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October 19, 2009 by Brigid Alverson

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October 19, 2009 by Brigid Alverson   Leave a Comment

John Hogan talks to Holly Black about The Good Neighbors: Kith at Graphic Novel Reporter.

J.L. Bell has some comments on Eric Shanower’s adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

The Archie Comics folks post some previews, including another surprise in the Archie-marries-Veronica arc, and info on their January issues.

Dave Roman is clearing out the closets as Nickelodeon Magazine closes its doors, and he’ll send you some magazines if you ask nicely.

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J. Caleb Mozzocco on A Family Secret (Blog@Newsarama)
Tracy Edmunds on Magic Trixie (The Graphic Classroom)
Xaviar Xerxes on Manga Mysteries #4: The Kung Fu Puzzle (ComixTalk)
Chris Wilson on The Raven and Other Poems (The Graphic Classroom)
Grant on vol. 1 of Red String (The Hipster Dad’s Bookshelf)
J. Caleb Mozzocco on The Storm in the Barn (Blog@Newsarama)

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About Brigid Alverson

Brigid Alverson, the editor of the Good Comics for Kids blog, has been reading comics since she was 4. She has an MFA in printmaking and has worked as a book editor and a newspaper reporter; now she is assistant to the mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts. In addition to editing GC4K, she writes about comics and graphic novels at MangaBlog, SLJTeen, Publishers Weekly Comics World, Comic Book Resources, MTV Geek, and Good E-Reader.com. Brigid is married to a physicist and has two daughters in college, which is why she writes so much. She was a judge for the 2012 Eisner Awards.

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