Age-Appropriate Digital Comics for Elementary, Middle, and High School Libraries
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Deep Discovery Search is now integrated to help students discover Comics Plus titles within their MackinVIA!
A unique gateway into the diverse and engaging world of digital comic books, graphic novels, and manga—with cost-effective, unlimited, and simultaneous checkouts. Available for schools only and excludes public libraries.
With LibraryPass’s Comics Plus, your students can have access to thousands of age-appropriate digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from popular publishers like ABDO, Andrews McMeel, Capstone, Dark Horse, Dynamite, Europe Comics, Graphic Mundi, Humanoids, IDW, Kodansha, Lerner, Manga Classics, Papercutz, Tokyopop, Valiant, Yen Press, Zuiker Press, and dozens more.
Your annual subscription includes digital access for every student—at school 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, makerspace activities, and other engaging initiatives.
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Comics Plus for Schools
Elementary School Collection
(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; Big Nate; Bone; Chi’s Sweet Home; Disney Manga; Geronimo Stilton; Minecraft; My Little Pony; Really Bird; The Sisters; Sonic the Hedgehog; Yotsuba&!
- Key Publishers: ABDO, Andrews McMeel, Apples & Honey, Blue Door Education, Capstone, Cherry Lake, Dekko Comics, Frederator, Immedium, Kid Beowulf, Lerner, Papercutz, Red Comet Press, TOON Books
Middle School Collection
(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: Astro Boy; Avatar: The Last Airbender; Banned Book Club; Bone; Delicious in Dungeon; Disney Manga; Manga Classics; Stranger Things; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; They Called Us Enemy; Usagi Yojimbo
- Key Publishers: ABDO, Apples & Honey, Andrews McMeel, Capstone, Cartoon Books, Classics Illustrated, Dark Horse, Immedium, Kodansha, Lerner, Manga Classics, Oni Press, Papercutz, Saturday AM, Yen Press, Zuiker Press
High School Collection
(Gr 6-12 / Ages 11-18)
- Readers: Active teenage readers in upper middle and high school; reluctant and remedial adult readers.
- Formats: All
- Key Series: Attack on Titan; Delicious in Dungeon; Fullmetal Alchemist; Hip Hop Family Tree; Invincible; Locke & Key; Manga Classics; Mob Psycho 100; Sasaki and Miyano; Stranger Things; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; They Called Us Enemy
- Key Publishers: 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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Licensing and Access
Renewal Required
Lifetime Access
Simultaneous Access
Multi-School Discounts
Multi-Year Discounts
Content Correlation
Teacher Resources
Renewal Required: You must renew this subscription every year.
Lifetime Access: You only need to purchase this product one time.
Simultaneous Access: More than one person can use this product at the same time.
Multi-School Incremental Discounts: Discounts available if purchasing for more than one school/location. Contact Mackin for discount information at eservices@mackin.com.
Multi-Year Discounts: Discounts available if purchasing for more than one consecutive year. Contact Mackin for discount information at eservices@mackin.com.
Content Correlation: NF=Nonfiction F=Fiction
The following browsers are supported:
The following browsers are compatible:
Internet Explorer 8 and higher (Internet Explorer 9 or higher is recommended)
Safari 4 and higher
Firefox 3 and higher
Chrome 8 and higher
iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and netbook compatible
Text to Speech
For computers, Flash 8 and higher is required for text-to-speech. If Flash is not present, an mp3 file of the audio can be downloaded. iOS devices (iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch) will do text-to-speech using an HTML5 player.