foster, Mimosa Shah, Giana Ricci, Claire Payne, Rebecca Bruner, Callie Cherry, Stephanie Kays, Katrina Spencer, Emily Decker-Bess, Alison Baitz, and Dai Newman.

Tara Spies Smith and Nicole Santiago,

Co-editors

Conversation with cartoonist Sacha Mardou @ Graphic Novels SIG meeting - May 4th

 

Please join us for the  ARLIS/at the virtual ARLIS/NA 49th Annual Conference on May 4^th from 2PM – 3PM EDT (1PM CDT).

See the email on the ARLIS/NA or Graphic Novels listserv for the zoom link to the meeting.

We are excited to announce St. Louis-based cartoonist Sacha Mardou as our special guest for the 2021 SIG meeting! Co-coordinators Caitlin McGurk and Tara Smith will interview Sacha Mardou for part of the SIG’s meeting.

Other items on the agenda will be a call for an additional co-coordinator for the SIG, the Notable Graphic Novels Review update, and any other agenda items members would like to discuss.

Thank you and we hope to see you there!

Tara Smith, Graphic Novels SIG creator and co-coordinator

Caitlin McGurk, Graphic Novels SIG co-coordinator

 

New Notable Graphic Novels Review!

 

 Dear colleagues,

The latest edition of the Notable Graphic Novels Review is available to read here: https://arlisna.org/publications/notable-graphic-novels-review. This edition includes reviews for 12 titles that were published in 2019 (reviews were written in 2020), plus an appendix of nominations. Thank you all for your patience as we figured out how to adjust our process this last year. And special thanks to our reviewers for volunteering their time: Claire Payne, Courtney Baron, Lora Farrell, Jasper Lastoria, Vaughan Hennen, Jennifer Martinez Wormser, Stephanie Kays, Missy Brown, Katy Parker, Lauren Scanlon, Dai Newman, and Rebekah Scoggins.

More information on the Notable Graphic Novels Review: The primary objective of this list is to acknowledge and celebrate the craft of sequential art from the last year by tapping into the experience and love of this medium from ARLIS/NA members. As a result, this annual publication can assist (art) library workers in improving their own institutional collections of graphic novels by providing summaries, critical evaluations, and informed recommendations.

Wishing you all well!

Andrew Wang, aandrewwangg@gmail.com

Tara Spies Smith, ts20@txstate.edu

Notable Graphic Novels Review Co-editors