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Exclusive Preview: ‘Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?’ #78
Time for some space hijinks with Scooby and the gang! In this week’s exclusive preview of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #78, the Mystery, Inc., crew goes to space camp—and things start going sideways when a mysterious space alien shows up: Sci-fi turns into sci-fright! Outer space camp goes scary when an angry alien tries to […]
Exclusive Preview: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #22
We’re starting the week on a light note, with an exclusive preview of Scooby-Doo Team-Up #22. In this issue, the gang are enjoying a rock concert when Frankenstein Jr. starts doing an Attack on Titan number on the stadium: He might look monstrous, but the robotic Frankenstein Jr. is really a force for justice—at least, […]
Exclusive Preview: ‘Time Shifters’ Free Comic Book Day Comic
Today we have an exclusive preview of the Scholastic Graphix comic for Free Comic Book Day: Time Shifters. The creator is Chris Grine, and the FCBD comic is a preview of the full-lengh Time Shifters graphic novel, which will be out on May 30. Here’s the catalog info: When Luke investigates an eerie blue glow […]
Nonfiction Graphic Novels: Give These to Fans of "March"
These recent and upcoming graphic novels bring history and current events to life by telling important stories through the eyes of real people.
Interview: Shea Fontana and Agnes Garbowska Go Time-Traveling with ‘DC Superhero Girls’
We know Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn from comics and movies, but what were they like as teenagers? That’s the basis for DC’s Super Hero Girls line of graphic novels, chapter books, animated shorts, games, and toys. In the world of Super Hero Girls, the female DC characters are all students at […]
Preview: ‘Archie’s Funhouse Comics Annual’ #24
Let’s finish out the long weekend with a laugh! The lead story to Archie’s Funhouse Comics Annual #24, written by Dan Parent, relies on a classic gag setup: The little white lie that gets out of control. The digest also features some classic stories from years past. It’s available in comic shops this Wednesday. Enjoy!
What to Read After You’ve Read ‘March’
Rep. John Lewis’s graphic memoir March is the book of the day—literally, on Martin Luther King day, but also figuratively, as president-elect Donald Trump’s disparaging Tweet about Lewis brought new attention to the book; reportedly, sales skyrocketed. I’ve said it before: March is an important book. But if you’re a Good Comics for Kids reader, […]
Review: ‘King Baby,’ by Kate Beaton
King Baby By Kate Beaton Scholastic, Grades Pre-K to 5 Kate Beaton, best known for her side-splittingly snarky comics about moments in history or literature, branches off in a new direction with her children’s book King Baby. The drawing is simpler, she uses color, and its humor is gentler and more straightforward. This is appropriate […]
Links: Notes and Quotes
March artist Nate Powell talks at length about his childhood comics habits, his career as a graphic novelist, and his experiences as the creator of March, including the intensive research that he and the authors did once they realized that the books were being used in history classes as well as English courses: That quest […]
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