Award-Winning Graphic Novels

Stop by and check out these new award-winning graphic novels recently added to the collection:

The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation
by Sid Jacobson

From the publisher:
Using every skill and storytelling method Jacobson and Colón have learned over the decades, they have produced the most accessible version of the 9/11 Report. Jacobson’s text frequently follows word for word the original report, faithfully captures its investigative thoroughness, and covers its entire scope, even including the Commission’s final report card. Colón’s stunning artwork powerfully conveys the facts, insights, and urgency of the original. Published on the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States, an event that has left no aspect of American foreign or domestic policy untouched, The 9/11 Report puts at every American’s fingertips the most defining event of the century.

Winner of Publishers Weekly's Best Comics of 2006
HV6432.7 .J33 2006


Blankets: An Illustrated Novel
by Craig Thompson

From the publisher:
Wrapped in the landscape of a blustery Wisconsin winter, Blankets explores the sibling rivalry of two brothers growing up in the isolated country, and the budding romance of two coming-of-age lovers. A profound and utterly beautiful work.

2004 Winner of the Best Graphic Album Eisner Award
PN6727.T48 B58 2004


Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
by Marjane Satrapi

From the publisher:
Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq.

2004 Winner of the ALA Alex Award
PN6747.S245 P4713 2003