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		<title>Save the Date! Comic-Fest Too big for just one day!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re doing things a little differently this year for Comics Fest activities at the Buffalo &#38; Erie County Public Library.
Instead of having one large event at our Central (downtown) location, we&#8217;re switching things up!
There will be a Comics Fest event at our Orchard Park location on Saturday, August 10 from 12 pm until 4 pm. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://getgraphic.org/blog/index.php/2013/05/15/save-the-date/</link>
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		<title>Free Comic Book Day!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ It&#8217;s May and that means FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!!! 
 
Many local dealers are participating. Click here to find out where you can get your free comics.
 Our friends at  Queen City Book store are part of the celebration and here&#8217;s what you could get for free.
 

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		<link>http://getgraphic.org/blog/index.php/2013/04/26/free-comic-book-day/</link>
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		<title>Chicago public schools ban Persepolis</title>
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Chicago public school administrators have decided to ban Persepolis in all 7th-10th grade curriculum. Written by Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis is an autobiographical graphic novel that explores the authors childhood in Iran during the turbulent years surrounding the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which saw the government overthrown, theocracy introduced, and war with neighboring Iraq. Persepolis has earned [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://getgraphic.org/blog/index.php/2013/03/19/chicago-public-schools-ban-persepolis/</link>
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		<title>Researcher Proves Wertham Fabricated Evidence Against Comics</title>
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Thank you Carol Tilley, University of Illinois professor of Library Science who shows us what we all knew in our hearts, comics are not bad. Unfortunately,  Wertham’s book Seduction of the Innocent met with great success when it was published in 1954 and led to the institution of the Comics Code Authority. This code marginalized [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://getgraphic.org/blog/index.php/2013/02/13/researcher-proves-wertham-fabricated-evidence-against-comics/</link>
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		<title>YALSA&#8217;s 2013 Great Graphic Novels for Teens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Young Adult Library Association recently revealed the latest edition of its Great Graphic Novels for Teens list, which contains 55 fiction and non-fiction graphic novel titles recommended for readers ages 12-18.
Find the full list here, or the top ten listed below.
(Clicking the title will take you to the item&#8217;s listing in the Buffalo &#38; Erie [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://getgraphic.org/blog/index.php/2013/02/04/yalsas-2013-great-graphic-novels-for-teens/</link>
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		<title>Best Graphic Novels of 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year to all our friends in the Get Graphic World!
It&#8217;s a new year, and 2013 is rolling in. Before we start the new year, it&#8217;s always fun to talk about the great graphic novels that came out in the past year. There are so many fantastic reviews and opinions, such as:
CBR&#8217;s Top 100 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://getgraphic.org/blog/index.php/2013/01/02/best-graphic-novels-of-2012/</link>
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		<title>Free Download!! Your Guide To Digital Comic Books</title>
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Here&#8217;s a great free download for you Bam! Your Guide To Digital Comic Books
Lachlan Roy and Makeuseof.com have put together a short but incredibly informative guide to understanding and finding web-comics.
As mentioned at makeuseof.com
This amazing guide will teach you:

The main digital comic book formats today, from CBR to CBZ.
The best Windows, Mac and Linux software [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://getgraphic.org/blog/index.php/2012/12/14/free-download-your-guide-to-digital-comic-books/</link>
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		<title>DC to offer titles on Kindles, I-Tunes and Nook</title>
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DC&#8217;s major revamp of titles and heroes last year with their New 52 shook up the comic world and brought new life to the industry. This year they look to broaden their readership by offering all the new titles in digital format on of the most popular and growing e-readers.This makes them the first to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://getgraphic.org/blog/index.php/2012/12/06/dc-to-offer-titles-on-kindles-i-tunes-and-nook/</link>
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		<title>Passing of Spain Rodriguez</title>
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It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of underground cartoonist Spain Rodriguez on November 28th, 2012. Born here in Buffalo, his notoriety grew in the late 60s as a contributor to the NYC tabloid East Village Other, where introduced Trashman, his most iconic character. His work in comics [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://getgraphic.org/blog/index.php/2012/12/04/passing-of-spain-rodriguez/</link>
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		<title>“Graphic Novels and the Reading Connection: Recommendations for Parents, Teachers &#038; Librarians&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recommended sites from Saturday&#8217;s lecture by Britt White and Mike Lavin:

No Flying, No Tights
Diamond Comics Bookshelf
Get Graphic!
Read-Write-Think Comic Creator
Make Beliefs Comix
Strip Creator

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		<link>http://getgraphic.org/blog/index.php/2012/10/04/%e2%80%9cgraphic-novels-and-the-reading-connection-recommendations-for-parents-teachers-librarians/</link>
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