School Library Collections

Age-appropriate digital collections for Elementary, Middle, and High School libraries.

Your annual subscription to Comics Plus® includes digital access for every student or patron—in school, in the library, and at home. Every title is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for offline reading, with unlimited, simultaneous checkouts to maximize circulation through book clubs, reading programs, maker space activities, and other engaging initiatives.

  • Unlimited, simultaneous access to a diverse collection of age-appropriate comics, manga, and picture books.
  • Expert curation to support readers’ advisory, programming, and curricular alignment.
  • Admin tools to help align your collection to your school’s collection development policy.

“Verdict: The sheer breadth of content ­represents a value proposition that cannot be ­ignored. With wide-open access for readers and custom title control for institutions, this versatile comics collection will serve graphic novel lovers well.”

—School Library Journal [FULL REVIEW]

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Featured School Libraries

Elementary (PreK-5/Ages 3-10)

  • Readers: Beginning and emerging readers in preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school; reluctant and remedial readers in elementary through early middle school.
  • Formats: From picture books  and early readers to traditional comic books and manga with simplified panel layouts, including comic strips.
  • Key Titles: Avatar: The Last Airbender; Awkward; Big Nate; Bone; Disney Manga; Geronimo Stilton; Lucy the Dinosaur; Minecraft; My Little Pony; Really Bird; The Sisters; Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Key Publishers: ABDO, Andrews McMeel, BOOM! Studios, Capstone, Cherry Lake, Frederator, Immedium, Lerner, Papercutz, Red Comet, Rosen, Saddleback Educational, Yen Press
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Elementary Collection - Comics Plus

Middle School (Gr 3-8/Ages 8-14)

  • Readers: Active readers in upper elementary and middle school; reluctant and remedial readers in high school.
  • Formats: Comic books, manga, hybrid prose/comics; more sophisticated panel layouts.
  • Key Titles: Adventure Time; Archie Comics; Avatar: The Last Airbender; Awkward; Bone; Chicagoland Detective Agency; Dance Class; Disney Manga; Djeliya; The Legend of Zelda; Lumberjanes; Quince; The Sisters; Stranger Things; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; They Called Us Enemy; Yotsuba&!
  • Key Publishers: ABDO, Apples & Honey, Archie Comics, Andrews McMeel, Capstone, Cartoon Books, Classics Illustrated, Dark Horse, Immedium, Kodansha, Lerner, Manga Classics, Oni Press, Papercutz, Rosen, Saddleback Educational, Saturday AM, Yen Press, Zuiker Press
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Middle School Collection - Comics Plus

High School (Gr 6-12/Ages 11-18)

  • Readers: Active teenage readers in upper middle and high school; reluctant and remedial adult readers.
  • Formats: All
  • Key Titles: Archie Comics; Attack on Titan; Battle Angel Alita; Crude: A Memoir; Dramacon; Fairy Tail; Hakim’s Odyssey; Hellboy; Hip Hop Family Tree; Invincible; Locke & Key; Mob Psycho 100; Paper Girls; Redbone; Stranger Things; Street Fighter; Sword Art Online; The Umbrella Academy; They Called Us Enemy; Tiananmen 1989
  • Key Publishers: Archie Comics, Andrews McMeel, Classics Illustrated, Dark Horse, Europe Comics, Fanbase Press,  Fantagraphics, Humanoids, Image Comics, Kodansha, Lerner, Manga Classics, Oni Press, Papercutz, Saturday AM, Scout Comics, TKO Studios, Tokypop, UDON Entertainment, Valiant, Yen Press, Zuiker Press
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High School Collection - Comics Plus

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