Comic Take Over – podcast 5

Hello, Lovely pod people, we enjoyed ourselves today talking comics on this fifth Library Love Podcast, with loads of excellent reading suggestions. Grant, Kevin and I (Vikki) shared what we had recently been reading.
• Vikki read Paper Girls by Brian K Vaughan (Vols 1 &2)
and has just started Preacher Vol 1 by Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon
• Grant read Joker by Brian Azzarello
• Kevin read The Flintstones by Mark Russell,
The Dark Knight 3 by Frank Miller and
Predator vs Judge Dredd vs Alien by John Wagner

New and forthcoming adult books:
• Jason Arron, Gerry Dugan, James Robertson, Dr strange Vol 1
• Christopher Brookmyre, Places in the Darkness
• Dean Koontz, Whispering Room
• Simon Scarrow, Day of the Caesars (Eagles of the Empire 16)
• Adrian Tchaikovsky, Dogs of War

New and forthcoming children’s books:
• Evil Pea Rules by Sue Hendra (picture book)
• Little Spook by Penny Dolan and illustrated by Joshua Heinsz (5 – 7 years)
• Toxic Cookie Monster by Tony Bradman (7 – 9 years)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Robotanimals by Caleb Goellner & Thomas Chad (9 – 11 years)
• Mayfly by Colin Mulhern (teen)

DVD recommendations:
• Wonder Woman (12)
• Spiderman: The Homecoming (12)
• King Arthur (15)
• Snoopy and Charlie Brown – The Peanuts Movie (U)

Our Reading Agony this week “My 10 year old daughter is curious to try a comic please can you advise on some suitable age appropriate titles?” suggestions included:

• Adventure Time created by Ryan North
• My Little Pony
• Teen Titans
• DC Super Hero Girls
• Dungeon Fun created by Colin Bell and Neil Slorance
• Lumberjanes created by Grace Ellis and Noelle Stevenson
• Space Dumplins created by Craig Thompson
• Unbeatable Squirrel Girl and the Great Lakes Avengers created by Steve Ditko
• Batgirl of Burnside created by Cameron Stewart, Brendan Fletcher, Babs Tarr

Staff quote of the day: Anyone seen Tanya? Is she locked in her new shed?

Our Discussion was all about the best adaptations from comic to TV or film. Many of these titles do contain some adult content. This could have been a podcast all on its own however we scratched the surface with:
• The Walking Dead created by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard
• Daredevil created by Stan Lee, Bill Everett, Jack Kirby,
• Jessica Jones created by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos
• Luke Cage created by Archie Goodwin , John Romita Sr
• Kickass created by Mark Miller
• Scott Pilgrim versus the World created by Bryan Lee O’Malley
• Watchmen created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
• Judge Dredd created by John Wagner, Pat Mills, Carlos Ezquerra

Tell us favourite Comic Book Hero or Villain?
Or your idea for a comic book mash up? My Little Pony Versus Hellraiser anyone?

Did you know? Our information segment this week was all about Code Club

Coming Soon: Comic Take Over Day at Falkirk Library Saturday 25th November 11am – 4pm. Come on in – you know you want even more comic-y goodness

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