This Week’s Comics: Brave Dancing

It’s science and music time on this week’s list of new comic book releases. Archie Comics releases a one shot where Archie tries to make his songwriting dreams come true with Archies #1. First Second Book has a new Science Comics graphic novel featuring those daring men and their Flying Machines, while IDW Publishing takes the Powerpuff Girls back in time with The Time Tie #1.

The List:

ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
Miraculous #12 (Cover A Zag Entertainment), $4.99

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
Archies #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Jaime Hernandez), $4.99
Josie And The Pussycats Volume 1 TP, $17.99

BOOM! STUDIOS
Lumberjanes #38 (Cover A Kat Leyh), $3.99

DC COMICS
Batman ’66 Meets Wonder Woman 77 #5 (Of 6), $3.99
Looney Tunes #237, $2.99
Scooby-Doo Team-Up #26, $2.99

FIRST SECOND BOOKS
Science Comics Flying Machines GN, $12.99

IDW PUBLISHING
Mickey Mouse #20 (Cover A Jonathan H. Gray), $3.99
My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #54 (Cover A Jay P. Fosgitt), $3.99
Powerpuff Girls The Time Tie #1 (Of 3)(Cover A Philip Murphy), $3.99
Strawberry Shortcake Funko Universe #1 (Cover A Valentina Pinto), $4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tea-Time For A Turtle HC, $12.99
Walt Disney’s Comics And Stories #738 (Cover A Andrea Freccero), $3.99

JOE BOOKS
Disney Pixar Cars Movie GN, $8.99

MARVEL COMICS
Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur #19 (Cover A Natacha Bustos), $3.99

PAPERCUTZ
Disney Fairies Volume 20 A Far-Too-Secret Secret GN, $7.99

TOKYOPOP
Disney Manga Magical Dance Volume 1 GN, $10.99 **Weekly Pick**

VERTICAL COMICS
Cardfight Vanguard Volume 8 GN, $10.95

YEN PRESS
Brave GN, $11.00 **Weekly Pick**

The Picks:

Disney Manga Magical Dance Volume 1 GN – Tokyopop brings out a Disney manga with an original story. Rin wants nothing more than to be a dancer. She joins a troupe, but she turns out to have two left feet. No matter how much she practices, she just doesn’t seem to get any better. Discouraged by the lack of results, Rin is ready to give up, but Tinker Bell, impressed by the girl’s determination, grants her a wish. She gives Rin magical cards that allow her to call up her favorite Disney characters who help her dance her way back to her dreams. While the titles that retell Disney movies are entertaining, these titles that include original characters and stories interacting with Disney characters are much more fun to read.

Brave GN – Yen Press returns to the world of Berrybrook Middle School for a follow-up to the popular Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova. Jensen from the art club is still on high alert from the looming threat of sunspots. He goes to Jenny and Akilah from the school newspaper to spread his message. The girls learn that Berrybrook’s resident bullies have targeted Jensen as their next victim and decide to use their positions on the paper to shine a light on the issue. But when a different issue causes a rift in their friendship, working together on the story seems impossible. With the bullying escalating, Jenny and Akilah must work out their differences or else Jensen will be left to face this fate worse than sunspots on his own. Chmakova created a wonderful world in Awkward, making this follow-up all the more delightful.

Filed under: All Ages