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Here is a list of top 10 Graphic Novels @ HSFI

01

Macbeth a play by William Shakespeare ; adapted and illustrated by Gareth Hinds.

Call #: 741.5 HIN

Location: H S OF FASHION

 

A graphic novelization of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," in which a man and his ambitious wife plot to kill their king and his heirs, clearing the way for Macbeth to seize the crown of Scotland for himself.

 

02

Ms. Marvel writer, G. Willow Wilson 

Call #: 741.5 WIL

Location: H S OF FASHION

 

The life of Kamala Khan and Ms. Marvel begin to bleed together when she teams up with Wolverine, meets the royal dog, Lockjaw, while battling the Inhumanity, and finds some unlikely allies while preparing to battle the Inventor.

 

03

Highschool of the dead   Daisuke Sato 

Call #: 741.5 SAT

Location: H S OF Fashion

 

When a mysterious illness that turns people into flesh-hungry zombies spreads through Fujimi High School, a handful of students--including Takashi Komuro and his childhood friend Rei--must fight the horde of attackers to survive.

 

04

The walking dead Robert Kirkman,Vol. 13, Too far gone Call #: 741.5 KIR

Location: H S OF FASHION

 

As the group adjusts to a normal life in its new community outside Washington D.C., Rick is uneasy with a lesser leadership role and as he struggles with the genuineness of their new acquaintance

 

05

Frostbite : a Vampire Academy   Richelle Mead ; 

Call #: 741.5 DRA

Location: H S OF FASHION

 

Retold in graphic novel format, guardian-in-training Rose faces everything from misunderstandings between friends to fights among factions of Moroi during a school skiing trip as reports of horrific Strigoi attacks raise tensions, ultimately leading Rose and some of those closest to her into a battle that teaches her much about life, death, and love.

 

06  

Edgar Allan Poe's The fall of the house of usher and other tales of terror  Richard Corben 

Call #: 741.5 Cor

Location: H S OF FASHION

 

Presents graphic-novel adaptations of nineteenth-century American author Edgar Allan Poe's stories "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Oval Portrait," and "Shadow" and his classic poem "The Raven."

 

07

Sisters   Raina Telgemeier ; with color by Braden Lamb.

Call #: 306.875 TEL

Location: H S OF FASHION

 

In graphic novel format, Raina Telgemeier shares the story of her relationship with her younger sister.

 

08

Maus : a survivor's tale

Art Spiegelman.

Call #: 940.53 Spi

Location: H S OF FASHION

 

A memoir about Vladek Spiegleman, a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe, and about his son, a cartoonist who tries to come to terms with his father, his story, and with history itself. Cartoon format portrays Jews as mice and Nazis as cats.

 

09
The wallflower. Yamatonadeshiko Shichihenge

Multi Vol 14

Call #: 741.5 HAY

Location: H S OF FASHION

                          

A sudden storm traps Sunako and Kyohei in the basement and the chances of survival seem slim.

 

10

300 : the art of the film

text by Tara DiLullo ; foreword by Victor Davis Hanson.

Call #: CNRR 791.43 Dil

Location: H S OF Fashion

 

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 2006 film "300," using sketches, photographs, and production stills to show how the graphic novel was adapted into a feature film using both live action and computer generated images.