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There’s plenty for kids to choose from on the list this week, and that’s no myth! Campfire continues its adaptations of classics, including the The Labors of Heracles. Hyperion brings out the graphic novel adaptation of the first volume of Percy Jackson & the Olympians. It will probably be closer to the book than the […]
It’s the beginning of October! We don’t need to be seeing anything with the “C” word in the title of any book, but Archie Comics taunts us anyway with volume 6 of Archie and Friends. Ape Entertainment brings out two more licensed titles, including Pocket God, which is based on an iphone game. Viz is […]
It’s the end of the month, so with not so many floppy comics coming out, graphic novels can have a chance to shine. Scholastic continues the Amazing Adventures of Nate Bank with the release of the third volume this month. Lerner’s Graphic Universe has some continuing titles as well as debut title. Batman: The Brave […]
The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting colder as autumn arrives, and with it, comic publishers bring out titles appropriate for the season. Bongo Comics releases the 16th Treehouse of Horror, which is always good for a laugh and a scare. Ardden Entertainment completes its mini-series of Casper and the Spectrals, and […]
It’s another short list this week,featuring most of the big publishers providing monthly titles for kids. Zombies continue to roam Riverdale in Archie Comics ‘ Archie #613. Boom! Studios brings out two new trades of Pixar properties Cars and Incredibles, and in preparation for Halloween, Dark Horse has the first treasury of Casper the Friendly […]
Recently I got in volume two (and three, in one case) of several series. Since volume one of each of them had been reviewed positively here at Good Comics for Kids, I thought I’d take a look at the subsequent volumes to see if the series stayed strong. One Fine Day, vol. 2 Sirial Publisher […]
Kids love ghost stories, but a lot of manga featuring supernatural beings and vengeful spirits are too violent, gory, or sexually explicit for young readers. This month’s column focuses on two spooky titles that are better suited to middle school students than, say, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service or The Ring. Up first is The […]
Snow: One of the biggest issues librarians face is how to determine what titles are for what age ranges. There are many factors that go into decisions about age appropriateness, such as content, intended audience, theme, appeal factors, etc. The staff at Good Comics for Kids feels that the Manga Moveable Feast week—which just wrapped […]
Short list again this week. Archaia brings out the first compilation of Fraggle Rock with some nice extras included with the first three issues. Archie Comics makes history as this week’s issue of Veronica debuts the first openly gay character in the Archie universe. And publishers Lerner and Scholastic have books featured in this week’s […]
As part of our participation in this month’s Manga Moveable Feast—which is focused on manga for children, specifically Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma (published by Yen Press)—we thought we’d speak with Traci Todd, Senior Editor of VIZ Kids. Traci started at VIZ in May of 2008. Before that she was a children’s editor at Chronicle Books […]
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