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Posted by Lori Henderson on November 20, 2009
A week before Thanksgiving, and the list is on the short side this week. Boom! Studios has more Disney goodness to share, including one of my picks for the holidays. Bongo Comics lets the Simpsons run wild through well known stories featuring animals. It's a twisted dose of animal literature! DC and Image Comics also gives you your dose of superhero comics for kids, and it's a special celebration for a classic kids comics icon as my second pick.ARCHIE COMICS Archie Digest #259, $2.69 Sonic Universe #10, $2.50 BONGO COMICS Simpsons Comics #160, $2.99 BOOM! STUDIOS Mickey Mouse & Friends #297 (Cover A Magic Eye Studios), $2.99 Mickey Mouse & Friends #297 (Cover B Marco Mazzarello), $2.99 Wal...Read More 
Posted by Snow Wildsmith on November 19, 2009
Kit doesn't care about much of anything. Life in his low-rent part of town is rough, but it mostly passes him by. Then one summer his brother kicks him out of the house for two hours and Kit discovers a world of homeless cats. Soon he is feeding almost twenty of them, which catches the eye of both his mother, who orders him to stop, and Jess, a cool girl who hangs out with a tough group of guys. As tensions build, Kit feels trapped between doing what is right for the cats and the local cat lady he befriends and doing what is easiest to get by in the world. Katman Pyle's Katman succeeds because of its honesty. He doesn't try to make it an afterschool spec...Read More 
Posted by Esther Keller on November 19, 2009
Emily and her brother Navin are heading to Kanalis to find a cure for their mother, in this continuation to Amulet: The Stonekeeper.Amulet. Book Two: The Stonekeeper's Curse Kazu Kibuishi Publisher's Age Recommendation 9-12 My Suggested Age Recommendation 8-14 Graphix, September 2009, 978-0439-84682-0 (hc) 978-0-439-84683-7 (pbk) 224 pp, $21.99 (hc) $10.99 (pbk) Navin and Emily are in race against time. The poison is seeping into their mom's system and she is getting sicker and sicker. Kanalis is being overtaken by the elves and the antidote is hard to get - at the top of Demon's Head Mountain. Emily sets out to find the antidote, but in her quest must struggle against the power of the amulet. It is begging her to submit to it and to let t...Read More Industries: Graphic Novels 
Posted by Brigid Alverson on November 19, 2009
The Lexington Herald-Leader covers the rather lively debate about whether the Jessamine County Library should restrict circulation of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. It's fascinating reading; I especially liked this:West Jessamine High School sophomore Alexis Kierstead brought a petition signed by 244 students asking that the board guide their reading decisions. She said they all believe that "it takes a village to raise a child." She also confessed to having hidden books from her parents.So, please censor my reading, although I'll find a way around it if you do? At PWCW, Terri L. Heard talks to NBM's Jim Salicrup about their par...Read More Industries: Graphic Novels
Posted by Brigid Alverson on November 18, 2009
Colleen Mondor interviews Jim Ottoviani, author of Bone Sharps, Cowboys & Thunder Lizards, and T-Minus, at Chasing Ray.Because you can never have too many YA vampire graphic novels: Melissa de la Cruz has inked a deal with Disney Hyperion that includes a graphic novel addition to her Blue Bloods vampire series. Out from the Comic Shop lists this week's new kid-friendly comics. Mike Perridge recently started a new blog in which he discusses vintage issues of The Fantastic Four and what they meant to him. He also se...Read More Industries: Graphic Novels
Posted by Brigid Alverson on November 16, 2009
The Argus Leader editorializes on the removal of the Stuck in the Middle anthology from school libraries in the Sioux Falls school district, saying "the possibility of banning this or other books from school libraries is an extreme act that is difficult to justify." However, the book remains in the schools' staff collection, so it can be used in the classroom. Tom Spurgeon has reactions from two of the creators at The Comics Reporter. (Links via Robot 6.)Flight Explorer was well received by critics, and it even got its own panel at NYCC (I was there!), but Christopher Butcher ...Read More Industries: Graphic Novels
Posted by Brigid Alverson on November 15, 2009
The Friends of Lulu, an organization dedicated to promoting comics work by, for, and about women, have announced the winners of their annual Lulu awards. They are: Kim Yale Award For Best New Talent: Kate Beaton for Hark, a Vagrant Lulu of the Year: Danielle Corsetto for Girls with Slingshots Woman of Distinction: ...Read More Industries: Graphic Novels
Posted by Lori Henderson on November 13, 2009
It's a week for comic properties. Boom! Studios is exploding (no pun intended) with Disney/Pixar movie spin offs, including a new one that is one of my picks. Dark Horse, the home of Star Wars comics for years has a new Clone Wars, and DC pulls out some Cartoon Network staples with the Action Pack and Scooby Doo. But property-based or original, it's a good, healthy list for kids to choose from!ARCHIE COMICS Archie & Friends #137, $2.50 Betty & Veronica Digest #199, $2.69 Jugheads Double Digest #155, $3.99 BOOM! STUDIOS Cars Radiator Springs #3 (Cover A Allen Gladfelter), $2.99 Cars Radiator Springs #3 (Cover B Allen Gladfelter), $2.99 Incredibles #2 (Cover A Matt Wagner), $2.99 ...Read More
Posted by Brigid Alverson on November 12, 2009
YA novelist Sara Ryan (Empress of the World) has signed with Vertigo, a DC imprint, to write Bad Houses, a coming-of-age graphic novel, to be illustrated by Carla Speed McNeil. McNeil just won an Ignatz Award (for independent comics) for the latest episode of her long-running series Finder. (Via Chasing Ray.)At Book Nut, Melissa has 10 questions for Neil Numberman and Aaron Reynolds, the creative team behind Joey Fly, Private Eye. Rachelle Goguen talks to Gregg Schigiel, the writer of Marvel's X-Babies series and an artist for ...Read More Industries: Graphic Novels
Posted by Snow Wildsmith on November 11, 2009
Makoto Tateno is best known in the United States as a creator of yaoi, or boys love, manga for women, but she's also been a shojo manga creator for over 20 years. Recently, Digital Manga Publishing has released two of her shojo titles for teens, so whether teen readers are fantasy/adventure fans (Angelic Runes), or if they are looking for light comedy (Happy Boys), they won't have to look very far for a fun read. Angelic Runes, vol. 1 Sowil is a wanderer. Compelled to try to discover the mysteries of his birth, he uses his rune magic to help him along his way. When he rescue...Read More Industries: Graphic Novels 
Posted by Katherine Dacey on November 10, 2009
A recent visit to my local comic book store revealed a surprising array of kid- and teen-friendly comics available in pamphlet form. While I’m a big fan of the Toon Book approach – that is, packaging comics in a more durable, picture-book format – it’s hard to deny the appeal of the floppy with its allowance-friendly price tag and short length. From time to time, therefore, I’ll be exploring the spinner rack in search of great floppies for younger readers. This month’s haul includes Age of Reptiles: The Journey (Dark Horse), a dino-centric series set in the Cretaceous Period; The Marvelous Land of Oz (Marvel), a graphic adaptation of the second book in Frank L. Baum’s Oz saga; and The Stuff of Legend (Th3rd World Studios), a dark fable about a group of toys who can walk, talk, and fight closet-dwelling monsters. ...Read More Industries: Graphic Novels
Posted by Lori Henderson on November 10, 2009
Yugi Mutou was just an average kid who liked to play games until one day, he solves the Millennium Puzzle and his life is changed forever. Sharing his body with the soul of an Egyptian pharaoh, Yugi has defeated Maximillion Pegasus at his own creation, the card game Duel Monsters in the Duelist Kingdom tournament, and won the three Egyptian God cards in the following Battle City Tournament. But his wins have made him an enemy of Yako Tenma, Pegasus' protege, and now Tenma wants revenge.Yu-Gi-Oh! R Volume 1 by Akira Ito Age Rating: Teen (13+) Viz Media, October 2009, ISBN: 978-1-4215-3006-2 209 pgs, $9.99 The plot of Yu-Gi-Oh! R might sound familiar if you've read the Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist manga. In that series, the sou...Read More
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