Unshelved
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| Author(s) | Gene Ambaum (2/16/2002 through 9/11/2016) Bill Barnes (2/16/2002 through 4/29/2016) |
| Illustrator(s) | Chris Hallbeck (2/29/2016 through 9/11/2016) Bill Barnes (2/16/2002 through 2/28/2016) |
| Website | http://www.unshelved.com/ |
| Current status/schedule | Concluded |
| Launch date | February 16, 2002 |
| End date | November 9, 2016 |
Unshelved was a daily comic strip set in a public library.[1] Published by Overdue Media, the webcomic was created by writer Gene Ambaum, a librarian,[2][3] and co-writer/artist Bill Barnes,[4] and appeared at the rate of a strip per day from February 16, 2002, through November 9, 2016, with a virtual circulation in excess of 45,000 readers via RSS feed, website and email subscription. Beginning on February 29, 2016, Chris Hallbeck took over as the illustrator. Hallbeck had previously been a guest illustrator for over a year.[5][6] On April 29, Barnes announced that he had also left as co-writer of the strip.[7] It is part of the Create a Comic Project.[8] On October 10, 2016, it was announced that the final comic strip would be released on November 9.[9] Bill Barnes returned to draw and co-author the final week of strips.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Thorne, Amy (2010). "25 Webcomics and Libraries". In Robert G. Weiner (ed.). Graphic Novels and Comics in Libraries and Archives: Essays on Readers, Research, History and Cataloging. Elizabeth (FRW) Figa and Derek Parker Royal (forewords); Stephen Weiner (afterword) (illustrated ed.). McFarland. p. 209. ISBN 978-0-7864-4302-4.
by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum, a strip set in a public library, is very popular among library workers
- ^ Low, Kathleen (2007). Casanova Was a Librarian : a Light-Hearted Look at the Profession. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 83–86. ISBN 978-1-4766-0942-3. OCLC 899148186.
- ^ "Interview with Gene Ambaum, Creator of the Popular "Unshelved" Cartoon". Anaphora Literary Press. October 30, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ C. B. R. Staff (February 21, 2007). ""Unshelved" Celebrates Fifth Anniversary". CBR. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ Changes
- ^ Inside The New Unshelved
- ^ Bill Barnes - Back to Work
- ^ "Healthy Holidays: Lessons Learned from a Community Education Event." Presentation. American Public Health Association 137th Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. November 11, 2009.
- ^ Konen, Leah. "Shelf Awareness for Wednesday, October 12, 2016". www.shelf-awareness.com. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ Unshelved is Ending
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