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The New All Age Comic Books for Wednesday, November 25, 2015

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This is a really neat week for all age comic books. There are lots of books coming out, many new titles and something for everyone. There’s a new Peanuts book, Peanuts Snoopy Special #1 is all Snoopy in all new adventures. Sesame Street, Chakra The Invincible, Wilds End Enemy Within #3, Bart Simpson #99 and lots of other titles that are ‘regulars’ come out.

A brand new series is Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur from Marvel. It sounds a lot like Terrible Lizard, which we loved, but are skeptical as to how much it looks like it. Regardless, we’ll give it a look over because, dinosaurs.

There are also oodles of new Star Wars accessories. Your R2 kitchen storage set is no longer a dream, you can boil your egg in the shape of C-3PO and lots of other ways to make the holidays more fun.

Re: the links. They’ll take you to TFAW where you’ll save up to 20% on your orders. They’re also having an online only Black Friday sale. Spend over $45 and you’ll see big savings happen. Now go have the internet hamsters work overtime.

The new Hasbro Star Wars toys have something for all ages #Giveaway

I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Hasbro. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for my participation Our children are excited to see Star Wars. I state the obvious. However, since they’re only 4 and 6 years old it will be a couple years before they see the new one. They’ll keep watching The Clone Wars to get their Jedi skills up to par and have already started double teaming us for some of the new Star Wars toys. We got a chance to play with Bop It! Star Wars R2-D2 Edition Game, Electronic Catch Phrase Star Wars Edition Game and Star Wars Loopin’ CHEWIE Game. I suspect that the Force was with them because they found the super secret hiding area where I keep things before they’re photographed. Like kids in the proverbial Star Wars candy shop, they got to play with them and here’s how your kids will like them.

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Bricksy is Banksy meets LEGO, in this sublime, witty book

Banksy is one of the world’s most popular graffiti artists. His work often uses stencils to incorporate pop culture and politics into wryly humorous paintings that you’ll see around London. Of course, you know about LEGO, they’re the multi-colored bricks that you can make essentially anything out of. Bricksy is the Unauthorized Underground Brick Street Art your inner brick builder, who is into outsider art always wanted to create.

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New All Age Comic Books for Wednesday, November 11, 2015

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What’s new this week? Well, we saw James Bond, but didn’t catch Peanuts yet, that’ll happen this weekend. In new all age comic books it’s an interesting week with two cat titles, two Scooby Doo titles, two Star Wars titles and lots of classics mixed in.

Teen Titans #13, Superman Adventures trade paperback Vol. 01, SpongeBob Comics #50 and Adventure Time #46 are just some of the classics that complete the list this week.

One of the most popular middle school book series on the planet released their 10^th installment last week too. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School is very funny and has Greg getting into all manner of trouble, culminating in him going to a summer camp, where his trouble get worse and are solved by an unlikely source.

It’s also just over a month before the new Star Wars film comes out, so expect a slew of cool comics, reissues, products, waffle makers and chopsticks with the Force in full effect, but we’re not complaining.

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New all age comic books for Wednesday, November 4, 2015

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And suddenly, it’s November. The new all age comic books might have fewer ghosts this week, but there are still lots of new titles to keep readers of all ages interested. One of the books that we’re looking forward to this week is actually, a book. Alien Next Door is a humor book that shows Alien on Earth adapting to life, cleaning house, taking care of Jonesy and other mundane things. There’s nothing graphic about this book, but its humor might be too dry for kids to fully understand.

Back to the Future #2 (of 4), Bat Mite #6 (of 6), Hero Cats #8, Marvel Universe Guardians of the Galaxy #2, Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard Volume 3, Regular Show #29, a couple Walt Disney Characters, Grandpa Simpson and much more come out this week.

If you picked up any of the comic books for Halloween Comicfest you have until Tuesday, November 10^th at 11:59PM ET to enter. You can win cash to spend at your local comic book store. This is great because you probably would’ve spent the cash there anyway.

The links will take you to TFAW, where you’ll save up to 20% on your orders through that link. The music on the podcast is provided by Gorowski, it’s some groovy chill-out, techno that I found at Free Music Archive.

Here is the scoop on Halloween Comicfest, free comic books and the costume contest

Halloween Comicfest is Saturday, October 31, 2105 and it’s a chance to get oodles of free comics and enter a costume contest where you (or your child…) can win a $100 or $500 shopping spree to your local comic book store. There are over $10,000 in prizes in five different categories so there’s certain to be something that you (or your child….) can have fun with. First off, find the closest participating comic book store and then let’s dig into what comics you’ll find on Halloween Comicfest.

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New All Age Comic Books for Wednesday, October 28, 2015

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Not that each week has a theme to the new all age comic books, but if they did then this week’s would be fierce independence. That also sounds like a lame sequel to ID4, but it’s not, in this case. There’s a good sampling of all age books out this week form a large variety of publishers. The two major houses still aren’t doing much with all ages so that leaves it up to BOOM! Studios, Bongo Comics, Archie Comics and IDW. Also this week Redan, Dey Street Books, Abstract Studios and Ape Entertainment have new releases out.

Adventure Time 2015 Spooktacular, one of the final issues of Batman ’66, Sesame Street, Skylanders Superchargers #1, TMNT #51, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 and a brand new Skylanders series are just some of the new comics this week.

The latest creation from Stan Lee, Chakra The Invincible #4 and SIP Kids #4 from Terry Moore are two of the newer characters from artist owned publishing houses.

Halloween ComicFest is this Saturday also. Participating comic book stores will have free comics to give out and will be having a costume contest. You can enter to win a $500 or $100 shopping spree to your local comic shop. Entry is simple, just hold a comic that is taking part in Halloween ComicFest, while you’re in costume, upload the photo to the category you want and cross your fingers. You can enter until November 10.

My Fair Lady: 50th Anniversary Edition does restoration right

My Fair Lady isn’t the type of movie that I normally watch. It’s from an era that I’m not too familiar with, doesn’t have any ninjas, people flying or cars crashing. In my heart though, I am a fan of movies. While I may not see some quality cinema for fun in my spare time I want to see it, just so I know hallmarks or special accomplishments in film. My Fair Lady: 50^th Anniversary Edition has just been released and I wanted to see it from the perspective of a film preservationist and to view what many say is the best musical every made.

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