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The fifth Wednesday of the month is usually sparse of titles, and this week is no exception. Sonic the Hedgehog starts a new storyline as they title countdown to #225 and the beginning of Sonic’s 20th anniversary. If Sonic’s too old school for you, then check out DC Comic’s Cartoon Network Action Pack featuring Ben […]
Shaun Tan’s mantelpiece must be getting crowded: In addition to the Oscar he picked up last month for the film version of The Lost Thing, he has now won this year’s Astrid Lindgren Award. Created to memorialize the author of Pippi Longstocking, the award goes each year to a creator or creators whose body of […]
Zombies, a robot dinosaur, cowboys, an amoeba—the Good Comics for Kids bloggers have been reading a varied stack of comics and graphic novels this week. Feel free to play along by telling us what’s on your reading stack in the comments! Kate Dacey: I’m not big on zombies, so when The Walking Dead first garnered […]
Oni Press has just published Yo Gabba Gabba Comic Book Time, a big, colorful anthology of children’s comics based on the popular television show. The book includes contributions from a number of well known artists and writers, including Corey Barba (YAM), J. Torres (Alison Dare, Lola: A Ghost Story, Jinx), J. Bone (Alison Dare), and […]
As the month winds down, so does the list of books this week. The Big Two are notably absent, leaving room for the smaller pubs. Ape Entertainment is one issue away from completing their Shrek mini series. Papercutz has a new volume of their Hardy Boys reboot, and Bongo Comics keeps the laughs coming with […]
It’s been a week since the devastating earthquake hit Japan. The news has been a real rollercoaster of a ride to follow. While there’s no manga on the list, all our thoughts and good wishes go out to the people of Japan. To help lighten the mood, Ape Entertainment releases its first trade of their […]
Jim Zubkavich writes stories I shouldn’t like. I’m nowhere near to being his target audience. As a rule, I don’t play video games or laugh at jokes involving slapstick or bodily functions. I’m middle-aged. I’m female. I’m couth. Skullkickers, vol 1: 1000 Opas and a Dead Body Story by Jim Zubkavich; Illustrations by Edwin Huang […]
Welcome to this week’s discussion of the books we’re reading. Feel free to chime in in the comments section and let us know what’s on your nightstand. Mike Pawuk: I devoured the entire run so far of Peter David’s X-Factor series from Marvel Comics that was rebooted in 2005 and still published today. X-Factor started […]
Here’s something a little different: Jay Piscopo, who writes and draws The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli graphic novels, has spun off a comic featuring one of the characters from that series, The Sea Ghost. Here’s the promo text: Sea Ghost discovers a dangerous secret when a mysterious sphere transports him to an alien world […]
I can’t believe spring break is already here! The kids get two weeks of lounging around at house while the parents have to slave away at work. It seems so unfair. Our only revenge, make the kids read! This week Graphix has the new volume of Missile Mouse. Marvel has more adventures with Thor, and […]
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