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Unshelved
Author:Gene Ambaum (2/16/2002 through 9/11/2016)
Bill Barnes (2/16/2002 through 4/29/2016)
Illustrator:Chris Hallbeck (2/29/2016 through 9/11/2016)
Bill Barnes (2/16/2002 through 2/28/2016)
Url:http://www.unshelved.com/
Status:Concluded
Began:February 16, 2002
Ended:November 9, 2016

Unshelved was a daily comic strip set in a public library.[1] Published by Overdue Media, the webcomic was created by writer Gene Ambaum, a librarian,[2] [3] and co-writer/artist Bill Barnes,[4] and appeared at the rate of a strip per day from February 16, 2002, through November 9, 2016, with a virtual circulation in excess of 45,000 readers via RSS feed, website and email subscription. Beginning on February 29, 2016, Chris Hallbeck took over as the illustrator. Hallbeck had previously been a guest illustrator for over a year.[5] [6] On April 29, Barnes announced that he had also left as co-writer of the strip.[7] It is part of the Create a Comic Project.[8] On October 10, 2016, it was announced that the final comic strip would be released on November 9.[9] Bill Barnes returned to draw and co-author the final week of strips.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Thorne. Amy. 25 Webcomics and Libraries . Robert G. Weiner . Elizabeth (FRW) Figa and Derek Parker Royal (forewords); Stephen Weiner (afterword). Graphic Novels and Comics in Libraries and Archives: Essays on Readers, Research, History and Cataloging. illustrated. 2010. McFarland. 978-0-7864-4302-4. 209. by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum, a strip set in a public library, is very popular among library workers.
  2. Book: Low, Kathleen . Casanova Was a Librarian : a Light-Hearted Look at the Profession. . 2007 . McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers . 978-1-4766-0942-3 . Jefferson . 83–86 . 899148186.
  3. Web site: 2015-10-30 . Interview with Gene Ambaum, Creator of the Popular "Unshelved" Cartoon . 2022-07-14 . Anaphora Literary Press . en.
  4. Web site: C. B. R. Staff . 2007-02-21 . "Unshelved" Celebrates Fifth Anniversary . 2022-07-14 . CBR . en-US.
  5. http://www.unshelved.com/2016-2-29/Changes Changes
  6. http://www.unshelved.com/2016-3-15/Inside_The_New_Unshelved Inside The New Unshelved
  7. http://bill.barnacle.org/post/143589601849/back-to-work Bill Barnes - Back to Work
  8. "Healthy Holidays: Lessons Learned from a Community Education Event." Presentation. American Public Health Association 137th Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. November 11, 2009.
  9. Web site: Konen . Leah . Shelf Awareness for Wednesday, October 12, 2016 . 2022-07-14 . www.shelf-awareness.com .
  10. http://www.unshelved.com/2016-10-10/Unshelved_is_Ending Unshelved is Ending

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