Saturday, May 2nd, as well as just about every other day, is Free Comic Book Day at the Library! Let’s celebrate remotely by taking a look at some of our favorite comics.
Imagine a reality where Superman landed not in the farm fields of Kansas but in the Soviet Union during the Cold War! Superman: Red Son turns everything you know about America’s greatest superhero right on its head. Come read what has now become a classic tale of Cold War fear.
Check out Superman: Red Son as well as a host of other DC Comics titles on our platform, Hoopla.
Miles Morales has it made. Not only is he donning the suit of the famous web crawler, he’s now an Avenger, hanging out with Thor, Iron Man, and Captain America. When the rest of the Avengers are defeated, it’s up to Miles to step up and take charge. This 2016 run by Brian Michael Bendis is one of the best Miles Morales stories and demonstrates why he deserves to be one of the few besides Peter Parker to wear the mask.
Check out Spider-Man: Miles Morales and many other Marvel Comics on our platform, Hoopla.
Coco is a girl with just one dream: to become a witch. Unfortunately in this world, witches are born, not made. Coco resigns herself to an ordinary life until she meets the magician Qifrey and her whole life turns upside down. Maybe her dream is within reach after all. Kamome Shirahama’s delightful Witch Hat Atelier is is gorgeously drawn and an excellent introduction to the world of manga.
Check out Witch Hat Atelier as well as other manga and graphic novels on our platform, Overdrive.
1944, Tarmagant Island, a small island off the coast of Scotland: Legendary Russian psychic Grigori Rasputin is attempting to summon the Ogdru Jahad, world-ending beings known as “heralds of pestilence”, when he is interrupted and stopped by a team of U.S. commandos. The ritual is unsuccessful in summoning the Ogdru Jahad. Instead, a small, boy-like red demon has appeared. Hellboy: Seed of Desctruction sets the stage for Hellboy’s years of adventures to come with the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. Come read where Mike Mignola’s famous story began.
Hellboy: Seed of Desctruction along with multiple other Dark Horse Comics series is available on our platform, Biblioboard.
Bloodshot: Setting the World on Fire
Your name is Angelo Mortalli. Your brother is trapped behind enemy lines and on the verge of — no. That’s not right. Your name is Raymond Garrison. You’ve retired from the dangers of the field, but a desperate plea from your oldest friend plunges you into a vicious firefight that — no. That’s not right, either. You are Bloodshot. You are the shade of gray that freedom requires. And when you’ve got bleeding edge nanotechnology in your veins that let’s you heal from otherwise mortal injury, every mission is a suicide mission.
Bloodshot: Setting the World on Fire, and other comics from the Valiant Comics universe, is available on our platform, Biblioboard.
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