100 Scope Notes
Mike Pawuk, September 19, 2012 | Reviews
Crogan’s Loyalty Written and Illustrated by Chris Schweizer Oni Press, 2012 ISBN 978-1-934964-40-8. The adventures of the Crogan family continue… Since the first book in the series, Crogan’s Vengeance, was released in 2008, Chris Schweizer has set out to tell the ambitious family history of the Crogans from the days of pirates, with “Catfoot” Crogan, […]
Eva Volin, February 17, 2010 | Reviews, Uncategorized
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 […]
Brigid Alverson, December 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
Here’s a great conversation between two cartoonists who both do historical fiction, although of very different types: Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo) and Chris Schweizer (Crogan’s Vengeance), brought together by The Comics Journal. Evelyne Aka talks to Marguerite Abouet about her graphic novels Aya and Aya of Yop City. (Via The Beat.) Geek Dad lists the […]
Robin Brenner, March 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
If you had a pirate in your family tree, I’m betting you’d be begging to hear all the stories. Who wouldn’t? This beginning of a series of period adventure stories tracking the geneology of the Crogan family is just how this one ancestor Crogan turned pirate. With sharp artwork, a knack for suspense, and a […]
Brigid Alverson, August 7, 2020 | All Ages
Here’s some news for Avatar the Last Airbender fans: Toph Beifong will get her own spinoff graphic novel series, Avatar: The Last Airbender—Toph Beifong’s Metalbending Academy, to be published by Dark Horse in February 2021. Faith Erin Hicks, who took over as writer from Gene Luen Yang, is the writer for this graphic novel as well, […]
Brigid Alverson, October 7, 2017 | News
Following on the success of their Science Comics line, First Second announced at New York Comic Con that they will launch a new line of how-to comics for middle-grade readers. The first one will be a book on baking by Falynn Koch, creator of Science Comics: Bats and Science Comics: Plague Germs (GC4K readers got […]
Brigid Alverson, May 19, 2016 | News
George Gene Gustines looks at BOOM! Studios’ Boom Box imprint, which focuses on stories of tweens and teens with an emphasis on “personal stories with a sprinkle of glee,” such as Lumberjanes and Giant Days. Their newest series, The Backstagers, is about the theater crew at an all-boys school. “I was a stage crew kid […]
Esther Keller, April 11, 2016 | Graphic Novels, Reviews
Chris Schweizer, known for his Crogan Adventures, has switched gears and started a middle grade horror series. The Creeps will appeal to kids looking for a mix of adventure and fright. But no worries, readers will still be able to sleep with the lights off. The Creeps: Night of the Frankenfrogs By Chris Schweizer. Amulet […]
Brigid Alverson, September 8, 2015 | All Ages
Hero Complex has a preview of Ben Hatke’s new book, Little Robot, as well as an interview with Hatke, who is also the author of the Zita the Spacegirl books. And here’s an in-depth interview with Ben by Alex Dueben. Archaia, which has published a number of comics based on Jim Henson’s The Storyteller, has […]
Brigid Alverson, July 9, 2015 | Graphic Novels
Oni Press, the publisher of The Crogan Adventures and Terrible Lizard, announced three new children’s comics at its panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego today. Good Comics for Kids got the scoop, and we will be running previews of all three over the next three days, so stay tuned! The three new titles are […]
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