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Arkhamaniacs, a DC Comics graphic novel that runs with glee for 8 and up

When I was a younger man, the Muppet Babies rubbed me the wrong way. I saw the ‘babyization’ of already famous characters represented as infants or babies as robbing the tomb of my childhood. It should also be said that I was also 22 and had a friend who seriously started a petition to remove Barney from PBS because he was annoying. The ’90s, combined with being in your twenties and trying to find yourself was a wacky time wasn’t it? With that mindset clearly in the rearview mirror, I read Arkhamaniacs. I also gave it to our kids to read. Our nine-year-old loved the graphic novel and immediately curled up in bed to read it.

Arkhamaniacs, a DC Comics graphic novel that runs with glee for 8 and up
An original all-age graphic novel that immediately attracts 8-year-olds

All Age Comic Books for February 19

This week in new all age comic books has a lot of superheroes that are just below mainstream and perfect for middle school readers. Art Baltazar’s Powers In Action has its first trade paperback, The Hero Squadron released this week. If you have an elementary school reader who is looking age appropriate action this is just the ticket. Over the podcast we’ll chat about Archie meeting another pop culture icon-The B-52’s! This one-shot will be great for those that love Archie, the 80’s (or late 70’s) and those that like the previous Archie ‘meet-ups’ that you never thought would work, but were ridiculously entertaining. We’ll also chat about Superman Smashes the Klan, Lumberjanes and more. For now, here are all of the all age comic books for this week. New comic book day is every Wednesday, to find out where your closest comic book store just dig into comic book store locator.  

Late February is a great time to head out to the comic book store
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