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New all age comics for April 5, 2017

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Now THIS is a good week for all age comics. If you went to the comic book store looking for new books for all age readers and were left wanting more then get back on the horse. Classics, to true classics to new ones that the kids will love are all represented this week. Here are five great all age comics that will interest readers as young as five.

Angry Birds: Flight School #2

Adults who are new to the all age comics scene might scoff at the concept of a video game becoming a comic book. Then they’ll read one of the Angry Birds titles, realize that there is real comedy in these comics and re-think their position. Angry Birds: Flight School is a new spin of mini-series that’s quite entertaining and will leave all ages wanting more. The vocabulary is too difficult for a 5 year old, but the content is great for a read-along book.

Donald Duck/ Mickey Mouse

These two are mentioned together because their reading level, as well as enjoyment level is very similar for ages 7 and up. We read Mickey Mouse to our 5 year old at night and he loves to follow along to the pictures. The stories in both titles might have been previously published in Europe. That’s evident from some of the background art that looks more classic that suburban. However, that fact won’t influence young readers who want to laugh along to adventures with classic Disney characters.

Revolution Aw Yeah #1

Revolution gets the Art Baltazar treatment. His distinct art style is what many consider the template for all age comics. This is the first issue that follows some key IDW properties like G.I. JOE, Micronauts, Transformers and more. Revolution Aw Yeah #1 is good for ages 5 and up.

Scooby Doo-Where Are You? #80

Every two weeks there is a new Scooby Doo comic book and this week it’s Where Are You? #80. This title is funny, affordable (only $2.99!) and one that kids know, love and want to read.

Hero Cats #16

Cats aren’t your scene? You’ll still like Hero Cats and issue #16 is a new story point that is about cats, but also about action, science fiction, naps and more. This is one of the new, great all age comics because of how it’s evolved and improved since the first couple of issues. It did start as a cat series that was more girl-centric, but has evolved into a fun, weird title with action and cats as some of the heroes that will be great for boys or girls, ages 7 and up.

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The Nalgene Marvel Collection makes drinking water super

“Mommy, now I have a water bottle just like you” is what our 7 year old said. It made her feel all warm and fuzzy because it was an identifying and bonding moment that those two shared. For us it was more about super hero street cred. His Nalgene Captain America bottle from the Marvel Collection can accommodate 32 ounces of water for those hikes, bike trips or simply playing in the back yard.

When I was a kid finding cool Marvel stuff was challenging. There was this one kid who always seemed to have cool Marvel clothing, but I suspect his parents were on the Comic Con curve before the rest of us. Uphill both ways, that’s the lesson for our children.

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The Boss Baby aims for laughs, succeeds for all who are 5 and up

Our 7 year old has been talking about The Boss Baby for almost one year prior to its release. In June 2016 he came into the office and asked if we could see The Boss Baby. How he got the inside tip on this film we don’t know. When he finally got to see it with the family it was a close call as to who enjoyed it more, the adults or the kids.

The plot of The Boss Baby is simple. An 8 year old boy gets a baby brother who is wearing a suit. Why is he wearing the suit? How can he talk? What’s the point of all this madness? Mild spoilers are below so if you want to have complete surprises when you see the film stop here….

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Kid Beowulf, The Song of Roland makes you want to read epic poetry, really

I never read Beowulf. The only thing I know about that book is that it’s a long poem that does not involve a wolf. With that in mind it’s all the more ironic that I really enjoyed Kid Beowulf, The Song of Roland by Alexis E. Fajardo. Much like its namesake there is not a wolf in the graphic novel and there is no theme song for Roland. Perhaps it’s because of-or in spite of these things that the book managed to do a difficult thing; it made me care about and want to read more about European history around the time of the crusades.

It even feels weird typing that. Kid Beowulf, The Song of Roland is a graphic novel that is based on the French poem of the same name. It centers on a battle that took place in 778 with King Charlemagne’s best warrior, Roland, plus some Christian armies, Saracens (Muslims), family and betrayal. This is potentially complex subject matter with a cast of dozens that are spread out over an entire country. It’s a big scale story with equal parts legend, lore and adventure where it’s just as likely that you’ll encounter a giant as you will a traitorous family member.

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5 shows you might want to see on Netflix

We’re part of the Stream Team for Netflix and were compensated for this post. All thoughts are our own. Last week our allergies were so bad it forced us to the sofa for most of the week. My allergy people feel me on this one. Said unexpected down time meant that I spent more time than usual watching television. There are some fun things on Netflix that I re-discovered, one new thing that’s great and one new thing that was quite disappointing. For the most part these shows are for adult audiences, except for one, which is quite obvious.

Train to Busan

It’s like Die Hard on a bus, that’s the way that Speed was pitched to audiences in 1994. Train to Busan is like Under Siege 2, except loaded with zombies, set in South Korea and is utterly, brutally violent and nihilistic. It’s also a very good film. It is not as good at The Girl With All The Gifts, but Train to Busan is a shot in the arm to a genre that needs a jolt from the living.

The plot in Train to Busan is simple, a South Korean businessman doesn’t spend enough time with his daughter and takes her to see his mother for her birthday. Unfortunately for them and all of the country a plague has set upon the nation that has people turning into flesh eating killers about :60 after they’re bitten. And one of these monsters has snuck into the train.

The usual monster movie tropes are here, there’s a child in peril, power hungry businessman, the elderly and lots of extras. The difference in Train to Busan is that the tension and action are expertly paced so that the potentially limited space of a train is not an issue. Instead each train car has its own particular problem, the groups of passengers provide problems and the only stop that the train makes on the way to Busan ratchets up the tension even more.

These are the fast moving zombies from World War Z, but these zombies are dumb as a brick. This film succeeds in making you care about some of the human cast, while detesting a couple of them, yet making us realize that most of us would probably act like the later if this were to really happen. It is also utterly dark, 98% of the cast gets killed and the ending is not exactly ‘happy’, but it’s not the end of the world either. Action fans who are OK with non-Hollywood films (See: they don’t end well for the main characters) will enjoy the South Korean gem.

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Big Nate, What’s A Little Noogie Between Friends review

I’m laughing to myself in a coffee house. There are men and women in suits talking about insurance, retirement homes, closing loans and talking technology. And I’m reading a comic strip that makes our 7 year old laugh-and laughing as much as he does. Big Nate, What’s a Little Noogie Between Friends collects previously released comic strips from this seminal series and it’s hilarious.

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New all age comics for March 29

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It’s around spring break for most of us and the new all age comics this week reflect that in the fact that there aren’t many new ones. There are a couple new monthly titles and a few new graphic novels, but overall it looks like a great week to catch up on previous releases that you missed. You should still head out to your local comic book store and here are 5 of our go-to all age comics that will interest young readers aged 5 and up.

Little Archie

The world of Riverdale gets the Art and Franco treatment. Their style is what many parents and children associate with all age comics due to their work with Tiny Titans, as well as, Action Cat and Adventure Bug. In this Little Archie one-shot comic our title character wakes up with a cat having eaten his homework. It’s no ordinary cat as Jughead, Betty, Veronica and Reggie come to find out. This title will be good for ages 5 and up.

Adventure Time original graphic novel: Brain Robber

One of the great things about Adventure Time is that because the series is utterly surreal it can continue to reinvent itself. This can consist of new stories with Finn and Jake or side stories that concentrate on their friends that inhabit their absurd world with them. Brain Robber takes the spotlight and shines it on Lumpy Space Princess in this original graphic novel. This is for fans of the series or existing comic book and is good for ages 9 and up due to its extreme silliness that younger readers might not understand.

Saban Power Rangers

Did you see the Power Rangers movie? Have you read the monthly Power Rangers comic book? The comic book is very good and OK for ages 9 and up mainly because of action and semi-realistic peril. This Saban Power Rangers graphic novel is all new and lives in the world that the film exists in. It’s the characters that you liked in the film, in a new graphic novel adventure.

Doctor Who

The 9^th, 10^th and 11^th Doctor have new releases this week. Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Who collects issues 11-15 of its monthly series, Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor, Arena of Fear is a trade paperback that collects issues from that series and Doctor Who, the Ninth Doctor issue #11 starts a new story line for people that want to jump in. The action might be too intense for young readers. On average ages 9 and up will be OK with this fun sci-fi series

Disney Princess

Short stories featuring Belle from Beauty and the Beast? You can all but see the hoards of young girl readers in their princess gold shoes running to the store. Disney Princess #10 is a monthly series, but this month it’s all about Belle.

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Time flies at Brookaven Cherry Blossom Festival

We were compensated for this post. All thoughts are our own. Oh Sakura, you spoil us. Cherry Blossom season is short-so get out and take advantage of these magical light pink flowers. They’ll be gone from trees before you know it. Take this time now to plan ahead and put the Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival on your calendar for 2018. The 2017 Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival ended and it’s one that is incredibly family friendly, it’s also dog friendly, has live music, great food and some special surprises that only Atlanta can bring.

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