As November disappears into the rear view mirror, we look ahead to Christmas and find books on this week’s list to put under the tree or to distract prying eyes. Archie Comics releases the next volume in the Sonic The Hedgehog Archives, and Kodansha continues its release of the manga adaptation of the tween adventure [...]
A Mom’s Journey into Homestuck Part 3
By on November 28, 2012
Some of you out there may be wondering why Homestuck should get so much attention. It’s just a webcomic some kids read, right? Let me put it this way. In September, creator Andrew Hussie created a Kickstarter project, a crowd-sourcing funding site, to make a video game of Homestuck. He wanted to get $700,000 in [...]
All ages comics and manga for 11/21/12
By on November 24, 2012
Fight off (or speed up) that turkey coma with some titles from this week’s list! Archie Comics releases a special issue of their quarterly magazine Sonic Super Special with an issue of pull-out posters of Sonic and his friends. Kodansha releases another volume of their kid friendly title Animal Land, and Marvel Comics releases two [...]
All ages comics and manga for 11/14/12
By on November 16, 2012
Start planning for rewarding those good little boys and girls now, with some titles from this week’s list! IDW has the collected issues of their prequel to the movie Dorothy of Oz scheduled to come out next year. Marvel Comics collects their Toy Story prequel comic to Toy Story 2, Tales From the Toy Chest, [...]
Review: Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld #1-12
By on November 13, 2012
Amy Winston is just a normal girl, until she receives a gemstone for her 13th birthday—an amethyst. Almost immediately her life is turned upside down as she is taken to another dimension where time passes differently and magical isn’t just real, but as normal as breathing. While there, she learns that she might not be [...]
All ages comics and manga for 11/7/12
By on November 9, 2012
Begin the holiday season with felines from this week’s new releases. Get a double dose of Garfield as Boom! Studios lets the large orange cat loose on Thanksgiving dinner in the latest issue of their ongoing series, while Papercutz has him coming Home for the Holidays in their graphic novel series. If you prefer your [...]
All ages comics and manga for 10/31/12
By on November 2, 2012
With Halloween come and gone, the end of the year looms ever closer, as does that final holiday, Christmas. Start preparing for it with some of the graphic novels on this week’s list. Amulet Books has the next volume in the popular series Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite. Ape Entertainment has another Dreamsworks tie-in, [...]
All ages comics and manga for 10/24/12
By on October 26, 2012
Halloween is just around the corner. Are all of your little ghosts and ghouls ready for the frightful holiday? There’s not a lot to scare you on this week’s list, but you can get some good giggles from Archie Comics Archie’s Giant Kids Jokebook. Boom! Studios brings back the Ice Age gang for another adventure [...]
Review: Moon and Blood, volumes 1-2
By on October 25, 2012
Sayaka is a cheerful, outgoing girl, the complete opposite of the new house guest staying with her family, Kai Kuryuu. He’s handsome, aloof, and a complete mystery. But the more Sayaka tries to get closer to him, the more he pushes her away. Will she be able to reach him? More importantly, should she? Kai [...]
All ages comics and manga for 10/17/12
By on October 19, 2012
Even though the calendar says it’s autumn, the weather hasn’t gotten the memo. Oni Press is trying to get that chill in the air with the next issue of the spooky Courtney Crumrin ongoing series. Papercutz has some knuckleheads take on a Christmas classic with the second volume of the Three Stooges, and even Marvel [...]
Review: Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Volume 1
By on October 17, 2012
The Yu-Gi-Oh! saga continues with another jump into the far future. Duel Monsters are still all the rage, but now they take place in “augmented realities,” or virtual reality, which is activated using a device called a D-Gazer. A new potential “king of games” is also introduced, Yuma Tsukumo. He has a ways to go, [...]
All ages comics and manga for 10/10/12
By on October 12, 2012
October is the time for the weird and wacky, and there’s plenty of both on this week’s list. Drawn and Quarterly releases the first volume of long time childhood favorite Pippi Longstocking, making her graphic novel debut in English! Kids Can Press introduces Bigfoot Boy in his first graphic novel, and Papercutz has the next [...]
A Mom’s Journey into Homestuck Part 2
By on October 9, 2012
When I told my daughters I was going to read Homestuck, they both gave me this look and asked “Why?” Being used to my unusual reading habits, they just shrugged and moved on. When my oldest daughter told her friends I was reading Homestuck, they gave her that same look and asked “Why?” Apparently Homestuck [...]
All ages comics and manga for 10/03/12
By on October 5, 2012
The days are getting shorter and finally getting cooler, so curling up with a warm blanket and a good comic is becoming more appealing. Amulet Books has the next volume of the well received Hereville series with Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword. Boom! Studios has another new issue of the well-insulated cat Garfield, and [...]
Review: Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Volume 1
By on October 2, 2012
The Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise takes another leap ahead in time to the undefined year 20XX, where Duel Monsters is played on vehicles called Duel Runners, in what are called Turbo Duels. With riding now just as important as the deck, a new hero is needed to step to become the King of Games, and that hero [...]
All ages comics and manga for 9/26/12
By on September 28, 2012
Now that Fall is officially here, thoughts can now move toward the autumn holidays, with Halloween coming up first! Bongo Comics has the yearly tradition of the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror, with the new issue coming out this week. Archie Comics has the gang going to an “old-fashioned” Halloween party. Find out what that means [...]
All ages comics and manga for 9/19/12
By on September 21, 2012
With autumn just about to begin, it’s sad to have to say goodbye to some great titles! BOOM! Studios must bid a fond farewell to Roger Langridge’s Snarked!, with the final issue being released this week. Let’s hope they’ll all be back for a second series. Dark Horse completes its omnibus editions of CLAMP’s Cardcaptor [...]
Review: A Devil and Her Love Song, Volume 1
By on September 18, 2012
How do you learn to like other people when you don’t even like yourself? Making new friends is hard enough without the added personal issues. But that is Maria Kawai’s dilemma. Expelled from her old school, she must start over at Totsuka High. But fitting in isn’t her strong point, as her razor sharp tongue [...]
All ages comics and manga for 9/12/12
By on September 14, 2012
Jump into adventure with this week’s new releases! Archie Comics releases the third volume of Sonic’s rival, Knuckles The Echidna Archives. Boom! Studios continues the adventures of the girls from Adventure Time with the third issue of Marceline and The Scream Queens, and Seven Seas Entertainment releases the first omnibus of the prequel to Amazing [...]
A Mom’s Adventures in Homestuck Part 1
By on September 11, 2012
If you have a teenage that goes online, or if you interact with one, you may have heard such terms from them as “MS Paint Adventures,” “Hussie,” “Trolls,” or “Homestuck.” They may have started to show an interest in horoscopes or have images of zodiac signs or people with horns on their computer screen. Most [...]
