New Moon: The Graphic Novel is a comic book by Young Kim, an adaptation of the 2006 novel New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. Volume 1 was released on April 30, 2013. The release date for Volume 2 had been delayed indefinitely. It is currently unknown how many more volumes will be published.
Reviewed by: The Moon Moth Claire Gross Vance, Jack . The Moon Moth; ad. and illus. by Humayoun Ibrahim. First Second/Roaring Brook, 2012 114p. ISBN 978-1-59643-367-0 $17.99 Ad Gr. 9-12. In this graphic-novel adaptation of the classic sci-fi short story first published in 1961, Edwer Thissell, the new human consular representative to the planet of Sirene, finds himself thrust unprepared into the intricacies of Sirene culture even as he is tasked with tracking down a human criminal (Haxo Angmark) believed to be hiding among the planet's denizens. The twist? In Sirene's highly ritualized and status-oriented culture, everyone wears masks at all times (and it's a mortal offense to divest anyone of their mask), so Angmark could be hiding in plain sight. There are many challenges inherent in adapting this work, from visually conveying characters' emotions in a masked society to relaying the urgency of Thissell's situation to bringing the alien world to life, and it's only at this last element that Humayoun truly excels. Using coded (with colors and patterns linked to instruments described in a prefatory glossary) speech-bubble borders to denote the instrumental accompaniments to Sirene's sung language, each of which has particular social connotations, is an inspired and visually striking conceit. The world itself is vibrant and strange, conveyed in rich jewel tones with a wealth of detail. Unfortunately, the story too often lags, becoming mired in exposition that stalls the visuals in drawn-out conversations in enclosed spaces. While the world-building benefits enormously from the visual medium, the intricacy and intellectualism of Thissell's social maneuverings and the accompanying fugitive mystery may be better suited to text alone. Still, graphic-novel fans will find much of visual interest here, and sci-fi aficionados will appreciate the new take on a classic tale of identity and intrigue in an alien world. A biographical tribute to Vance's life and work opens the book.
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Face by Sherman Alexie Hanging Loose Press, Sherman s first publisher, congratulates him on winning the NWCA Lifetime Achievement Award "A bountiful, keen, and inspiring collection,"?Donna Seaman, Booklist "The most famous and the most controversial Native American writer of his generation,"?Publishers Weekly Small Press Distributions #1 seller on its 10-year best seller list Winner of the Paterson Poetry Prize Hardcover ISBN 1-9781-931236-71-3, $28 Paper ISBN 1-9781-931236-70-6, $18 The Business of Fancy dandng: The Screen play, $16 (pb). $26 (doth) First Indian on the Moon, $18 (pb), $28 (doth) One Stick Song, $15 (pb), $25 (doth) Summer o/Black Widows, $15 (pb), $25 (doth) Hanging Loose Press 231 Wyckoff St. Brooklyn, NY 11217 print225@aoI.com hangingloosepress.com Confluence ^The Journal of Graduate Liberal Studies Spring 2010 Issue Published in the spring and fall, Confluence is an interdisciplinary journal of scholarly and creative works by students, faculty, and graduates of graduate liberal studies programs. A publication of the Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs Visit us at: www.confluence.ou.edu Teaching the Graphie Novel STEPHEN E. TABACHNICK, ed. ijiThis excellent collection lays out an impressive series of methods and techniques for teaching graphic novels; It comes at just the right moment, as the graphic novel has matured into an influential art form that has made a place for itself on the contemporary cultural scene." ?M. Thomas Inge Randolph-Macon College graphic novels are now appearing in a great variety of courses: composition, literature, drama, popular culture, travel, art, translation. The thirty-four essays in this volume explore issues that the new art form has posed for teachers at the university level. Among the subjects addressed are terminology {graphic narrative vs. sequential art, comics vs. comix) the three outstanding comics producing cultures today: the American, the Japanese (manga), and the Franco-Belgian (the bande dessin?e) the differences between the techniques of graphic narrative and prose-narrativesnd between the reading patterns for each the connections between the graphic novel and film women's contributions to the field (e.g., Lynda Barry) the lives of the new genre's practitioners (e.g., Robert Crumb, Harvey Pekar) how the graphic novel has been used to probe difficult moments in history (the Holocaust, 9/11), deal with social and racial injustice, and voice political satire postmodernism in the graphic novel (e.g., in the work of Chris Ware) how the American superhero, developed in the Depression and World War II comix and the 1960s counterculture the challenges of teaching graphic novels that contain violence and sexual content WWW? 2ff7e9595c
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