According to booksellers contacted by Q&Q, graphic novels continue their move into the mainstream.
Jason Grimmer, manager of Montreal’s Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, says, “People are starting to look at graphic novels as literature.”
Calum Johnston, owner of Halifax’s Strange Adventures, observes: “Libraries, bookstores, schools, and universities keep adding comics to their curriculum and shelves. So the chance of people coming into contact with graphic novels is improving.”
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- Calum Johnston, owner of Halifax's Strange Adventures, says Darwyn Cooke's graphic adaptations of Richard Stark's Parker series, including the latest release, <i>The Score</i>, continue to be among the store's best-selling books.
- Richard Stark's Parker: The Score by Darwyn Cooke (IDW Publishing)
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- <i>Saga</i> is a science-fiction thriller written by American comics writer Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Canadian artist Fiona Staples.<br /> <br /> "The first volume collects issues one through six of the sweeping tale about two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war," says Calum Johnston, owner of Halifax's Strange Adventures, where the book is currently a bestseller. "They fall in love and risk everything to bring a new life into a dangerous old universe."
- Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image Comics)
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- Guy Delisle's graphic novel is a travelogue memoir that recounts the writer's trip to the tumultuous city. <br /> <br /> <i>Jerusalem</i>, which <i>Q&Q</i> named a book of the year, received the 2012 Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Album and is currently a bestseller at Librairie Drawn & Quarterly in Montreal.
- Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City by Guy Delisle (Drawn & Quarterly)
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- "Anything Chris Ware does gets attention," says Jason Grimmer of Librairie Drawn & Quarterly in Montreal.<br /> <br /> <i>Building Stories</i> is a unique artifact that consists of 14 printed works, including cloth-bound books, newspapers, broadsheets, and flip books, all packaged in an oversized box set.<br /> <br /> <i>Building Stories</i> is currently a bestseller at Drawn & Quarterly in Montreal and The Beguiling in Toronto.
- Building Stories by Chris Ware (Pantheon)
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- <i>Are You My Mother?</i> has been selling steadily since its release at Librairie Drawn & Quarterly. <br /> <br /> The comedic drama is a sequel to Alison Bechdel's <i>Fun Home</i>, which was also a D&Q bestseller.
- Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel (Mariner Books)
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- Anouk Ricard's <i>Anna and Froga</i>, which was recently translated from French to English, follows the adventures of Anna and her best friend Froga.<br /> <br /> "The humour, which doesn't talk down to kids, and the realistically flawed personalities of the characters are a big part of the charm of the writing," says Peter Birkemoe, owner of The Beguiling and Little Island Comics in Toronto, where the book is currently a bestseller.<br />
- Anna and Froga: Want a Gumball? by Anouk Ricard (Drawn & Quarterly)
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