Lloyd and The Bear is a perfect all ages comic book

I gave our 4 YO son an ‘all ages’ comic the other day.  While the characters were appropriate for any age, they used phrases like “shut up”, “stupid” or “idiot”.  Kudos to my wife for catching that.  What a relief Llyod and The Bear is, it truly is an all ages comic book that is funny, sharply drawn and creative- everything you’re looking for in a comic book that is OK for young children.

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The Bunker-an awesome twisty, noir, time traveling apocalypse story

I read the first issue of The Bunker and didn’t review it.  In a way it was like the episode in Star Trek where they first meet the Borg or the let’s kill Hitler episode of Doctor Who.  It’s was so imaginative, creative, weird and yet so relatable that you almost wished you hadn’t seen it so that you could watch it for the first time again.  I wanted to wait until The Bunker #2 came out to review it, just to see if it could match the level of the first issue.  Continue reading The Bunker-an awesome twisty, noir, time traveling apocalypse story

Of long marriages, Charles Schultz, Peanuts and forgotten MLK quotes

You may have heard about the really sweet story from Ohio this past week.  An elderly couple, married for 65 years died within 11 hours of each other.  Harold Knapke was 91 and his wife, Ruth was 89.  They raised six children and they saw their closeness in passing as ‘a final act of love’.   Whenever I hear stories like that I’m reminded of Charles Schultz, Peanuts and a not so famous quote from MLK. Continue reading Of long marriages, Charles Schultz, Peanuts and forgotten MLK quotes

Reasons why (and a couple why not) Ben Affleck as Batman might work

So, Ben Affleck is Batman.  Outrage, shock, reason, pity and acceptance, it was the 5 stages of actor casting that geeks and fans go through.  However, after thinking about it for a bit, I have hope, a new hope to spark images of another franchise that will announce casting news very soon.  Don’t panic over Ben Affleck as Batman here’s why. Continue reading Reasons why (and a couple why not) Ben Affleck as Batman might work

The Avengers 18: Infinity is a massive, entertaining storyline

Marvel Comics just started the Infinity storyline.  Essentially, most of the Marvel superheroes are in outer space with literally every living being.  An evil alliance called The Builders has been created and is destroying worlds.  In The Avengers 18, Earth’s superheroes suit up, team with a couple of The Builder and try to crack some heads. Continue reading The Avengers 18: Infinity is a massive, entertaining storyline

The Deep: Here Be Dragons #2, loses steam, still a good comic for children

The Deep is a three issue mini-series about a family exploring the deep parts of the ocean in a state of the art submarine.  It’s sharply drawn, has realistic family members that young readers will easily relate to and the first issue had enough action to keep boys interested.   The Deep:  Here Be Dragons #2 doesn’t have as much overall action, but does maintain the series momentum to an extent. Continue reading The Deep: Here Be Dragons #2, loses steam, still a good comic for children

The Deep: Here be Dragons is all age comic book fun at its best

The Deep: Here be Dragons is a three issue mini-series comic book about the Nexton family.  They’re the typical family of a mother, father, brother and sister, but they’re highly skilled Aquanauts who are exploring things deep under the ocean.  The brother is a prankster, the sister pushes her parents, while mom and dad are just trying to keep it all together, in addition to the ship and their mission. Continue reading The Deep: Here be Dragons is all age comic book fun at its best

Fatherhood will resonate with parents, especially dads, but that’s it

If Jingle All the Way took out the seasonal aspect, upped the drama and had only one character it would look like Fatherhood.  Fatherhood is a one issue comic by Ryan K. Lindsay that follows a loving dad as he looks for his daughter’s favorite new toy to criminal as he does anything to get one. Continue reading Fatherhood will resonate with parents, especially dads, but that’s it

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