Links: Mouse Guard, Dreamland, and Ben 10
David Peterson talks about Mouse Guard in this local-paper interview.
I interviewed Peter David and Dan Hipp, creators of the new Ben 10 graphic novel, as well as editor Tricia Pasternak for the latest issue of Publisher’s Weekly Comics Week. Del Rey is in the process of developing several original graphic novels based on Cartoon Network properties, so this is just the first.
The Tenneseean has a fascinating piece on local-boy-made-good Scott Christian Sava, creator of The Dreamland Chronicles.
Joshua Smeaton tells The Daily Loaf all about his new graphic novel, Haunted. (Last two links via The Webcomic Overlook.)
Comicbooks.about.com lists their top 20 children’s comics.
Out from the Comics Shop lists the latest new kids’ comics.
Here are previews of the latest kids’ comics from Boom! Studios: Cars #2, The Muppet Show # 3, Toy Story #2, and Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #704.
And here are some quick looks at upcoming Archie comics.
Reviews: Johanna Draper Carlson takes a look at some recent Archie comics at Comics Worth Reading. At Finding Wonderland, A. Fortis continues reviewing the Cybils Graphic Novel finalists.
Sarah Sammis on Amulet 2: The Stonekeeper’s Curse (Puss Reboots)
Kent Worcester on Booth (The Comics Journal)
Greg McElhatton on One Piece: East Blue 1-2-3 (omnibus edition) (Read About Comics)
Jennifer Dunbar on vols. 1 and 2 of Sugar Princess (A word is a unit of language)
Nicola on vol. 1 of Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee (Back to Books)
Travis Jonker on The Toon Treasury of Classic Children’s Comics (100 Scope Notes)
Jennifer Hubert Swan on Zeus: King of the Gods (Reading Rants)
Rob on Zeus: King of the Gods (Panel Patter)
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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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