Adding a baby to the cast of characters in a sequel is the canary of intellectual property death. The most obvious offender for us is Muppet Babies, but there have been many others. Angel, Murphy Brown, Friends are the first ones that rip off of the top of my head. And while casual fans of those shows or the movies that have hit that creative dearth might struggle to remember the specifics, they can vaguely recall that entry as the one with the baby. Despicable Me 4 is the one with the baby and lest there be anyone who didn’t suspect that’s a major plot point, there’s a baby on Gru’s back on the DVD’s cover. One of the minions is beside him, channeling its best yellow-Men-In-Black impersonation with a ray gun of sort in its gloved-yellow hand.
The sweet spot for 8-11 YO minions, but not past thatTag: despicable me
All age comic books for September 4
This is a great week for all age comic books. Big Nate is out with two (yes two) new books this week. One of them is the collected comic strip Big Nate while the other is a board book version of new Big Nate nonsense and they’re both awesome, but for different ages. Also great for elementary school age kids are Despicable Me and My Little Pony-both with a Little Golden Book, Mr. Peabody & Sherman and Seafoam. Middle school ages will enjoy The Okay Witch.
All age comic books….get yr all age comic books….many great for elementary school and up….