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Pope Francis, Builder of Bridges-and a bit behind the title

Jorge Bergoglio. That name doesn’t exactly sound familiar. Isn’t that the guy down the street who does drywall? Wait, they own that business in the strip mall don’t they? No, Jorge Bergoglio is world famous and you know him even if you don’t think that you do. He’s Pope Francis by any other name and Pope Francis: Builder of Bridges is an illustrated book is the story of his life before becoming the Pope; and a little bit about why his time as Pope resonates with people outside of the Catholic Church.

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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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Win a pair of tickets to the #MortalEngines preview in #Atlanta

What to do after Lord of the Rings? That was the question that Peter Jackson. His answer came a couple years after what fans would’ve liked-and it’s not in the form that they expect, but it’s here. Mortal Engines is the first book in a quartet that was written by Phillip Reeve. This is steam punk post-apocalypse, where the cities are now built on machines that crawl on land and devour other cities. Sign us up.

We’ve always been down with steam punk. On the way the Dragon Con last year our youngest sat beside a steam punk Colonel Sanders. To him (and us) it was one of the highlights of the con and produced some of the most memorable photos. I state that to say that my admiration of steam punk has somehow traveled down the gene chain to the kids.

The Atlanta sneak preview of Mortal Engines is Tuesday, December 11 at Atlantic Station. We’ve got 35 pairs of tickets to this sneak preview. Do want to see the sneak preview of Mortal Engines in Atlanta? Just RT the tweet, leave a comment or shoot us an email to trey@daddymojo.net. We’re pumped about seeing this film and want you to see it also.

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Mortal Engines is a new epic directed by Oscar winning visual-effects artists Christian Rivers. Peter Jackson penned the screenplay, along with Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. Producing the film are Zane Weiner and Amanda Walker from The Hobbit trilogy, Deborah Forte from Goosebumps, as well as, Walsh and Jackson. Even watching the trailer for Mortal Engines you can sense the undercurrent of the passion and style that made Lord of the Ring so epic.

Mortal Engines takes place hundreds of years after civilization was destroyed by cataclysmic events. Now the predator cities take down anything in its path and London is the top dog. Toss in some mysterious characters, Hugo Weaving and we’re there. Win passes to the Atlanta sneak preview of Mortal Engines. It’s Tuesday, December 11 at night, we’ll email you the exact time and details. To enter, just RT the tweet, leave a comment or shoot us an email. We’re pumped about seeing this film and want you to see it also.

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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Plum, neither a lump of coal nor that pony that you wanted

Plum is the back story behind the Sugar Plum Fairy. How did she get her wings? What’s up with that green outfit? Is Captain Planet her father? What are her super powers? All of these things, and more are questions that I’ve never entertained. Actually, truth be told I did see Nutcracker and the Four Realms and saw lots of a ‘Plum’ type character in that film. Thankfully that film has been purged from my short term memory and now the only notion of her is when she’s dancing in my head whilst I read The Night Before Christmas.

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The Hidden Witch perfectly continues the goodness from The Witch Boy

We really liked The Witch Boy when it came out in 2017. It had age appropriate spooks with lessons that young readers didn’t know they were learning-or that they didn’t know they needed to learn. Its delivery was entertainment, fun ghost/monster driven fun that also happened to be entirely relatable to kids 7 and up. The Hidden Witch picks up, to a degree where the first book left off.

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The Hugely-Wugely Spider, an alternative nursery rhyme done right

There is a subversive charm to The Hugely-Wugely Spider that is obvious from its title. After reading the book you’ll discover even more charm, subversive mojo and a surprising amount of heartfelt warmth from its surly, curmudgeon title character. All small children know The Isty Bitsy Spider, but they demo out of it by the time they’re in Kindergarten or first grade.

Set in the world of The Itsy Bitsy Spider, The Hugely-Wugely Spider has always been playing second fiddle to certain spiders who can’t tell what the weather’s going to do and suffering the consequences for it. However, as Mitsy-Bitsy, Litsy-Bitsy, Witsy-Ditsy and other start to climb the waterspout it looks like Hugely Wugely has had enough.

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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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