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I’m laughing to myself in a coffee house. There are men and women in suits talking about insurance, retirement homes, closing loans and talking technology. And I’m reading a comic strip that makes our 7 year old laugh-and laughing as much as he does. Big Nate, What’s a Little Noogie Between Friends collects previously released comic strips from this seminal series and it’s hilarious.
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It’s around spring break for most of us and the new all age comics this week reflect that in the fact that there aren’t many new ones. There are a couple new monthly titles and a few new graphic novels, but overall it looks like a great week to catch up on previous releases that you missed. You should still head out to your local comic book store and here are 5 of our go-to all age comics that will interest young readers aged 5 and up.
Little Archie
The world of Riverdale gets the Art and Franco treatment. Their style is what many parents and children associate with all age comics due to their work with Tiny Titans, as well as, Action Cat and Adventure Bug. In this Little Archie one-shot comic our title character wakes up with a cat having eaten his homework. It’s no ordinary cat as Jughead, Betty, Veronica and Reggie come to find out. This title will be good for ages 5 and up.
Adventure Time original graphic novel: Brain Robber
One of the great things about Adventure Time is that because the series is utterly surreal it can continue to reinvent itself. This can consist of new stories with Finn and Jake or side stories that concentrate on their friends that inhabit their absurd world with them. Brain Robber takes the spotlight and shines it on Lumpy Space Princess in this original graphic novel. This is for fans of the series or existing comic book and is good for ages 9 and up due to its extreme silliness that younger readers might not understand.
Saban Power Rangers
Did you see the Power Rangers movie? Have you read the monthly Power Rangers comic book? The comic book is very good and OK for ages 9 and up mainly because of action and semi-realistic peril. This Saban Power Rangers graphic novel is all new and lives in the world that the film exists in. It’s the characters that you liked in the film, in a new graphic novel adventure.
Doctor Who
The 9th, 10th and 11th Doctor have new releases this week. Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Who collects issues 11-15 of its monthly series, Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor, Arena of Fear is a trade paperback that collects issues from that series and Doctor Who, the Ninth Doctor issue #11 starts a new story line for people that want to jump in. The action might be too intense for young readers. On average ages 9 and up will be OK with this fun sci-fi series
Disney Princess
Short stories featuring Belle from Beauty and the Beast? You can all but see the hoards of young girl readers in their princess gold shoes running to the store. Disney Princess #10 is a monthly series, but this month it’s all about Belle.
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We were compensated for this post. All thoughts are our own. Oh Sakura, you spoil us. Cherry Blossom season is short-so get out and take advantage of these magical light pink flowers. They’ll be gone from trees before you know it. Take this time now to plan ahead and put the Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival on your calendar for 2018. The 2017 Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival ended and it’s one that is incredibly family friendly, it’s also dog friendly, has live music, great food and some special surprises that only Atlanta can bring.
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This is a busy week for all age comics. Sometimes it’s occupied with a mix of graphic novels but this week it’s mostly monthly titles. These comic books have a wide variety of topics and will interest reluctant readers to those kids that already love to read and simply need something new. Here are five of the more interesting or go-to all age comics that your young readers need to know about.
Looney Tunes
What’s not to love about Looney Tunes? It’s only $2.99, has classic characters, is really funny and is something that older and younger generations can laugh at together. Issue #236 of Looney Tunes has Daffy Duck, Yosimite Sam and Porky Pig on a dating show plus a couple other short stories.
Simpsons
Pick your Simpsons this week, either Simpsons Comics #238 or Simpsons Illustrated #28. Simpsons Illustrated is $4.99 and collects some stores that were previously published in Simpsons Comics. The later is $3.99 and approximately 75% of the pages that are in the former. Both are 100% entertaining and OK for kids 6 and up, but will require some reading in order to get the most out of it.
Batman Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures
Left to their own devices each of these are great all age comics. Combine them in one comic book fighting baddies and you’ve got one of the best miniseries of the year. Batman Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures has great art, age appropriate action and represents all of the fun that you want to have while reading a comic book.
Lumberjanes
Lumberjanes is one of those great things that easily qualifies as comedy, action or science fiction. Some issues will be more personal, others relative to monsters or summer camp, but it’s always entertaining. Issue #36 is out this week and it’s a great series for ages 9 and up.
Rust, Volume 2, Secrets of the Cell
Rust is the best graphic novel that I never read. Now that I read its sequel, Rust, Volume 2, Secrets of the Cell I see why so many people praised this series. This is the trade paperback that reprints the second book in the Rust story line that expertly tells the story of a robot boy. It answers questions, but presents many more and allows the illustrated panels to have space to let its scarcity and sparseness do the talking.
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Rust was one of the great graphic novels that I didn’t read. Things happened, I got distracted by shiny objects and other graphic novels popped up on my radar. The sequel to Rust, Volume Two, Secrets of the Cell is out and I understand the hype that surrounded the first one. Rust, The Secrets of the Cell is a graphic novel in the classic sense of the word. It provides the characters lots of space to breathe, tell their story and paces it in such a way that readers are rewarded with any perceived sparseness by a quality story with fabulous art. Rust is the story of a robot, a family, a mysterious stranger and programming cool robots. It’s great, full review coming later this week. For now though, check out some of the advance pages from the graphic novel.
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Tales of the TMNT: Super Shredder is out on DVD and it marks a change for our heroes in a half shell. For one it has episodes that haven’t even aired on Nickelodeon yet and it has a series of complete stories that bring back classic characters and new ones with completely different appearances.
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Did you hear that Smurfs: The Lost Village represents the return of Smurfette, Papa Smurf, Clumsy Smurf, as well as the revealing the biggest secret in Smurf history? It’s an all new animated adventure from Sony Pictures that opens in movie theaters on April 7, 2017. However, we’re giving away passes to see the film on April 1 at 11:00 AM and have the inside scoop on how you can get photos with Papa Smurf and Hefty Smurf at the Atlanta Film Festival.
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So, this is our first Brandon Mull book. I can say that it ‘lives up the hype’ because the fandom’s pressure for this book is huge. Dragonwatch is the second book in the Fablehaven series, a 5-book series whose first entry Fablehaven was a massive success. Dragonwatch is a great book that will be of interest to middle school children, as opposed to it being a book aimed at the middle school audience. That also means that adult audiences will enjoy this book as much as its potential reluctant readers in middle school.
It’s all the more remarkable that I really enjoyed this book because it comes with a massive cast of characters, mythical beasts and fantastic settings. Mull sets up the world in such a way that a first time reader can pick up Dragonwatch and understand what’s happening as soon as the characters speak. The intricacies of their personalities establish themselves in time, but the first time audience’s hooks are baited and we eagerly take a bite.
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