Word Out! 2009

Graphic Novel of the Week for August 24: Groo - Hell on Earth

Groo: Hell on Earth by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier

Dear sweet Groo is a truly misunderstand graphic novel character. He is written by Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragones.

He is kind of like the three stooges of dimwitted Barbarians and he has been facing adventure after adventure (well kind of messing things up as well) for over 30 years now.

Graphic Novel of the Week for August 17: Emiko Superstar

Emiko Superstar by Mariko Tamaki

I'm a big fan of Mariko Tamaki's books, so I was super excited when she agreed to do a short Q&A with me for the Word Out! Blog about her latest graphic novel Emiko Superstar.  Mariko is also the author of the highly acclaimed graphic novel Skim, illustrated by her cousin Jillian Tamaki.

Margaret (M):  What was your inspiration for Emiko?  Is "the Factory" based on any real life experiences?

Graphic Novel of the Week for August 10: Zot!

Zot: The Complete Black and White Collection, 1987-1991 by Scott McCloud

In this collection you will find the complete black and white issues of the Zot! series volume 11-36.  I admit that I was not captivated by the storyline or the main characters, superhero Zot and his girlfriend Jenny, but I did like the artwork.

Graphic Novel of the Week for August 3: Burnout

Burnout by Rebecca Donner

Burnout asks some specific questions, and some big ones:

What would you do if your family moved from Toronto to a remote rural community? Are you brave enough to stand up for what you believe, even if it's unpopular, and possibly illegal? How far would you go to save your little piece of the world?

Graphic Novel of the Week for July 27th: Runaways: Dead End Kids

Helena returns to share her thoughts on this week's featured graphic novel, Runaways: Dead End Kids by Joss Whedon:

Runaways: Dead End Kids is about the children of the Pride (the villains of the Marvel comic universe) and how they rebel against their moms and dads by fighting for good and justice in the world. 

Graphic Novel of the Week for July 20th: Flight Volume 5

Flight Vol. 5 by Kazu Kibuishi

I have been a HUGE fan of the series Flight for some time now. The artwork and stories never cease to amaze me.  It has been nominated for the Harvey Awards.

Graphic Novel of the Week for July 13: Superman: Kryptonite

First, a confession--I haven't read Superman: Kryptonite yet.  It's proven too popular for me to get my hands on a library copy (and I hope some of the readers are Word Out! members who can give more insight into this particular story than I can!).

I have, however, read a LOT of other Superman comics in my time, and I'll read Superman: Kryptonite when my turn in the holds list comes up, the Amazon reviews make me very eager!

Graphic Novel of the Week for July 6th: The Apocalipstix Volume 1

We're starting off our first week with a bang, as the creators of The Apocalipstix (our Graphic Novel of the Week for July 6th, the first official week of Word Out!) give us some exclusive details about the creative process behind a graphic novel and offer to answer your questions...