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Posts by Michael May

December 16, 2015 by Michael May

Review: A Silent Voice, Volume 1

A Silent Voice, Volume 1 By Yoshitoki Oima Kodansha Comics; $10.99 There’s a manga about everything, so I wasn’t surprised to learn that someone had created one to discuss bullying. And though I appreciate manga more than I am a fan of it, I was eager to read A Silent Voice and see how it […]

September 17, 2015 by Michael May

Roundtable: Gotham Academy

It’s an exciting time for superhero comics. DC and Marvel have both begun paying attention to the diversity of their fans and are starting to publish comics with wider audiences in mind. DC in particular has always had something for younger kids (though not nearly enough), but in October 2014 they initiated a significant push towards reaching […]

March 9, 2015 by Michael May

Review: Silly Kingdom

Silly Kingdom: Alengrimrickshaw’s 211th Birthday and A New Steed Indeed Story by Steven “Shaggy” Shanahan; Art by Katie Shanahan Shanahanigans With the Shanahan siblings’ Silly Kingdom, the title tells you pretty much what you’re in for. A more accurate title would be Silly, but Also Completely Charming and Occasionally Touching Kingdom and Oh By the Way […]

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Review: Otto’s Backwards Day

June 26, 2014 by Michael May

Otto’s Backwards Day By Frank Cammuso, with Jay Lynch TOON Books; $12.95 Everyone struggles with selfishness. At least, I imagine that all good people do and that anyone who doesn’t has probably just given in to it. Maybe it says more about me than about other people, but I have a hard time believing that […]

Korak for Kids: A Talk with Ron Marz

April 22, 2014 by Michael May

I grew up a Tarzan fan, which by definition means that I discovered him as a kid. A lot of people my age did. And while Edgar Rice Burroughs struggled to balance his own desire to write for grown-ups with his work’s extraordinary appeal to children, it’s undeniable that young people responded to the ape […]

2014 Eisner nominations include categories for kids

April 16, 2014 by Michael May

Yesterday, Comic-Con International announced the nominations for the 2014 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. The nominees – chosen by judges Kathy Bottarini, William H. Foster, Christian Lipski, Lee Oeth, Jenny Robb, and James Romberger – cover a wide range of genres and interests, including three categories focused particularly on children and teens. Best Publication for Early […]

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Exclusive Web Comic | ‘A Tale of Two Pennies’

March 12, 2014 by Michael May

Sometimes, blogging about good comics for kids means presenting some actual good comics for kids. Troy Wilson (Perfect Man) and Caleb Hystad (Raven Tales) have given Good Comics for Kids permission to post first, in its entirety, their adorable tale of a girl and two pennies. Hystad is an animation director best known for the […]

Review | Boxers & Saints

October 1, 2013 by Michael May

Boxers & Saints By Gene Luen Yang Colored by Lark Pien First Second American Born Chinese creator Gene Luen Yang’s two new graphic novels can be read separately from each other, but that doesn’t mean that they should be. Boxers and its companion volume, Saints, tell individual stories about two young people during China’s Boxer […]

Review | Templar

September 12, 2013 by Michael May

Templar Written by Jordan Mechner Drawn by LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland First Second The mysterious Knights Templar have been the subject of a lot of literary speculation thanks to the works of authors like Dan Brown, Raymond Khoury, and Steve Berry. Pile on movies like National Treasure and games like Assassin’s Creed and the […]

Review | Fairy Tale Comics

August 15, 2013 by Michael May

Fairy Tale Comics By Graham Annable, Emily Carroll, Gigi D.G., Vanessa Davis, Chris Duffy, Ramona Fradon, Charise Mericle Harper, Brett Helquist, Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Karl Kerschl, Joseph Lambert, Bobby London, David Mazzucchelli, Luke Pearson, Jillian Tamaki, Raina Telgemeier, and Craig Thompson Edited by Chris Duffy First Second One of the wonderful things about fairy […]

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