Staff Picks: Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession

Leonard and Hungry Paul
by Rónán Hession

Rónán Hession’s Leonard and Hungry Paul is a thoughtful and amusing story about two thirty-something male friends navigating through a few of life’s major and minor turning points. Leonard is adjusting to living alone after his mother's passing while best friend Hungry Paul, the baby of a close knit family of four, is being lightly pressured by his engaged older sister to find a real career and move out of the family home. 

Toon Talk: Third in a Series
With the advent of spring springing on, it’s only natural that all of Forsyth County is soon to be found under green trees and by riversides, indulging in America’s favorite pastime: reading comics. This blog highlights some of the best offerings your library has to offer for adults, curated by a cartoon-conscious teenager.

Black Hammer

Black Hammer is a standout; it’s probably the best intro to Lemire’s bibliography that isn’t Essex County (try that, too!) His expertise is raw human emotion, rural horror, family drama, all with a heavy touch of cosmic weirdness. I tentatively recommend this series of adult graphic novels because I, myself, just started Black Hammer with the first trade (Volume One: Secret Origins) and now I’m going to have to compete with all of YOU to get the next book!