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Lumberjanes #18, believe the hype on this all age comic

Creating a great all age comic is thin line. Is it a boy’s comic? If so, don’t make it too girly or they’ll demo out of it quickly, if they read it at all. If it’s aimed at the girls then it’s a rare breed of comic that is usually set in Riverdale. * Lumberjanes is from Boom Studios and has been building buzz since its first issue. We read it a couple times and meant to write about it, but got distracted by shiny objects or cat videos. However, after reading a handful of issues it’s apparent that Lumberjanes is the comic that you need to read that you might not be reading.

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New All Age Comic Books for Wednesday September 16, 2015

Happy #NCBD ! New comic book day is yielding some new all age comics for everyone. This is the list that highlights the new all age comics that are released in a given week. All of these comics are OK for all ages, but some ages won’t enjoy them. Case in point are the new Princeless comics this week. Princeless Raven Pirate Princess and Princeless Be Yourself don’t have anything objectionable in them and have fabulous role models, but their realistic style might not be something that a five-year old wants to see.

It’s not that all ages comic books have to have an anime look about it with all of the characters having soft, rounded features. It’s the content that makes up something that’s OK for any age. A great example of this is a conversation with a seven-year old I had recently. I gave him a stack of our son’s all ages comics and some of our graphic novels. He looked at our graphic novels and wanted to see the action and superheroes that his friends like, but asked if there was blood. “Yes”, I told him. An all age comic book isn’t about lack of story or young elements, it’s about content and what is appropriate for kids.

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New all age comic books for Wednesday, September 9, 2015

It’s a great day to discover some all age comic books. This past weekend I went to Dragon Con and there were some awesome comic creators that I heard speak and had a chance to meet. Jeremy Whitley, the creator of Princeless and writer for My Little Pony among other titles was there talking about the importance of all age books to hook young people into reading. Any Runton from Owly and Bob Camp, the Creative Director (and cartoonist) on The Ren & Stimpy show were also on that panel. Tracey Yardley, the all ages comic artist who has drawn Sonic the Hedgehog since 2005 and whose new all ages book, Galaxy Man & Cosmic Girl comes out very soon.

Speaking with all of them was a real hoot and reminded me of the first place that many youth encounter comic books-the library. They all said that your local public library was a great place to get up to speed on characters or discover new ones that might be just what your young reader is looking for.

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New All Age Comic Books for Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Wednesday means new comic book and this week has a nice crop of the newer all age comic books. By newer I mean the titles based on new animated shows like Adventure Time, Bob’s Burgers and Regular Show. There are also the new reboot comic books like Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge. Both of these series started anew this year and really good and appropriate for any aged reader. Science fiction fans will enjoy Transformers, Star Wars: Jedi Academy Attack of the Journal, Home (trade paperback) and Futurama.

We love Futurama and this issue has a picture of Zapp Brannigan, who will always be read by Phil Hartman in our mind’s eye.

Girls will want to pay special attention to Adventures of Aero Girl #4 (of 4). There’s enough action for this to be great for anyone; but as you might have guessed from the title it has a young girl as the heroine who will resonate with girls especially. The links will take you to TFAW, which will save you cash on the comics that you purchase.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Amazing Adventures #1 review

It seems like every week some comic is coming out with either Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or Transformers. While both of those titles, in theory, are good for all ages, it depends on the age of the child. At least it did until now. Recently an animated, i.e., more all age title came out for Transformers and this week sees a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle comic, Amazing Adventures that is squarely aimed at that age group too.

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New All Age Comic Books for Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Dig the hint of fall in the air and that means Dragon Con is near! September 4-7 in downtown Atlanta is one of the biggest cosplay extravaganzas that you’ll see. Hundreds of panels on big name movies, the tv shows that you love, games, costumes and so much more. The parade on Saturday is a must see, as are any of the panels, but you’ll have a hoot just walking around the area. Some of the hotels will require identification to get into, the entire weekend is packed with about 65,000 in town, so bring your patience. Now-on with the new all age comic books this week!

If you’re looking proof of how giddy and fun an all age comic can be just check out the preview for Adventure Time. Finn and Jake break into Party God’s yacht to try to clear their names. For ages 8 and up this is sheer silliness that will have them laughing, even that made me chuckle. Dreamwork’s Classics, Ghostbusters Get Real #3, Jimbo Jones, Over the Garden Wall, two old-school Peanuts re-releases and much more come out. It is a busy week for all age comics and a great chance to get into a title that suits your reader’s age and personality.

Princeless Be Yourself is a great fantasy comic that kids 8 and up will like. Surely you (or especially your daughter) is reading Lumberjanes? It’s an all age comic that is great for anyone, but especially so for that demographic. There are also three Star Wars cooking appliances that are out of this world awesome, how about an AT-AT and Star Destroyer Ice Cube tray?

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Transformers: Robots In Disguise (Animated) #1 review

Thanks in part to Cartoon Network; various Hasbro Toys, as well as Rescue Bots our kids know Transformers. Well, they know that they’re aliens that came to Earth and can shift into vehicles for one purpose or another. It’s the mythos, history, vintage action figures and questionable live action films that they have yet to learn. This week they learned about the comic book version of them with Transfomers: Robots In Disguise #1, it’s an all age book that our five-year old couldn’t wait to get his hands on.

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New All Age Comic Books for Wednesday, August 19, 2015

If you live in the southeast it’s only a scant couple of weeks before Dragon Con! Held over Labor Day in Atlanta it’s one of the nation’s largest cons, has massive fan sessions, an entire building (almost) full of collectibles, a parade that will leave you in awe and a crowd that will be about 70,000 deep. Don’t let that number scare you off, the parade is a must see for families and really is quite fun-even though some of the costumes are a bit too scary for the small kids.

Now-on with the new all age comics! Archie has been rebooted and is really fun, #2 comes out this week and is a great read for girls OR boys. Yeah, I said it. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #33 comes out this week too, again, it’s OK if the boys read it. There are two TMNT books out this week, #49 from the comic series and Mutanimals TBP, that collects a series of issues from the comic.

Our favorite release this week though isn’t even a comic, but it is all age appropriate and Star Wars. Star Wars Original Topps Trading Card Series Vol. 1. It collects all five of the series for the first Star Wars film in their Topps Trading Card glory in book form. These aren’t the original cards, it’s a book of the original cards, plus the trivia, stickers, story summaries, puzzle cards-everything except the gum.

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