comic book readers as a child....and I thought that was the age limit for most of them. But I am changing my tune. In a recent 'Publishers Weekly' it was noted that bestselling author Dean Koontz has now gone over to comic book genre. His new 'graphic novel' is titled 'In God We Trust' and is on the Comics Bestselling list. This is a prequel to Koontz's hit novel 'Odd Thomas.' In the works for Koontz is the serial comic adaptation of his works, "Frankenstein' and 'Prodigal Son.' In a past post I mentioned that Max Allan Collins was one of the first authors to use this format with his popular 'Road to Perdition.' So...now I guess I will need to add another format to my reading lists. At the Warren Newport Public Library we have a huge listing of graphic novels for you to view.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Comic Books---Not Just For Kids Anymore
Last evening I had a very interesting discussion with several colleagues about comic books. They all said that comic books really now encompass a variety of ages. My husband had been an avid 
comic book readers as a child....and I thought that was the age limit for most of them. But I am changing my tune. In a recent 'Publishers Weekly' it was noted that bestselling author Dean Koontz has now gone over to comic book genre. His new 'graphic novel' is titled 'In God We Trust' and is on the Comics Bestselling list. This is a prequel to Koontz's hit novel 'Odd Thomas.' In the works for Koontz is the serial comic adaptation of his works, "Frankenstein' and 'Prodigal Son.' In a past post I mentioned that Max Allan Collins was one of the first authors to use this format with his popular 'Road to Perdition.' So...now I guess I will need to add another format to my reading lists. At the Warren Newport Public Library we have a huge listing of graphic novels for you to view.
comic book readers as a child....and I thought that was the age limit for most of them. But I am changing my tune. In a recent 'Publishers Weekly' it was noted that bestselling author Dean Koontz has now gone over to comic book genre. His new 'graphic novel' is titled 'In God We Trust' and is on the Comics Bestselling list. This is a prequel to Koontz's hit novel 'Odd Thomas.' In the works for Koontz is the serial comic adaptation of his works, "Frankenstein' and 'Prodigal Son.' In a past post I mentioned that Max Allan Collins was one of the first authors to use this format with his popular 'Road to Perdition.' So...now I guess I will need to add another format to my reading lists. At the Warren Newport Public Library we have a huge listing of graphic novels for you to view.
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