Comic & manga advice, people!

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riofriotex said, in a comment on my post about librarians discussing manga:

I really need to learn more about graphic novels. I've just been hired as a university librarian, but part of my domain includes the curriculum collection (including picture books, juvenile literature, textbooks, etc.). It's mostly used by local teachers and education majors at the school, so graphic novels that are particularly suited for school libraries and use in the classroom would be needed in the collection, in my opinion. I would love some suggestions on where/how to learn more about the genre.

I fanpushed Usagi Yojimbo and said I'd ask you guys. Howzabout it? :D

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Original English Language. It's a term used in the US manga publishing industry to refer to homegrown manga, as opposed to the stuff from Japan and Korea. Although recently, the industry has been heading for the term "global manga" instead of OEL.

If you use "comics" and "graphic novels," it's usually understood to refer to American-published works; other ones tend to get a modifier tacked onto the word: "French comics" "Filipino comics" (in their langages, 'bande dessinée' and 'komik,' respectively).