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Preview: Jughead #2
Chip Zdarsky and Erica Henderson’s rebooted Jughead is a gem, starring a character that’s fresh but still very much of a piece with the original. Issue #2 pays homage to one of the great weird Jughead storylines of all time, the Time Police. (Check out my writeup of the NYCC panel for Zdarsky and Henderson’s […]
Links: ‘Naruto’ Creator Talks
Entertainment Weekly interviews Masashi Kishmoto, the creator of Naruto, about his recently concluded series, which is one of the best selling manga in North America. Kishimoto confesses he didn’t expect that: “During the series, manga exploded, and I must say that part of what made Naruto successful was the globalization of manga, and the fact […]
Links: NYCC News, Plus Nimona NBA Nom!
Noelle Stevenson’s Nimona has been shortlisted for the National Book Award, much to her surprise: “Honestly, it wasn’t on my radar at all,” she tells Michael Cavna of Comic Riffs. “I didn’t even know comics got nominated for book awards.” In the interview that follows, she talks about how Nimona started as a superhero comic […]
Roundtable: Talking About Svetlana Chmakova’s ‘Awkward’
Today we’re here to discuss the latest in the growing collection of charming comics aimed at middle grade up to middle school readers, Svetlana Chmakova’s Awkward, published by Yen Press. Chmakova is well known as one of the star creators using a blend of Japanese manga-inspired storytelling and her own visual style who got her […]
Exclusive Preview: ‘Teen Titans Go!’ #12
Time for some Saturday morning fun with our exclusive preview of Teen Titans Go! #12: Raven thought things couldn’t get any worse after Starfire posted an online dating profile…until she posted one for Raven, too! But she quickly learns things can get a whole lot worse when their “perfect dates” start showing up at their […]
NYCC 2015: Let's Hear It for the Girls and Manga!
For the 10th year in a row, New York Comic Con brought magic to the dour halls of the Javits Center from October 8–12. "Good Comics 4 Kids" blogger Brigid Alverson shares the skinny on hot manga titles, panel highlights, and industry news that were featured at the 10th annual popular culture convention.
Preview: Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #62
Mystery, Inc. takes a spa day in our exclusive preview of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #62. Here’s the 411: After Scooby’s not-so-monthly bath spoils Daphne’s sacred beauty regimen, she enlists Velma for a day at the spa! But lounging around in towels is only fun until the towels turn on you. And when there’s a […]
Check Out the Hottest Graphic Novels of Fall
From Jem and the Holograms to The Walking Dead, there’s going to be plenty of good reading this fall. Join me and three graphic novel experts—Sven Larsen of Papercutz, Emily Botica of Diamond Book Distributors, and Michael J. Martens of Dark Horse—for an SLJ webcast on The Hottest Graphic Novels of Fall 2015 on Wednesday, […]
Exclusive Preview: ‘Looney Tunes’ #227
Daffy Duck tangles with the IRS in Looney Tunes #227, which will be out in comic shops on Wednesday: When IRS investigator Egghead appears on Daffy’s doorstep, Daffy panics and tries everything he can to get rid of him. Let’s see if Daffy can get through all the red tape—or will the red tape (literally!) […]
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