August 28th is Read Comics in Public Day

Submitted by Veronica G. [1] on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 10:54am

Show your comic book appreciation and pride by reading a comic in public tomorrow! This day [2] was founded by editors at The Daily Cross Hatch [3] to help promote acceptance of comics and comics readership. If you have yet to read to a comic book or perhaps have one that is being neglected, now is the time to show your support for graphic novels!

Not sure what to read?

How about reading Marjane Satrapi [4]'s Persepolis [5], the Books on the Bayou 2010 [6] pick?

Or, here are a few personal favorites that are quick reads:

Mother, Come Home The Nobody Shortcomings

Mother, Come Home [7] by Paul Hornschemeier [8]
The Nobody [9] by Jeff Lemire [10]
Shortcomings [11] by Adrian Tomine [12]

Graphic Novels [13]

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Links:
[1] http://www.hcpl.net/users/veronica-g
[2] http://www.facebook.com/readcomicsinpublic
[3] http://thedailycrosshatch.com/
[4] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=satrapi%20marjane&index=.GH
[5] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=satrapi%20persepolis&index=.GH
[6] http://www.houstonlibrary.org/booksonthebayou
[7] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=mother%20come%20home%20hornschemeier&index=.GH
[8] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=hornschemeier%20paul&index=.GH
[9] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=nobody%20jeff%20lemire&index=.GH
[10] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=lemire%20jeff&index=.GH
[11] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=tomine%20shortcomings&index=.GH
[12] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=tomine%20adrian&index=.GH
[13] http://www.hcpl.net/category/topical/graphic-novels