Teen Selection Guide: Comic Books and Graphic Novels

Create Your Own Comic!
Web Comics
Some comics are published
online, either exclusively or
before they’re compiled and
published as books. Here are
a few you might want to look
at:
There are a lot of different websites
online that allow you to design your
own comic. Here are some resources
that will help you get started.
Graphic Novels and
Comic Books
http://www.pixton.com/
http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/
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Steampunk adventure
http://
www.earthsongsaga.com/
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For those who enjoy
otherworldy fantasy
Fun, easy to use comic creator! You
can also collaborate with others to
create comics.
http://bitstrips.com/create/comic/
Build your comic online! Allows you to
customize character actions and make
multi-paneled comics.
A Guide to Finding Great
Graphic Novels and
Comics
in the Library
http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/
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A Harry Potter-esque webcomic
http://www.comicmaster.org.uk/
A little more complicated than the first
two, but it has a great style!
Moore County Library: Carthage, NC 28327
Highlighted Comic
Dogs of War
By Sheila Keenan &
Nathan Fox
YA 741.5 KEEE
Page by Paige
Green Arrow
Like the CW’s TV show Arrow? Try
out the comic books that the main
character comes from. Oliver Queen
is the masked hero Green Arrow, the
protector of Star City! Try out some
of these Green Arrow titles:
Comics
In the library, we have some
superhero comics and books of
compiled strip comics Check out our
selection, and let us know if there’s a
certain comic that you would like to
see in the library.
By Laura Lee Gulledge
YA 741.5 G
My Boyfriend is a
Monster Series
Various Authors
YA 741.5
Graphic Novels
Graphic novels are novels told
through images , often accompanied
by text dialogue or descriptions.
There are a lot of different styles:
some are short, some are long, some
are in black and white, some are in
color. At this library, we offer a
growing selection of graphic novels!
Got a Suggestion?
Send it to us at:
carthagenclibrary@gmail.com