This Week’s Comics: Dr. McNinja Dances
It’s the week of San Diego Comic-Con, so as usual, publishers are keeping their releases light. Nonetheless, there are some goodies to be had for non-attendees. Action Lab releases the second trade in their popular title Princeless. The Sonic the Hedgehog/Mega Man crossover hits its penultimate issue in Sonic Universe #54 from Archie Comics, and IDW releases the 5th volume of their re-release of the classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures collections. Get ‘em while they’re hot!
The List:
ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
Princeless Volume 2 Get Over Yourself TP, $14.95
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
Betty And Veronica Friends Double Digest #235, $3.99
Sonic Universe #54 (Patrick Spaziante Pencil Ink Color Variant Cover), $2.99
Sonic Universe #54 (Patrick Spaziante Regular Cover), $2.99
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BONGO COMICS
Simpsons Comics #204, $2.99
BOOM! STUDIOS
Adventure Time #18 (Cover A Mike Holmes), $3.99
Adventure Time #18 (Cover B Kelly Bastow), $3.99
Bravest Warriors #10 (Cover A Tyson Hesse), $3.99
Bravest Warriors #10 (Cover B Joe England), $3.99
DARK HORSE COMICS
Adventures Of Dr McNinja Omnibus Volume 1 TP, $24.99 **Weekly Pick**
IDW PUBLISHING
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Volume 5 TP, $19.99
MARVEL COMICS
Disney Pixar Cars Magazine #15 (Disney Publishing Worldwide), $4.99
Marvel Super Heroes #10 (Disney Publishing Worldwide), $4.99
PAPERCUTZ
Dance Class Volume 5 To Russia With Love HC, $10.99 **Weekly Pick**
The Picks:
Adventures Of Dr McNinja Omnibus Volume 1 TP – The Doctor is in at Dark Horse! Dr. McNinja is back with an all new omnibus that collects his earliest exploits and features stories from the very beginnings of the webcomic. There are over 500 pages of strips filled with science, action, and outrageous comedy. I mean, how can anyone turn down a book that has a Doctor who is also a Ninja, who has a gorilla for a secretary, who punches out a velociraptor and high-fives a roast chicken? This massive tome will bring smiles to both kids and adults. This would be a great addition to any graphic novel collection.
Dance Class Volume 5 To Russia With Love HC – Papercutz prepares for another day in Dance Class. And it’s a busy class this time! Julie, Lucie, and Alia sign up for the new style, rock, and learn, among other things, that cute boys don’t always make good dance partners. Then it’s back to ballet, as the whole troupe heads to Russia to perform the Nutcracker. With jealous Carla intent on ruining the show, the girls are going to need some help to pull it off this time, and it comes from an unexpected place! Dance Class is a fun title that looks at life in and out of dance class. Tween to teen girls will be able to relate to best to the series as they’ve probably experienced a lot of what is portrayed in the one-page strips, but really, anyone who enjoys a good story and a laugh will be entertained.
Images © Dark Horse Comics and Papercutz respectively.
Filed under: All Ages
About Lori Henderson
Lori Henderson is a mother of two teenage daughters and an avid reader. She blogs about manga at her personal blog Manga Xanadu as well as contributing and editing for Manga Village. She blogs about all things fandom (mainly Doctor Who) at her other personal blog Fangirl Xanadu. She's been at it so for over 5 years now and counting!
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The Adventures of Dr. McNinja sounds awesome! I’ve asked our library to order a copy. How do you think it compares to something like Atomic Robo?
Well, our awesome library did indeed order a copy of Dr. McNinja, and I’m enjoying reading it. It’s very funny and original. However, I have to disagree with your designation of “All Ages” for this title. The language and concepts in Issue 1/2 are a little rough, for example. Dark Horse rates the Omnibus as 10 and up, which I’m a little more comfortable with, though not completely.