Authors
Rodney Barnes
Rodne
y Barnes is an award-winning writer, producer, and comic book creator whose vibrant and emphatic creative voice has established him as a Hollywood mainstay. Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Barnes's childhood was filled with books, comic books, television, and film, particularly in the horror, science fiction, and hard drama categories-influences that resonate in Barnes's work to this day. Enamored by the power of words and language in forming compelling stories, Barnes recently launched his own comic studio and publishing imprint, Zombie Love Studios, a creative space dedicated to storytelling from BIPOC perspectives.
Army of Darkness: 1979 Vol.1 by
Dare we say it!?!? Yes! We Dare! ASH IS BACK, BABY! After his most recent appearance in Die!namite Lives, Ashley Williams is retired. Settled down. Haunted by the Deadites and the Necronomicon no more- wait, no, that ain't right... None of that is true! In fact, not only is Ash still haunted by Deadites and the Necronomicon, but he's haunted by the both of them in the 1970s And what does he find in the South Bronx of the late 70s? Gangs! And what have those gangs found? The Necronomicon. So, what does that make the gangs? Bad-Ass Mxxxerfxxxers.
Call Number: eBook - Comics PlusISBN: 9781524121525Publication Date: 2022
Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog by
Untold evil lurks the streets of Baltimore, Maryland as the demon Corson surfaces from the underworld to possess a man-once-wronged... and his vengeance will come at humanity's despair! As Gods and Demons clash, humanity's fate hangs in the balance! But paranormal investigator Nita Hawes--a woman with demons of her own--has set out on a quest to root out the evil from her city. Guided by the ghost of her dead brother, she must come to terms with her own past, else she become a victim herself and join her brother in a state worse than death!
Collects NITA HAWES NIGHTMARE BLOG #1-6
Call Number: eBook - Comics PlusISBN: 9781534322707Publication Date: 2022
Quincredible Vol. 1: Quest to be the Best by
Invulnerability is a pretty useless superpower if you've only got a one-hundred-pound frame to back it up. That's what Quinton West's life became when he went from "small guy who got beat up" to "small guy who can't get hurt" after the meteor shower dubbed "The Event" gifted him the power of invulnerability, but no other powers to compliment it. But there's more to Quin than meets the eye, and after some encouragement from his new mentor--a local New Orleans-based superhero named Glow--Quin realizes that he can use his quirky hobby of creating Rube Goldberg devices to outsmart the opposition. But being a hero paints a target on your back, and Quin's got to risk it all to join the ranks of the superheroes he looks up to. It's a good thing he can take a punch.
Call Number: YA GRAPHIC BARNESISBN: 9781620108789Publication Date: 2021
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Joel Christian Gill
Joel Christian Gill™ is the chairman, CEO, president, director of development, majority and minority stockholder, manager, co-manager, regional manager, assistant to the regional manager, receptionist, senior black correspondent and janitor of Strange Fruit Comics. He is the author/illustrator of 2 books from Fulcrum Publishing - Strange Fruit Vol. 1 Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History and Tales of the Talented Tenth. In his spare time, he is the Chair of Foundations at the New Hampshire Institute of Art and member of The Boston Comics Roundtable. He received his MFA from Boston University and a BA from Roanoke College. His secret lair is behind a secret panel in the kitchen of his house (sold separately) in New Boston, New Hampshire where he lives with his wife, four children, a talking dog, and 2 psychic cats.
Fights by
Fights is the visceral and deeply affecting memoir of artist/author Joel Christian Gill, chronicling his youth and coming of age as a Black child in a chaotic landscape of rough city streets and foreboding backwoods. Propelled into a world filled with uncertainty and desperation, young Joel is pushed toward using violence to solve his problems by everything and everyone around him. But fighting doesn't always yield the best results for a confused and sensitive kid who yearns for a better, more fulfilling life than the one he was born into, as Joel learns in a series of brutal conflicts that eventually lead him to question everything he has learned about what it truly means to fight for one's life.
Call Number: YA GRAPHIC GILLISBN: 9781549303357Publication Date: 2020
Stamped from the Beginning by
"A comprehensive history of anti-black racism in graphic-novel format focuses on the lives of five major players in American history and highlights the debates that took place between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and anti-racists."-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number: E185.61 .G42 2023ISBN: 9781984859433Publication Date: 2023
Strange Fruit, Volume I by
Strange Fruit Volume I is a collection of stories from early African American history that represent the oddity of success in the face of great adversity. Each of the nine illustrated chapters chronicles an uncelebrated African American hero or event. From the adventures of lawman Bass Reeves, to Henry "Box" Brown's daring escape from slavery.
Call Number: YA GRAPHIC GILLISBN: 9781938486296Publication Date: 2014
Johnnie Christmas
Johnnie Christmas is a #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novelist and the author of Gamerville. A graduate of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, he earned a BFA in Communication Design/Illustration. A dual citizen of the United States and Canada, Johnnie makes his home in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Gamerville by
A video gamer's championship aspirations are dashed when his parents send him to Camp Reset, where electronics are forbidden and you're forced to socialize, eat healthy, and spend time outside. Gamerville is a timely and vulnerable exploration of the importance of human connection and what it means to run in a pack, brought to you by award-winning author Johnnie Christmas.
Call Number: J GRAPHIC CHRISTMAISBN: 9780063056817Publication Date: 2024
Swim Team by
"Combines wonderful characters and history to create a story that will make you want to dive right in!" JERRY CRAFT, author of the Newbery Medal-winning New Kid A splashy, contemporary middle grade graphic novel from bestselling comics creator Johnnie Christmas! Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees--until she's stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101. The thought of swimming makes Bree more than a little queasy, yet she's forced to dive headfirst into one of her greatest fears. Lucky for her, Etta, an elderly occupant of her apartment building and former swim team captain, is willing to help. With Etta's training and a lot of hard work, Bree suddenly finds her swim-crazed community counting on her to turn the school's failing team around. But that's easier said than done, especially when their rival, the prestigious Holyoke Prep, has everything they need to leave the Mighty Manatees in their wake. Can Bree defy the odds and guide her team to a state championship, or have the Manatees swum their last lap--for good? Praise for SWIM TEAM: Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor National Book Award Longlist Kirkus Best Book of the Year Harvey Award Best Children's or Young Adult Book Nominee "A revelation! You'll root for Swim Team--the water is just right." --JOHN JENNINGS, New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award-winning creator "Swim Team is a beautiful story about trying new things. Johnnie Christmas is a fantastic storyteller and artist." --KAZU KIBUISHI, author of Amulet "Full of charm, heart, and pulse-pounding races. A winner!" --GENE LUEN YANG, author of American Born Chinese and Dragon Hoops
Call Number: J GRAPHIC CHRISTMAISBN: 9780063056763Publication Date: 2022
Tartarus Vol. 1 by
When Surka, a ruthless criminal warlord, escapes her prison pit, she unleashes a wave of destruction that ripples across Tartarus, a vital colony in an everlasting galactic war. Years later when Tilde, a young cadet, learns that she's Surka's daughter, will she continue to fight on the side of galactic order or reclaim her mother's dark crown? From #1 NYT Bestseller JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS (FIREBUG, William Gibson's Alien 3) and visionary artist JACK T. COLE (The Unsound) comes a sci-fi adventure for the ages. Collects TARTARUS #1-5
Call Number: eBook - Comics PlusISBN: 9781534316034Publication Date: 2020
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David Walker
David F. Walker is a writer, filmmaker, and award-winning journalist. He teaches Writing For Comics at Portland State University.
Bitter Root Volume 1: Family Business by
Once known as the greatest monster hunters of all time, the Sangerye family specialized in curing the souls of those infected by hate, but those days are fading. A terrible tragedy has claimed most of the family, leaving the surviving cousins split between curing monsters and killing them. Now, with a new breed of monster loose on the streets of Harlem, the Sangerye family must come together, or watch the human race fall to untold evil.
Call Number: PN6728.B58 W35 2019ISBN: 9781534312128Publication Date: 2019
The Black Panther Party by
A bold and fascinating graphic novel history of the revolutionary Black Panther Party. Founded in Oakland, California, in 1966, the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was a radical political organization that stood in defiant contrast to the mainstream civil rights movement. This gripping illustrated history explores the impact and significance of the Panthers, from their social, educational, and healthcare programs that were designed to uplift the Black community to their battle against police brutality through citizen patrols and frequent clashes with the FBI, which targeted the Party from its outset. Using dramatic comic book-style retellings and illustrated profiles of key figures, The Black Panther Party captures the major events, people, and actions of the party, as well as their cultural and political influence and enduring legacy.
Call Number: E185.615 .W275 2021ISBN: 1984857703Publication Date: 2021
