Comic Book Month



Kapow! It's Comic Book Month! All September, we're celebrating the incredible worlds of graphic novels, comics and manga.

Take 3 for Comic Book Month

Win tickets to Armageddon!

Borrow any three items from our graphic novel collection between 1 - 30 September, fill out a Take 3 entry card, and you and three friends could be at the Armageddon Expo in Auckland (25 - 28 October, Labour Weekend).

We have 10 sets of Armageddon passes to give away, plus three POSTPocalypse graphic novel prize packs, including the just-released final book in the series from Beyond Reality Media.

Visit your local library to explore our collection of graphic novels and manga for adults, teens and kids and pick up an entry card (1 - 30 September).

New titles and booklists


Comic Book Month is a great chance to spotlight the incredible reads the genre has to offer.
Join us for fun activities, arts and crafts and author talks at our libraries.


Highlights include:
Author talk by Michel Mulipola
Manukau Library, Wednesday 4 September, 10.30am - 11.30am
Michel Mulipola is one of Auckland's homegrown comic book artists. He has a long list of international works, awards, and is even a pro-wrestler as well. Don't miss this opportunity to hear his story from the artist himself.

Highland Park Library, Thursday 12 September, 3.30pm - 4.30pm
You have the creativity, we have a badge maker - let's make some comic book badges!

Pokemon photo hunt
Manukau Library, Saturday 21 September, 11am - 12noon
Take photos of Pokemon around the library and be in to win an exciting prize!

Comic book creations
Highland Park Library, Thursday 26 September, 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Unleash your inner artist - design a mini-comic book to share with your friends and whānau.

Costume Rhymetime
Manukau Library, Friday 27 September, 10.30am - 11am
Enjoy an exciting twist on our regular Rhymetime session - fun costumes!

For all Comic Book Month events, visit the Auckland Libraries website.

Listen

In this Books and Beyond podcast, librarian Karen talks with Jeremy 'Mr J' Bishop from Arkham City Comics about his parallel journeys as a librarian and comics fanboy, and how the comics genre succeeded in ensconcing itself as an indisputably brilliant reading choice.




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