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All age comic books for November 28

This week is similar to last year’s week after Thanksgiving and is absolutely packed with all age comic books. There are lots of go-to comic books, as well as, some nice ‘new’ all age comic books that might not be on your radar. In the podcast and on YouTube we’ll chat about some cool ‘life’ comics like Archie and Fence, the classics like Looney Tunes, Scooby, explain why Moongirl is rated T and more. For now, let’s look at three comic books that will entertain readers as young as 5 years old.

Spider-Man

This is our favorite comic book of the week for many reasons. A. It’s Spider-Man and kids want to love Spider-Man, his friends and villains. B. This version is one of the all age comic books that anybody can pick up and read. It’s a special publishing venture between Marvel Comics and IDW Publishing that puts Spider-Man, Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy in the same school to take down baddies. This monthly series will be great for those in middle elementary school and up.

Pink Panther: Classic Christmas

If you have a kid 6 -years-old or higher they’ll love this comic book series. They might know the character from the relatively recent cartoons, maybe they know the classics or they might even think it’s an advertising icon for insulation. We were quite shocked when our child that age read and loved this comic book. It’s great, simple fun with more art than words and will be comfort food for the early elementary school set. Bonus: this issue is all Christmas, with a couple appearances of The Inspector to boot.

Atomic Robo: Greatest Hits

Atomic Robo is a great comic book series from IDW Publishing. Its content is OK for any age, but the reading level is such that middle elementary school age kids-who like science or dinosaurs, will love it. I figure most kids will love either one of those two, so this is a safe bet. This issue celebrates ten years of Atomic Robo and is only $1. Get on the train, this is a fun, smart comic book that’s one of those that swim below the surface.

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All age comic books for November 14

It’s a great week in all age comic books. Over on Youtube and in the podcast we’ll talk about why Unbeatable Squirrel Girl has the rating it does from Marvel Comics, a three-pack of books that first graders will love and a cross over mini-series that sees Star Trek and Transformers go into battle. For now, let’s look at three great all age comic books that will be appropriate for elementary school and older.

Minions

Why hasn’t a Minions comic book existed before now? That’s a logical question and one that has entries before, but they’ve been as a mini-series. Minions are back on Titan Comics and this is the stuff that will hit the sweet spot of kids in first grade through elementary school and beyond.

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is #2 of two in this mini-series. It features a new creative direction that’s overseen by the showrunners of current incarnation on television. This is all age action that boys will enjoy more than girls, but is appropriate for all.

Teen Titans Go TPB, Vol. 5, Falling Stars

We re-watched Teen Titans GO! To The Movies and it’s just as funny as the first time we saw. It’s arguably even funnier because we could listen for the jokes that we know that we missed. This monthly comic book from DC Comics is a homerun. Teen Titans Go TPB, Vol 5 Falling Stars has issues 25-30 of the all age comic book in one collected form. This is great as a gift or for reading yourself.

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Win sneak preview passes to the Ralph Breaks the Internet in Atlanta

My wife is the barometer for some of the films that I see. If it makes her laugh then I know the film is funny and has mass appeal. To that end, one of the loudest (and most consistent) laughing fits I have ever heard her display was during Wreck-It Ralph. I’m also a fan of movies that appreciate new content and sometimes groan when a sequel is announced. Ralph Breaks the Internet though, is a film that both my wife and I can get behind and eagerly want to see.

The sneak preview for Ralph Breaks the Internet in Atlanta is Monday, November 19 at 7. Do you want to go? We’re giving away pairs of tickets to this sneak preview of Ralph Breaks the Internet. To claim yours…

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Flight of the Butterflies, now at Fernbank through 1/10

It’s been three weeks since we saw the film and my family is still talking about the butterflies. It’s fascinating to know that all of the Monarch Butterflies in the world do the same thing. Flight of the Butterfles is in IMAX 3D at Fernbank through January 10 and is 45 minutes of winged perfection.

I hesitantly agreed to take the boys (9 and 7) to Flight of the Butterflies because they quite simply do not do well with documentaries. Sometimes it’s challenging to have them watch anything that’s not animated or features a fart joke. However, I know that they love Fernbank Museum of Natural History so with caution to the wind we entered the IMAX theatre.

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A chat with Sean Anders, the Director of Instant Family

We had the chance to speak with Sean Anders, the Director of Instant Family. Instant Family is the semi-autobiographical story of Anders and he and his wife’s decision to adopt children from foster care. “Based on a true story” or semi-autobiographical are interesting to me because I always wanted to ask where the ‘true’ stops and the ‘story’ starts. Out of the gate I asked Sean Anders where the story for Instant Family broke with reality.

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Win passes to the Instant Family sneak preview in Atlanta

The other week we had the opportunity to interview Sean Anders, the director of Instant Family. Instant Family is a true story; it’s actually his true story of how he and his wife decided to adopt children. Actually, they decided to adopt three children, all at once. The movie looks funny and something that families can immediately relate to or for anybody that has children or any familiarity with the foster care system.

Instant Family was filmed in Atlanta. I remember seeing the signs for filming locations around certain neighborhoods and hearing the extra casting calls from some friends of mine who do production. While it’s the true story of one family’s decision to adopt, the film is not preachy and brings the humor and fun that kids bring-while not glossing over the difficulties that raising any child can present. It’s a delicate balance that was accomplished by weaving in conversations that Anders and other newly adopted foster families had in real life.

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The Atlanta sneak preview of Instant Family is Monday, November 12 at 7PM. If you want to go just tweet this out and the first 20 folks will get a pair of tickets to the show. You can also email us at trey@daddymojo.net and we’ll reply back with a magic code that will link you to tickets.

Instant Family is rated PG-13 for thematic elements, mild sexual material, language and drug references. In our opinion the film is OK for 9 year-olds, but that’s us.

Fangsgiving continues the monster pun fun for all

Ethan Long is onto something. We were fans of Fright Club. We enjoyed Valensteins even more and with Fangsgiving it’s like we’re welcoming a friend back into the fold again. The titular character, Vlad is back with his monster friends for Thanksgiving. They’re happily planning a low key Thanksgiving when his family unexpectedly pulls up. The chaos and frustration that ensue at Vlad’s house is akin to the stories and feelings that you probably associate to your Thanksgivings as well.

Family and Thanksgiving do go hand in hand and this monster tale is great to read for several reasons. The first is that I’ve grown to enjoy reading and seeing Mumford (the mummy), Sandy (the witch), Fran (Frankenstein) and Virginia (the Wolfman). Each character has their own personality and elementary school kids will grin from ear to ear while they read the book. The text in Fangsgiving is large and such that third graders will be able to read the book with ease. Kindergarten kids will be able to make out some of the sight words and really enjoy looking at the illustrations.

Secondly, this is a story that parents will relate to at some level. While they might not have unexpected visitors on Thanksgiving they will relate to the back seat driving as they prepare the big meal. Sure enough, Vlad’s family offers up their own ‘improvements’ to each aspect of the meal. Just as in real life, those ‘improvements’ only serve to ruin or delay the meal, which makes nobody happy.

Kids will especially enjoy the monster ingredient additions like baboon burps, snail spit and more that provides just enough gross-out humor to hook in those reluctant reader boys.

As with most family occasions Vlad manages to get his family and his friends on the same page. That’s the punch line for the book, which is just like your family. It might not be what some had envisioned, but it all works out and it’s never as bad as your worst case scenario.

Sleepy, the Goodnight Buddy-a great good-night book

Sleepy, the Goodnight Buddy absolutely nails the frustration and love that can come from putting a child to bed. Some nights it’s cute if they try ploys to delay the inevitable. Other times you’ll need them get horizontal ASAP due to the work that you need to accomplish or their questionable behavior. Sleepy, the Goodnight Buddy is an illustrated book that is a joy to read and look at for children aged 3 and up.

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