From classics like “The Tortoise and the Hare” and “The Grasshopper and the Ants” to obscure gems like “The Frogs Who Desired a King,” Fable Comics has something to offer every reader. Twenty-eight fables from different cultures and traditions are wonderfully adapted and illustrated in comics format by twenty-six different cartoonists. Edited by New York…
Join The Babysitter’s Club: A Review of Kristy’s Great Idea by Raina Telgemeier and Ann M. Martin
The Babysitter’s Club #1: Kristy’s Great Idea Raina Telgemeier/Ann M. Martin Scholastic I, like many other young girls growing up in North America in the late 1990s, identified with a member of the Babysitters Club. Kristy, Mary Ann, Claudia, Stacey, and the rest of the Club were some of the first contemporary literary heroines I…
Kickstarter of the Week: Couri Vine
Couri Vine is a new kid’s comic Kickstarter from all-woman team of Leah Lovise and Vanessa Shealy, with colouring by Indigo Rael, and it’s pretty darn cute. The comic takes place on the Moon, where the people of Earth fled in 2330 after destroying the atmosphere of their home world. Couri is an eleven-year-old girl with…
Lion Forge and Their Girl-Friendly Comics, Debut on ComiXology
comiXology appears to be on a roll. Since June, they’ve added five publishers to the mix: Marvel, Dark Horse, Kids Can Press, DC Thomson, and now Lion Force Comics. comiXology has announced a digital distribution agreement with Lion Forge Comics, a digital-first comics publisher known for its growing library of action/adventure, sci-fi, superhero, and children’s titles. Intriguingly, the relatively new…
Super Betty Cooper: 5 Reasons She Is the Hero We Need and Bestie We Deserve
The Riverdale gang aren’t just musicians, athletes, designers, scientists, time travellers, adventurers, and Predator and zombie battlers, they’re also superheroes! Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, and Moose are the Super Teens.
Kids Can Press Comes to Comixology
Kids Can Press, is the largest Canadian-owned children’s book publisher, with over 700 books in print. They’re the people who brought us Scaredy Squirrel, Franklin the Turtle and other international favourites. In 40 years they’ve published a wide range of picture books, non fiction and fiction for young readers, including a number of graphic novels….
Manic DC Dream Girl: The DC Super Hero Girls Site Has Launched, and We Have Questions
Many fans and geek blogs have already discussed DC’s latest vocal commitment to diversity. When they first announced DC Super Hero Girls, there were problems with how they phrased their press release. That’s a pattern, it seems: “Here’s diversity! Now watch us continue to disenfranchise minority characters!” That’s how it feels when DC speaks these days….
Think There Aren’t Any Good All Age Cons? Try The Kids Read Comics Con!
Kids Read Comics came and went, and it was fantasmagorical. I’ve gone on and on about Ann Arbor’s KRC before, but people don’t seem to understand: you have to go to this! Each year the con is busy, but not nearly as busy as it should be. The building should be busting at the seams…
Bande Diary: Little Blue Men
Way back in the 17th century, certain members of my family left their home in France, hopped aboard a ship, and arrived at what would become Canada. They settled in Quebec and stayed there for a number of years. As the years went on, different branches of the family spread out in different directions, including…
Sorry Barbie But Ghouls Really Do Rule
When I was young, I had a significant Barbie collection filled with blond and blue eyed Day and Night Barbie, Skipper, Dallas Barbie, and many others. I had a camper, a horse, a pool set, and I played with them like any typical girl would because what else was I supposed to do? My mom…
Lumberjanes Big Screen Adaptation in the Works
The success of the Lumberjanes is going strong. Following hot on the heels of their Eisner nominations for Best New Series and Best Publication for Teens, comes word that 20th Century Fox has found someone to write a live-action movie adaption. According to the folks at The Wrap, Will Widger has been tasked with adapting…
More Princeless Power with Raven: The Pirate Princess
Proving you don’t always need a prince to save the princess, the acclaimed Princeless series spins off a new tale. Action Lab Entertainment has teamed up with Princeless creator Jeremy Whitley for a new spin off series debuting this July, Princeless: Raven, the Pirate Princess. The series follows Raven Xingtao, a princess who appears to be…