eReading Room ready comic collections
Recently, my husband and I started rewatching the Marvel movies. We opted to go with story order, starting with the first Captain America film, which is set in the 1940s. Watching the franchise this way gives me a greater appreciation for both the storytelling strategy…
10 graphic novels to spark students’ interest in classic literature
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing & Communications Specialist For some students, finding out that their assigned reading list includes works by authors like Shakespeare or Dickens might inspire a sense of foreboding — or, at the very least, great reluctance. These texts can often present as…
Graphic novels aren’t comics. But so what if they were?
By: Patti Carlyle, Public Relations Specialist and Calvin and Hobbes junkie since the 90s. Self-appointed reading purists often turn up their noses at non-traditional reading. As if a page > chapter > tome of text-heavy 9 point font is the only experience permitted a reader….
Ghost in the Shell Manga, the revolutionary series, now available on OverDrive
We’re excited to announce that the Ghost in the Shell, the award winning and revolutionary manga titles by Shirow Masamune, is now available in OverDrive Marketplace. A movie staring Scarlett Johansson is scheduled to be released in theaters at the end of March, making this the perfect…
Discover Manga with up to 50% off top trending titles
By: Rickie Mascia, OverDrive Social Media Specialist. OverDrive has partnered with Kodansha Advanced Media (KAM) and VIZ Media, the two bestselling manga publishers to provide hundreds of translated (English) manga titles to libraries in North America. Kodansha Advanced Media (KAM), is offering 50% off newly-added…
Viz Media, Marvel, DC and the Walking Dead… OH MY!
By: Sheila Henline, Librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. My inner geek in is OverDrive! (Pun intended) This month at OverDrive we welcome the select catalog of VIZ Media, you know these guys (and gals), they publish some awesome manga titles including Naruto. Additionally, our…
The Avengers, Ant Man, X-men, Disney princesses and more have assembled in OverDrive’s collections
Summer is a great time to engage young readers with content they’re interested in. Keeping them reading during their time away from school is essential to preventing the dreaded summer slide. If there’s anything that young readers are interested in its superheroes and Disney characters….