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T he Comics Laureate - yes, there is such a thing. Those of you unfamiliar with

the term might wonder what that is? Well, like any other “Laureate” in the UK [poet/children’s etc] it’s a role set up primarily to promote the subject’s chosen fi eld. I was lucky and honoured to be asked to be the second Comic’s Laureate last year [Dave Gibbons was the inaugural recipient, and did a magnifi cent fi rst tenure] and I’ll hold that position until February next year - a two year post.

So far in my time as Laureate, I’ve talked to teachers, librarians, and schools, and visited many different places in the UK and, for the fi rst time, took the post overseas with visits to Toronto and Amiens [France] last year and we’re off to Helsinki and Tokyo this year.

My role primarily is to preach to the non-converted. So most appearances at comic con’s and festivals are as Charlie Adlard - artist, not Charlie Adlard - Laureate. It’s been very satisfying to step out of my comfort zone and talk to non-comics folk, especially about using comics in education. It’s also been surprising how many teachers and librarians have been open to using comics within their curriculum and workplace.

If we’re talking education, comics are a great way of encouraging children AND adults to read. They’re an incredible tool for helping foster a genuine love for the written word. It’s interesting to note that in Japan and Finland, where comics are read by more people per head of population, have some of the highest literacy rates in the world.

Jonathan Hennessey once said, “It strikes me as supremely odd that high culture venerates the written word on the one hand, and the fi ne visual arts on the other. Yet somehow putting the two together is dismissed as juvenilia. Why is that? Why can’t these forms of art go together like music and dance?’ I think that sums it up... Comics are the perfect fusion of the visual and the prose - a perfect 50/50 combination

of both, where readers are not just passively reading

text, they’re interacting with both that and the imagery. In fact it may be superior to plain text, as an educational tool, because readers use what we call a dual code to decipher the text/art and therefore it’s proposed that they improve their memory and comprehension of the material.

One of the main reasons I accepted the role as well, was a more personal one. My eldest son [who’s now 16] is Dyslexic. The only things he’s willingly read without any persuasion are comics. He’s not a comic fan by any stretch of the imagination, but it was amazing to see him read something without us nagging him and a medium - and remember comics are a medium NOT a genre - which I so love... and, yes, he’s read all of The Walking Dead!

From his point of view, the comics page is instantly non-threatening [no great walls of plain text] and it gave him a sense of achievement too - he fi nished the comics, something he never did with novels. His confi dence was boosted ten-fold.

I’m really enjoying my time as the Laureate. If I’ve convinced a few people along the way that comics aren’t just what they think they might be - either something just for “kids”, or a very niche superhero thing that only a few fan boys can understand, or a 40-something nostalgia-fest, or something where the “graphic novel” is the only legitimate form of sequential art - that they’re for EVERYONE, young or old, 6 to 96 - then I’ve succeeded.

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Graphic Novels seem like a dauntingsubject area to some booksellers:

the range is so vast and complex that many aren’t sure where to start. The aim of this catalogue is to make the selection process easier and to help you decide what would work best in your shop. We’ve broken the catalogue down into 4 sections with our top picks for each, but if you already know what you want, take a further look on our website for our extended online promotion!

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Truth, Justice, and the American Way: The Joe Shuster Story*Julian VolojPapercutzPB RRP: £17.99 29/05/20189781629917764The secret story of Superman’s creation, told from the perspective of illustrator Joe Shuster,

reveals how after creating the famed character, he and his partner Jerry Siegel made a deal they ultimately regretted.

Persepolis I & IIMarjane SatrapiVintagePB RRP: £9.9906/03/20089780099523994The intelligent and outspoken child of radical Marxists, and the great-granddaughter of Iran’s last emperor, Satrapi bears witness to a childhood

uniquely entwined with the history of her country. A beautiful and intimate story full of tragedy and humour - raw, honest and incredibly illuminating.

Nick Cave: Mercy on MeReinhard KleistSelfMadeHeroPB RRP: £14.99 07/09/20179781910593363Kleist employs a cast of characters drawn from Cave’s music and writing to tell a story of this formidable artist and infl uencer.

Gra� ty’s WallRam VUnboundHB RRP: £14.99 04/10/20189781783526840A coming-of-age graphic novel about expression, rebellion, ambition and acceptance painted against the backdrop of Mumbai’s street culture.

Deadly Class Vol. 1*Rick RemenderImage ComicsPB RRP: £8.99 29/07/20149781632150035Collects the fi rst arc of the critically acclaimed series, from the writer of Black Science and the rising star artist of Batman. Welcome to Dominion High School,

the most brutal high school on earth where the world’s top crime families send the next generation of assassins to be trained.

Batman: The Killing JokeAlan MooreDC ComicsHB RRP: £14.99 09/09/20089781401216672The acclaimed author of V for Vendetta offers his take on the disturbing relationship between The Dark Knight and The Joker, in this special 20th anniversary deluxe edition.

Paper Girls Vol. 1*Brian K VaughanImage ComicsPB RRP: £8.99 05/04/20169781632156747In the early hours after Halloween 1988, four young newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Suburban drama and otherworldly

mysteries collide in the smash-hit series about nostalgia, fi rst jobs and the last days of childhood.

WatchmenDave GibbonsDC ComicsPB RRP: £15.9927/05/20149781401248192In an alternate world where the Cold War is in full effect, the US won the Vietnam War and Nixon is still president, an unlikely group of reunited heroes have to test the limits

of their convictions and ask themselves where the true line is between good and evil.

Venom Vol. 1: Homecoming*Mike CostaPanini UK Ltd/MarvelPB RRP: £13.99 14/06/20179781846538193Venom is back in his classic form, and deadlier than ever! The symbiote you know and love has returned to New York City. No more

“Agent of the Cosmos.” No more “Lethal Protector.” It’s time for a new Venom, and it’s great to be bad. Collects Venom #1-6.

The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 1: The Faust Act*Jamie MckelvieImage ComicsPB RRP: £8.99 25/11/20149781632150196Welcome to The Wicked + The Divine, where gods are the ultimate pop stars and pop stars are the ultimate

gods. But remember: just because you’re immortal, doesn’t mean you’re going to live forever. Collects The Wicked + The Divine #1-5.

Violent Cases - 30th Anniversary Collector’s EditionNeil GaimanTitan BooksHB RRP: £14.99 30/01/20189781785658648The fi rst teaming of multi award-winning writer Neil Gaiman and innovative artist Dave McKean. To

celebrate the 30th anniversary, Violent Cases is being re-issued in a hardcover edition. One of the most infl uential and ground-breaking graphic novels of all time.

The Walking Dead: Here’s Negan!*Robert KirkmanImage ComicsHB RRP: £17.99 15/03/20189781534303270Who was Negan before society broke down? Before his debut in The Walking Dead #100? That question will be answered here,

collecting the HERE’S NEGAN! story originally serialised in IMAGE+ magazine.

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MANGAContinuously growing in popularity, here are some of the best

Manga titles available now!

Bleach Vol. 1Tite KuboViz MediaPB RRP: £6.99 03/09/20079781591164418Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts, but this ability doesn’t change his life nearly as much as his close

encounter with Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper and member of the mysterious Soul Society.

Death Note Vol. 1 Tsugumi OhbaViz MediaPB RRP: £6.99 01/10/20079781421501680Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects - and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when

he fi nds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. For older teen audiences.

Dragon Ball Super Vol. 1Akira ToriyamaViz MediaPB RRP: £6.99 18/05/20179781421592541Goku’s adventure from the best-selling classic manga Dragon Ball continues in this new

series written by Akira Toriyama himself!

Fullmetal Alchemist Omnibus Vol. 1Hiromu ArakawaViz MediaPB RRP: £9.99 23/06/20119781421540184An omnibus edition of Fullmetal Alchemist containing the fi rst 3 volumes.

My Hero Academia Vol. 1Kouhei HorikoshiViz MediaPB RRP: £6.99 27/08/20159781421582696Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he

hasn’t got an ounce of power in him. An encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all, gives him a chance to change his destiny. For teen audiences.

NarutoMasashi KishimotoViz MediaPB RRP: £6.99 03/09/20079781569319000A troublemaking kid named Naruto is struggling to graduate from Ninja Academy. His goal may be to become

the next Hokage, but his true destiny will be much more complicated. For teen audiences.

One Punch ManOne MurataViz MediaPB RRP: £17.99 24/09/20159781421585642For an average-looking guy, Saitama has a not-so-average problem, he can’t seem to fi nd an opponent strong

enough to take on. Can Saitama fi nally fi nd an opponent he can go toe-to-toe with or is he doomed to a life of super powered boredom? For teen audiences.

Tokyo Ghoul 1Sui IshidaViz MediaPB RRP: £8.99 18/06/20159781421580364When a morally questionable rescue transforms Ken Kaneki into the fi rst half-human half-Ghoul hybrid,

he is drawn into the dark and violent world of Ghouls, which exists alongside our own. For older teen audiences.

your name. Vol. 1*Makoto ShinkaiYen PressPB RRP: £9.99 04/07/20179780316558556Mitsuha, a high school girl from a town deep in the mountains, dreams of an unfamiliar life in Tokyo. Taki, a high

school boy from Tokyo, dreams that he is a girl living in the mountains. As the two change places in their dreams, their encounter sets a miraculous story into motion.

Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki*Mamoru HosodaYen PressHB RRP: £18.99 27/03/20149780316401654When Hana falls in love with a young interloper she encounters in her college class, the

last thing she expects to learn is that he is part wolf.

Black Butler Vol. 1*Yana TobosoYen PressPB RRP: £9.99 26/01/20109780316080842Whether Sebastian is called to save a dinner party gone awry or probe the dark secrets of London’s underbelly,

there is practically nothing Sebastian cannot do. In fact, one might even say Sebastian is too good to be true…or at least, he is too good to be human…

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Ba� le Royale: RemasteredKoushun TakamiViz MediaPB RRP: £9.99 08/05/20149781421565989The notorious high-octane thriller envisions a nightmare scenario: a class of junior high

school students is taken to a deserted island where, as part of a ruthless authoritarian program, they are provided arms and forced to kill until only one survivor is left standing.

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