Title: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: Byron Virgo on 20 December, 2004, 09:47:24 PM
Post by: Byron Virgo on 20 December, 2004, 09:47:24 PM
After the success of my new Graphic Novel section in West Hampstead Library [plug plug], I've now been given another ?200 for even more books. But even more exciting than that is that I've been asked to stock from the ground up the new Kilburn Library Graphic Novel (I really hate that term!) section, and I've been given a grand (that's ?1000, for those not versed in the parlance of the streets) to do it with, with the possibility of a further ?500 if I need it.
So basically, what I want from you guys are suggestions of what I should buy to make a stock list that is both mixed but that will be popular with the general public. I'm building from the ground up here, so all suggestions, of whatever form, are welcomed.
So basically, what I want from you guys are suggestions of what I should buy to make a stock list that is both mixed but that will be popular with the general public. I'm building from the ground up here, so all suggestions, of whatever form, are welcomed.
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: Dudley on 20 December, 2004, 09:49:48 PM
Post by: Dudley on 20 December, 2004, 09:49:48 PM
Popular with the public?
Hmmmmm...
Garfield?
The Simpsons annual?
Striker?
Hmmmmm...
Garfield?
The Simpsons annual?
Striker?
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: Dan Kelly on 20 December, 2004, 09:50:49 PM
Post by: Dan Kelly on 20 December, 2004, 09:50:49 PM
Just got the 15th Anniversay Edition of Morrison and Mckean's Arkham Asylum
As well as being a good hardcover GN (in the true sense - i.e. not originally single issues), it also has a copy of the original script and dev sketches by Grant.
Dan
As well as being a good hardcover GN (in the true sense - i.e. not originally single issues), it also has a copy of the original script and dev sketches by Grant.
Dan
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: Byron Virgo on 20 December, 2004, 10:04:29 PM
Post by: Byron Virgo on 20 December, 2004, 10:04:29 PM
Interesting, but ultimately let down by being not very good (no offence).
"Garfield?
The Simpsons annual?
Striker?"
You're taking the piss Dud!
Sensible suggestions only, please.
"Garfield?
The Simpsons annual?
Striker?"
You're taking the piss Dud!
Sensible suggestions only, please.
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: feridian on 20 December, 2004, 10:49:22 PM
Post by: feridian on 20 December, 2004, 10:49:22 PM
This is probably a way too obvious suggestion, but a library needs a bit of everything:
some 'mainstream' books, e.g. Jimmy Corrigan, Craig Thompson's Blankets, Art Spiegelman (for those who don't like 'comics'), some of the groundbreaking GNs, i.e. Watchmen, Dark Knight Returns, Sandman, Bone, some classic superheroes (not all movie tie-ins), and as many current big names as you can afford, e.g. Preacher, Losers.
And some manga, which I can't comment on.
Oh, and some 2K stuff. And the Alan Moore Top 10 GNs. And Duds is right that you need some Simpsons too, and some Buffy tie-ins. But go easy on Star Wars stuff - it's just not necessary.
The aim of a library collection has to be to have a varied range so that everyone browsing will find something they recognise, but also will have plenty of other things to pick up and get to like. (I wanted to work in a library, but got sidetracked.)
some 'mainstream' books, e.g. Jimmy Corrigan, Craig Thompson's Blankets, Art Spiegelman (for those who don't like 'comics'), some of the groundbreaking GNs, i.e. Watchmen, Dark Knight Returns, Sandman, Bone, some classic superheroes (not all movie tie-ins), and as many current big names as you can afford, e.g. Preacher, Losers.
And some manga, which I can't comment on.
Oh, and some 2K stuff. And the Alan Moore Top 10 GNs. And Duds is right that you need some Simpsons too, and some Buffy tie-ins. But go easy on Star Wars stuff - it's just not necessary.
The aim of a library collection has to be to have a varied range so that everyone browsing will find something they recognise, but also will have plenty of other things to pick up and get to like. (I wanted to work in a library, but got sidetracked.)
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: Jared Katooie on 20 December, 2004, 10:59:42 PM
Post by: Jared Katooie on 20 December, 2004, 10:59:42 PM
Hitman.
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: Pyroxian on 20 December, 2004, 11:05:14 PM
Post by: Pyroxian on 20 December, 2004, 11:05:14 PM
Understanding Comics might be a good addition.
Steve
Steve
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: IndigoPrime on 20 December, 2004, 11:19:39 PM
Post by: IndigoPrime on 20 December, 2004, 11:19:39 PM
Some of the Ultimates stuff would probably go down well (Spider-Man is good, as is The Ultimates).
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 20 December, 2004, 11:23:25 PM
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 20 December, 2004, 11:23:25 PM
Seriously, what's your problem with Mark Waid?
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: Byron Virgo on 20 December, 2004, 11:25:50 PM
Post by: Byron Virgo on 20 December, 2004, 11:25:50 PM
There's some nice Marvel reprints of their old superhero stuff (Essentials?), which I haven't bought, since I gave up superheroes some while ago, but looking back at some of that Frank Miller Daredevil stuff, it was pretty tempting. My boss specifically asked for Daredevil and The Hulk.
So apart from those, and titles like Watchmen, Sandman, Dark Knight Returns, Maus, Jimmy Corrigan and Understanding Comics, what do people think I should get?
Top 10? From Hell? Some Will Eisner? And what 2000AD-related collections should I go for - the new DC stuff is pretty tempting, but it'd be good to support Rebellion's independant publishing.
So apart from those, and titles like Watchmen, Sandman, Dark Knight Returns, Maus, Jimmy Corrigan and Understanding Comics, what do people think I should get?
Top 10? From Hell? Some Will Eisner? And what 2000AD-related collections should I go for - the new DC stuff is pretty tempting, but it'd be good to support Rebellion's independant publishing.
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 20 December, 2004, 11:31:02 PM
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 20 December, 2004, 11:31:02 PM
Really, Mark Waid must be the most inoffensive writer the world has ever known. What#s your beef?
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: Byron Virgo on 20 December, 2004, 11:35:55 PM
Post by: Byron Virgo on 20 December, 2004, 11:35:55 PM
What?!
I never mentioned Mark Waid (at least not on this thread).
I just don't like his work since I read that Kingdom thing: after all the hype, I expected something grand and epic, but in the end all I got was a pale imitation of Alan Moore's Twilight of the Superheroes treatment. It just fell really flat for me, and there's just something I find ever so slightly grating about his writing I've read elsewhere. Nothing personal, it's just the way it is.
I never mentioned Mark Waid (at least not on this thread).
I just don't like his work since I read that Kingdom thing: after all the hype, I expected something grand and epic, but in the end all I got was a pale imitation of Alan Moore's Twilight of the Superheroes treatment. It just fell really flat for me, and there's just something I find ever so slightly grating about his writing I've read elsewhere. Nothing personal, it's just the way it is.
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: Pyroxian on 20 December, 2004, 11:44:08 PM
Post by: Pyroxian on 20 December, 2004, 11:44:08 PM
Marvels
Astro-City
Steve
Astro-City
Steve
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: Byron Virgo on 20 December, 2004, 11:47:02 PM
Post by: Byron Virgo on 20 December, 2004, 11:47:02 PM
Never read any Astro City. Good is it? I hear good things.
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: Lord Running Clam on 20 December, 2004, 11:53:04 PM
Post by: Lord Running Clam on 20 December, 2004, 11:53:04 PM
If you're going for newspaper strip collections as well as comics,I'm sure Calvin and hobbes,would go down well.
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: Pyroxian on 20 December, 2004, 11:53:42 PM
Post by: Pyroxian on 20 December, 2004, 11:53:42 PM
Yes, very good. Definitely worth getting the first two GNs, but they're all good.
Steve
Steve
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: Jared Katooie on 20 December, 2004, 11:58:15 PM
Post by: Jared Katooie on 20 December, 2004, 11:58:15 PM
How to draw manga kicks ass. Parts of it read better than some of the stuff in prog 2005. Especially the manga about the life of a manga creator.
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 21 December, 2004, 12:14:39 AM
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 21 December, 2004, 12:14:39 AM
I'm sorry, but I'm not buying anything written by Mark Waid. I'm sorry, but there it is.
Byron Virgo. 30th November 2004.
His Flash and Fantastic Four stuff is pretty good.
Byron Virgo. 30th November 2004.
His Flash and Fantastic Four stuff is pretty good.
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 21 December, 2004, 12:18:08 AM
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 21 December, 2004, 12:18:08 AM
Though in all seriousness there are now 3 Strangers in Paradise Digest volumes that go for about ?11 each and cover the first 5 years of the series. Highly recommended, especially in those editions.
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: Byron Virgo on 21 December, 2004, 12:20:34 AM
Post by: Byron Virgo on 21 December, 2004, 12:20:34 AM
Well, maybe it's just indicative of the fact that I really have no interest in superheroes anymore. After all, they're hardly likely to reach the giddy heights scaled by the likes of Frank MIller and Alan Moore now, are they?
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: James on 21 December, 2004, 12:22:46 AM
Post by: James on 21 December, 2004, 12:22:46 AM
All the Preacher and Transmetropolitan collections.
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 21 December, 2004, 12:29:43 AM
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 21 December, 2004, 12:29:43 AM
Maybe not but they're solid stories that will appeal to people who wouldn't neccesarily enjoy Moore and Millar. He produces food, solid, work that is as good as heroes get. His recent Fantastic Four are, erm, a fantastic set of four books, it has to be said.
The Titan collections of Modesty Blase are worth considering, they don't make them like that anymore.
The Titan collections of Modesty Blase are worth considering, they don't make them like that anymore.
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: Richmond Clements on 21 December, 2004, 12:36:45 AM
Post by: Richmond Clements on 21 December, 2004, 12:36:45 AM
Halo, Apocalypse War, Skizz (just book one), Year One, JLA Earth2, Potrait of a Mutant, Ronin.
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: Tordelbach on 21 December, 2004, 12:51:45 AM
Post by: Tordelbach on 21 December, 2004, 12:51:45 AM
If you're looking for maximum bang for your buck,indispensible moments in comics history AND something for everyone, then:
Age of Bronze: 'A Thousand Ships', and 'Sacrifice'
are just incredible works. Worthy in the educational sense too.
Cerebus, all 6000 pages. Like him or loathe him, Sim is a genius. Stark staring mad, mind, but what a body of work.
Jason Lutes: 'Jar of Fools' and the first spectacular 'Berlin' collection.
Eddie Campbell's 'Bacchus' (10 volumes, earlier ones are particularly brill) and all the 'Alec' trades. Incredibel stuff.
Age of Bronze: 'A Thousand Ships', and 'Sacrifice'
are just incredible works. Worthy in the educational sense too.
Cerebus, all 6000 pages. Like him or loathe him, Sim is a genius. Stark staring mad, mind, but what a body of work.
Jason Lutes: 'Jar of Fools' and the first spectacular 'Berlin' collection.
Eddie Campbell's 'Bacchus' (10 volumes, earlier ones are particularly brill) and all the 'Alec' trades. Incredibel stuff.
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: colcool007 on 21 December, 2004, 01:07:38 AM
Post by: colcool007 on 21 December, 2004, 01:07:38 AM
Larson's Far Side Galleries would be a popular move. Also what about the new Titan Dan Dare books and Charley's War?
Most libraries I know get the daily papers in so how about a subscription to the Megazine? Once every four weeks and even a 5 year subscription would only knock out ?200 of your capital and it would guarantee new stuff to be coming in all the time.
Most libraries I know get the daily papers in so how about a subscription to the Megazine? Once every four weeks and even a 5 year subscription would only knock out ?200 of your capital and it would guarantee new stuff to be coming in all the time.
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: Max Kon on 21 December, 2004, 01:35:20 AM
Post by: Max Kon on 21 December, 2004, 01:35:20 AM
I don't think libraries pay the same price for books
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: Byron Virgo on 21 December, 2004, 04:59:10 PM
Post by: Byron Virgo on 21 December, 2004, 04:59:10 PM
You're right Max, we get a slight discount.
Unfortunately, we can't subscribe to the Megazine, since out periodicals budgetr has been dramatically slashed, and we can't even get all the papers every day now, let alone comics.
Already got some of Eddie Campbell's Alec books, but I'm always up for getting more Campbell (I wonder how readers would react to Bacchus!).
Titan's collections of Dan Dare, Modesty Blaise and Charley's WAr are all excellent and worth buying.
Anyone got any other suggestions?
Unfortunately, we can't subscribe to the Megazine, since out periodicals budgetr has been dramatically slashed, and we can't even get all the papers every day now, let alone comics.
Already got some of Eddie Campbell's Alec books, but I'm always up for getting more Campbell (I wonder how readers would react to Bacchus!).
Titan's collections of Dan Dare, Modesty Blaise and Charley's WAr are all excellent and worth buying.
Anyone got any other suggestions?
Title: Re: Stock Suggestions #3
Post by: Max Kon on 25 December, 2004, 11:35:01 AM
Post by: Max Kon on 25 December, 2004, 11:35:01 AM
The Black Library all ways have good ones.
Link: The Black Library