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Hi! I’m Sabrina, a young writer from the wonderful Midwest. This week, I’m reviewing two all-ages comic titles, Pendragon: Book One, and Korgi: Book One. Enjoy!! Pendragon: Book 1 (The Merchant of Death) Created by D.J. MacHale Adapted and illustrated by Carla Speed McNeil Price: US$9.99 Bobby Pendragon is a seemingly normal fourteen-year-old guy. He […]
Nominations for the third annual Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards (the Cybils) will be ending Wednesday, October 15th. The goal of the Cybils team (some 100 bloggers) is to highlight books that are high in both literary quality and kid appeal. The Cybils were founded by Anne Boles Levy and Kelly Herold. This […]
Visit the graphic novel aisle at Borders or Barnes and Noble, and you’ll realize that there are plenty of manga for teens and adults, but almost none for younger readers. The few companies licensing all-ages titles generally favor established franchises like Pokemon and Disney’s Kingdom Hearts, on the assumption that TV shows, video games, and […]
Lots of good manga in the all ages list this week. As well as their standards like Dragon Drive, Hikaru no Go and Eyeshield 21, Viz is introducing a title for the video game fans with Legend of Zelda. Even through it is an older title, Link and the Legend of Zelda franchise are as […]
Webcomics for children: Yes, they exist, and the overall quality seems to be higher than that of webcomics for adults. For many creators, as in the adult realm, the web is a place to work out ideas and to build anticipation for print editions before anyone has to invest in paper and ink. As a […]
If you’re one of the few people who just have to know more about every citizen of Springfield, this series of books is made for you. The TV show is set to claim the record for longest running scripted TV series ever (Gunsmoke still tops it at 20 years, a landmark The Simpsons tied this […]
This year, the Boston Globe-Horn Book award awarded Shaun Tan a special citation for excellence in graphic storytelling for his book The Arrival. Since 1967 the Boston Globe – Horn Book award has issued awards in excellence in literature in three categories: Fiction & Poetry, Nonfiction, and Picture Books. In addition, the committee is allowed – […]
Welcome to the All Ages Comics and Manga List! Every week I go through the list of comics and manga (and sometimes novels) that are being released for the week, and pull out the titles that are most approriate for an all ages audience. I then pick two titles to highlight with descriptions and commentary […]
Having left my career in bookselling to become a librarian at about the same time the bookstore model began showing up in libraries, I’ve never been tempted to give up my membership in the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association. Today kicks off NCIBA’s annual trade show, where not only do I get the opportunity to […]
The big news in the comics blogosphere this past week was the demise of DC’s Minx imprint, which was aimed at teen girls (but seems to have fallen wide of the mark, although 20-30-year-old men seemed to like the books quite a bit). There’s lots of commentary going on, gathered here, and I’ll also point […]
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