Hey all! This weekend I was in Austin for my Maverick Committee meeting. If you're not aware this committee chooses the Maverick List, a list of notable graphic novels that have been published in the last year. I love serving on this committee, I get to read lots of graphic novels and comics and I get to discuss them with equally nerdy librarians (also, afterward I get to go to Austin's Wizard World Comic Convention!)!
Here is the list we voted on on Saturday. Hot off the presses! I've put a star(*) next to those that I particularly love and will do more specific reviews later.
2012-2013 Maverick Graphic Novel List
Books for 6th-8th grade
Bake Sale by Sara Varon
Astronaut Academy Zero Gravity by Dave Roman *
Hereville: How Mirka Got her
Sword by Barry Deutsch
Last Unicorn by Peter Beagle
Lost and Found by Shaun Tan*
Pirate Penguin Vs Ninja Chicken by Ray Friesen*
Possessions: Book One: Unclean
Getaway by Ray Fawkes
Sidekicks by Dan Santat*
Zita the SpaceGirl by Ben Hatke*
Books for 6th through High School
Laddertop v. 1 by Orson Scott Card, Emily Janice Card w/Zina Card, Honoel A. Ibardolaza
21: The Story of Roberto Clemente by Wilfred Santiago*
Americus by M. K. Reed and Jonathan David Hill*
Anya's Ghost by Vera Brogol*
Avengers, Vol 1 by Brian
Michael Bendis
Bad Island by Doug TenNapel*
Drawing From Memory by
Allen Say
Evolution: the story of life on earth by Jay Hosler, Kevin
Cannon and Zander Cannon
Freshman: Tales of 9th Grade Obsessions, Revelations, and
Other Nonsense by Corinne Mucha
I am Here! By Ema T'yama*
Last Dragon by Jane Yolen and Rebecca Guay*
Lewis & Clark by Nick Bertozzi
Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury, Dennis Calero and Howard
Zimmerman*
My Boyfriend is a Monster: I Love Him to Pieces by Evonne Tsang and Janina Garrissen
Page by Paige by Laura Lee Gulledge*
Return of the Dapper Men by Jim McCann and Janet Lee*
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, Nancy Butler, Sonny
Liew*
Superman: Earth One by J. Michael Straczynzki and Shane
Davis*
Unsinkable Walker Bean by Aaron Renier
Will Supervillains be on the final? By Naomi Novik and Yishan
Li
Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty By Greg Neri;
Illustrated by Randy DuBurke
Books for High School
Feynman by Jim Ottaviani and
Leland Myrick
Astro City Shining Stars by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson*
Axe Cop by Malachai Nicolle and
Ethan Nicolle
Cinderella: From Fabletown with
Love by Chris Roberson and Shawn McManus*
Daredevil Reborn by Andy Diggle and
Davide Gianfelice*
Four Eyes by Joe Kelly and Max
Fiumara
Green Lantern: Blackest Night by
Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke
Griff by Christopher Moore and
Ian Corson*
Guerrillas by Brahm Revel*
Guild by Felicia Day, Jim Rugg
and Dan Jackson*
Homeland Directive by Robert
Vendetti, illustrated by Mike Huddleston*
Hopeless Savages Greatest Hits by
Jen Van Meter & many illustrators*
Infinite Kung Fu by Kagan McLeod
izombie v. 1 Dead to the World by Chris Roberson & Michael Allard*
Kill Shakespeare by Conor
McCreery, Anthony Del Col, Andy Belanger
Level Up by Gene Luen Yang
Shadoweyes by Ross Campbell*
Sita's Ramayana by Samhita Arni
& Meyna Chitrakar
Adult for Young Adult
Daytripper by Fabio Moon &
Gabriel Ba
RASL Pocket Book 1 by Jeff Smith
Unwritten V.1: Tommy Taylor and
the Bogus Identity by Mike Carey &
Peter
Vietnamerica by GB Tran*
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