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1.One who has been trained in the ancient art of library science but who is no longer employed as such.
2. A serving member of the International Order Of Librarians
3. An ex-librarian who likes comics, graphic novels and animation and has an over-active imagination.
My Name is Inger Fountain and I wasn’t born a librarian but my mother thought I was. After qualifying with a post-grad diploma in the ancient art I worked in public libraries for a few years before becoming pregnant, having one of many mid-life crises, and wondering what exactly it was I was supposed to do with my life.Enter comics, graphic novels and animation.
Two years later I had started what I believe to be the only business in the world specifically designed to advise and supply libraries with comics and graphic novels. I no longer own Sealight Books but still love the medium of visual storytelling. Particularly all-ages material or those titles that tell great stories without excessive and repetitive violence or other forms of gratuitous fan-service.
This blog is intended to offer my ex-librarian’s perspective on graphic novels and the people that read and write them. Welcome.
Disclaimer
I am not Barbara Gordon nor do I know Barbara Gordon. Please do not send mail/guano/tastless Joker graphic novels to me addressed to Batgirl/Barbara Gordon as I am unable to pass them on.
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Hello Inger,
After seeing your interest in comics and graphic novels we thought you might be interested in our work, we are the Hazardous Players and we recently published a website entitled Knighttime, where every other week we upload a new audio episode of a humor/fantasy adventure we produce. These stories follow the travels of Sir Cottington and Sir Bratwurst as they reluctantly stumble their way through their various quests. With them, they carry the Henchwoods Guides, which every good traveler should have in order to identify the many potentially dangerous and magical creatures one could possibly encounter on any good adventure. The website is often updated with new entries to the guides, with art and useful information concerning the beasts and plants that inhabit the world of Knighttime.
With this fantasy adventure we plan on constructing multiply narratives using various media: writing, audio performance and art, (eventually video), to create a story that is an expanding fantasy for children and adults. Though we realize this is a nontraditional approach to literature, we do see that this could be a unique way to tell a story, harkening back to the time of episodic adventures on the radio.
We would be interested in hearing what you think, feedback is always appreciated.
Hazardousplayers.com
Sincerely,
The Hazardous Players