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All age comic books for February 27

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Wednesday means new comic book day and this week has a nice selection of new all age comic books, as well as, a couple graphic novels that will rock the socks off of readers as young seven. Over in the podcast we’ll chat about Mr. Wolf’s Class: Mystery Class, Sonic the Hedgehog and more. For now let’s look at three great releases that will entertain parents as much as they will readers in second grade.

Wings of Fire: The Lost Heir

Wings of Fire is a gargantuan popular book series for upper elementary school and up. It’s about dragons, the different clicks between them and is a book series that our nine year-old is headlong into. Wings of Fire: The Lost Heir is the graphic novel adaptation of the second book in that series by the same name. Start off with the graphic novels. Start off with the books. Either way your reader who is eight and up will absolutely love the adventure that these books thrust you into.

Star Trek Vs. Transformers #5 of 5

We love this crossover IDW Publishing has done. The first four issues were spot-on great, they managed to capture the cavalier attitude of 60’s era Star Trek, in addition to the 80’s era fun of Transformers. Put them together in one great crossover and this is one of the best all age comic books of the year. This is issue #5 of a five issue mini-series. Look around closely and you’ll find the first four issues. If not, check out the trade paperback when its released in a couple months. While the content is appropriate for ages six and up, realistically it’ll be enjoyed most by those nine and up as they’ll be familiar with the characters in the story.

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #40

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is one of the best all age comic books out there. This comic book is great for ages seven and up, boys or girls and varies from camp superhero action to otherworldly adventure issue to issue. This issue of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur has the team in a dreamscape with Doctor Strange making a guest appearance. Try this comic book out once and it’ll reward you with great art, a quick paced story and a go-to comic book every month.

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All age comic books for January 30

If you’re looking to jump into a great graphic novel this is your week. There are some cool all age comic books for sure, but what really stands out are the sheer number of well known, as well as, a couple under the radar graphic novels for ages 5 and up.

Bird & Squirrel: All Tangled Up

To say that Bird & Squirrel is a graphic novel series that elementary school kids love is an understatement. This series from James Burks is jammed with adventure and laughs and does it all with great colors in books that are entertaining for ages 7 and up. Those younger ages might need help reading them, but second graders and up will know the deal and seek these books out. In All Tangled Up our friends team up with Squirrel’s daughter, Birdie as they run into all sorts of adventures, plus a bigfoot, maybe. If you’re not familiar with Bird & Squirrel pick up this series and it’ll certainly head up to your top 5 graphic novel series within one reading of it.

Hilo: Then Everything Went Wrong

Another graphic novel series that is probably in your top 5 is Hilo. Then Everything Went Wrong is the fifth book in this series that has action, robots, adventure, laughs and more robots. Hilo is a New York Times Bestseller and after you read it you’ll know why. Each book moves at such a fast pace it’s one that makes kids disappear. They get the book, lurk off to their reading corner and then reappear 90 minutes later once they’re done. Parents: you’ll probably read it after the kids and will enjoy it just as much.

DC Super Friends Be Brave Like Batman

Let’s skew down to ages three and up for DC Super Friends: Be Brave Like Batman. It’s cut from the same cloth as Bedtime for Batman, which was fabulous as a great good-night book. Be Brave Like Batman has big, kid-friendly illustrations of Batman being brave. These dangers are age appropriate, there’s a dark closet, monsters under the bed and a dark room for kids to conquer. Boys and girls who are three and up will love this entry into their geek life.

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All age comic books for January 16

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New comic book day, it’s every Wednesday and this week has some great releases. There are some books this week that are perfect for pre-K readers! Granted they are Golden Books, but did you know that they produced some jamming, fun books that geeklings would like to have read to them? We’ll cover that, as well as, Science Comics, Dogman, Showtime at the Apollo, a great 60’s mash-up and more in the podcast and Youtube. For now let’s look at three great new releases that are perfect for readers in upper middle school and up.

Science Comics: Polar Bears

Science Comics are a regular series of original graphic novels from :01 First Second Books. Each one of these releases is as entertaining as they are educational, but don’t tell some younger readers that. Science Comics: Polar Bears is told from the perspective of two polar bear cubs as they navigate the tundra that is their home. The story that they weave is all true, with some biology, climate science and anatomy in there, plus more jokes than you would expect. I love this series. Our 9 year-old is a bit too young to really enjoy them; but if you have a middle school reader or up they will really enjoy this fun and subversively educational graphic novel.

Star Trek Vs. Transformers #4

The Star Trek Vs. Transformers mini-series has really lived up to the buzz. It puts the crew of Enterprise in no-man’s land as the Klingons have teamed up with the Decepticons. The Autobots and Captain Kirk (of course) aren’t far behind to save the day, upstage Spock and possibly kiss the girl (or robot). Surprisingly, this mini-series really resonated with our 9 year-old. He did not know the mythology of the characters, but he loved the art and could easily read the story. This comic book and mini-series are OK for readers 8 and up. Those younger will be fine with the content, just unable to read the words needed to get the most from the plot.

Lumberjanes #58

Pick up any issue of Lumberjanes and it’s all but guaranteed to be awesome. With equal parts humor, science-fiction and fantasy, this series about the world’s coolest summer camp, Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady Types, is fun for any reader. The main characters are Jo, April, Molly, Mal and Ripley, they’re all girls and given the name of the camp it’ll probably skew more towards girls than boys. Between the art, the unpredictable stories of yetis, friendships and lake monsters this is great fun and OK for ages 8 and up.

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Nathan Hales, Hazardous Tales: Lafayette! is Vive Le Fun!

Nathan Hales Hazardous Tales is unlike any book series that middle school readers and up will encounter. They’re non-fiction, but have a healthy dose of (most likely…) fictional dialogue between the real-life people that the books are about. The stories are shepherded by Nathan Hale, the narrator who looks like Dom Deluise dressed up as a member of The Three Musketeers provides many of comedic angles for the books. Let’s go back to the original point, they’re non-fiction. They’re also fun to read and middle school kids who like comic books, graphic novels or if they like to read, laugh or learn will love Nathan Hales, Hazardous Tale: Lafayette!

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Granted, the list of readers that will enjoy this series, and Lafayette! is long and that’s one of the amazing characteristics about these books. Lafayette! is a funny, historical graphic novel that taught me lots about a figure from the Revolutionary War. There’s a Lafayette Street in your city probably. There’s a court of park in New Orleans named Lafayette also, but I never knew anything about the person behind the name.

In short, I learned that Lafayette was a well meaning Frenchman who was brought up in a noble family. His father was killed when he was a young child and he spent much of his developmental years looking for a way to be a hero. The Revolutionary War that was soon to be happening in the British colony across the Atlantic Ocean might be just the opportunity for Lafayette to prove his mettle. The fact that he was rich beyond anyone’s scale of wealth would also be an asset to some cash strapped Revolutionaries who were fighting the British.

Some of the characters in Lafayette will be familiar to history buffs. I recognized many of the names, but had forgotten the specifics. Those middle school readers who are just learning about the Revolutionary War will relish the fun details and side stories that this book provides about this key period of time.

The book is all about Lafayette, but it also touches on the people of that time who he brushed shoulders with. There’s a brief interjection with Benedict Arnold, the Beast of Gevaudan, as well as, many funny side stories about the people that were in charge of the colony then.

Parents: that’s the interesting thing about this book. It is a graphic novel. However, this is educational too, so let the kids read it.

Kids: that’s the interesting thing about this book. It is a book. However, it’s a fun book, with numerous moments where you’ll LOL, dog-ear pages to re-read and have fun engaging with. This is a book that you’ll learn from and have fun doing it.

As an educational tool it’s fabulous because it’s so detailed that readers are unable to simply look at the illustrations to see what’s happening. Lafayette! has to be read to actually know what’s happening in the book. If your child likes ‘reading’ graphic novels, but mainly uses it to look at the pictures and infer what’s happening these books from Nathan Hale are just the antidote for that. These are fun books that they’ll want to read and you’ll encourage them to do so also.

All age comic books for January 2

It’s the first new comic book day of 2019. It’s that Wednesday when the new comic books hit local stores and this week has a nice, albeit, low volume of new all age comic books. Over in the podcast we’ll chat about Batman (all ages!), one of the classic comics and one of the best graphic novel series of books that will appeal to readers in middle school and older.

Minions

Who would’ve thought that Minions could be THIS big? They’re huge and their enjoyment translates well beyond the cinema. For us, in short doses, these characters are incredibly entertaining. Our 7 year old could watch Minions all of the time. For that audience I present, Minions Viva Le Boss, a collected graphic novel from Titan Comics. This is funny, Minion-centric stuff that ages 6 and up will enjoy looking at-and just might dig into some sight words also.

Archie 1941

You know Archie. You know Riverdale-and you probably know that Archie has been around since the 1940’s, which makes Archie 1941 a natural fit. Archie 1941 has the feel and look of the new Archie comic books that translate closer to what Riverdale (on the CW) take their story cues from. The television show skews old. Archie is OK for low middle school readers, which is also the same demographic that will find Archie 1941 an interesting read. If you enjoy Archie, the monthly comic book, then Archie 1941 will be up your alley. Think Archie, through the prism of 1940s patriotism, high school and global conflict and you’ve got an unlikely comic book that will shed a new reading dimension to those 11 and up.

Science Comics: Polar Bears

Science Comics is a regular series of original graphic novels from First Second Books. This series presents educational concepts in a graphic novel format in a way that makes the complex entertaining. They also do an extraordinary job of making the subjects that you think are dull, fascinating, fun and those that you want to learn more about. The text is too complex for those in early elementary, but those in upper elementary will probably be able to follow along and have fun. For the most part, middle school and up will absolutely love any Science Comics graphic novel. Science Comics: Polar Bears promises to be another graphic novel that we’ll love just much as those 11 year olds who need to learn more about the white bears in the north that like the cold.

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All age comic books for December 19

So, you’re looking for some cool all age comic books to stuff the stocking with? There are a couple great ones this week, as well as a couple nice titles from previous weeks that’ll fill that big sock by the fireplace. Over in the podcast and on Youtube we’ll chat about Star Wars, a great DC/Hanna-Barbera team-up, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur and more. For now let’s look at three titles that will interest readers as young as 5.

Minions

Minions, Viva La Boss, #2 is out and this mini-series will enchant readers as young as 5. That’s the age when one of our boys really started to like Minions. This comic book’s sweet spot is 8, simply due to its presentation and the fact that the art is not identical to how they look on screen. This is one of those great all age comic books that are great for boys or girls.

Betty & Veronica

Betty & Veronica, #1 of #5 is out from Archie Comics and hits the demographic of girls in middle school and up. This is not as moody or dark as the television show, nor is it as bubblegum poppy as the 60’s version of Archie. If anything it’s more cut from the cloth of the show, but it skews just a bit younger than that. Ages 10 and up should enjoy this mini-series that concentrates on Riverdale’s two leading ladies.

Jim Henson Beneath The Dark Crystal

We love The Dark Crystal and Jim Henson Beneath The Dark Crystal is a mini-series from Boom! Studios. Issue #5 of #12 is out and will be a great blast of Ember Queen fun and dealing with the Throne of Mithra. The art in this mini-series is beautiful and steps back into that world seamlessly. The art and story combine to make this a great comic book for middle school and up.

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All age comic books for December 5

Happy new comic book day! That’s #NCBD to those who follow along on social media and this week has some really cool new all age comic books that will interest those new pop culture fans, as well as those readers with an old soul. Over in the podcast we’ll talk about Star Trek Vs. Batman, Shazam, a new select-your-story-adventure and much more. For now let’s look at three comic books that will interest boys or girls as young as 6 years old.

Casper

American Mythology Productions needs to be on your radar for several all age comic books. One of them is Casper and in this case, Casper’s Capers. Issue #2 of Casper’s Capers is out this week and it’s got the ghost himself, plus Wendy on the cover. There will be much magical mayhem, with relatively simple vocabulary that grades 2 and up will be able to read. Thos readers who are slightly younger will enjoy the story and the chance for mom, dad or anyone else to read it to them. Casper’s Capers is $3.99.

Star Wars Adventures, Destroyer Down

Star Wars Adventures, Destroyer Down #2 of #3 tells the back story behind Rey. This is where an Imperial Star Destroyer on Jakku has been lost for decades. Now a huge sandstorm has revealed its presence, just in time for Rey, a scavenger to pick through its treasure. This is a fun mini-series that’s great for fans of Star Wars. It’s cut from the same cloth as Star Wars Adventures, the excellent all age comic book that’s published monthly. Star Wars Adventures, Destroyer Down, #2 is from IDW Publishing and $3.99.

Team Sonic Racing

Some parents will have to get past the fact that the blurry line between video games and comic books. To that end, Team Sonic Racing is essentially a video game tie-in of an upcoming Sonic video game. Literally, Team Sonic Racing is a new video game coming out in the winter of 2019. However, Sonic, the comic book is also hugely popular with elementary school aged readers. Face the fact parents: It’s a Sonic world, we’re just trying to navigate our children to content that they want to read.

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Marvel Action: Spider-Man, a perfect publishing team-up

Marvel Action: Spider-Man sounds like a case of over the top branding. However, it’s presented that way for a very good reason. Marvel Action: Spider-Man is a new all age comic book that’s presented by IDW Publishing. On paper this is a match made in heaven. Star Wars Adventures from IDW Publishing is one of the go-to all age comic books and if they can reproduce that success on other characters that’s awesome. That is exactly the result with Marvel Action: Spider-Man. This is what an all age comic book should be. It’s jammed with action, sharp dialogue, gorgeous art and characters that kids know and want to read about-without sacrificing the action, it story or dumbing it down.

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