Virginia Roberts, Director of the Rhinelander District Library, and Steph Cherrywell, Teen Librarian for the Antigo Public Library, are Manga and Graphic Novel wizards. They recently spoke on these topics at the WLA Conference in La Crosse. They shared popular titles, determining age appropriateness,  the differences between publishing houses and formats, and foreign books now popular in the market. 

Attached is their presentation “Sequenced Picture Books for Everyone! The Art and Literature of Graphic Novels.”

Popular Adult Comics and Manga

  • The Walking Dead
  • Saga
  • Beserk


Popular Children’s and YA

  • Smile by Raina Telgemeier
  • DC Super Hero Girls
  • Dig Man
  • Amulet
  • Bleach
  • Blue is the Warmest Color bye Julie Maroh
  • Locke & Key
  • The Metabarons
  • Adventures of a Japanese Business Man
  • Page by Paige
  • Moomin

Graphic Non-fiction

  • March
  • Howl
  • Relish
  • Oishinbo
  • Human Body Theater
  • Fun Home
  • Honor Girl
  • Science Comics rockets
  • Hazardous Tales