Lycaon Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 So. A library here in Austin has a decent-sized budget coming specifically for graphic novels and such, and they are looking for suggestions. Any you think I should add to my list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 How puritan is Texas? My auto response if you don't have it is Preacher, as my first exposure to it was through a public library and it's just that kind of book. Otherwise, a few trades(or even the one volume collection) of Bone wouldn't go astray either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 How puritan is Texas? My auto response if you don't have it is Preacher, as my first exposure to it was through a public library and it's just that kind of book. Otherwise, a few trades(or even the one volume collection) of Bone wouldn't go astray either. This is Austin, so they've got a great graphic novel selection for a library. They're just looking to get more and are asking for suggestions. I'll add Bone to the list I'm gonna make though, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 My suggestion would be to strongly recommend they purchase HARD BACK editions whenever possible. The additional cost will be worth it for the increased longevity of the books. This is why, as awesome as it is, I cannot recommend the library purchase the complete BONE. Not everyone is as reverent w/ their comics as us geeks, JZA. Ly, if I were you I'd recommend they get the "Absolute" or "Ultimate" oversized hardbound editions of books. They might have to make them non-take home books that you can only read in the library like an OED or something. But it'd be worth it to be able to have patrons get that experience. Plus it'd encourage more trips tot he library and possibly be more likely to encourage sales of actual TPBs if you couldn't take the books home and finish them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Good call on the non-take-home. I'd have a hard time lending absolute editions to friends, let alone being a library... At least Trades are cheap and if they get clipped or w/e, easy to replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 My suggestion would be to strongly recommend they purchase HARD BACK editions whenever possible. The additional cost will be worth it for the increased longevity of the books. This is why, as awesome as it is, I cannot recommend the library purchase the complete BONE. Not everyone is as reverent w/ their comics as us geeks, JZA. Ly, if I were you I'd recommend they get the "Absolute" or "Ultimate" oversized hardbound editions of books. They might have to make them non-take home books that you can only read in the library like an OED or something. But it'd be worth it to be able to have patrons get that experience. Plus it'd encourage more trips tot he library and possibly be more likely to encourage sales of actual TPBs if you couldn't take the books home and finish them. Yeah, they've already realized that it's cheaper to just buy the Absolute Sandman volumes in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Hold on a tick, are you serious? Don't fuck wid me here, man--your library has Absolute Sandman?!?! can they be checked out? I may have to get a lie-berry card in Austin if that's the case. . . probably be a lot easier than breaking into Newt's place and stealing his... Also, what stuff do they already have? That'd make it easier for us to come up w/ suggestions and point out where they've holes in their collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 I haven't looked for it specifically at any of the libraries (mostly because I have the 1st three volumes myself), but I was talking with one of the librarians and he'd mentioned that they'd figured it was cheaper to get them than each individual volume. As for what that particular branch has, they have most if not all of Preacher, several volumes of Green Arrow, Green Lantern, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, several volumes of Lucifer, several of Batman, Runaways, Watchmen, some Elfquest, a lot of manga (FMA, Fruits Basket, Bleach, etc), etc. I can't remember what all they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbie Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Couple of Older ones that I don't know if they've been put in a collected edition, but they were originally published in DC's Prestige format which meant thick spines and cardstock pages: Gilgamesh by Howard Chaykin Give me Liberty by Frank Miller (only the first series. Like most miller stuff it starts to parody itself after a while.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I haven't looked for it specifically at any of the libraries (mostly because I have the 1st three volumes myself), but I was talking with one of the librarians and he'd mentioned that they'd figured it was cheaper to get them than each individual volume. Damnit, Austin is so effin' cool. I'd so want to live there if it wasn't in TX. As for what that particular branch has, they have most if not all of Preacher, several volumes of Green Arrow, Green Lantern, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, several volumes of Lucifer, several of Batman, Runaways, Watchmen, some Elfquest, a lot of manga (FMA, Fruits Basket, Bleach, etc), etc. I can't remember what all they have. Could look it up online... Anyway, some other stuff you can recommend: Arkham Asylum Astonishing X-Men Omnibus* Batman - Dark Victory Batman - Long Halloween Battle Angel Alita v.1-9 Daredevil: Yellow Dark Knight Returns DK2 Global Frequency HELLBLAZER Hulk: Grey Immortal Iron Fist Iron Man - Extremis Liberty Meadows Losers Nextwave: Agents of HATE Promethea SCUD: The Disposable Assassin Seven Soldiers Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Sin City: Hard Goodbye Sin City: That Yellow Bastard Sin City: The Big Fat Kill Spider-Man: Blue Star Wars: Obsession Transmetropolitan Ultimate X-Men Ultimate Fantastic 4 Ultimate Iron Man v.1-2 Ultimates v. 1-3 University² [Frank Cho] V For Vendetta Y: The Last Man *Marvel has tons of omnibi out now. Not sure if they're cheaper than the TPBs though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 yeah, movie adaptations are popular - stuff like Maus, Watchment, Dark Knight Returns, Kingdom Come etc are pretty standard. there's some fun literary ones like Kafka's Metamorphosis that've had too adaptations as well, ill dig up more if you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 Hold on a tick, are you serious? Don't fuck wid me here, man--your library has Absolute Sandman?!?! can they be checked out? I may have to get a lie-berry card in Austin if that's the case. . . probably be a lot easier than breaking into Newt's place and stealing his... I haven't looked for it specifically at any of the libraries (mostly because I have the 1st three volumes myself), but I was talking with one of the librarians and he'd mentioned that they'd figured it was cheaper to get them than each individual volume. Damnit, Austin is so effin' cool. I'd so want to live there if it wasn't in TX. Update: I saw the volume 3 of Absolute Sandman on the shelf of one of the Austin branches last night, so yes. They have it. Austin is indeed awesome. By the way, I didn't mention it before, but stealing from the library well send you to that special level of hell Book was talking about in Firefly. I know were probably kiddding, but just sayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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