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Kubo and the Two Strings review, poetry in stop motion

Personally, Kubo and the Two Strings is our most anticipated movie of the year. We’re big fans of stop animation, the Shimasen (that 3-stringed instrument synonymous with Japanese music) and Japan, in theory this film combines three massive elements that we love in entertainment. If you’ve seen any of our historical twitter stream you’ll see elements of those three things all over the place. I took off my ‘me’ hat, put on the ‘reviewer’ hat and took a friend to see Kubo and the Two Strings, just to double check my thoughts on the film.

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Adventure Time Comics #1, mixed up art and Land of Oooh fun

We’re big fans of Spongebob Comics. One reason we like that comic book so much is that it features different artists and their distinctive styles in each issue. It’ll have a couple of stories, each one having a different look and feel, despite having the same character backbone. Adventure Time Comics offers creators the chance to interpret Jake, Finn, Ice King and others in their own particular way and for fans of the television series or comic book the results are one that they’ll want to discover.

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Daddy Mojo-proud to be an Official Blogger for PJ Masks

Children are interesting the way that they discover the next ‘it’ show amongst their peers. For our 6 year old that show is PJ Masks. He came home one day talking about it and all but chastised me for not watching it-yet. Of course since then we’ve seen many episodes and he’s eager to point out which one is his favorite. Suffice it to say he is over the moon that we are an Official Blogger for PJ Masks.

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Looney Tunes #232, classic characters, great all age comic

Looney Tunes from DC Comics is a template of what a great all age comic should be. Take out the aspect that it’s a classic character and the series still succeeds based on variety of stories, their length, style of humor and pricing. When you add in the fact the Looney Tunes continues the comic book adventures of Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck and others it cements the fact that this is one of the go-to comic books that you need to consider for your young reader.

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All age comic books for August 3, 2016

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Happy #NCBD and this week’s new all age comic books offer something for every reader. Let’s start with the price point reader and there are two great comic books that only cost $2.99, Looney Tunes and Batman 66’ Meets Steed and Mrs. Peel, #2 (of 6) are both from DC Comics. They’re also fun comics with well established names, so it’s a great entry point for those reluctant readers.

In humor comics kids will want to check out Dreamworks Classics with Shrek and Madagascar, Regular Show #38, Mickey Mouse Shadow of Colossus trade paperback or the Sonic the Hedgehog trade paperback, Waves of Change.

Superhero has a nice Avengers title from Marvel Comics, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Amazing Adventures and a turtle title for advanced fans that retails for $28 that lists all of their villains. Older readers, 10 and up might want to check out Torchwood. This is a comic book based on the fabulous show that is also written by John Barrowman, who played Captain Jack in the series. Barrowman is also an accomplished writer and appearing at Dragon Con 2016 too.

In science fiction a trade paperback that we’re excited about is Bera the One Headed Troll. It’s from :01 First Second books and is the story about a troll that finds a human baby in the realm of the trolls. She doesn’t want to hurt the baby, but the same can’t be said for the other trolls. The art in the book from Eric Orchard looks great, is really creative and trollish, without being scary for younger kids to qualify as an all ages comic book, or graphic novel in this case.

Kids 9 and up that dig zombie tales will want to discover Ghoul Scouts Night of the Unliving Undead, #3. This is the story of a group of kids trying to figure out the mystery of a zombie outbreak in town. It’s kid friendly, rated E from Action Lab and is just the thing that’ll appease their Walking Dead curiosity.

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Stranger Things on Netflix, near flawless, older family viewing #StreamTeam

Hey, we’re part of the #StreamTeam for Netflix and were compensated for this post. All thoughts are our own. Ten minutes into the premiere episode of Stranger Things I stopped watching. Whenever my wife or I find a fabulous new program, without the other one present, we stop watching it until the other one can join in. We’ve been streaming for just over four years and have only done this three times, the first was Sherlock, the second was Person of Interest and the third just happened with Stranger Things. It’s a Netflix original sci-fi show that succeeds based on what it doesn’t show, love of the time period, quality of writing and acting.

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Win tickets to Batman: The Killing Joke at Avalon on 7/25

A feature film that is rated R? Holy ghosts of Team America, please tell me more. Batman: The Killing Joke is an R rated film that will have a two night theatrical appearance via Fathom Events. The animation in Batman: The Killing Joke is similar to that which is used in Batman: The Animated Adventures. The Killing Joke earns its R rating and is not appropriate for children. However, fans of the graphic novel or a deep appreciation of the dark knight will relish seeing a Batman tale where the joker goes too far.

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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2: Giveaway & review

Pass the Windex and enjoy the rom com. When I married my wife I knew that there were a couple of her go-to movies that I would have to tolerate, enjoy or leave the room. My Big Fat Greek Wedding was one of those that I grew to enjoy. I don’t enjoy it as much as her or her friends, but it’s very fun to watch, even on repeated viewings. 14 years later My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 is out on video and will provide everything that you liked about the first one, without going back simply for servings of nostalgia.

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