Unshelved #[5] - Read Responsibly

(July 2007)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

? (photo)

Inks

? (photo)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bill's Bookshelf

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Read Responsibly

Indexer Notes

Half-title page

Other Unshelved Collections by Bill Narmes & Gene Ambaum (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Letters

?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Read Responsibly

Indexer Notes

Title page, front matter

Foreword (Table of Contents: 5)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dave Kellett

Pencils

Dave Kellett

Inks

Dave Kellett

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I am a cartoonist.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Unshelved / comic story / 73 pages (report information)

Script

Gene Ambaum

Pencils

Bill Barnes

Inks

Bill Barnes

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What if everyone in Mallville read the same book?

Genre

humor

Characters

Dewey; Mel; Tamara; Doreen; Colleen; Ned; Merv; Lambert; library patrons; Randy Librarian; Buddy

Keywords

Comic strip; librarian; library; webcomic

Indexer Notes

Collection of webcomic comic strips. Major story arcs include: visit from the prince; outreach to the prison; outreach to the nudist colony; too much talking on cell phones; F.B.I. investigations; counting reference requests; Randy Librarian; library tips; Lambert gives a workshop; angel apparition.

Gene Ambaum: Evolution of an Artist (Table of Contents: 8)

Unshelved / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Barnes; Gene Ambaum

Pencils

Gene Ambaum

Inks

Gene Ambaum

Letters

?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Drawing a daily comic strip is a great blessing, no question, but every so often I need a break.

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Unshelved strips drawn by the author, rather than by the artist

Unshelved on the Road (Table of Contents: 9)

Unshelved Conference Tip / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gene Ambaum

Pencils

Bill Barnes

Inks

Bill Barnes

Letters

?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When we started making this comic strip we never expected we'd end up being flown to every corner of the country to speak at book, comic, and, especially, library conferences.

Unshelved Book Club (Table of Contents: 10)

Unshelved Book Club / comic story / 51 pages (report information)

Script

Gene Ambaum

Pencils

Bill Barnes

Inks

Bill Barnes

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When one makes a comic strip about a library one feels a certain obligation to write comic strips about books.

Genre

humor; advocacy

Synopsis

Recommendations for books, by the Unshelved characters

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Unshelved / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Gene Ambaum

Pencils

Bill Barnes

Inks

Bill Barnes

Colors

?

Letters

?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)