All age comic books for April 24

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The new all age comic books for the week are nigh and this week speaks just a little bit differently. May the Fourth Be With You is just around the corner, so there are a couple great Star Wars comic books. There is also this indie film called Avengers: Endgame and there are a couple great all age comic books that highlight some of those characters. In the podcast we’ll look at Marvel Action, Galaxy’s Edge (the comic book!), chat a little about Free Comic Book Day on May 4 and more. For now let’s look at three comic books that will interest those in middle schools and up.

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, #42

Comic book stunt casting exists. It’s when you put big, well-known superheroes in other series that aren’t doing as well in hopes that their readers will jump over for an issue or two and get hooked. Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is from Marvel Comics and one of the best all age comic books that you can pick up on a monthly basis. It’s loaded with comic book action, has a great superhero that is 100% relatable to ages 8 or older, plus she has a big red dinosaur that comes along for the ride. The plots are fabulous, creative and the art is great. There are also lots of superhero crossovers. Almost every issue has a big MCU superhero who is making a guest appearance.

Do not mistake this for a desperate attempt at stunt casting.

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is the kind of comic book that needs to be in every elementary school library. It’s wonderfully weird, loaded with action and great for 8 and up.

Unicorn Bowling, Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure

If you have a kid in elementary school they are probably down with Phoebe and Her Unicorn. These books are hilarious, great for any age north of 8 and will make older readers think of their favorite comic strip. Author Dana Simpson has two original graphic novels staring Phoebe. Unicorn Bowling is a collection of previously released comic strips. Much like Big Nate or (insert your favorite comic strip here) this is a book that have you laughing out loud, grinning and loving every panel of it.

Zero’s Journey, #9

Thou shalt never remake Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. I’m not sure if that’s an actual commandment, but we’d be OK if it were in the Hollywood animation holy place, wherever that’s located. The closest we’ll hopefully ever get is this mini-series from Tokyo Pop, Zero’s Journey. It’s all Zero, Jack Skellington’s dog has gone missing and it’s highly likely that Lock, Stock and Barrel are somehow responsible for putting our ghost canine in Christmas Town.

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