Unshelved book cover by Bill Barnes

      Librarian Gene Ambaum and cartoonist Bill Barnes created the Unshelved webcomic which came to print in 13 book collections. This drawing appeared on Heritage as Unidentified Artist - Library Cartoon Illustration Original Art. I recognized the protagonist Dewey reading the comic book and his coworkers and customers. The strips take a humorous look at library life which is needed more than ever in recent years when extremists are attacking our institution. I met Gene and Bill at San Diego Comic Con many years ago and bought some of their books. I'm very happy to acquire this piece. As I wrote up this entry and created a link to the site, I discovered this illustration was the cover to the first Unshelved book collecting the first year.