Time for some hot takes from two cool cats. Thomas tore himself away from Final Fantasy XV for five minutes to get this out before episode 24 gets recorded! We’re excited about comics anthologies, plus Captain America continues planting agents in the U.S. government. YALSA’s got a graphic novel recommendation list you can count on when the New York Times lets you down. If you need more than one list per year, Kristin and Thomas are still serving up quality comics for you to read, hear, and pass along!
To punch Nazis or not to punch Nazis, that is the no-brainer
Shelly Bond’s Femme Magnifique is in the works
New York Times removes graphic novel category from bestseller lists
Melanie Gillman’s Other Side anthology free for schools, libraries, and cash-strapped teens
San Jose City Councilman Lan Diep sworn in holding his Captain America shield
YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels For Teens 2017
Kristin’s Picks
One Hundred Nights of Hero 9780316259170
Sick 9780996273916
Thomas’s Picks
Barakamon 9780316336086
Shaft: Imitation of Life 9781606907573
Secret Stacks logo and avatar by Severin Piehl, go read his webcomic Tove
Theme song by Julie Jurgens, y’all. BONUS: Watch & listen to her play “Hero” as a submission to NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest!