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Tag: superheroes

March 7, 2023 by Brigid Alverson

Kami Garcia on ‘Teen Titans: Robin’ | Interview

Kami Garcia talks about Teen Titans: Robin, which is out today, and the rest of her Teen Titans original graphic novels.

April 7, 2020 by Lori Henderson

Superhero Manga Shows Super Sales in 2019

What are the most popular manga about? Superheroes!

March 8, 2018 by Brigid Alverson

Preview: ‘Encounter’ by Art Baltazar and Franco!

We’ve had a flurry of cool new kids’ and YA comics lately, and this one is pretty exciting: The Tiny Titans team of Art Baltazar and Franco are launching a new superhero comic, Encounter, published by Lion Forge. Here’s the 411: A brand new series by Tiny Titans creators Art Baltazar and Franco! Encounter is […]

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Review: ‘G-Man,’ Vols. 1-3

November 5, 2015 by Esther Keller

There aren’t many kid superheroes, so a young audience will love the G-Man series. They’ll want to read all 3 volumes and keep up with all of G-Man’s adventures. The only drawback? When the 3 volumes are done, they’ll want more. And right now it’s only the 3 volumes. G-Man: Learning to Fly v. 1 […]

YALSA GGNT Top Ten Manga: Tiger and Bunny, vols. 1 and 2

January 20, 2015 by Lori Henderson

Superpowered humans known as Next appeared in the world 45 years ago. Today, some of them fight crime in the city of Stern Bild while promoting their corporate sponsors on the hit show HERO TV—but not all Next use their powers for good. Veteran hero Wild Tiger has years of fighting experience but has been […]

Roundtable: Superman Family Adventures RIP

January 23, 2013 by Michael May

The cancellation of Superman Family Adventures, yet another critically-praised superhero comic that DC won’t be publishing anymore, has us pretty riled up. We figured that we could vent about it or offer some constructive suggestions for DC and Marvel’s future kids comics, so we decided to do both. Have you been reading Superman Family Adventures? What did you […]

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Links: Rainbow Lantern

June 4, 2012 by Katherine Dacey

After dropping hints that one of its superheroes would come out of the closet, DC Comics revealed his identity last week. The character: Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern. Scott will lead the Justice League in the forthcoming New 52 Earth 2. “I feel if you’re going to have a team, you need to have […]

Preview: Power Lunch

November 2, 2011 by Brigid Alverson

Power Lunch, just released last week by Oni Press, is a light-hearted spin on the superhero genre. Joey avoids any food that isn’t white, because colored foods have a strange effect on him—they give him super powers. Written by J. Torres (Alison Dare; Lola: A Ghost Story) and illustrated by Dean Trippe (Butterfly), this book […]

Links: Leapin’ lizards!

September 12, 2011 by Katherine Dacey

True or false: when Harold Gray originally pitched Little Orphan Annie, the lead character was, in fact, a boy named Otto. Brian Cronin has the answer in his latest Comic Book Legends Revealed column, in which he looks at this famous Depression-era strip. It’s time for the annual Top Shelf sale, in which everything but […]

Links: 52 pick-up

September 6, 2011 by Katherine Dacey

NPR blogger Glen Weldon casts a critical eye on DC’s much-hyped Justice League #1. His verdict: not bad, though he’s a little concerned about DC’s pledge to reimagine its iconic superheroes in a “younger, angrier, more brash and more modern” light. The title of this Tumblr blog pretty much sums it all up: Superheroes Are […]

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