We had a very busy holiday weekend here at Good Comics for Kids, so if you were away from the internet over the weekend, here’s a quick summary: Esther Keller interviewed Nadja Spiegelman, daughter of Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly and the writer of the forthcoming Zig and Wikki from Toon Books; Snow Wildsmith reviewed vols. 1 and 2 of Sugarholic, teen-friendly manhwa (Korean comic); Lori Henderson posted this week’s kid-friendly comics and teamed up with daughter Krissy to review vols. 1 and 2 of Choco Mimi. And don’t forget that Tuesday is the last day… Read More
Archive for November, 2009
Links: Back to work edition
Sunday, November 29th, 2009Mother/Daughter Review: ChocoMimi Volumes 1-2
Saturday, November 28th, 2009Choco and Mimi are eighth graders and the best of friends. Despite having different personalities, Choco is studious and reliable while Mimi is silly and spoiled, they still share a lot in common. Their love of fashion, talking about boys and just having fun together keeps their friendship strong. No boy, skirt or dessert can come between these BFFs!
ChocoMimi Volumes 1-2
By Konami Sonoda
Age Rating: All Ages
Viz Media, Jul/October 2009 ISBN: 978-1-4215-2758-1/978-1-4215-2759-8
190 pgs, $7.99
ChocoMimi is one of the few girl-specific titles that Viz has come out with for their VizKids line of all ages books. The stories and antics of… Read More
All ages comics and manga for 11/25/09
Friday, November 27th, 2009Is calling a title for All Ages misleading? Sometimes, but only in the same way a G rating on a movie is. Comics can be written to appeal to a wide audience or specific to certain age range. An all ages rating may not be that specific, but it’s at least something, and I for one would appreciate more companies make that distinction. In my picks, I’ll try to make the distinction more clear when I can. This week’s list is mostly made up of the usual suspects, but I was still able to find some worthy picks.
ARCHIE COMICS
Archie #603… Read More
Interview: Nadja Spiegelman
Thursday, November 26th, 2009This spring, Toon Books will be releasing its first science-based comic, Zig & Wikki in Something Ate My Homework. Penned by Nadja Spiegelman and drawn by Trade Loeffler, readers will enjoy this engaging story of intergalactic beings, coming to Earth in search of a class pet.
Below, Nadja Spiegelman talks about her experience as a first time author.
Esther: When and why did you begin writing? Do you recall how your interest in writing originated? Do you have a desire to draw too?
Nadja: I was always telling stories, from as early as I can remember. The very earliest were for… Read More
Review: Sugarholic, vol. 1-2
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009Jae-Gyu is a naïve twenty-year-old whose grandmother is no longer going to tolerate her laziness. When their home in the country is destroyed, her grandmother and mother find a new home in their small town with only room for the two of them. Jae-Gyu is sent to Seoul to live with her older brother. Not only is big city Seoul an overwhelming place for a small town girl, but Jae-Gyu also finds herself in a variety of tricky situations. She keeps running into Hee-Do, a boy she used to torment as a child, her brother is living a lifestyle way… Read More
Review: Wall-E, No. 00
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009In 2008, Boom! Studios announced that it would be teaming up with Disney to produce kid-friendly comics based on Pixar properties such as Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc., and Toy Story. The line debuted earlier this year with a four-issue sequel to The Incredibles penned by industry veteran Mark Waid (The Amazing Spiderman, Captain America, The Flash, Superman: Birthright) and illustrated by newcomer Marcio Takara. The latest Boom!/Pixar collaboration is Wall-E: Working to Dig You Out, a prequel to the 2008 film from the writer-illustrator team of J. Torres (Teen Titans Go!) and Morgan Luthi (Snow).
Links: The myth of All Ages
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009Graphic Novel Reporter asked librarians and others for their recommendations for the Best Graphic Novel of 2009. Lots of good suggestions here!
The Georgetown Record has a nice interview with Cap’n Eli creator Jay Piscopo. (Via All Ages Graphic Novels.)
Kiel Phegley talks to Eric Powell, creator of The Goon, about his new project, a kid-friendly comic.
Just in time for the holidays, here’s a lively internet discussion to read on your day off: Christopher Butcher takes retailers to task for their attitudes toward all ages comics, starting with the notion that there is any such thing; "all… Read More
Contest: The Color of …
Monday, November 23rd, 2009Black Friday isn’t here yet, but with the season of giving almost upon us, we thought it was time to give a little something back to our readers. So we will be giving away five sets of Kim Dong Hwa’s The Color of … trilogy to five lucky commenters.
The trilogy, which comprises The Color of Earth, The Color of Water, and The Color of Heaven, follows a young girl’s coming of age from the brink of puberty to the realization of true love. Set in traditional Korean culture, the story… Read More
Number crunching: How Looking at Graphic Novel Circulation Statistics from Many Perspectives Help You Know What’s Really Flying Off the Shelves
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
The circulation numbers for graphic novel collections have always been a selling point. 
Considering my circulations recently, the numbers are truly impressive. Case Closed, as a series, has circulated over 1200 times (with an average of 40 circulations per volume). In prose fiction, this number can’t even be touched by the Twilight series (352 circulations, average 24 per volume). If I look at the circulation of books to compare, popular graphic novels are as popular as titles from Meg Cabot, James Patterson, Anthony
All ages comics and manga for 11/18/09
Friday, November 20th, 2009A week before Thanksgiving, and the list is on the short side this week. Boom! Studios has more Disney goodness to share, including one of my picks for the holidays. Bongo Comics lets the Simpsons run wild through well known stories featuring animals. It’s a twisted dose of animal literature! DC and Image Comics also gives you your dose of superhero comics for kids, and it’s a special celebration for a classic kids comics icon as my second pick.
ARCHIE COMICS
Archie Digest #259, $2.69
Sonic Universe #10, $2.50
BONGO COMICS
Simpsons Comics #160, $2.99
BOOM! STUDIOS
Mickey Mouse & Friends #297 (Cover A Magic Eye Studios)… Read More
