Betty and Veronica’s Princess Storybook brings the Riverdale crowd back in time to act out traditional fairy tales, with a few Archie-esque twists of their own. This is the second collection of Archie fairy tales, and the talent on the book includes prolific creator Dan Parent as well some interesting guest artists: Renae DeLiz (Womanthology), [...]
Halloween is on its way, so prepare for the spooky season with Betty and Veronica Double Digest #216 from Archie Comics and Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #38 from DC Comics. Marvel debuts the latest title based on their TV series Avengers Assemble, while Perfect Square, the kids’ imprint from Viz Media, starts out with Ben [...]
On May 10th through 12th, while attending the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, I ran around to as many of my favorite kids comics creators as I could and asked them all the exact same questions. Keep in mind, exhibit halls are crazy loud and crazy busy (even when they’re held in a library), so there [...]
AMP Comics for Kids adds another Hybrid novel to the ever growing list of comics and prose mishmash titles. On sale in just two weeks, this will be a popular pick for students waiting for the next Diary of a Wimpy Kid or simply looking for a Diary read-alike. Desmond Pucket Makes Monster Magic Mark [...]
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to learn that Charise Mericle Harper thinks in words and pictures, to the extent that when we interviewed the prolific author and artist about her contribution to the new Fairy Tale Comics anthology, she prefaced her answers with this caveat: “Since I didn’t provide images to accompany these questions, [...]
Fall is finally in the air, making it a great time to settle down with some good comics. Halloween is fast approaching, and as usual it is heralded by Bongo Comics’ Simpsons Treehouse of Horror. Dark Horse Comics releases the second issue of Itty Bitty Hellboy for some scary fun for the little kids, while [...]
The second volume of Benny Breakiron, the other comic by Smurfs creator Peyo, is out next week, and here’s the 411: Madame Adolphine is a kind, gentle old lady, and a good friend of the super-strong Benny Breakiron. So why is she robbing a bank, banging a man on the head with a mallet, and [...]
Prepare for autumn with some fun titles from this week’s new comics! With the massive Mega Man/Sonic the Hedgehog crossover finished, Mega Man starts a new arc with issue #29. Sonic Universe prepares for International Talk Like A Pirate Day with part 2 of “Pirate Plunder Panic,” and Adventure Time wraps up another story arc, [...]
Graphic Novel Reporter has published their Fall Graphic Novel Roundup; check out their picks for kids, teens, and adults. Kazu Kibuishi talked to CBR about designing the covers for the new editions of the Harry Potter series. Gene Luen Yang has been making the rounds of the blogs lately, promoting his new book, Boxers & [...]
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