Links: Viz announces Ben 10 graphic novels; Archie meets Glee

Viz Media has launched a kid-oriented comics app, sticky DOT comics, which features a slew of Pokemon manga as well as their Voltron Force, Redekai, and Mameshiba graphic novels; Mr. Men and Little Miss are on the way as well. And they had another big announcement as well: They will publish a line of original Ben 10 Omniverse graphic novels with new stories set in the “world” of the animated cartoon.

Papercutz is bringing Benny Breakiron, the comic by Peyo (of Smurfs fame) to the U.S. for the first time, and at Comic Attack, Drew McCabe has a preview and an interview with Jesse Post of Papercutz.

The undead come to Riverdale in Archie Comics’ newest ongoing series, Afterlife with Archie, and Glee writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa talks to CBR’s Kiel Phegley about writing the new series as well as scripting the Archie-Glee crossover comic that’s on the stands now. And more from the Archie folks: Writer Ian Flynn and editor Paul Kaminski discuss the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog/Mega Man crossover.

Johanna Draper Carlson looks at Archie’s sales figures for 2012.

Rick Parker, who illustrates those Papercutz parodies, talks about how he does it and touches up a panel from his upcoming book The Farting Dead.

Jess Smart Smiley talks about Upside Down: A Vampire’s Tale in advance of Free Comic Book Day.

Nathan Hale reveals the title of his next Hazardous Tales book, and it looks delicious!

Convention season has begun, and CBR covers the Adventure Time panel at Emerald City Comic Con.

Previews

Adventure Time #14 (Comic Book Resources)
Archie Comic Super Special Magazine #2 (The Mary Sue)
Hatter M: Zen of Wonder (Comic Book Resources)
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #4 (Comic Book Resources)

Reviews

Jen Hubert on The Adventures of Superhero Girl (Reading Rants)
John Hogan on vol. 5 of Amulet (Graphic Novel Reporter)
Johanna Draper Carlson on Archie #641: Archie Meets Glee (Comics Worth Reading)
Drew McCabe on Archie #641, vol. 2 of Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, and NFL Rush Zone: Season of the Guardians #1 (Comic Attack)
Elizabeth Bird on Ariol: Just a Donkey Like You and Me (A Fuse #8 Production)
Aquafortis on Bad Girls (Finding Wonderland)
Sterg Botzakis on Curses! Foiled Again (Graphic Novel Resources)
Christopher Butcher on Drama (Comics212)
Drew McCabe on Eartha Kitt: Femme Fatale #1 and Princeless, vol. 2, #2 (Comic Attack)
Johanna Draper Carlson on vol. 2 of Lizzie Newton: Victorian Mysteries (Comics Worth Reading)
Johanna Draper Carlson on My Boyfriend Is a Monster: A Match Made in Heaven (Comics Worth Reading)
Melissa Fox on Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales: One Dead Spy (Booknut)
Owly and Wormy: Bright Lights and Starry Nights (The Picture Book Review)
Johanna Draper Carlson on A Parent’s Guide to the Best Kids’ Comics (Comics Worth Reading)
Sarah Sammis on vol. 1 of Polly and the Pirates (Puss Reboots)
Jennifer Hubert on Relish: My Life in the Kitchen (Reading Rants)
Sterg Botzakis on The Ride Home (Graphic Novel Resources)
Johanna Draper Carlson on Who Is AC? (Comics Worth Reading)

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