Graphic Novels August 2009: Previews Picks
Diamond Comic Distrubutors’ Previews Catalogue is the place to find the best upcoming graphic novels, comics and manga. Titles are listed in the catalogue approximately 2 months before they are released onto the market which makes this tome a great resource for pre-ordering and staying ahead of upcoming releases.
These titles listed below are highly recommended for both libraries and educators due to their literary content and/or popularity. For each title I have added broad age suggestions to help with selection but final placement will depend on the library/reader level.
Best Upcoming Graphic Novels/Manga:
Previews Catalogue August 2009
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID VOLUME 4 HC 
(W/A) Jeff Kinney
HC, 6×8, 224pgs, B&W
Junior-Young Adult Fiction ISBN: 0810983915
It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you’re ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. Author/illustrator Jeff Kinney recalls the growing pains of school life through a hero who epitomizes the challenges of being a kid.
FINDING NEMO: REEF RESCUE TP
(W) Marie Croall (A) Erica Reis Currey
SC, 6×9, 112pgs, FC
Junior Fiction ISBN: 1934506885
Nemo, Dory, and Marlin have become local heroes, and are recruited to embark on an all-new adventure in this exciting collection! Their reef is mysteriously dying and no one knows why. Facing dangerous waters and incredible odds, Nemo travels the great blue sea to save the one thing that matters most of all — home!
KNIGHTS OF THE LUNCH TABLE VOLUME 2: THE DRAGON PLAYERS
(W/A) Frank Cammuso
SC, 6×9, 128pgs, FC
Junior Fiction ISBN: 0439903238
It’s Dragon Day, the annual fair and festival at Camelot Middle School. Artie King and his pals Wayne and Percy have big plans to build a remote-controlled dragon, enter the robot joust, and win the coveted Dragon Cup. But before you know it, Artie and his friends are battling with each other. Then the Horde builds a bigger, better dragon-bot. Now Artie is besieged on both sides!
SHERLOCK HOLMES VOL. 1: THE TRIAL OF SHERLOCK HOLMES HC
Writer: Leah Moore, John Reppion
Penciller: Aaron Campbell Cover: John Cassaday
HC, 7×10, 130+pgs, FC
Young Adult Fiction ISBN: 1606900587
Written by Leah Moore and John Reppion with reverence and a modern edge, artist Aaron Douglas completes the Victorian mood under the striking and iconic John Cassaday covers. So begins the “Trial of Sherlock Holmes” which presents the great detective with an all-too personal quandary and explores the nature of the man and his world with a mix of refined ambiance, carefully crafted mystery and chilling suspense!
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