I've decided that I really enjoy reading graphic novels.

It took me a while to get comfortable with the genre- which bubbles to read when, looking at the pictures to fill-in-the-blanks in the text- and I find that I can appreciate the critical thinking involved in reading a graphic novel. I have a whole new appreciation for how these can be used as educational tools (a BIG topic of dicussion at a recent conference I attended).

Besides all that, however, the stories and characters are very engaging! Brian Vaughan has authored both Runaways (a YA series) and Y: The Last Man (an adult series- be advised there is adult content). I purchased 8 & 9 of Runaways in Chicago recently and I have asked our adult fiction book buyer to purchase 7-10 of Y: The Last Man which it seems no library in Colorado owns.

Runaways is the story of a group of kids who suspect their parents membership in the evil Pride. Are their parents really evil or were they just protecting their young?

Y: The Last Man is a futuristic story of a time when a plague of some sort has wiped out every Y chromosome on earth except for one man and one male monkey- interesting premise- I have yet to read vol. 7-10 but am looking forward to getting my hands on them!