Alligator Loki Holiday Special | This Week’s Comics
Alligator Loki Holiday Special #1 from Marvel Comics tops this week’s list of new comics, manga, and graphic novels for readers 12 and under, along with a new Surfside Girls graphic novel from IDW Publishing. Other highlights include the Gargoyles Winter Special #1 from Dynamite Entertainment. Holiday House releases the new graphic novel Mendel The Mess Up while IDW Publishing celebrates another milestone for Sonic the Hedgehog with the release of issue #75.
The List:
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
Betty And Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #330, $9.99
World Of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #146, $9.99
BOOM! STUDIOS
Persephone TP, $17.99
DARK HORSE COMICS
Star Wars The High Republic Adventures Phase III #13, $3.99
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
DuckTales #2, $4.99
Gargoyles Winter Special #1, $5.99
Lilo And Stitch #8, $4.99
Powerpuff Girls #6, $4.99
HOLIDAY HOUSE
Mendel The Mess Up SC, $14.99
Wait A Minotaur HC, $14.99
IDW PUBLISHING
Sonic The Hedgehog #75, $6.99
Surfside Girls The Clue In The Reef GN (Top Shelf Productions), $19.99 **Weekly Pick**
KEENSPOT ENTERTAINMENT
Robot + Girl #5, $5.99
MARVEL COMICS
Alligator Loki Holiday Special #1, $6.99 **Weekly Pick**
PAPERCUTZ
Loud House Volume 22 Powered SC, $7.99
RANDOM HOUSE CHILDRENS BOOKS
Super Magic Boy I Am a Space Tiger HC, $10.99
The Picks:
Alligator Loki Holiday Special #1 – Marvel Comics releases the perfect comic to ring in the holiday season! The Alligator of Mischief is back to ruin—I mean, save—the holidays. Alligator Loki is joined by his many, many friends, from the X-men to the Young Avengers to several symbiotes, as they romp across the Marvel universe, sowing chaos and camaraderie in equal stride. Featuring 13 stories in 48 pages, collected from issues #13-24 from the Infinity digital comic, Alligator Loki takes on the dragons of the Marvel Universe, does arts and crafts with Loki Laufeyson, faces off against Throg, and finally shows everyone the REAL meaning of the holiday season: frenzy-er, Family! This issue would make a great stocking stuffer for any comic book fan.
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Surfside Girls The Clue In The Reef GN – IDW Publishing releases a new adventure for the Surfside Girls! The Surfside Days festival is on. Sam and Jade have been conscripted to work the “Burger Dude Ranch” booth, dressed in 1850s garb, and Sam is not happy about it! Taking a break, they paddle out at Danger Point and find hedgehogs stranded on a rock about to be submerged at high tide. As more weirdness unfolds, Sam and Jade re-open the Journal of Weird, searching for clues that send them on an island adventure that will test their wits against their most dangerous foe yet! Fans of the earlier graphic novels and Apple TV+ show will not want to miss this new entry in the series.
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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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