Free Comic Book Day + Supanova

And yes, the sharp-eyed amongst you will have noticed that this was last weekend.  But my comic book fiends at school only told me about it on Monday... So I thought I'd let you know about it now, and I'll mention it on this blog before the 2012 event.

Find out all about it on the Free Comic Book Day website here.  It happens across North America and around the world.

My comic book fiends went to King's Comics and Kinokuniya in Sydney.  The site has a FAQ page and a store locator so your comic book fiends can find out about any local stores that are participating and toddle along to acquire freebies.

Said one, "Miss, you should go to Supanova this year."

Supanova? 

Supanova Pop Culture Expo is where the adoring public comes face to face with Supa-Star celebrities and the creative talent that inspire their imaginary worlds under one big roof.


Gathered from the wonderful worlds of science-fiction, pulp TV/movies, toys, console gaming, trading cards, animation/cartoons, fantasy, comic books, entertainment technology, books, internet sites and fan-clubs, the result is an amazing celebration in an atmosphere tailor made for expessing your inner geek and where getting into cosplay (cos-tume role-play) is the obvious thing to do!


Cheers

Ruth (who thinks she is flattered to have been perceived as having an inner geek).

GIFSL* 54. Manga fabric

Ikea has a new range of fabric with a manga kinda theme (well, nobody said you couldn't combine manga and vikings...!!).  The Charlotta fabrics are designed by Åsa Ekström.

This is Charlotta Teckning:

and this is Charlotta Block:

which as you can see is darker in colour - the range has lighter and darker black and white fabrics in it.

See the whole range here; $8.99/metre, 150cm wide, and pay attention to the repeat if you're sewing it into curtains.

But what's to stop you stapling some over a cheap canvas frame for a wall feature?  Or make three, for greater impact?  Maybe they could highlight your collection of graphic novels and manga and so forth?

If you're after manga in colour, the quilt fabric manufacturer Alexander Henry  (that's the manufacturer website, you would buy from a retailer such as the link given below) often has unusual fabrics, including this one from their Indochine range:

which is available from this online retailer (where I found this image).  $US9.50/yard, 45in/112cm wide.

Cheers

Ruth

Charlotta mages from Ikea's website

Twilight manga/graphic novel

What, you thought it wouldn't happen?  Foolish, foolish thought! More info from EW here (also the source of the screenshot above).  No release date that I've yet found, but I'm sure you won't be able to miss it when it is closer to its publication date...

Cheers

Ruth

Bookmarks - original student work

Some of our library regulars spend lunchtimes drawing in manga and other genres, so I've started with them in working on having some original bookmarks. I've scanned the originals (at 600dpi to preserve detail) and printed them in colour. We'll back them with coloured paper (noting they're part of our Original Art bookmark series) and laminate them, then have them as a freebie at the borrowing desk. Here are four of the first ones in the series. I insisted that the students sign their original work (in whatever form they choose for their 'artist's signature'), to own and be proud of their creations.

Manga bookmarks

Manga's incredibly popular with some kids right now - reading, drawing, engaging with this world and style through the internet. I've asked some of those who spend happy time drawing in the library to make me some bookmarks in their own unique mangaesque (is that a word?) style, and they've eagerly agreed. Colour, please, I said - I'm happy to scan and print them in colour - and make sure you sign/autograph your original work.

I'm looking forward to seeing the results. We keep a supply of free bookmarks at the borrowing desk - there are other ways (I'll blog about later) to have an interesting selection at minimal cost.