Biographies of graphic novelists

You're probably gonna hear me prattle on about the American Librarians' Association convention all week.

My friend, M., from Rome, NY convinced me to drop the $25 for an exhibits-only pass.

Free books are a good thing.

One of the things I found very interesting was the

Here's the information from the comapny that is doing it. They are also doing historical biographies in graphic novel format. I remember the ones we had when we were kids, but then all comics became evil.

Educational publisher The Rosen Publishing Group has announced plans to publish a series of six biographies of comic creators named "The Library of Graphic Novelists." Each will be 112-page, 6" by 9" trade paperbacks with full color photos, at an MSRP of $23.95. They will carry a common trade dress, including photos of the creators on the covers.

The six volumes will be Art Spiegelman by Tom Forget; Bryan Talbot, by Lita Sorenson; Colleen Doran, by Aaron Rosenberg; Joe Sacco, by Monica Marshall; Neil Gaiman, by Steven P. Olson; and Will Eisner, by Robert Greenberger.

Here's the link

There was at least one other teen-aimed biography of Neil Gaiman, and another that had an extended interview with him.

I also met one of the authors of "Unshelved," a comic about librarians. I love niche comics, and I have several on my Info page.

Unshelved

More to come