Graphic Novels for Teens PDF Print E-mail

 

Looking for manga or comic books? Check out the library's cool Young Adult Graphic Novel collection.

Programs | Booklists | Purchase Suggestion | Book Club Bags | Resources 

What's New? 

Some of these titles are still on order and aren't available for check out yet. Place a hold in the library catalog to be the first to read them!

Candidate for Goddess 

School Rumble

PhD Phantasy Degree

Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives

Demon Flowers

Fallen Vampire

Dead High Yearbook 

Dark Horse Heroes Omnibus 

Aqua

Black Metal

Batman: The Killing Joke

Crossroad 

Vampire Knight 

Exiles: Starting Over

Naruto

 

Programs

TEEN ANIMANGA CLUB

The Teen Animanga Club meets once a month (September through May) to preview new manga titles, compete in trivia contests, eat snacks, and watch anime. Check out the Teen Events page for the next meeting time.

Each year the Teen Animanga Club votes on the new graphic novels they've read and the two manga series with the most votes are purchased for the library's Young Adult Graphic Novel collection.

SPECIAL EVENTS - none scheduled at this time


Please note
: the Teen Animanga Club and any Special Events listed above are for teens only. You must be 12-18 years old to attend these programs.

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Booklists

Looking for something good to read? Check out our Graphic Novel booklists.

 

Purchase Suggestion

Want to recommend a graphic novel for the Young Adult Graphic Novel collection? Use the library's online Purchase Request Form.

 

Book Club Bags

Are you looking for something cool for your Animanga or Book Club to read? The library has Book Club Bags available for check out (bags check out for two months). These are bags containing multiple copies of a title previously read by one of the library's book clubs. Two of the bags contain titles from the Teen Animanga Book Club - see below for current selections.

Current Animanga Book Club titles available for checkout are:

  • D. Gray-man (volume 1) by Katsura Hoshino
  • Demon Ororon (volume 1) by Hakase Mizuki
  • Murder Princess (volume 1) by Sekihiko Inui
  • Venus Versus Virus (volume 1) by Atsushi Suzumi

Need more info? Contact the Youth Services Reference Desk at (541) 766-6794.

 

Resources

Graphic Novel Core Collection    Click here if inside the library   |   Click here if outside the library
This database highlights approximately 2,000 recommended graphic novel titles with descriptive and evaluative annotations (including review excerpts and awards the title has won), plus cover art. Standards for rating material by age appropriateness are strictly applied, plus all titles are searchable by author, title, subject, genre, and grade level.

2008 Great Graphic Novel for Teens - list from the Young Adult Library Services Association

Comic Book Awards Almanac

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

Diamond Bookshelf Graphic Novel Reviews

No Flying, No Tights - graphic novel reviews by Robin Brenner 

Sequential Tart - web zine about the comics industry

Teenreads.com - look for monthly manga reviews 

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