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Brigid Alverson, February 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
Congratulations to Eleanor Davis, whose Secret Science Alliance won a Cybils Award over the weekend, for best graphic novel in the children’s and middle grade books category, and Tom Siddell, whose Gunnerkrigg Court (also a webcomic) was named best YA graphic novel. At The Comics Journal, Michael Arthur has a video interview with Davis and […]
Brigid Alverson, February 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
Amanda Tarbet has a great essay at Sequential Tart looking at recent children’s comics that celebrate friendship. And Suzette Chan looks at the appeal of monsters in kids’ graphic novels, Jellaby and Bayou in particular. Yen Press announced a bevy of new licenses this week, including a children’s book by French author Emile Bravo, Goldilocks […]
Lori Henderson, February 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
Superheroes are out in force on this week’s list. Boom! Studios debuts Disneys Hero Squad, a title that was a part of Mickey and Friends, but has gained its own ongoing series. DC brings out a new trade of Tiny Titans, their Teen Titans little kid friendly title. And there’s a new Amelia Rules, where […]
Esther Keller, February 4, 2010 | Graphic Novels, Uncategorized
The 2010 Great Graphic Novels for Teens (GGNT) list was posted in middle of January. After spending 2 years on the committee – I know how much effort and work goes into reading, discussing, and selecting the titles. Even so, it’s still a lot of fun to dissect the “best of” lists when they’re posted. […]
Brigid Alverson, January 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
The big news this week is that the final nominations for the Cybil Awards have been announced. The finalists in the Graphic Novel category are Middle Grade Creepy Crawly Crime (Joey Fly, Private Eye) Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles into Comics The Stonekeeper’s Curse (Amulet, Book 2) The Secret Science Alliance and […]
Brigid Alverson, December 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
Ape Entertainment announces a new kids’ comics mini-series, Scratch9, to be illustrated by Jason Kruse (World of Quest) with covers by Mike Kunkel (Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam): Created by writer Rob M. Worley, Scratch9 features the adventures of a rascally house cat who gains the ability to summon any of his eight […]
Brigid Alverson, December 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
The debate over all-ages comics continues to rage on multiple websites; Kevin Melrose sums it up handily, with links and commentary, at Robot 6. Meanwhile, the retail site ICv2 talks to Marvel publisher Dan Buckley, and kids’ comics are on the menu. Buckley says he is happy with the Marvel Adventures line and doesn’t plan […]
Brigid Alverson, July 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
SDCC news: CBR has a thorough and interesting write-up of the Archie panel, with news about Archie’s upcoming marriage to Veronica, the return of the Super Teens, webcomics plans, and more. Jeffrey Renaud interviews writer Paul Tobin about the Marvel Adventures series. CBR also covers the Oni Press panel, which sounds like it was a […]
Katherine Dacey, June 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
Many kids greet summer reading lists with as much enthusiasm as they would a plate of brussel sprouts, viewing anything that smacks of "homework" as an encroachment on their vacation. Yet it’s vitally important that they read over the summer to continue developing their reading comprehension skills. With that in mind, Robin Brenner, Esther Keller, […]
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