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By: Masashi Kishimoto; Adapted by Tracey West Publisher: Viz Media/Vizkids Age Rating: 7-10 Genre: action, fantasy Price: $4.99 Naruto is an immensely popular title both here and in Japan. Every time a new volume of the manga comes out, it hits the USA Today’s Top 150 Booklist, and is often the only manga to do […]
Mix a little friendship, magic & mystique, and a dash of adventure to create a fun series for tweens. Avalon web of magic By Rachel Roberts Seven Seas Entertainment V. 1 Circles in the stream 211 p. ISBN 978-1933164-66-3 $5.95 V. 2 All that glitters 184 p. ISBN 978-1-933164-67-0 $5.95 V. 3 Cry of the […]
Here’s what you need to know about Don Wood’s graphic novel, Into the Volcano: it’s really, really good. The action is really good, the adventure is really good, the characters are really good, and the ending is really good. There is even a lot of comic book swearing (of the @#$% variety), and for many […]
It has long been an issue for parents to get their children interested in the teachings of the Bible. Colorful pictures, simpler retellings of the marvelous stories, publishers have used various techinques to try and appeal to the younger demographic and had varying success with each one. Well now JMG Comics has added one more […]
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror—Dead Man’s Jest story and art by Matt Groening, et al Bongo Entertainment/Harper Collins, 128 p. $15.95 Middle School (age 12+/grade 6+) It’s Halloween, so time once again for The Simpson’s Tree House of Horror special, complete with bad puns, nonsensical storylines, and, of course, special guest stars. This oversized […]
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Cowa! By Akira Toriyama Publisher: Viz Media Age Rating: All Ages Price: $7.99 With Halloween fast approaching, it’s time to get out the spooky decorations and tell scary stories about ghosts and monsters. Well, not all monsters and ghosts tales are scary. They can have just as much fun and adventure as humans. We see […]
Visit the graphic novel aisle at Borders or Barnes and Noble, and you’ll realize that there are plenty of manga for teens and adults, but almost none for younger readers. The few companies licensing all-ages titles generally favor established franchises like Pokemon and Disney’s Kingdom Hearts, on the assumption that TV shows, video games, and […]
If you’re one of the few people who just have to know more about every citizen of Springfield, this series of books is made for you. The TV show is set to claim the record for longest running scripted TV series ever (Gunsmoke still tops it at 20 years, a landmark The Simpsons tied this […]
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