As of this month (May) TLM will be released at the end of the month, rather than mid-month. The May edition will be come out on the 30th.
For any Libraries in the London area that have manga groups:
EXCLUSIVE SIGNING & MANGA ART COMPETITION, 26TH APRIL, 1PM
Date: April 26th 2008
Time: 1pm
Location: Orbital Manga
Address: 4c Orion House, Upper St Martins Lane, London WC2H 9NY
Tel. 0207 2405577
Email: manga@orbitalcomics.com
Manga Fans this is your chance to meet the artists from the new manga graphic novel Demon Prince: Children of Gaia.
Don’t miss this opportunity to see the artist from Dimensional Manga in action sketching on some pretty big peices of board!
You’ll also be able to pick up some pre-release volumes of the manga book 1-5 exclusively and limited edition A1 sized posters @ Orbital Manga on the day of the signing.
The first 10 customers to buy vol.1 and a poster will recieve signed copies and a FREE manga art illustration drawn in front of them!
Manga Art Competition!!
To be in with a chance of winning some cool prizes courtesy of Dimensional Manga all you have to do is draw some cool art and post / hand it in to Orbital Manga with your name, email and contact number on the back.
Deadline: 26th April by 2pm (bring your art with you on the day of the signing)
Here’s what you could win –
*GRAND PRIZE*
If you’re supertalented – there’s a chance of a possible position within Dimensional Manga!!
*1st PRIZE*
Demon Prince: Children of Gaia volumes 1-5 signed, 3 posters and a special limited edition hand drawn manga art (That’s around £80 worth of goodies!)
*2nd PRIZE*
Demon Prince – Children of Gaia volume 1-2 signed
*3rd PRIZE*
Demon Prince – Children of Gaia volume 1 signed
Orbital Manga recommends London Graphic Center as a great stockist for materials needed to prepare any art for the competition
Books to look out for
I received two excellent books by Lisa Clark recently for review purposes and while I am the wrong gender I think they are worth having in a library collection. The covers of the books are below:
I have passed them on to a colleague of mine for a review from a female perspective.
You can get to Lisa’s website by folliwing this link: Pink World
YLG London AGM at Faber & Faber
On Wednesday the 19th March the AGM for the Youth Libraries Group: London was held at the Faber & Faber Offices in Queen Square. The AGM went smoothly and quickly; then with official business having been taken care of, this left the evening clear for the main draw of the evening – A talk with four of Faber’s Teen/YA authors.
These were:
Alexander Gordon Smith (and his brother Jamie’s head)
Rachel Wright
and
Alex Milway and his rats.
All attendees were introduced to the F&F youth punlishingteam and then the floor was left open to the authors.
Steve Voake discussed his books The Dreamwalkers Child, The Web of Fire and The Starlight Conspiracy.
Alexander Gordon Smith (so named he said to prevent him having the nickname ‘GAS’ in school) – call him Gordon, spoke about his series The Inventors that he co-writes with his younger brother Jamie.
Rachel Wright spoke about her book You’ve got Blackmail and the heroine Lozzie Cracknell (described as Kelly Osbourne without the drag queen make up).
Alex Milway introduced his book The Mousehunter and showcased some mice (lovingly made by his mum) as well as speaking about workshops he has run on mouse creation and stories.
After the authors had spoken they fielded questions from the audience and then everyone had a chance to get their books signed and chat to the authors (as well as getting photos taken).
A close up of three of the mice from The Mousehunter – The Golden Mouse, The Howling Moon Mouse and (I think) the Moose Mouse.
A close up of one of AGS’s tattoos – worn that night in honour of the Librarians he was speaking to
It was an excellent evening that left all attendees feeling good and is a sign of the high-quality YA books currently being published in the UK.
Dimensional Manga
Dimensional Manga is a publishing company registered under the company name Fifth Dimension Limited. It specialises in producing manga (comic format) graphic novels. Its main titles include Demon Prince: Children of Gaia scheduled release February 2008. Titles to follow in the future include Origins: Energy Pattern Disruption, Discoveries: Fifth Dimensional LayerShift, Ghost Battle: Imprisoned by Progression, Incomplete: Detached, Hero Complex, Winning Tactics F.C and Monsters& Samurais.
Dimensional Manga believes in providing fans with a top quality experience through stunning storylines captured in amazing manga graphic novels. Dimensional Manga’s ultimate aim is to push the barriers within the comic books arena and introduce never before seen concepts and content encapsulated in a perfect balance of action, comedy and excitement guaranteed to amaze.
Dimensional Manga was founded by Dil. He had been intrigued by the comic format especially manga for over 10 years and was captivated by this art form since. This art style inspired him to begin writing his own stories and creating original character designs. In 2006 Dimensional Manga was established. The aim of this was to promote manga and the comic format in the west and to release an original unique story that would entertain the masses. To do this Dimensional Manga needed to contract professional comic artists from all over the world inlcuding Canada, Malaysia, Philipines and UK. Manga and the comic format is a unique way to express ideas. Dil prefers this medium over conventional books/novels because of the combination of visuals and written text. As a result Dil was inspired by the comic format resulting in his decision to adopt this this style for his stories.
Dil is responsible for writing the story, the script, co-ordinating the story board and instructing the artists on how to create each frame. The goal was to ‘create’, not borrow, change or visually alter established concepts, but to make a fresh start. His ultimate aim is to show that there are always new possibilities still available, no matter what achievements have been accomplished. And his hope is that this message will inspire others to do the same.
Author Profiles Section
A new author profile section has just been set up on the Teen Librarian site. The first author to be featured is Jenny Downham
View her blog site http://www.beforeidiebook.blogspot.com/
What young people have a right to expect from their library
Young people should expect from their library:
- Participation in shaping the future of library services
- Volunteering opportunities with younger or older library users
- A place to develop citizenship skills and community engagement
- Free, safe and welcoming spaces in the local community
- Formal and informal learning support for educational attainment
- Inspiring books and reading materials supported by positive activities
- Information on education, training and careers opportunities
Click here for more information.
Gary Gygax 1938-2008
Those of us that run role-playing games in Libraries (specifically any editions of Dungeons & Dragons) may be interested (and saddened) to hear that one of the creators of the original D&D boardgame passed away yesterday.
For more information follow this link Trolllord Games.
Blog integrated into Teen Librarian UK
I have integrated a blog into the website as I am hoping to be updating the site more regularly than I have been.
