Features:
GNR Roundtable: Librarians Talk Graphic Novels
Meet four librarians who have successfully incorporated graphic novels into their libraries for years. They share their insights on the issues they deal with, how they’ve been successful, how they’ve helped educate librarians and patrons, and why graphic novels and manga have been a hit where they work.

Op-Ed
Dr. Katie Monnin, assistant professor of literature at the University of North Florida, works with kids to help them understand the literary value of the comics and manga they like to read. Surprisingly, many of them have been told, by parents, teachers, and others, that they’re not actually reading. What’s behind this insulting view, and what can we do to combat it? Dr. Monnin shares her thoughts in an insightful Op-Ed.

Great Graphic Novels for Teens
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is a great resource for teens and the librarians who serve them. Their list of the best graphic novels for teens is eagerly anticipated each year. They’ve just unveiled their top 10

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Creator Interviews:
Gerard Way
Gerard is taking the comics world by storm in a major way. The lead singer of the band My Chemical Romance has won both an Eisner and a Harvey award for his work on The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite, and he’s started releasing the second volume in the series. Not only that, but his band has recorded a song for the upcoming Watchmen movie. It’s definitely going to be a big year for him, and he talks all about it in this exclusive interview.

Dean Motter
Dean has been working in comics for the past 30 years. He’s worked for several major publishers and on many important projects. Now, with the release of Mister X Archives, which marks the 25th anniversary of the series debut, it seemed like the perfect time to take a look back at Motter’s career, and we asked him to share his memories and perspectives on it all in this interview.

David B.
David is one of the most influential graphic-novel creators working today. He’s been a major player in the indie industry in France, and over here, he’s best known for his jarring and poignant work Epileptic. He’s got a new book now, a collection of his dreams, which is fascinating and dark. I wanted to find out what was behind them, and David shared.

Nate Powell
Nate’s new book, Swallow Me Whole, is a captivating look at mental illness through the eyes of two teenage stepsiblings. Nate’s another writer who broke into the business in an independent-publishing way, so we wanted to let our readers get acquainted with this creative guy.

Felix Tannenbaum
Continuing our loose theme of self-publishing and independent creators, we also present Felix Tannenbaum whose book Chronicles of Some Made is available now. Anyone who’s ever been curious about how to make it in self-publishing and what it takes will find a lot to learn about here.

Fiction Reviews:
The Umbrella Academy, Volume 1
Joker
Me and the Devil Blues 1 and 2
Parasyte 6
Caliber: First Canon of Justice
Local
Ral and Grad
Gantz

Nonfiction Reviews:
I Live Here
Safe Area Garozde
Embroideries
The Big Skinny
The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation