Comic book fandom did not come easily to me. When I was a kid I wanted comics to be “my thing.” The tricky part was at that time they were hard for an eight year old to get their hands on. My mom tried taking me to my hometown’s tiny comic book shop but the…
Interview with Caldecott Winner Erin Stead
Erin Stead’s artwork is just beautiful. You can frame pages from any children’s book she has illustrated and you are looking at a piece of strong stand-alone art. Even zooming in on minor images does not detract from the effect. Take a look for yourself: The large images are gorgeous:And close-ups of the details from…
Interview: Courtney Hahn, Co-Creator of Podunk
Courtney Hahn is doing excellent work in all age comics. She’s been webcomicing, drawing, and guest-posting like a boss. Her illustrations are bright, happy, and clever. Even the ideas behind the comics make me smile. Like Uni-puppy. It’s a puppy unicorn. There is everything to love about that. I met Courtney at last weekend’s Kids…
Moose Kid Comics: Interview With Jamie Smart
Last week Moose Kid Comics caused quite a stir in all age comic circles with the release of their first issue: a collection of super sweet kid-friendly comics from over forty artists. The big deal? They were all good.
July All Ages Comics/Books
Here are the cool books hitting the shelves for the young and young at heart this July. Scooby Doo Team Up #5 Sholly Fisch (W) Dario Brizuela (A) DC Comics Release Date 7/2 Daphne and Velma must complete their Amazon training to help protect Wonder Woman’s homeland from spooky monsters. Zoinks! Squish #6: Fear the…
All Ages Summer Book Club — July Pick
Our first selection for the All Ages Summer Book Club was Neil Gaiman’s The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains, which was re-released last week with artwork by Eddie Campbell. We had our first Twitter discussion on our summer reading pick as well, which I thoroughly enjoyed. We even decided on our next…
Stephen King and Women’s Words
Mr. Mercedes Stephen King Scribner Spoilers. Beware. Mr. Mercedes focuses on the consequences of ignoring what women have to say.
Review: Pregnant Butch
Pregnant Butch A. K. Summers (W) (A) Soft Skull Press Pregnancy. The word alone is painful to look at. Bringing a new life into the world is no joke, but A. K. Summers’ Pregnant Butch brings a fresh perspective and some laughs to the whole ordeal/gift/whatever-you-feel-like-calling-it. Her story touches on experiences shared by almost all…
nErDcamp: Kids Comics in the Classroom
We’re kicking off Kids Comics go to Class with nErDcamp. This is a two day conference with loads of information for teachers, librarians, and all other forms of educators to learn new approaches to promote literacy.
Marvel at the Noise: A New All-Woman Podcast
What’s this? A brand new podcast curated and hosted by womenfolk of Marvel Comics? The first episode dropped today and if I weren’t “working” right now my ears would be all over it. This is such positive news to contrast with all of the recent, cruddy episodes of companies grossly mishandling all things Women. In…
Kid Comics Go to Class
By now you may have noticed a trend on WWAC: We are debuting a lot of exciting new features, series, and live-tweeting events. Hold on to your hats for yet another blast of something new that we like to call Kid Comics go to Class.
Cheating Death: Review of Jude Watson’s Loot
Loot: How to Steal a Fortune Jude Watson Scholastic Press Release date 6/24/14 Loot is about a lot of things: jewel thieves, acrobats, cursed moonstones. But above all else, this is a story about the value of family. The entire plot hinges on the question of whether love and trust is more important than money…