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Description edit
Welcome to Unshelved, the world's only daily comic strip set in a public library! Writer Gene Ambaum (the made-up name of a real-life librarian) and co-writer and artist Bill Barnes have been publishing since February 16, 2002. Some of the stories are made up, some of them are based on real... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Dewey: our library hero, "the young adult librarian that just wants to read comic books."
- Mel: The esteemed leader, "the beleaguered manager who's just trying to keep it all together somehow."
- Adore Tamara: "The beautiful and idealistic children's librarian."
- Coleen: A long-time library employee who is "cranky, old-fashioned, computer illiterate, and a new mother."
- Merv: A young adult library patron "who does everything in the library but read."
- Buddy the Book Beaver: An "ex-con tree surgeon turned summer reading program mascot."
- Naked Ned: A libertarian library patron "who takes Freed of Expression to new lengths."
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
WHAT IS THE CAPITOL OF MINNESOTA?
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 8 in An Unshelved Collection. (standard series)
Followed by What Would Dewey Do? An Unshelved Collection.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Bill Barnes (Illustrator)
- Gene Ambaum (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Overdue Media
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0-9740353-0-0
Page Count: 127
Publisher: Overdue Media
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0-9740353-0-0
Page Count: 127
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 741.56973
Subjects edit
- Books › Entertainment › Humor › Satire, General
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Library & Information Science
- Books › Entertainment › Humor › Satire
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
- Books › Comics & Graphic Novels › Graphic Novels
- Books › Comics & Graphic Novels › Cartooning
- Books › Comics & Graphic Novels › Comic Strips
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