Chesapeake Public Library Anime Festival
January 8, 2011
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
1214 Volvo Parkway
Chesapeake, VA 23320
Monday, January 3, 2011
Monday, December 27, 2010
Libraries Closed Tuesday, December 28th
Due to continuing hazardous conditions, all Chesapeake city offices, courts, libraries and community centers will be closed Tuesday, December, 28th, and all evening activities are canceled. To keep up to date with the advisories, you can check the city's website, or follow the library on Facebook and Twitter.
Be safe!!
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Libraries Closed Monday, December 27th
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Anime Addicts @ Indian River Library November Meeting
Calling all Otaku! Join us at the Indian River Library tomorrow (Thursday) for Anime Addicts. Be thankful for CLAMP! This month we will be watching episodes of xxxHOLiC and X. The popcorn’s on us.
Ages: Teens, 12-18
Location: Indian River Meeting Room
Anime Addicts is sponsored by FUNimation's Operation Anime.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Manga Web Portal Coming Soon
In an effort to combat online piracy of their content, 37 Japanese manga publishers are set to launch a manga web portal sometime before the new year. The portal is tentatively being called, "J Manga Portal Site" and will distribute manga digitally from participating publishers. In addition to the digital manga, the portal will also include news and information about other titles from the publishers. Some of the 37 publishers are large publishing firms of Hakusensha, Kadakawa, Kodansha, Ohzora, Shogakukan, and Shueisha.
The initial web portal will be in beta form and purported to be available by the years end. The publishers are planning on having the public site available by March of next year. For further details see the ICv2 and Anime News Network articles.
The initial web portal will be in beta form and purported to be available by the years end. The publishers are planning on having the public site available by March of next year. For further details see the ICv2 and Anime News Network articles.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Get the Latest Graphic Novels and Manga with Wowbrary
Want to stay up to date on the latest graphic novels and manga at the Chesapeake Public Library? We now have a great service called Wowbrary, which is a newsletter that is delivered right to your inbox. This newsletter showcases the week's top choices at the Chesapeake Public Library. In order to see the latest and greatest graphic novels and manga, just click on the Comics & Graphic Novels link located on the left-hand side of screen (under the Young People category).
Your browswer will then open up a new window and you can see all of the new graphic novels and manga and request them at your local library branch. Like what you see? Sign up today!
Friday, November 5, 2010
New York Times Best Selling Graphic Novels List, October 24-30
| This Week | Weeks on List | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE EXILE: AN OUTLANDER GRAPHIC NOVEL, by Diana Gabaldon and Hoang Nguyen. (Random House, $25.) The story of Jamie Fraser, a kilt-wearing 18th-century Scotsman, and Claire Randall, a World War II-era nurse who has been transported back back in time, is retold in the graphic novel format. | 3 |
| 2 | THE ADVENTURES OF OOK AND GLUK, by George Beard and Harold Hutchins. (Scholastic, $9.99.) Ook and Gluk, two cave boys, must learn kung-fu to save their prehistoric home from a menace from the future. | 9 |
| 3 | AMERICAN VAMPIRE, VOL. 1, by Scott Snyder, Stephen King and Rafael Albuquereque. (DC Comics, $24.99.) What do the roaring 20’s and the wild west have in common? Vampires. | 1 |
| 4 | THE OUTFIT, by Darwyn Cooke. (IDW, $24.99.) A second adventure of Parker, the antihero created by Richard Stark, is turned into a graphic novel. In his installment, Parker gets a new face... and revenge. | 1 |
| 5 | BLACKEST NIGHT, by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis. (DC Comics, $29.99.) This collected edition of the event mini-series features some surprising deaths and even more surprising rebirths. Green Lantern and the recently resurrected Flash are at the forefront. | 13 |
| 6 | X-MEN: SECOND COMING, by various. (Marvel Entertainment, $39.99.) Will the mutant named Hope be the rescue or damnation of mutant kind? There may not be time to learn the answer as the X-Men try to save her from eradication. | 2 |
| 7 | DARK TOWER: THE BATTLE OF JERICHO HILL, by Peter David, Robin Furth and Jae Lee. (Marvel Entertainment, $24.99.) This comic series explores the world set forth by Stephen King’s “Dark Tower” novels. Will the evil plans of the Crimson King come to fruition? | 8 |
| 8 | KICK-ASS, by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.. (Marvel Entertainment, $14.99.) A "realistic" look at what would happen if a teenage boy put on a costume to fight crime. Not for the weak of heart. | 31 |
| 9 | THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ, by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young. (Marvel Entertainment, $29.99.) Dorothy is back in Kansas but the adventures in Oz continue with the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and newcomers Tip and Jack Pumpkinhead. | 2 |
| 10 | TWILIGHT: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL, VOL. 1, by Stephenie Meyer and Young C. Kim. (Yen Press, $19.99.) The comic adaptation of the ever-popular vampire series. | 29 |
| This Week | Weeks on List | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ODD IS ON OUR SIDE, by Fred Van Lente, Dean Koontz and Queenie Chan. (Del Rey, $10.99.) Odd Thomas can communicate with the dead. In this Halloween adventure, he has his work cut out for him. | 1 |
| 2 | SCOTT PILGRIM: PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE, by Bryan O''Malley. (Oni Press, $11.95.) Meet Scott Pilgrim, twentysomething slacker, member of the band Sex Bob-Omb and would-be suitor of Ramona Flowers. | 31 |
| 3 | SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD, by Bryan Lee O'Malley. (Oni Press, $11.95.) Scott Pilgrim faces off against the second of Ramona’s evil ex-boyfriends. What will Knives Chau think? Aren’t THEY dating? | 27 |
| 4 | SCOTT PILGRIM: GETS IT TOGETHER, by Bryan Lee O'Malley. (Oni Press, $11.95.) In this fourth volume of the series, Scott gets a job (Best. Dishwasher. Ever) and battles Roxie the ninja, another of Ramona’s evil exes. | 23 |
| 5 | SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE UNIVERSE, by Bryan Lee O’Malley. (Oni Press, $11.95.) Can Ramona’s twin ex-boyfriends be defeated? Sounds like a job for… Scott Pilgrim. | 25 |
| 6 | SCOTT PILGRIM'S FINEST HOUR, by Bryan Lee O'Malley. (Oni Press, $11.99.) Will Scott survive his final challenge? Can he defeat Gideon Graves, the last of Ramona’s evil exes? | 12 |
| 7 | SCOTT PILGRIM AND THE INFINITE SADNESS, by Bryan Lee O'Malley. (Oni Press, $11.95.) Scott must face not only Ramona''s third evil ex, but also his own! Oh, and the two exes just happen to be dating each other and in a band. Which can mean only one thing: Bass Battle! | 19 |
| 8 | THE WALKING DEAD, VOL. 1, by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore. (Image Comics, $14.99.) The gripping story of the human survivors in a world overrun by zombies begins. | 47 |
| 9 | THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN, VOL. 8, by various. (Dark Horse Comics, $19.99.) This volume contains another 500 pages of Conan stories, including “Daughter of the God King," in which our hero must rescue a princess from a man who aspires to godhood. | 1 |
| 10 | STITCHES, by David Small. (W.W. Norton & Company, $15.95.) The author recalls his life, including an operation at age 14 that leaves his voice barely above a whisper, in this graphic memoir. | 1 |
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