Tag: comics for kids
Small Press Spotlight: Looking for some comics for kids?
Two publishers offer part of their catalog to young readers
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Phantom Twin’ mixes solid sideshow scholarship with melodrama
The Phantom Twin
By Lisa Brown
First Second Books
Last year’s insightful biography of Schlitzie the Pinhead, Nobody’s Fool by Bill Griffith, gave me a reason to write a little bit about one of my lifelong interests,...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Blue Road’ brings poetic clarity to the life of immigrants
The Blue Road
Written by Wayde Compton
Illustrated by April Dela Noche Milne
Arsenal Pulp Press
It is always worth reminding people that the concept of national borders — just like economics, religion, and fashion — is a...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Stig and Tilde’ and ‘Twice Shy’ show kids bravely facing the...
Stig and Tilde: Vanisher’s Island
By Max de Radigues
Nobrow Press
As I’ve said before, Belgian cartoonist Max de Radigues has really become one of the best around at telling stories about young people, both teens and...
INDIE VIEW: Abouet’s ‘Akissi’ books gleefully barrel through boundaries
Autobiographical comics for kids like you've never seen before
INDIE VIEW: ‘Irena’ gives a Polish World War II hero the tribute she deserves
The bravery of Irena Sendlerowa gets an intoxicating, invigorating graphic novel treatment
INDIE VIEW: ‘This Land Is My Land’ offers do’s and don’ts for creating your...
John Seven reviews 'This Land Is My Land'
INDIE VIEW: ‘Skip’ is a kaleidoscopic extravaganza for kids and adults
John Seven reviews 'Skip' By Molly Mendoza
Kickstarter Comics Round-Up: NOD #1 & 9 Other Projects We Love
10 new Kickstarters you can support today.
INDIE VIEW: The challenges of being a team player in ‘The Breakaways’ and ‘Chronin’
John Seven reviews The Breakaways by Cathy G. Johnson and Chronin Volume 1 by Alison Wilgus
And now Target has exclusive comics – is the world about to end?
A new line of exclusive comics is on sale at another mass market retailer, as Target has just rolled out five exclusive graphic novels. Will the direct market rise up in anger?
Probably not this...
