THIRTEEN IMAGE COMICS TITLES MAKE YALSA’S 2019 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS LIST AHEAD OF THIS WEEKEND’S ALA MIDWINTER PROGRAMMING

• Bingo Love, Vol. 1 by Tee Franklin
• Coyotes, Vol. 1 by Sean Lewis & Caitlin Yarsky
• Descender, Vol. 5: Rise of the Robots by Jeff Lemire & Dustin Nguyen
• Descender, Vol. 6: The Machine War by Jeff Lemire & Dustin Nguyen
• Monstress, Vol. 3 by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda
• Motor Crush, Vol. 2 by Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart & Babs Tarr
• Paper Girls, Vol. 4 by Brian K. Vaughan & Cliff Chiang
• Royal City, Vol. 2: Sonic Youth by Jeff Lemire
• Royal City, Vol. 3: We All Float On by Jeff Lemire
• Scales & Scoundrels, Vol. 1: Into the Dragon’s Maw by Sebastian Girner & Galaad
• Skyward, Vol. 1: My Low-G Life by Joe Henderson & Lee Garbett
• Sleepless, Vol. 1 by Leila del Duca & Sarah Vaughn
• Son of Shaolin by Jay Longino & Caanan White

To read the full list of titles, click here. The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is a division of the American Library Association (ALA).

Librarians and bookstore retailers attending this weekend’s ALA Midwinter Conference are invited to learn more about these excellent graphic novels by visiting the Image Comics booth (#2048) for exciting creator signings, free samples, books, swag, special-edition librarian-only T-shirts, and the chance to talk to your favorite comics writers and artists.

Friday, January 25th, 2019
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Exhibit Hall, Booth #2048
Creator Booth Time / Signing – Eric Shanower (Age of Bronze)

Saturday, January 26th, 2019
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM – Exhibit Hall, Booth #2048
Creator Booth Time / Signing – Christopher Sebela (Crowded, Shanghai Red)

10:10 AM – 11:10 AM – Exhibit Hall, Booth #2048
Creator Booth Time / Signing – Eric Shanower (Age of Bronze)

1:40 PM – 2:40 PM – Exhibit Hall, Booth #2048
Creator Booth Time / Signing – Joseph Keatinge (Flavor, Stellar)

2:50 PM – 3:50 PM – Exhibit Hall, Booth #2048
Creator Booth Time / Signing – Chelsea Cain & Lia Miternique (Man-Eaters)

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM – Exhibit Hall, PopTop Stage
Adapting Graphic Novels for Programming and Lesson Planning – Chloe Ramos-Peterson, Eric Shanower (Age of Bronze)

Sunday, January 27th, 2019
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM – WSCC, Room 303 – RSVP Required
GNCRT Publisher’s Breakfast – Chloe Ramos-Peterson, Chelsea Cain (Man-Eaters), Christopher Sebela (Crowded, Shanghai Red)

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM – Exhibit Hall, Booth #2048
Creator Booth Time / Signing – Christopher Sebela (Crowded, Shanghai Red)

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM – Exhibit Hall, Booth #2048
Creator Booth Time / Signing – Emily Powell & Eliza Fantastic Mohan (Man-Eaters)

Monday, January 28th, 2019
11:10 AM – 11:40 AM – Exhibit Hall, Book Buzz Theater
Image Comics – 2019 Book Buzz Preview