"Originally published in slightly different form in Death and candy #2-4"--T.p. verso.

Ein Comicfestival führt Max Andersson und Lars Sjunnesson nach Ljubljana. Dort erhalten sie einen Telefonanruf von Skledar, einem alten Bekannten, der ihnen seine Kriegstagebücher aus Bosnien anbietet. Ihre Suche nach Skledar und dessen Tagebüchern führt sie nach Sarajevo, vorbei an Eisbomben, Handgranaten aus dem Souvenir-Shop in Sarajevo und einem Kühlschrank mit der gefrorenen Mumie von Tito. Max Andersson ("Container", "Pixi") und Lars Sjunnesson ist mit "Bosnian Flat Dog" ein wunderbar wilder und unterhaltsamer Mix aus Facts und Fiction gelungen, der nicht kurzweiliger hätte ausfallen können.

In 1976, a fledgling magazine held forth the the idea that comics could be art. In 2016, comics intended for an adult readership are reviewed favorably in the New York Times, enjoy panels devoted to them at Book Expo America, and sell in bookstores comparable to prose efforts of similar weight and intent. We Told You So: Comics as Art is an oral history about Fantagraphics Books’ key role in helping build and shape an art movement around a discredited, ignored and fading expression of Americana. It includes appearances by Chris Ware, Art Spiegelman, Harlan Ellison, Stan Lee, Daniel Clowes, Frank Miller, and more.

Based on the author’s dreams, this German Expressionist-influenced graphic novel is about a couple who go to an underground site to visit his family, and surreal events ensue. Drawn in a slashing pen-and-ink style with raw crosshatching and heavy blacks, the author’s visual approach adds to the intense, claustrophobic feel of the graphic novel, while its surreal verisimilitude recalls cult films like Eraserhead and The Forbidden Zone.

This study of the graphic novel and its growth in the library helps librarians utilize and develop this extraordinarily popular format in their library collections. What does the surge of popularity in graphic novels mean for libraries? Graphic Novels Beyond the Basics: Insights and Issues for Libraries goes deeper into this subject than any other volume previously published, bringing together a distinguished panel of experts to examine questions librarians may encounter as they work to enhance their graphic novel holdings. Graphic Novels Beyond the Basics begins by introducing librarians to the world of the graphic novel: popular and critically acclaimed fiction and nonfiction titles; a wide range of genres including Japanese manga and other international favorites; recurring story and character archetypes; and titles created for specific cultural audiences and female readers. The book then offers a series of chapters on key issues librarians will face with graphic novels on the shelves, including processing and retention questions, preservation and retention, collecting related media such as Japanese anime films and video games, potential grounds for patron or parental complaints, the future of graphic novels, and more.