Betty and Veronica’s Princess Storybook brings the Riverdale crowd back in time to act out traditional fairy tales, with a few Archie-esque twists of their own. This is the second collection of Archie fairy tales, and the talent on the book includes prolific creator Dan Parent as well some interesting guest artists: Renae DeLiz (Womanthology), [...]
Alex Dueben interviews the singly-named Liniers, a major comics star in Argentina who makes his North American debut with the Toon title Big Wet Balloon, and he also talks to Matt Phelan about his new graphic novel Bluffton. Artist Jamal Igle talks about his latest creation, the all-ages superhero comic Molly Danger. Frank Cammuso visited [...]
What’s funnier than Archie’s Joke Book? Archie’s Even Funnier Joke Book! Like its predecessors, this fat (almost 200 pages) book focuses on one-page gags, jokes, and puzzles, all featuring the Riverdale crowd. It’s a nice diversion and would be a great holiday gift. Here’s a sneak peek; it’s out in comics shops today and bookstores [...]
BOOM! Studios has been publishing new Peanuts comics, which isn’t as odd as it sounds—back when the creator of Peanuts, Charles Schulz, was still alive, there was a monthly comic that was done by other people. So there’s precedent for this. Here’s the blurb for Peanuts #12, which came out this past week: Taking on [...]
Halloween is coming, and the Riverdale crowd is ready! Check our our preview of Betty and Veronica Double Digest #216, which will be out in comics shops tomorrow; catalog info follows after the preview. BETTY AND VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #216 Things are about to get very spooooky for The Archies when they plan to shoot [...]
The second volume of Benny Breakiron, the other comic by Smurfs creator Peyo, is out next week, and here’s the 411: Madame Adolphine is a kind, gentle old lady, and a good friend of the super-strong Benny Breakiron. So why is she robbing a bank, banging a man on the head with a mallet, and [...]
Graphic Novel Reporter has published their Fall Graphic Novel Roundup; check out their picks for kids, teens, and adults. Kazu Kibuishi talked to CBR about designing the covers for the new editions of the Harry Potter series. Gene Luen Yang has been making the rounds of the blogs lately, promoting his new book, Boxers & [...]
Papercutz launches a new series this week: Stardoll is all about “friends, fashion, and fun.” Here’s the blurb: Meet Claire Leo… she, along with her new friends Ashley, Kaya, Ruby and Sue-Ni, attends the Los Angeles High School of Fashion and Design (FAD) and hopes to make her dreams come true. In Claire’s, case that [...]
The Archie folks love to publish big, fat, colorful collections of their comics, and the latest one offers plenty of value for the money. The Archie 1000 Page Comics Extrvaganza, on sale tomorrow in comics shops and a bit later in bookstores, is a brick of a book filled with classic and newer Archie tales. [...]
The latest volume of Papercutz’ Power Rangers graphic novel includes two stories—and one features a 15-foot-tall villain made of trash! The book is out on Sept. 10, but you can check out this sneak preview right now. Enjoy!
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