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Don’t be fooled by the sparkly pink covers: Fashion Kitty is a smart, funny series that recognizes girls’ interest in fashion without talking down to them or encouraging them to become pint-sized Anna Wintours. Though the titular character does, in fact, help classmates discover themselves through clothing, the series is as much about Fashion Kitty’s […]
During the Tang Dynasty in China (618-907), a jaded young wanderer, Chen Yuqing, seeks the quiet of a Buddhist retreat to try to forget about the wealthy young woman who threw him aside. Unfortunately it is almost time for a big ceremony and all of the young men of the town are excited because it […]
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 […]
Chris Mautner of Robot 6 has started an interesting series, Comics 101, in which he takes a look at popular, long-running franchises and explains what’s going on and where to start. The first lesson is on Love and Rockets. Here’s a bit of history for you: Jaime Weinman writes about Bob Bolling, the creator of […]
With a premise reading like a mash up of Rosario+Vampire with My Gym Partner is a Monkey, Animal Academy: Hakobune Hakusho doesn’t look too promising. But it proves to not just be a fun read, but also on it’s audience will enjoy. Neko Fukuta has such poor grades that she can’t get into any high […]
Great selection of books this week. Amaze Ink brings out the trades of the Gargoyles titles that continued the animated series and was written by the original writer Greg Weismen. The series ended prematurely, but they are great reads none the less. Archie hits the #600 milestone, and Boom! Studios introduces another Disney property, Monsters […]
There is a kingdom where peace is maintained by two forces: the male king and his male heirs and the female songstresses and their female descendants. The king runs the kingdom and the songstresses nightly sing their song of protection. But the balance has been thrown off in one small region of the kingdom. Against […]
Misako Rocks!, a.k.a. Misako Takashima, has a biography that would make swell grounds for a shojo manga. Raised in Japan by a family of law-enforcement officers, she came to the US as a teenager, working an assortment of odd jobs – puppeteer, art teacher, Onion cartoonist – before publishing her first graphic novel, Biker Girl. […]
Johanna Draper Carlson looks at several of the Manga Math Mysteries put out by Lerner Publishing and finds them to be a mixed bag. Brian Warmoth of Comic Book Resources covers the Disney Kingdom Comics panel at Chicago Comic Con, in which Christian Beranek had plenty to say. Deb Aoki interviews NaRae Lee, who is […]
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