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Lori Henderson

Lori Henderson is the mother of two pre-teen daughters and the editor-in-chief of Manga Village. She blogs at Manga Xanadu (www.manga.jadedragononline.com)


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Good Comics for Kids

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All ages comics and manga for 11/18/09

November 20, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

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


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All ages comics and manga for 11/11/09

November 13, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

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
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Review: Yu Gi Oh! R Volume 1

November 10, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

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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All ages comics and manga for 11/4/09

November 6, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

It's another week filled with a good variety of books.  Boom! Studios has another new Disney title, this time from Donald Duck.  Del Rey continues its Cartoon Network collaboration with a new Bakugan Battle Brawlers, and Seven Seas releases the second volume in their Avalon adaptation.  Viz returns to the list with some all ages manga, including the 10th Naruto Chapter book, a new Dragon Ball Chapter book, and the lastest Pokemon movie ani-manga adaptation.  And check out the literary titles that are this week's picks.

AMULET BOOKS

Manga Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing GN, $10.95  ^^AA Pick^^

ARCHIE COMICS
Pals N Gals Double Digest #136, $3.99
Sonic The Hedgehog #206, $2.50
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All ages comics and manga for 10/28/09

October 30, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (1)

Halloween is just around the corner, which is reflected in this week's picks.  Also check out the second volume in the POP Wonderland Series from Dark Horse, this time featuring Little Red Riding Hood.  The second issue of Boom! Studio's Muppet Peter Pan is out this week, while DC Comics must deal with The Attack of the Caped Creature in Batman: Brave and the Bold.  Meanwhile, Archie Comics has Betty and Veronica on a different holiday watch!  Nooo! It's too early for Christmas!

ARCHIE COMICS

Archie Double Digest #203, $3.99
Betty & Veronica #244, $2.50

ARDDEN ENTERTAINMENT
Casper & The Spectrals #1, $2.99  ^^AA Pick^^

BONGO COMICS
Bart Simpso...Read More




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