Plattekill Library's Teen Graphic Novels
Manga:
The simplified definition of Manga is "Japanese Comics."
Manga, in its original Japanese form, is read from right to left. However, there is also Original English Language (OEL)
manga which is published from left to right.
Here are some links to popular manga publishers:
(Any opinions expressed here are my own and not endorsed in any way by anyone.)
Tokyopop, a huge publisher of such manga as Fruits Basket, has unfortunately gone out of business. That means everything that has been published by them will go out of print unless they sell the rights to another publisher. Here's hoping that the publisher decides to sell off some rights, so the manga can keep being published and distributed.
If there is a particular manga that you know you want,
check Barnes & Noble's site, at BN.com.
Other manga/anime websites that may be of interest :
Following is a list of the manga that we currently own.
| Alice 19th the Complete Series by Yu Watase | Alichino: The Complete Series by Kouyu Shurei |
| Apocalypse Meow: The Complete Series by Motofumi Kobayashi | Azumanga Daioh: The Complete Series by Kiyohiko Azuma |
| Bizenghast Vol. 1 by M. Alice LeGrow | Ceres: Celestial Legend Vol. 1 by Yu Watase |
| Chobits Vol. 2,4 by CLAMP | Cromartie High School Vol. 1 by Eiji Nonaka |
| Culdcept Vol. 1 by Shinya Kineko | Dazzle Vol. 1 by Minari Endoh |
| Death Note Vols. 1, 2 by Tsugumi Ohba | Digital Digimon Monsters Vol. 4 by Yuen Wong Yu |
| Dokebi Bride Vol. 4 by Marley | Dragon Ball Vol. 1 by Akira Toriyama |
| Dragon Ball Z Vols. 7-25 by Akira Toriyama | Dramacon: The Complete Series by Svetlana Chmakova |
| Dream Saga Vols. 1,2 by Megumi Tachikawa | FLCL: The Complete Series by GAINAX |
| Fruits Basket: The Complete Series by Takaya Natsuki | Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 3 by Hiromu Arakawa |
| Gacha Gacha Vol. 1 by Hiroyuki Tamakoshi | Hellsing Vol. 1 by Kohta Hirano |
| Hikaru No Go Vol. 1 by Hotta Yumi | In Dream World Vol. 1 by Jae-Ho Yoon |
| Initial D Vols. 1,2 by Shuichi Shigeno | InuYasha Vol. 1 by Rumiko Takahashi |
| Kodocha Sana's Stage by Vol. 1 by Miho Obana | Library Wars Vols. 1-6 by Kiiro Yum |
| Life Vols. 1-4 by Keiko Suenobu | Mars Vol. 1 by Fuyumi Soryo |
| Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Vol. 1 by Hayao Miyazaki | Neotopia: The Enlightened Age Vol. 1 by Rod Espinosa |
| Nodame Cantabile Vol. 1 by Tomoko Ninomiya | Pastel Vol. 1 by Toshihiko Kobayashi |
| Peach Girl Vol. 1 by Miwa Euda | A Perfect Day for Love Letters Vol. 2 by George Asakura |
| Pet Shop of Horrors: The Complete Series by Matsuri Akino | Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight Vol. 2 by Ryo Mizuno |
| Scrapped Princess Vol. 1 by Ichiro Sakaki | Shaman King Vols. 1,3 by Hiroyuki Takei |
| Suikoden III Vols. 1,2 by Azi Shimizu | Suki Vol. 1 by CLAMP |
| Sweet & Sensitive Vols. 1,2 by Park Eun-Ah | Trigun Vol. 1 by Yasuhiro Nightow |
| World of Narue Vol. 1 by Yasuhiro Nightow | X/1999 Vols. 1,2 by CLAMP |
| Yakitate! Japan Vols. 8-10 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Vols. 1,2,4 by Kazuki Takahashi |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Vols. 1-4,6 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World Vol. 1 by Kazuki Takahashi |
Other Comics and Graphic Novels websites:
Superheroes:
What's a graphic novel collection without superheroes? Here is what is in our collection, just a drop in the bucket of what is out there.
| Amazing Spider-Girl Vol. 3 by Tom DeFalco | Araņa Vol. 1: Heart of the Spider by Fiona Avery |
| Astonishing X-Men Vol. 1 by Joss Whedon | Astro City: Life in the Big City by Kurt Busiek |
| Avengers Disassembled by Brian Michael Bendis | Avengers: The Ultimate Guide by Tom DeFalco |
| Batgirl: Flood by Kelley Puckett | Batgirl: The Greatest Stories Ever Told by Gardner Fox |
| Batgirl: A Knight Alone by Kelley Puckett | Batgirl: Silent Running by Scott Peterson |
| Batman Adventures by Kelley Puckett |
Batman: Battle for the Cowl by Tony S. Daniel |
| Batman: Gotham Knight by Louise Simonson | Batman: Living Hell by Dan Slott |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller | Batman: Under the Hood Vol. 2 by Judd Winick |
| Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? by Neil Gaiman | The best of the Fantastic Four Vol. 1 by Stan Lee |
| Black Panther: Bad Mutha by Reginald Hudlin | Black Panther: The Client by Christopher Priest |
| Black Panther/X-Men | Catwoman: The Visual Guide to the Femme Fatale by Scott Beatty |
| Civil War: A Marvel Comics Event by Mark Millar | Crisis on Infinite Earths by Marv Wolfman |
| Daredevil: Love's Labors Lost by Dennis O'Neill | DC Comics: the Ultimate Character Guide by Brandon T. Snider |
| DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore | DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories |
| Essential Spider-Man Vol. 4 by Stan Lee | Fantastic Four: The Ultimate Guide by Tom DeFalco |
| The Flash: Born to Run by Mark Waid | The Flash: Crossfire by Geoff Johns |
| Ghost: Painful Music by Eric Luke | Green Lantern: Agent Orange by Geoff Johns |
| Green Lantern: Legacy: The Last Will and Testament of Hal Jordan by Joe Kelly | Green Lantern: Passing the Torch by Judd Winick |
| Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps Wars Vols. 1,2 by Goeff Johns | Identity Crisis by Brad Meltzer |
| Iron Man: The Ultimate Guide by Matthew K. Manning | JSA: Black Reign by Geoff Johns |
| JSA: The Liberty Files by Dan Jolley | Justice Society of America: Black Adam and Isis by Geoff Johns |
| Kingdom Come by Mark Waid | Liberty Vocational. [Vol. 1], Will super villains be on the final? by Naomi Novik |
| Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman | Marvel 1602: New World by Greg Pak |
| Marvel Her-oes by Grace Randolph | Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness by John Layman |
| The OMAC Project by Greg Rucka | Runaways Vols. 1-7 by Brian K. Vaughan |
| Showcase Presents Supergirl: Volume 1 | The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 2 by Paul Jenkins |
| Spider-Man 2: The Official Comic Adaptation by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | Spyboy: The Deadly Gourmet Affair by Peter David |
| Superman: The Ultimate Guide to the Man of Steel by Scott Beatty | Supergirl and the Legion of Super-heroes: Strange Visitor from Another Century by Mark Waid |
| Thor/Iron Man: Godd Complex by Dan Abnett | Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1 by Bill Jemas |
| Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 9 by Brian Michael Bendis | Ultimate X-Men by Peter Sanderson |
| Ultimate X-Men Vol. 5 by Mark Millar | Ultimate X-Men: The New Age Vol. 1 by Chris Claremont |
| Ultimates: New Ultimates by Jeph Loeb | Watchmen by Alan Moore |
| Wolverine: Tales of Weapon X | Wonder Woman: Down to Earth by Greg Rucka |
| Wonder Woman: Ends of the Earth by Gail Simone | Wonder Woman: Love & Murder by Jodi Picoult |
| Wonder Woman: Paradise Found by Phil Jimenez | Wonder Woman: Second Genesis by John Byrne |
| Wonder Woman: The Circle by Gail Simone | Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia by Greg Rucka |
| Wonder Woman: Odyssey Vol.1 by J. Michael Straczynski | Wonder Woman: Who is Wonder Woman? by Allan Heinberg |
| World Without a Superman by Dan Jurgens | Young Avengers: Sidekicks by Allan Heinberg |
Comic Strip Websites:
Comic book collections:
These are reprints of the strips that appeared in papers all around the country, collected in a trade paperback format.
Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Watterson
- Authoritative Calvin & Hobbes
- Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
- Calvin & Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book
- Calvin & Hobbes: Sunday Pages 1985-1995
- Essential Calvin & Hobbes
- Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat
- It's a Magical World
- Revenge of the Babysat
- Something Under the Bed is Drooling
- Weirdos From Another Planet
- Yukon Ho!
For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston
- Never Wink at a Worried Woman
- Suddenly Silver: Celebrating 25 Years of For Better or For Worse
Unshelved by Bill Barnes (Library Humor!)
Very funny, and highly recommended for both library staff and library lovers.
In Chronological Order:
- Unshelved
- What Would Dewey Do?
- Library Mascot Cage Match
- Book Club
- Read Responsibly
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reader's Advisory
- Large Print
Literature:
These Graphic Novels are examples of novels or literature adapted into Graphic Novel format. Great for reluctant readers,
or a supplement to school assignments.
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
- Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer
- Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer
- Beowulf by Stefan Petrucha
- Bram Stoker's Dracula
- The Call of the Wild: The Graphic Novel by Jack London
- A Christmas Carol: The Graphic Novel by Charles Dickens
- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
- Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation by Ray Bradbury
- Left Behind: A Graphic Novel of the Earth's Last Days by Tim LaHaye
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by Gary Reed
- The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louise Stevenson
- Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of Those Left Behind by Brian Augustyn
- Twilight: The Graphic Novel Vol. 1 by Stephenie Meyer
- War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
- Ayn Rand's Anthem: the Graphic Novel
- George R.R. Martin's Fevre Dream
- The Exile by Diana Gabaldon
- Stephen King's N
- The Amulet of Samarkand: a Bartimeaus graphic novel by Jonathan Stroud
- The Alchemist: A Graphic Novel by Paul Coelho
- The Little Prince (original by Antoine de Saint-Exupery) adapted by Joann Sfar
- Battle for Shadowland (original by James Patterson) adapted by Dara Naraghi
We have multiple versions of some of the Shakespeare Graphic Novels.
- Hamlet
- Julius Caesar
- King Lear
- Macbeth
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Othello
- Romeo and Juliet
NonFiction:
Biographies, memoirs, history....take a trip into the past with these nonfiction Graphic Novels.
| Alan's War: The Memories of G.I. Alan Cope | The Amazing True Story of a Teenage Mom by Katherine Arnoldi |
| The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb | Che Guevara: a Manga Biography |
| How I Made it to 18: A Mostly True Story by Tracy White | In the Shadow of No Towers by Art Spiegelman |
| Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman | Maus I: My Father bleeds History by Art Spiegelman |
| Maus II : And Her My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman | Nelson Mandela: The Authorized Comic Book |
| Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned by Judd Winick | Persepolis 1, 2 by Marjane Satrapi |
| Smile by Raina Telgemeier | Stiches: A Memoir by David Small |
| Trotsky: A Graphic Biography by Rick Geary | Two-Fisted Science: Stories About Scientists by Jim Ottaviani |
| The United States Constitution: a Graphic Adaptation by Jonathan Hennessey | The Vietnam War: A Graphic History by Dwight von Zimmerman |
| White Devil: The Life and Legend of Hudson Taylor by Tien Dao | Yossel, April 19, 1943: A Story of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising by Joe Kubert |
Simpsons:
Official Simpsons Website-Get episode summaries, character descriptions, upcoming episode details, and more.
Everyone's favorite family from Springfield. All books by Matt Groening.
| Big Book of Bart Simpson | Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson |
| Simpsons Comics Barn Burner | Simpsons Comics Belly Buster |
| Simpsons Comics Madness | Simpsons Comics on Parade |
| Simpsons Comics Unchained | The Simpsons Guide to Springfield |
| The Simpsons Holiday Humdinger | The Simpsons Xmas Book |
Other Graphic Novels:
A variety of miscellanous Graphic Novels, from modern to classic.
| 300 By Frank Miller | American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang |
| Arrowsmith: So Smart in Their Fine Uniforms by Kurt Busiek | Blankets: An Illustrated Novel by Craig Thompson |
| The Books of Faerie: Auberon's Tale by Bronwyn Carlton | Booth by C.C. Colbert |
| Chosen by Ted Dekker | The Clouds Above by Jordan Crane |
| Courtney Crumrin and the Coven of Mystics by Ted Naifeh | Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things by Ted Naifeh |
| Courtney Crumrin in the Twilight Kingdom by Ted Naifeh | Darlin' Niki by Lance Tooks |
| Dong Xoai, Vietnam 1965 by Joe Kubert | Elfquest Vols. 2-9 by Wendi Pini |
| Ex Machina Vols. 1-5 by Brian K. Vaughan | Eye Witness: A Fictional Tale of Absolute Truth by Robert James Luedke |
| Eye Witness: Acts of the Spirit by Robert James Luedke | Eye Witness: Rise of the Apostle by Robert James Luedke |
| Fables Vol. 1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham | Fray by Joss Whedon |
| Halo: Uprising by Brian Michael Bendis | Harry Potty and the Deathly Boring by Stefan Pretucha |
| Haunted Mansion: We're Dying to Meet You! | High School Musical: Lasting Impressions |
| Infidel by Ted Dekker | Isaac the Pirate Vol. 2 by Christophe Blain |
| Jay & Silent Bob in Chasing Dogma by Kevin Smith | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. 1, 1898 by Alan Moore |
| Level up by Gene Luen Lang | Living Hell by Dan Slott |
| The Man Who Grew Young by Daniel Quinn | The Marquis: Inferno by Guy Davis |
| Megatokyo Vol. 5 by Fred Gallagher | Meridian: The Complete Series by Barbara Kesel |
| The Murder of Abraham Lincoln by Rick Geary | Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess's Stardust: Being a Romance Within the Realms of Faerie |
| The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger | Orbiter by Warren Ellis |
| Rex Libris, Vol. 1: I, Librarian by James Turner | Sandman: Fables and Reflections by Neil Gaiman |
| Silverfin: The Graphic Novel by Charlie Higson | Sojourn Vols. 1,3 by Ron Marz |
| Star Trek: Countdown by Mike Johnson | Star Wars: Darth Maul by Ron Marz |
| Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith by Miles Lane | Star Wars: Masquerade by Michael Stackpole |
| Star Wars Tales of the Jedi: Fall of the Sith Empire by Kevin J. Anderson | Star Wars: The Clone Wars Vol.8 by John Ostrander |
| Star Wars: Union by Michael Stackpole | Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair by Michael Stackpole |
| The Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot | Tales From the Crypt Vol. 8: Diary of a Stinky, Dead Kid by Stefan Petrucha |
| The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch: A Romance by Neil Gaiman | Transformers: Movie Adaptation |
| The Turning by Terry M. West | V For Vendetta by Alan Moore |
| Valerian: The New Future Trilogy by Jean-Claude Mezieres | Wake 6 & 7 by Jean David Morvan |
| The Walking Dead Vols. 5,6,7, 11,12 by Robert Kirkman | The Wizard's Tale by Kurt Busiek |
| Y, the Last Man: The Complete Series by Brian K. Vaughan | Zenith: The Barbarian Princess by Joann Sfar |
| Zombie Saturday Night by Terry M. West | The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks by Max Brooks |
Spanish Graphic Novels :
Webcomics :
Here's a list of some webcomics to check out. Caution : Language is rough in some of these.