MORE 'INTERVIEWS' POSTS
On Friday June 4 and Saturday June 5, I attended Heroes Con in Charlotte, NC. While I was there I had the honor of interviewing with several creators who make comics for kids and teens. Today’s interview (transcribed from the audio recording) features Van Jensen, writer for Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer (illustrated by Dustin Higgins, published […]
This January, First Second released the first in a 12 part series by George O’Connor. The series, The Olympians, comes at the heels of the Percy Jackson series, which has caused middle-schoolers all over the country to rediscover Greek Mythology. I had the opportunity to interview George O’Connor to discuss the series and the release […]
Joey Fly, Private Eye is a detective story with a difference: All the characters are bugs, and writer Aaron Reynolds and artist Neil Numberman have a lot of fun with that, making verbal and visual puns and creating their own idiosyncratic world that combines human- and bug-scale elements. The cast includes the hard-boiled Joey Fly, […]
Joey Fly is a takeoff on hard-boiled detective movies, a genre the intended audience would hardly be familiar with. How did you get the idea, and why did you think it would appeal to kids? Well, I love mysteries, especially funny goofy ones that throw back to my days watching Scooby Doo, and I love […]
This spring, Toon Books will be releasing its first science-based comic, Zig & Wikki in Something Ate My Homework. Penned by Nadja Spiegelman and drawn by Trade Loeffler, readers will enjoy this engaging story of intergalactic beings, coming to Earth in search of a class pet. Below, Nadja Spiegelman talks about her experience as a […]
While at the American Library Association conference in Chicago, Snow Wildsmith and I had the opportunity to talk with VIZ Kids editor Traci Todd. We asked her about the origins of the imprint, how licensing decisions are made, and where she sees the line going in the future. Good Comics for Kids: Would you ever […]
While at the American Library Association conference in Chicago, Snow Wildsmith and I had the opportunity to talk with VIZ Kids editor Traci Todd. We asked her about the origins of the imprint, how licensing decisions are made, and where she sees the line going in the future. Good Comics for Kids: With the economy […]
Back in December, I read Don Wood’s Into the Volcano and was captivated. I didn’t expect it. To be honest, the cover didn’t appeal to me. But once I got into the story, I couldn’t put it down. But since this was previously reviewed on Good Comics, I thought I would satiate some of my […]
Tokyopop brought Sailor Moon to a nation of waiting girls and pioneered the current manga format. Now the LA-based publisher is hoping to break new ground once more with a new line of color graphic novels from around the world aimed at a teen and older teen audience. The initial lineup, announced last April and […]
Jimmy Gownley rules. Why? At the beginning of October, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing announced that it had acquired his graphic novel series AMELIA RULES!, a favorite among both critics and fans. Called “a PEANUTS for the 21st century” by Comic Buyers Guide, AMELIA RULES! had been self-published by Gownley’s Renaissance Press since 2001. Shortly […]
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