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June 22, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

Links: Good Comics for Kids heads to the ALA

June 22, 2010 by Brigid Alverson   Leave a Comment

The American Library Association’s Summer 2010 conference is coming up this weekend, and Good Comics for Kids will be there! Graphic Novel Reporter has a rundown of all the comics related programming, including panels by Toon Books, Abrams, and NBM Papercutz, appearances by Raina Telgemeier (Smile), Geoffrey Hayes (Benny and Penny) and Tracy White (How I Made It to Eighteen), and panel discussions, including a special Good Comics for Kids panel (Sunday from 4-5:30 p.m. in room 152A) and a discussion of “The Best Manga You’re Not Reading” (Saturday at 11:30 on the Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage) featuring Robin Brenner, Kate Dacey, and me! If you’re going to ALA and want to meet up, drop us a comment or e-mail me at wordballoons (at) gmail.com.

Blog@Newsarama has a look at the latest Polly and the Pirates book, still written by Ted Naifeh but now illustrated by Robbi Rodriguez (Tek Jansen)

Tom Spurgeon talks to Gene Luen Yang, about life after American Born Chinese and his newest book, Prime Baby.

Tim O’Shea interviews Joey Weiser, creator of Caveman in Space, at Robot 6.

The latest Fraggle Rock comic is out, and Joe Hennes talks to writer Grace Randolph and artist Whitney Leith at ToughPigs – Muppet Fans Who Grew Up.

J. Caleb Mozzocco chats with Mouse Guard creator David Petersen about the spin-off Mouse Guard: Legends at Newsarama.

Jarrett Krosoczka explains how he creates his Lunch Lady books at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast.

JL Bell looks at how Raina Telgemeier’s Smile made the transition from web to print.

Previews

Archie #610 and Archie Digest #265

Reviews: Xaviar Xerxes reviews two text/comic hybrids, The Amazing Adventures of Nate Banks: Secret Identity Crisis and The Amazing Adventures of Nate Banks: Freezer Burned, at ComixTalk. Rob Clough dissects Raina Telgemeier’s Smile at The Comics Journal, discussing her art, the threads of the story, and the relationships, overt and hidden, between the characters.

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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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