It’s the first new comic book day of 2019. It’s that Wednesday when the new comic books hit local stores and this week has a nice, albeit, low volume of new all age comic books. Over in the podcast we’ll chat about Batman (all ages!), one of the classic comics and one of the best graphic novel series of books that will appeal to readers in middle school and older.
 Minions
Who would’ve thought that Minions could be THIS big? They’re huge and their enjoyment translates well beyond the cinema. For us, in short doses, these characters are incredibly entertaining. Our 7 year old could watch Minions all of the time. For that audience I present, Minions Viva Le Boss, a collected graphic novel from Titan Comics. This is funny, Minion-centric stuff that ages 6 and up will enjoy looking at-and just might dig into some sight words also.
Archie 1941
You know Archie. You know Riverdale-and you probably know that Archie has been around since the 1940’s, which makes Archie 1941 a natural fit. Archie 1941 has the feel and look of the new Archie comic books that translate closer to what Riverdale (on the CW) take their story cues from. The television show skews old. Archie is OK for low middle school readers, which is also the same demographic that will find Archie 1941 an interesting read. If you enjoy Archie, the monthly comic book, then Archie 1941 will be up your alley. Think Archie, through the prism of 1940s patriotism, high school and global conflict and you’ve got an unlikely comic book that will shed a new reading dimension to those 11 and up.
Science Comics: Polar Bears
Science Comics is a regular series of original graphic novels from First Second Books. This series presents educational concepts in a graphic novel format in a way that makes the complex entertaining. They also do an extraordinary job of making the subjects that you think are dull, fascinating, fun and those that you want to learn more about. The text is too complex for those in early elementary, but those in upper elementary will probably be able to follow along and have fun. For the most part, middle school and up will absolutely love any Science Comics graphic novel. Science Comics: Polar Bears promises to be another graphic novel that we’ll love just much as those 11 year olds who need to learn more about the white bears in the north that like the cold.
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