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All Age Comic Books for October 2

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What’s new with the all age comic books this week? One of our favorite graphic novels has their latest entry out and it’s one that will delight elementary school readers and up. Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl is the payoff to what was teased in the final pictures of the last Mighty Jack book. This series is jammed with action, humor and heart that ages 7 and up could enjoy. In comic books this week you should look out for Star Wars Adventures, Marvel Action Black Panther, Casper’s Haunted Halloween and lots more.

Over in the podcast we’ll chat about Star Pig, Flash, some cool Star Wars books and more that will interest readers 8 and up.

This week in all age comic books has Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl, Black Panther, Star Pig and lots of Star Wars.

Humor
Caspers Haunted Halloween #1, E, M Giant Days, M, H Uncle Scrooge #49, M

Sunny Rolls the Dice, UE, M, H

Superhero
Dollar Comics Joker #1, UE, M The Flash Giant #1, UE, M, H Marvel Action Black Panther #3, UE, M, H Powers in Action #3, E True Believers X-Men, M, H True Believers X-Men, Bishop #1, M, H Action/Science-fiction
Avatar: The Last Airbender, UE, M

Carmen Sandiego, The Fishy Treasure Caper, UE, M

Cursed, M, H

Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl, UE, M, H

Over the Garden Wall Soulful Symphonies #3 (of 5), UE, M Sonic The Hedgehog #21, E, M Star Pig #3 (of 4), M, H Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader’s Castle, UE, M Star Wars: Be More Leia, M, H, Star Wars: Be More Lando, M, H Star Wars 39-Button Sounds Battles, E Star Wars 10-Button Sounds Villains, E Star Wars 10-Button Sounds Droids, E Transformers Ghostbusters #5 (of 5), UE, M, H

All age comic books for June 26

It’s new comic book day and there are lots of great all age comic books out this week. We also had an idea while listening to a panel at HeroesCon. The panel featured some creators who have done children’s comics or literature and was a lively chat about what young readers want, how parents can help them and obstacles that get in the way. There is not a consistent rating system for all of the comic book or graphic novel publishers, so we created one.

LE: Lower elementary readers will enjoy this book, those are ages 4-8. It’ll have simple concepts, drawings or ideals that most likely won’t demo up to those upper elementary aged kids.

UE: Upper elementary readers are those who are 9 and up. These readers will enjoy a little more action, can handle lots more reading and want to be in with the cool kids.

E: Elementary is the type of book that covers any age that’s in elementary school. These are the go-to elementary reads like Scooby-Doo, Looney Tunes, Marvel Action, Teen Titans Go!, Captain Underpants, The Bad Guys and more.

M: M is for middle school, those readers that are 12 and up. These are readers that can hold their own and handle subject matter that’s more advanced than elementary school. The books that we cover here at Daddy Mojo won’t be graphic in this category, obviously, rather it’s material that is too much for younger audiences, but just right for those in middle school.

H: H is for high school and you won’t see much of that here. Occasionally we’ll cover a hidden gem that is for those older audiences, but that will be the exception.

This week in the podcast we’ll chat about The Bad Guys in The Big Bad Wolf. This is rated E (for elementary) in that it’s great for those in first grade, but those in fourth grade and older will also want to read it. Disney Afternoon Giant #5 is rated M (for middle school), not because of content, but because of the sheer amount of reading that’s required to enjoy it. Also in the podcast we’ll talks about The Bad Guys, Marvel Rising, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Descendents, Spider-Man and much more.

This week in all age comic books we present our age appropriate ratings with The Bad Guys, Marvel Rising, Spider-Man and more.

Humor Adventure-UE,M

Archie Jumbo Comics Digest-UE, M

Disney Afternoon Giant-M

Dugout-UE,M

Hotel Transylvania-E, M

My Little Pony-E

My teacher is a robot-E

Rocky & Bullwinkle-UE

Runaways- M

The Big Bad Pizza Battle- E

The Bad Guys in The Big Bad Wolf- E

Toy Story 1 & 2-UE,M

Superhero Friendly-UE, M Magnificent Ms. Marvel-UE, M Marvel Rising, E Mighty Morphin Power Rangers-UE, M Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur-UE, M Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur TPB-UE, M Spider-Man Annual-E, M Spider-Man: Reptilian Rage-M True Believers-UE, M True Believers-UE, M Action/science-fiction Descendents- E, M Diabolical summer-M, H Invader Zim-UE, M Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge-UE, M Stephen Universe-UE, M Transformers Ghostbusters-E, M Usagi Yojimbo-UE, M

All age comic books for June 12

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It’s new comic book day and that means that some cool new all age comic books are out also. As we’ve previously discussed, some of these comic books are good for middle schoolers, while some will be great for early elementary ages. Use your judgment, ask the person at the comic books store or tweet us @daddymojo for specific questions. We also go over some of the comic books in greater detail on the podcast. Speaking of which, this week we’re talking about Disney Incredibles (and Comics), Star Trek Vs. Transformers, Goosebumps 2, Jim Henson Sirens and more. Here though, are three great comic books for ages as young as 7.

Marvel Action Spider-Man #5

Kraven the Hunter is enough to bring us into a Spider-Man comic book. Marvel Action Spider-Man from IDW Publishing is a beast unto its own. This monthly comic book is flat out awesome for ages 7 and up. It has the action that those ages want, the content that makes it OK for parents to approve and manages to do it all so that it doesn’t love street cred with the middle school kids. Even better, this all age comic book has Miles Morales, Spider-Man and Spider Gwen in the same book.

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #45

We’ve always thought of Unbeatable Squirrel as a middle school companion to Deadpool. She’s a superhero, but left of center and this monthly comic book perfectly captures the superhero world. Granted this superhero has the powers of a squirrel and is a teen. This is not the battle, superhero stuff that will appeal to traditional MCU people, most likely. In this comic book, we have a fabulous story with great art that sometimes joins the Marvel Comics story arch. Issue #45 is a War of the Realms tie-in and it doesn’t matter if you’re following that summer story. Unbeatable Squirrel Girl entertains audiences in upper elementary school and up who are looking for fun, wrapped in great story with jamming art.

Plants Vs. Zombies, Volume 13, Snow Thanks

Plants Vs. Zombies is in a tie for THE intellectual property that our nine year-old loves now. He started playing the video game, but gave up playing that and now goes absolutely mental for these comic books or graphic novels. The monthly comic books stopped a couple of years ago. Thankfully, true to their word, they’ve been producing new, original graphic novels that have that Zomboss spirit. This graphic novel series is great for kids 8 and up who want humor, action and just a dose of age appropriate zombie.

Humor

Superhero Action/science-fiction

All age comic books for May 15

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Happy new comic book day! This week has some different all age comic books or graphic novels that will make kids 6 and older want to read. These are the kinds of comics that kids will sneak off into their rooms, lay on their stomach and get lost in words until you wonder where they are. Just earlier tonight I found our 9 year-old doing that thing and it brought a smile to my face to see. In the podcast we’ll chat about Glitch, Teen Titans Go!, Seafoam and more. For now, here are three great new comic books or graphic novels that will hit kids as young as 6.

Glitch by Sarah Graley

Glitch is an original graphic novel by Sarah Graley. It’s technically published by Scholastic, but is done via Graphix, their graphic novel imprint. Graphix, similar to :01 First Second, is one of those publishers that you can almost guarantee that the book will be great and that stereotype is on target with this graphic novel. Izzy is a young girl who can go in and out of her video game whenever she wants. The virtual world is great, but what about things IRL? Glitch is filled with sharp images, great dialogue and action to please any reader who is 8 and up. Our 9 year old read this graphic novel in 90 minutes and promptly asked when the next one was coming out.

Marvel Action Spider-Man

This is the mark of a new storyline in one of the best all age comic books out there now. This is Spider-Man action with the help of Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy. It gets everything about the great all age comic books down perfectly. The action is great and it doesn’t have to amp up the language or bloody up the violence to make it great. Check out this comic book for ages 7 and up and you won’t be disappointed.

Seafoam #1, The Hypnoctopus

Seafoam is an all age comic book about a young girl who travels to a magic beach where there are creatures of all sort. The art in Seafoam is geared to those younger readers aged 6 and up, but has big, camp humor to pull in fans of Powerpuff Girls. For the price of $3.99 and 32 full color pages this is a nice deal that will get the imaginations of early elementary school kids firing.

Superhero Science-fiction/Action

All age comic books for May 1

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Free Comic Book Day is nigh. The first Saturday of every May is Free Comic Book Day and this week has more than a dozen great (and free!) comic books for ages 6 and up. There is also a costume contest with the winners in various categories receiving $500 in free comic books and stuff from your local store. For all of the details on Free Comic Book Day just dig into their website.

All of this free stuff on Saturday doesn’t mean that the new all age comic books are taking a back seat to anything. In the podcast we’ll chat about Marvel Action, Goosebumps, Frozen, Giant Days and more. For now here are three comic books that will entertain-and be appropriate for ages 6 and up.

Disney Frozen: Reunion Road

Disney Frozen is like kryptonite to our two boys. However, to some kids this mini-series from Dark Horse will fit that frozen bill until Frozen 2 arrives in theaters later this year. The art in Disney Frozen: Reunion Road is gorgeous and the story will speak to those kids 6 and up that like the film. In this mini-series everyone is trying to get to the Harvest Festival, but Olaf is separated from the group. Disney Frozen: Reunion Road retails for $3.99 and is from Dark Horse.

Miraculous Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: New Hero

As a television show, Miraculous is a guilty pleasure. There’s a Wild, Wild West aurora about it when Ladybug brings out the Miraculous and has to choose between a series of objects that allow her to solve the problem. This graphic novel from Action Lab is cut from the same cloth as the show. It’s packed with sharp lines, bright colors and hand-picked scenes from the show. This graphic novel retails for $8.99 and will entertain kids 6 and up, those who like the show or those passive fans who don’t want to admit that they enjoy it.

Blastosaurus, Volume 2

Blastosaurus is everything that young readers want from an all ages comic book. It’s got elementary aged characters, over the top action, an insane plot, monsters and more. This is New Zealand’s best selling comic book and once you see it you’ll know why. Think Savage Dragon, but with an all age sentiment and younger side-kicks. Blastosaurus, Volume 2 collects issues 4-6 from this mini-series that will become one of your favorites. There is also a Free Comic Book Day issue that features Blastosaurus, so keep an eye out for that.

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Superhero

Action/science-fiction

All age comic books for April 17

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New comic book day is every Wednesday. As part of this day there are dozens of great all age comic books, many of which will be great for ages 6 and up. Yes Virginia, comic books for the elementary school age audience. They exist and are easier to find than you might otherwise think. In the podcast we’ll chat about buying children’s books by the pound, Steven Universe, DC Super Friends, William the Last, Detective Comics the Complete Covers and more. For now let’s look at three comic books that will entertain those elementary and middle school students who are looking for a cool read.

Star Wars Adventures, #20

Star Wars Adventures brings the fun back to a galaxy far, far away. This monthly series from IDW publishing covers all areas of the Star Wars universe with a very kid friendly twist. The art and content are OK for elementary school aged and up, but because it’s also Star Wars, those older kids might want to dig into it too. There are usually two stories in each issue, a longer one that is more action oriented and a shorter one that’s more comedic. This is one of the gateway reading vehicles that kids will love and it’s also a great comic book and the fact that it has both characteristics is quite the treat.

Adventure Time Marcy & Simon

What happened after Adventure Time ended its run on Cartoon Network? Well, the characters are still producing new mini-series of comic books on Boom! Studios. Adventure Time, Marcy & Simoon #4 of #6 is out this week and sees Simon and Ice King fighting to see who’s the top dog. Fans of Adventure Time, those middle school students (or older) who are looking for something fun and tripp will dig this.

Lumberjanes

Lumberjanes is a great comic book. The fact that’s it’s one of the great all age comic books is even more impressive. It’s as much a comedic comic book as it is jammed with science-fiction. In this issue our campers discover a dangerous creature in the woods. Toss in lots of friendship, great art, quick wit stories that upper elementary school and up will love and you’ve got Lumberjanes. Pick up any issue of this series from Boom! Studios and you won’t be disappointed.

Humor

Superhero Science-fiction/Action

All age comic books for April 10

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This week the new all age comic books are laden with some great choices for readers as young as 6 years old. To be clear, this is a laden swallow, whose airspeed velocity is certainly comprised, especially if it’s an African Swallow as they don’t migrate. Over in the podcast we’ll chat about a cool coloring book from Disney for older audiences, Science Comics: Weather from :01 First Second, Wonder Twins and much more. For now, here are three great releases that will tickle the reading fancy of those 6 and up.

Clyde, by Jim Benton

You know Jim Benton’s work. Dear Dumb Diary, Dog Butts and Love, Franny K. Stein, Victor Shmud and more he’s an artist and author whose style you’ll recognize. Catwad came out last week. Clyde is out this week and is flat out funny for in second grade and up. It’s an original graphic novel about a grizzly bear who leaves his comfortable cave for the city, where he meets a butterfly from the wrong side of the tracks.

The Mutts Summer Diaries, by Patrick McDonnell

It’s Mutts, but with each comic strip set in the summer, take my money. We love Mutts, it’s a classic comic strip that can be funny one day, even funnier the next, remind you that cats (and dogs!) are awesome and make us laugh or possibly even adopt one. The Mutts Summer Diaries is a collection previously released strips that will appeal to those 6 and up.

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, #43

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is the equivalent to all age comic books of Deadpool. She’s irreverent, funny, faces danger and deals with bad guys in her own particular, squirrel way. There is some reading in Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, so it might be too much for seven year olds. However, those reading eight year olds or older that want something fun, hip and impossibly cool need to read this series. Each issue of this monthly series is trippy and lots of fun.

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Superhero

Action/Science-fiction

All age comic books for January 2

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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