Quick, what do these have in common… the ‘dingy basements’ in ‘Fight Club’ (the film), the video game Flower, a couple of novels by Harumi Murakami and E.L. Konigsburg, the bathroom in HBO’s ‘Girls,’ Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’s ‘Empire State of Mind,’ and Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’?
This Week’s Comics: Not the Usual Picks
By on May 31, 2013
I was so tempted this week to go with the easy titles. BOOM! Studios is releasing an Adventure Time annual, and IDW is releasing the next issue in their My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic micro series, which features fan favorite Fluttershy. Archie Comics is concluding its Archie Meets Glee arc, and the Sonic the [...]
Review: Sticky Dot Comics
By on May 29, 2013
Sticky Dot Comics Free Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. Recommended for ages 8 and up. At the end of February, Viz announced that it was launching a free all-ages app aimed at kids and families. The promise was to create an app where parents would feel comfortable allowing their children download and [...]
Book Giveaway: Informational Text Par Excellence… ‘American Comic Book Chronicles’
By on May 22, 2013
Book Giveaway: Informational Text Par Excellence… ‘American Comic Book Chronicles’
By on May 22, 2013
This Week’s Comics: Wolvie Breakiron
By on May 11, 2013
Why At First I Didn’t Think I Could Write About ‘Citizen Hearst’
By on May 8, 2013
So why am I so on the fence about recommending this well-produced and often engaging film?
This Week’s Comics: Going Ape for Sesame Street
By on May 3, 2013
It’s May Day! If that’s a call for help to relieve the kids’ boredom, then check out this week’s list of new comics! Archie Comics releases the next installment of their epic Sonic the Hedgehog and Megaman crossover with the next issue of Sonic the Hedgehog. BOOM! Studios releases a new issue of Garfield, and [...]
This Week’s Comics: Super Stilton Family
By on April 26, 2013
Where did April go? It’s the last Wednesday of the month, and there are some great title to check out! Abrams Comicarts releases a book that should be in every middle school library and science classroom; How To Fake a Moon Landing: Exposing the Myths of Science Denial. It will make learning critical thinking fun! [...]
Five Simple Things It’s Easy to Overlook About Comics
By on April 25, 2013
At ALA Midwinter, one of the people in attendance asked how many librarians in the audience still encounter opposition from parents, teachers, or school administrators in promoting and collecting comics. I was astounded to see the majority of the librarians in the audience raise their hands.
WonderCon Anaheim 2013: IDW and Hasbro
By on April 21, 2013
IDW has taken on several of Habro’s properties, both old and new. G.I. Joe and Transformers are older titles that they have breathed new life into, as well as some Wizard of the Coast titles such as Dungeons and Dragons and Magic: The Gathering. And of course, we can’t forget their spectacular big hit My [...]
WonderCon Anaheim 2013
By on April 21, 2013
Over the last weekend in March, WonderCon, a smaller brother to San Diego Comic Con, took place in Anaheim, California. Being local to the area, my family and I attended the three day convention. We are veteran comic convention attendees, having attended San Diego Comic Con for most of the 00s. We stopped going when [...]
This Week’s Comics: Beauty and the Beast Time!
By on April 19, 2013
It’s a beast of a good time on this week’s comics list! The massive Sonic the Hedgehog/Mega Man crossover continues as the Blue Streak and the Blue Bomber leap into Sonic Universe #51. Cinebook returns with two volumes of Lucky Luke for fans who missed the Cowboy’s adventures, and fans of Disney Princesses can check [...]
Why ‘Marble Season’ is My Favorite Book of 2013 (So Far)
By on April 16, 2013
As far as outside-of-school literacies are concerned, “Marble Season” is possibly a definitive treatise on the subject without even intending to be…
Crowdfunding, Fandom, and Media Literacy: One Key Thing We Should Be Teaching Kids
By on April 14, 2013
It’s not just dollars that are getting invested in the crowdfunding process, but fans themselves.
This Week’s New Comics: Crossover Craziness
By on April 12, 2013
Weather the April showers with some of the collected editions coming out this week! DC Comics releases the final volume of the Tiny Titans series with #8. Marvel Comics has a hard cover edition of their adaptation of Road to Oz, and finally, the long awaited full color omnibus of Osamu Tezuka’s Unico comes out [...]
This Week’s New Comics: Princeless Buddies
By on April 5, 2013
April begins with a bang full of action and adventure! Capstone Press has another slew of DC Super Heroes books featuring favorites Batman and Superman. Dark Horse Comics has the next volume of the Brody’s Ghost series while Papercutz has the next adventure of Ernest and Rebecca in The Land of the Walking Stones. And [...]
This Week’s New Comics: Boo Shaker
By on March 29, 2013
It’s gonna be a busy weekend, with both Easter and Wondercon! Pick up some good comics to read between panels, or to stuff the Easter basket! BOOM! Studios has another easy reader featuring the friends of Ice Age. Dark Horse Comics continues their re-release of the tween friendly manga Angelic Layer by the well-known manga [...]
Using Single-Panel Cartoons to Introduce Scriptwriting to Students
By on March 24, 2013
A quick lesson idea that introduces scriptwriting by focusing on funny images and formal language.
This Week’s New Comics | Airbending Turtles
By on March 22, 2013
Spring is in the air…somewhere I’m sure. This week’s list is small but strong, perhaps to encourage kids to go outside and enjoy the sunshine (if available in your area). Sonic Universe from Archie Comics hits the big 5-0, while IDW Publishing releases the second of their My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Micro-series, this [...]
