Teen Librarian Toolbox
February 27, 2010 by Brigid Alverson
The most tempting book on my stack right now is Jason Shiga’s mega-Choose-Your-Own-Adventure book Meanwhile. Louis Peitzman talks to Shiga about his complicated new book for the San Francisco Chronicle. Jake Parker explains the genesis of Missile Mouse at Comic Book Resources. Chris Schweizer discusses Crogan’s March and his career in comics in this interview […]
February 26, 2010 by Lori Henderson
A short month doesn’t mean a shortage of kids comics. Archie raps up their mega marriage arc with an epilogue that brings the series back full circle. Garfield, a perennial favorite since the late 1970’s, has a new book full of the things kids love, outtakes and rejected strips. Del Rey has the first volume […]
February 25, 2010 by Katherine Dacey
Remember The Muppet Show? This goofy series, which aired from 1976 to 1981, was, at heart, an affectionate parody of vaudeville and variety shows. The humor was broad and cheeky, a mixture of puns, pratfalls, and pop-culture riffs made all the more absurd by the "actors" who delivered the lines: a prudish eagle with a […]
February 24, 2010 by Snow Wildsmith
"WARNING: These aren’t your parents’ Greek Myths!" With monsters and gods and heroes and bunnies, these tales have it all. Action! Romance! Stupidity! A Toaster! Michael Townsend retells nine Greek myths with his unique style of humorous comics. Amazing Greek Myths of Wonders and Blunders Michael Townsend Age Rating: 8-12; Grades 3-7 Dial Books for […]
February 22, 2010 by Esther Keller
Looking for an entertaining read? One that’s much like a Saturday Morning Cartoon? Then Tiny Tyrant is the perfect pick for you. Tiny Tyrant Volume 2: The Lucky Winner Lewis Trondheim & Fabrice Parme Publisher’s Age Recommendation 8 & up My Suggested Age Recommendation 8 & up First Second, September 2009, 978-1-59643-523-0 64 pp, $9.99 […]
February 21, 2010 by Brigid Alverson
Christopher Irving interviews Smile creator Raina Telgemeier at the Graphic NYC blog. Brent Kellmer talks to Howard Tayler, creator of the kid-friendly webcomic Schlock Mercenary, for the Internet Review of Science Fiction. (Via Journalista.) The Italian magazine Scuola di Fumetto interviews Bone creator Jeff Smith (in English) "Global manga," that is, manga-style comics produced outside […]
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February 19, 2010 by Lori Henderson
It’s more of the same this week with a dash of a few new titles to keep things interesting. Boom! Studios debuts another ongoing series, this time for Cars, and Uncle Scrooge comes to the publisher ready to start a new adventure. CMX brings out the second volume of Tale of An Unknown Country, which […]
February 17, 2010 by Eva Volin
Crogan’s Vengeance, the first book in Chris Schweizer’s series, The Crogan Adventures, is about “Catfoot” Crogan’s time serving on a pirate ship. It was a critical success, earning an Eisner nomination and a place on the Great Graphic Novels for Teens list, among other honors. The second book, Crogan’s March, about Peter Crogan, a soldier […]
February 17, 2010 by Snow Wildsmith
In 1928, the sleepy town of Trepassey in Newfoundland became the focus of international attention. Amelia Earhart, the woman aviator, was using Trepassey as the launching point for her attempt to be the first woman passenger to fly across the Atlantic. Told from the perspective of Grace, a young girl in town who writes the […]
February 17, 2010 by Brigid Alverson
Congratulations to Eleanor Davis, whose Secret Science Alliance won a Cybils Award over the weekend, for best graphic novel in the children’s and middle grade books category, and Tom Siddell, whose Gunnerkrigg Court (also a webcomic) was named best YA graphic novel. At The Comics Journal, Michael Arthur has a video interview with Davis and […]
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