On Sunday, May 8th, while attending the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, I ran around to as many of my favorite kids comics creators as I could and asked them all the exact same questions. Keep in mind, conventions are crazy loud and crazy busy, so there is a lot of background noise. Let me know in the comments if you have trouble hearing anything and I’ll translate for you.
I like that Jim Ottaviani has a secret origin. I like that Jim Ottaviani is enthusiastic about being a librarian. I like that Jim Ottaviani uses the graphic novel format to write amazingly readable non-fiction for kids, teens, and adults (and as someone who doesn’t naturally gravitate to non-fiction, that’s saying something). I like that Jim Ottaviani works with some amazing artists, including Leland Myrick, Zander and Kevin Cannon, Dylan Meconis, and Janine Johnston. I guess what I’m trying to say is that I like Jim Ottaviani.
Books mentioned in this video:
- Prime Baby, by Gene Luen Yang
- American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang
- Bone series, by Jeff Smith
- Anya’s Ghost, by Vera Brosgol
- Mercury, by Hope Larson
- Smile, by Raina Telgemeier
- Zero Gravity: Astronaut Academy vol 1, by Dave Roman
- Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss
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