I don't have a vast collection of graphic novels but I do read a decent amount of them. Oh, I do buy the odd one (Leviathan by Edginton/D'Israeli was the last) and receive a few more as gifts (Hellboy: Strange Places is coming for Xmas) but I'm mostly dependant on borrowing to keep up to speed.
Steve's collection is always good for a quick raid (Commando: The Dirty Dozen, currently) and my friends Matthew and Danny have refreshing tolerance for my habit of temporarily relieving them of their books.
But I still want more, and that's where Redhill Public Library comes in. These days, libraries have a hearteningly enlightened attitude to graphic novels and seem to be stocking more and more.
In the last couple of months alone I've borrowed Kid Eternity, Judge Dredd: The Apocalypse War, Judge Dredd: The Hunting Party, Nikolai Dante: Tsar Wars 1, Batman & Superman Generations 2, Fables vol 3 and Tom Strong Book 5. Not a bad haul and all funded by my council tax!
If I were to be churlish and voice a complaint, it would be that Redhill Library seems to carry random volumes from particular series rather than complete runs of anything. This would be frustrating, for instance, if I was trying to get into Sandman now, as they only have Season of Mists and The Wake. In fact, it wasn't that great for Fables, as I haven't managed to get hold of vols 1 and 2 yet!
Still, this is a small quibble really. The library is after all providing free entertainment, and that's something you really can't knock!
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