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It’s long been my hope that good, seasoned comics creators would take on the classics in literature in comic book form and Marvel Comics is doing just that with their Marvel Illustrated line. And while the line has already seen entries retelling stories like Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey, as well as more modern […]
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 […]
Librarians, start your budgets: This morning’s big news is that Viz is once again going to publish Naruto on an accelerated schedule, with 11 volumes due out between February and April 2009. The anime is going to be pushed even harder, with a subtitled version streaming for paid subscribers on Crunchyroll about an hour after […]
I interviewed Barry Deutsch, creator of Hereville, for this week’s Publishers Weekly Comics Week. If you’re not a regular visitor to the main SLJ site, you should drop in and check out this month’s articles on nonfiction graphic novels for teens and middle schoolers. Christopher Butcher posts on an unfortunate oversight. Recently, Mariko Tamaki, nominated […]
The beginning of November marks the end of a couple of titles. We say goodbye to N-Guard and Avengers Fairy Tales. This was Marvel’s third take on fairy tales in their universe, and I hope they find ways to continue. The stories reached beyond the European tales and into other cultures, making the stories both […]
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 $5.95 V. 3 Cry of the […]
Jimmy Gownley rules. Why? At the beginning of October, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing announced that it had acquired his graphic novel series AMELIA RULES!, a favorite among both critics and fans. Called “a PEANUTS for the 21st century” by Comic Buyers Guide, AMELIA RULES! had been self-published by Gownley’s Renaissance Press since 2001. Shortly […]
It’s the start of new month, and the holiday shopping season. While retailers may not start counting their sales until Black Friday, publishers are getting their wares out now. Viz has a bevy of titles that kids will love, including Pokemon and Naruto. The chapter books will definitely appeal to young readers who love Naruto. […]
Here’s what you need to know about Don Wood’s graphic novel, Into the Volcano: it’s really, really good. The action is really good, the adventure is really good, the characters are really good, and the ending is really good. There is even a lot of comic book swearing (of the @#$% variety), and for many […]
Newsarama’s Zack Smith talks to Matthew and Jennifer Holm about Babymouse, which Robin Brenner found to be one of the top-circulating graphic novels for kids in her library system, although it’s less well known among adult comics bloggers. One commenter complains that the book shows "little artistic skill," but others chime in to point out […]
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