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Librarians and students at an alternative school in Traverse City, Michigan, discuss graphic novels for reluctant readers in this newspaper article that goes into more depth than most such stories. The Spider-Man comic that caused such a ruckus in Minnesota has been identified by the sharp-eyed sleuths at ICv2; it’s Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2: Revelations, […]
When comic publisher IDW decided to start a line focusing on children’s titles, they launched their new Worthwhile Books with four titles from veteran comic creator Scott Christian Sava. A terrific mix of action, humor, science fiction, and comic fun, Sava’s titles are anchored by strong writing and a unique group of artists, giving fans […]
BOOM! Studios just released their first Incredibles and Muppet Show comics, and already the first printing has sold out. Not only that, BOOM! comics are going where no comics have gone for a long time—onto newsstands. Chip Mosher explains at Comic Book Resources. Meanwhile Johanna Draper Carlson delivers a favorable review of the first comics, […]
It’s another comic heavy week with the only manga, Hikaru no Go coming from Viz. Bongo releases another trade for all you Simpsons fans, and Scholastic rains down the battle with Bakugan with several different media tie-in titles. But the real excitement this week is the debut of Boom! Studios new kid’s line. They’ve even […]
Since its debut over one hundred years ago, Frank L. Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) has enjoyed phenomenal popularity, both in its original form and in hundreds of adaptations, from a Broadway musical (1902) and silent film (1910) to a Nintendo role-playing game, a 52-episode anime (1986), a soulful revue (1975), and, of […]
I know this may come as a shock to some of you, but Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers isn’t real. I’m sorry. But what if it was? What if the TV show was really a documentary and everything you saw on the screen had actually taken place, complete with weird aliens, space ships, and cool costumes? […]
The first volume of Svetlana Chmakova’s Nightschool, which has been running as a serial in Yen Plus magazine, is due out in April, and I took the opportunity to talk to Svet, editor JuYoun Lee, and publisher Kurt Hassler for about the creative process and the growing popularity of global manga for Publishers Weekly Comics […]
When I unpacked my order a couple of months back and saw “The War at Ellsmere,” I was sure I had ordered the title by accident or that the vendor had sent me the wrong title. I couldn’t recall even hearing about the title, let alone being interested enough in the description to order it […]
There’s more variety on this week’s list with Antarctic Press, Cinebook and Oni Press joining the weekly regulars. Antarctic finishes it’s Land of Oz Manga: Return to Emerald City. DC has another round of MAD classics. This title is border line AA, but I remember how much fun it was to read JUST BECAUSE it […]
March is Women’s History Month, and in celebration, our blogging crew decided to highlight some comics with strong female characters. Here’s a list of various Eastern or Eastern-influenced comics that have strong-willed women at their center. Special thanks to Sabrina Fritz for compiling this list! SNOW WILDSMITH’S PICKS Pumpkin Scissors (Ryotaro Iwanaga, Del Rey Manga) […]
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