Comics Plus

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!

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A unique gateway into the diverse and engaging world of digital comic books, graphic novels, and manga—with cost-effective, unlimited, and simultaneous checkouts.

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, BOOM! Studios, 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.

Why Comics Plus?

Elementary, middle, and high school packages available
Weeding tools to curate your individual collection
Unlimited, simultaneous access for every student—at school and at home; on computers, tablets, or phones; online and offline
Anonymized usage reports show which titles are circulating
Educational resources to help integrate comics into your curriculum and/or extracurricular activities
Onboarding and technical support, tutorials, and training videos
Marketing materials to promote Comics Plus in your school or library
Content updates throughout the year

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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.
  • Key Series: Avatar: The Last Airbender; Awkward; Big Nate; Bone; Disney Manga; Geronimo Stilton; Lucy the Dinosaur; Minecraft; My Little Pony; The Sisters; Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Key Publishers: ABDO, Andrews McMeel, BOOM! Studios, Capstone, Cherry Lake, Frederator, Immedium, Lerner, Papercutz, Rosen, Saddleback Educational, Yen Press
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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.
  • Key Series: 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, IDW, Immedium, Kodansha, Lerner, Manga Classics, Papercutz, Rosen, Saddleback Educational, Saturday AM, Yen Press, Zuiker Press
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High School Collection

(Gr 6-12 / Ages 11-18)
  • Readers: Active teenage readers in upper middle and high school; reluctant and remedial adult readers.
  • Key Series: 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, Cartoon Books, Classics Illustrated, Dark Horse, Europe Comics, Fanbase Press, Fantagraphics, Graphic Mundi, Humanoids, IDW, Image Comics, Kodansha, Lerner, Manga Classics, Papercutz, Saturday AM, Scout Comics, TKO Studios, Tokyopop, 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

F / NF

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.