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The City on the Other Side, an action based fairy story for 8 and up

Fairies are not the sort of thing that make up action stories-and other falsehoods. That’s one way to look at The City on the Other Side, a graphic novel from Mairghread Scott with art by Robin Robinson. The fairies in The City on the Other Side are made up by two groups who rule two different regions in the forest. Seelie are the fairies that make up the majority of the planet. However, those Unseelie fairies rule the crumbling logs, mushrooms and other forest spots that are typically more unattractive. The result of these two tribes and their story is a surprisingly fun, action packed original graphic novel that boys or girls, 7 years and older will enjoy.

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All age comic books for April 18

Busy. That’s the one-word adjective to describe the new all age comic books this week. This week has the most superhero comic books that are OK for young readers that I’ve seen in a very long time. Over in the podcast we’ll talk a bit more in depth about some cool books staring The Avengers, a new Marvel superhero comic for all ages, the classic Underdog, Ghoul Scouts and much more. For now though lets take a look at three go-to all age comic books or graphic novels that will entertain readers as young as 6.

Simpsons Comics

We absolutely love The Simpsons. The television show is still remarkably funny and we watch it from time to time. Simpsons Comics is just as funny as the show and the comic book is accessible to ages 7 and up. Truth be told, our 8 year old has been reading it for two years, but I understand why some parents don’t want their kids reading this comic book that young. This really is OK for kids that young. The sass, attitude and bad habits that happen in the television show that parents don’t want their kids emulating is not present in Simpsons Comics. Those elements were all done vocally. Without the voice talent all that’s left are the words and in this case they’re funny, complemented with sharp are and a timeless appeal.

Teen Titans Go!

Similar to the above title, this comic book is toned down from the television show. Its manic, speed or volume level isn’t present and in its place is just the story. A story that kids 6 and up will want to read, factor in that Teen Titans Go! is only $2.99 and you’ve got spring time reading that is good to go.

The City on the Other Side

Fairies, battling fairies on two sides of a coin, that’s the premise behind The City on the Other Side. This graphic novel was utterly surprising in how much I enjoyed it. In theory, a graphic novel about fairies is not the stuff that I’d hold my breath as I turned the pages; but The City on the Other Side combines action, a fast paced story and a wide range of characters to make this a great graphic novel-that happens to have some fairies in it.

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All age comic books for April 11

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Happy new comic book day, each Wednesday dozens of new comic books are delivered to your local comic book store. In that delivery there are dozens of all age comic books that are great for young readers. Each week we’ll list all of those that are good for readers and dive down a bit deeper on the podcast about a handful of the all age comic books or graphic novels that really stand out. For now, lets look at three

Adventure Time Comics #22

If you have a reluctant reader 9 or older have them check out Adventure Time Comics. This free wheeling monthly series from Boom! Studios allows different artists the opportunity to write and draw Finn, Jake and all of the magical oddidites in Ooo.

Casper and Wendy

Let’s kick it old school with Casper and Wendy. American Mythology does a great job with their old school, retro properties like this one and The Pink Panther. They combine new stories and art-that looks like the real, classic deal, with some classic previously released stories or strips. Casper and Wendy #1 presents Casper meeting the friendly witch in red for the first time in this all age comic book that will be great for kids 5 and up.

Secondhand Heroes: The Last Battle

Secondhand Heroes: The Last Battle is the third and final book in the series by Justin Larsen Hansen. This is an original graphic novel series that ages 9 and up will enjoy as its packed with action, great character development, cool monsters and kids with superpowers. Even though the kids have superpowers, they are rooted in real-life and any age reader will appreciate them. Their powers have consequences, to quote a certain webslinger and this finale is one that upper elementary and older will like reading. One aspect that makes this graphic novel stand out is its art, which is hand drawn and then painted with watercolor, giving the book an earnest, loved appearance, with monsters and superpowers.

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All age comic books for April 4

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Happy New Comic Book Day, that’s #NCBD if you’re sharing it on social media. There are lots of cool new all age comic books out this week. Over in the podcast we’ll chat about a fun Disney PIXAR one-shot comic book, Scarlett Hart: Monster Hunter, an original novel featuring The Flash, a $1 comic that’ll hook middle school students on The Avengers and a non-fiction book that’s part of a series that will make kids want to learn a variety of subjects. First off though, let’s look at three all age comic books or graphic novels that kids as young as 5.

Disney Princess #19

Paging all young girls who want to read about their favorite Disney Princesses, this one is for you. Disney Princess is from Joe Books and features short stories from a variety of princesses who are in the Disney universe. Think of a princess and she’ll be in this comic book at some point. In issue #19 Belle directs a play, Cinderella gets locked out and Rapunzel’s geology skills might be challenged. This is goofy fun for kids 5 and up.

Mech Cadet Yu #8

If you’re looking for a great, new comic book that readers 7 and up will enjoy look for farther than Mech Cadet Yu. This is the trendy and possibly overplayed premise of kids-inside-a-giant-robot, but this is one of those all age comic books that work. The action is fun and age appropriate. The vocabulary is OK for kids in second grade and older. It’s a comic book that’s fine for younger readers, but older kids will want to read it because it’s cool.

Star Wars: A New Hope-The 40^th Anniversary Hardcover

Ok, 40 years-really? Star Wars: A New Hope-The 40^th Anniversary Hardcover is an updated version of Marvel Comics retelling of the first Star Wars story. This is not the innocent, smaller framed Luke Skywalker. This is the new Luke who is more action figure and in tune with what kids expect from their comic books today. This graphic novel is $27.99, but is a collection of all age comic books that will be OK for kids 9 and up. Have they seen A New Hope? Then they’ll be OK with this collection of comic books.

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All Age comic books for March 28

A new week means new comic book day and this week has a nice selection of all age comic books that will appeal to kids as young as 5 years old. First up-where is your closest comic books store? Just visit the Comic Shop Locator, type in your zip code and you’ll find one that much closer than you realize it. In the podcast we’ll chat about two different boxed sets that will really target girls in elementary school and up, Narwhal Peanut Butter and Jelly, Thea Silton and more.

Looney Tunes #242

Looney Tunes is a great monthly all age comic book that is cheap, only $2.99 and funny. Go to any elementary school library and you’ll find a subscription to Looney Tunes. Each issue has between two to four stories that’ll vary in length and feature a variety of classic Warner Bros. characters. Issue 242 of Looney Tunes has Ralph and Sam on the cover. Do you remember Sam, the sheep dog who constantly thwarts Sam, the dog, who suspiciously looks like Wile E Coyote? I forgot about them too, that’s another benefit of this comic book.

Lumberjanes #48

Are you a girl in upper elementary school who hasn’t heard of Lumberjanes? This monthly comic book from Boom! Studios has science-fiction, adventure, friendship and more-all at camp. In issue 48 of Lumberjanes the girls start camp newsletter and the horoscopes are more accurate than some campers care for. Lumberjanes is great reading, but can also be a gateway reading opportunity. This is one title that kids will enjoy and parents won’t mind them reading it.

Narwhall Peanut Butter and Jelly, book 3

I volunteered at the school book fair the other week. One of the most popular series that kids were interested in purchasing was one of the Narwhall and Jelly books. This series from Ben Clanton is deserving of its popularity and is possibly one of the first graphic novels that kids will read. What’s so great about this series is that younger readers are able to read it. They’re loaded with sight words so that those kindergarten students can practice, but it’s funny enough, with some advanced vocabulary that older kids will want to read it too.

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All age comic books for March 21

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Each new comic book day (every Wednesday) there are dozens of new all age comic books. In that all age section most of them will be appropriate for ages 7 and up. Some of them will be OK for younger audiences and we’ll also include some tween titles that fly below the radar, but will be enjoyable for middle school and up. If any of the titles seem too old, too young or otherwise ‘stick out’, that’s the reason why we listed them here. Case in point, True Believers: Venom Flashpoint is not appropriate for 7 year readers, however, kids who are 11 and up will love the action and the content will be OK. Plus its price point is only $1.00, so parents will like it too.

In the podcast this week we’ll chat about Usagi Yojimbo (and why each issue of this comics book is great for 7 and up), a new graphic novel y Phoebe and the Unicorn, Ms. Marvel and Pearls Before Swine’s new book, Floundering Fathers and more. For now though, here are three cool all age comic books that will entertain a wide range of young readers.

Super Sons # 14

Batman has a son. Superman has a son. The two kids become friends and fight evil, meet some of their father’s villains, as well as their offspring. If you have an upper elementary aged kid or older they’ll enjoy this monthly series. There is enough real action for them to enjoy, without it crossing over to the level of violence that parents might not want kids seeing in the monthly Batman or Superman series. That, plus Super Sons also has more things for young readers to take away or …learn from. You don’t read comics to learn, per se, but as Damian and Superboy become friends, they learn about things that even non-super, regular kids can relate to.

Jim Henson Storyteller Fairies

Fairies are back-with a vengeance. Jim Henson Storyteller Fairies #4 of 4 tells the story about fairies and a mortal who has been chosen to live with them. Colored in a sepia fashion and drawn realistically, the final issue in Storyteller Fairies is full of metaphor and life lessons. It’s also beautiful and very easy to enjoy. This is more of an older comic book, but one that can be enjoyed by those in middle school and up, if those readers are prepared for more of a comic book, as art form.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, #64

Most little girls (and some boys) go through a My Little Pony phase. For some girls that phase is longer than others and issue 64 of My Little Pony is out from IDW Publishing is evidence of that. This comic book is well written, brightly colored and the classic stuff that will entice reluctant readers, engage the story time crowd, as well as those slightly older kids that want to read it to themselves. For the record, our oldest son did go through a period when he liked My Little Pony. It was when he was around 5 and we still have those comics in the house.

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Best all ages comics for August 16, 2017

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Happy New Comic Book Day! Every Wednesday lots of new books make your way to local stores and we’re taking a look at the best all ages comics for the week. Specifically, these five are great titles that you can jump into without knowing what happened in previous issues. It’s not as if you’re starting out with issue #1, in most cases, but readers as young as five can jump into some of these all ages comics. The music in the podcast is from Forget The Whale, over at Free Music Archive.

Jumpa: The Origin of Wonder Woman’s Kanga

What? Wonder Woman has a pet kangaroo? Apparently she’s had one for a long time and this book is geared to really young readers five and up, with a story by Steve Korte and art by Art Baltazar. There’s also a Super Pets book out featuring Streaky, Supergirl’s cat, Ace, Batman’s dog and Krypto who is Superman’s dog.

Uncle Scrooge

Our five year old loves all things Disney. Whatever they put in that magical elixir he certainly got his fair share. Uncle Scrooge #29 is out this week and is indeed one of the great all ages comics, but it’ll be best enjoyed by kids who are seven and up. That is entirely due to the vocabulary and that ages younger than that might not be able to read it on their own. These Walt Disney titles from IDW are printed in English for the first time and usually translated from Italian, French or Spanish.

Future Quest Presents

Future Quest, the DC Comics series that reintroduced the classic Hanna-Barbara characters to comic books ended its mini-series run. In its place is Future Quest Present and issue #1 from this mini-series is out this week. Future Quest brought the team together to modern times. Now in Future Quest Presents we get stories that are strictly devoted to certain characters. First up is Space Ghost, his quest to rebuild the Space Force and mysterious new villains. Future Quest Presents has content that will be OK for ages seven and up, but might require too much reading for them to really enjoy it. Ages nine and up who like cool science fiction with adventure will get the most out of this series.

Teen Titans Go!

People as young as five can pick up Teen Titans Go!, making it one of the go-to all ages comics each month it comes out. The visuals are bright, the action is silly, it has superheroes that they know from the television show and it’s only $2.99.

Doctor Who

We’ve talked about Doctor Who in the podcast lots and some folks aren’t convinced that it can be classed as an all ages comics. Ages nine and up will get the most out of this comic book. There is not anything graphic about Doctor Who, but it’s more complex than most of the younger skewing comics. It’s science fiction that fans of the show will immediately dig. There’s also a sly sense of humor in the comic that is evident by its cover homage to The Matrix.

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New all age comic books for July 19, 2017

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It’s the weekend, let’s head out to the local comic book store and dig into the new all age comic books. Where is your closest comic book store? Just type in your zip code and you’ll be directed to one that is most likely within 10 miles of your home. This week has some jamming new all age comic books from the finicky art kid, tween movie adaptation purist, Whovians to superhero in tights folks and more. Here are 5 cool all age comic books that are good for ages 5 and up.

Simspsons Comics

Simpsons Comics is so consistently great that it might fly under your radar. Some of the humor might not resonate with kids younger than 9 on all of the stories, but they’ll love the colors, as well as the pacing of the comic book. Each issue usually comes with two to three stories that are silly and laugh out loud funny. In Simpsons Comics #240 Homer falls head first into the adult coloring book fad. It’s a touch Alice in Woderland and very, very funny for ages 10 and up.

Pink Panther Pink Anniversary

Pink Panther Pink Anniversary is one for the fans, but those fans-for the television show and comic book are 5 and up. This is one for the fans as it celebrates Pink through since his premier in 1971. If this issue is like the other then it will feature new stories, mixed in with classic ones. While the art difference might disappoint some parents kids will laugh as you read it to them or let them have some read alone time.

Batman/TMNT Adventures

If you didn’t pick up one of the best new all age comic books when it came out in individual issues this is your chance. Batman/TMNT Adventures collects all five issues from this fabulous mini-series that has Bats teaming up with some heroes in a half shell. What this mini-series does so well it that it pairs action and plot-in an all age comic book friendly format that neither young readers nor established comic book fans will pay any mind to it. This is fabulous story telling with action and more that ages 5 and up will love.

War For The Planet of the Apes novel

So, your tween wants to see War For The Planet of the Apes? It’s rated PG-13 and it’s on the harder edge of that rating, use your own judgment parents. When I was a tween and low teen kid my parents wouldn’t let me see R rated films, so I read the books. Name a book and they’ve got a movie novelization available. Name a bad movie from the early 80’s that kids wanted to see that was rated R and I read the book. Odds are, in those cases the books were better. This week has the movie novelization for War For The Planet of the Apes out. It’s got all of the end of the world mechanics in place, minus the state of the art motion capture work.

Ducktales

Ducktales is coming to Disney XD! Ducktales-don’t you miss that theme song? Disney Ducktales is being brought back to comic books by IDW and this week has the series starting with #0. This is an all new story that is easier to read and has more punch than the existing IDW Disney duck series. Get your Ducktales on, the water is fine and hum along to the song in your mind.

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