Bucks County Free Library: Getting Started With Graphic Novels

Press release from the Bucks County Free Library:

December 4, 2022

I love to talk comics with anyone and everyone, but I tend to hear the same concerns. People can’t figure out how to get into comics (“There are like a thousand issues of Superman!”). Or they worry they don’t know how to read comics (“Which panel do I read next?”). Most troubling of all, they don’t know just how many different types of stories there are (“Aren’t they all about superheroes?”).

If you’ve felt any of those things, I have the list for you! Check out these titles, broken down by genre, that you can get from the library. Any one of them might be your doorway to a whole new reading experience.

Note: In addition to physical graphic novels you can pick up at a library, many more are available digitally. Check hoopla for tons of e-comics or browse the “Graphic Novels for Adults and Teens” shelf in cloudLibrary.

If you’re still unsure where to start with comics – or want an artist’s perspective on the medium – try one of these books about comics.

Mark C., Perkasie branch

This press release was produced by the Bucks County Free Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.