2008 NJLA presentation

1. Adult Graphic Novels for Every Library Tyler Rousseau Dave Lisa Laverne Mann Karla Ivarson

12. LOVE AND ROCKETS JAIME AND GILBERT HERNANDEZ

13. Set in the punk rock and Mexican American communities of Los Angeles and Texas, Jaime’s stories explore themes of sexism, racism and classism. MAGGIE AND HOPEY

14. Set in a small Central American town and Los Angeles, Gilbert's stories explore how the drug trade and American military intervention in Latin America have affected the lives of multiple generations.

15. The Hernandez brothers have legions of fans devoted to following the lives of Maggie, Hopey, Luba and the other richly developed characters of this comic that began in the 1980s. Each brother has created compelling storylines following the lives of Latino women who are strong but vulnerable, beautiful but sporting belly bulges. LOVE AND ROCKETS is the most important imprint of the independent Fantagraphics publishing house. IMPORTANCE:

16. ONE HUNDRED DEMONS LINDA BARRY

17. One hundred vignettes explore Barry's relationships with her friends, family, school, boyfriends and bosses.

18. In this sometimes fictionalized autobiography, Lynda Barry reflects on her youth with the perspective of someone in her 40s.

19. SAFE AREA GORAZDE JOE SACCO

20. This non-fiction graphic novel is based on Joe Sacco's journalistic investigation of the war in Bosnia. In 1995 and 1996, Joe Sacco lived in Gorazde with a Muslim family to report on the conflict .

21. WHY ADULT? WHY IMPORTANT? His carefully detailed pictures, combined with first hand interviews of survivors, provide a vivid portrait of the brutality and horror of the Serbian attempt to carve out more territory from a divided Yugoslavia.

27. JACK OF FABLES COVER ART

33. Shooting War Interior

35. Black Hole Interior

37. Abandon the Old in Tokyo Interior

39. Spawn Interior

41. The Walking Dead Interior