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New all age comic books for Wednesday July 15, 2015

Now is the time to get into some all age comic books with the kids. It’s a great chance to read to them and really get them excited about reading, which, in turn makes them more independent and want to learn. This week is a fabulous chance to get some of the best all age comics on the market today.

Witness: Adventure Time, your kids love the show and this comic in in the same vein, it’s funny, has great art and is a stand-alone story so there’s no background information needed. Donald Duck and Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories have lots of vocabulary and the classic Disney art that kids love in brand new monthly stories. The kid who prefers a bit more indie cred will love Usagi Yoimbo, he’s a ninja rabbit in this black & white comic with action, art and just a bit of culture.

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Minions get their own movie and kids will love it #FandangoFamily

What do you get when one of the best parts of a movie gets their own film? The quick answer is Minions, those cute yellow eraser shaped things from Despicable Me. They were cute, strange and provided a nice ally to Gru’s good-bad guy. In Minions we get 90 minutes of all Minions, all the time and children will enjoy at least 70 minutes of it.

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Archie #1 reboots the franchise for today’s teens #LipstickIncident

Archie, Jughead, Riverdale and the Betty or Veronica discussion has been going on since 1941. However, the art for Archie hasn’t changed much since I was a teen in the early 80’s. The stories changed, there was a (gay) wedding, Archie got killed and technology entered the picture, but the art always remained the same. That has completely changed with Archie #1, a complete reboot for one of the longest, continually published comic books on the market.

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New all age comic books for Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Summer road trips. That is why today is a great day to visit the comic book store to dig into the all age comic books. The kids are in the back seat, you can get a couple new reads to surprise them, plus there may even be some comics leftover from Free Comic Book Day. You’re in luck because this is a great week to jump into some new comics for any age.

Age of Reptiles is great for 10+. It’s all art, but some of the illustrations are dinosaur violence, if your child is OK with nature, predatory type things then buy this. The art is simply some of the prettiest that I’ve seen in any comic this year.

Bat Mite #2 and Bizarro #2 come out this week, they’re the mini-series from DC Comics that are about each character’s adventures. Mickey Mouse #2 comes out, as does My Little Pony: Friends Forever. Our oldest son asks about MLP all the time, he’ll be stoked that it comes out.

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Danny Collins, an unconventional film that you will enjoy

A good sleeper movie is a great thing to discover. It’s the film that went in and out of the theater relative quickly and for one reason or another never built up too much buzz. Your expectations are low to non-existent about the film. It’s all the more surprising when after the film, even when not grading it on a sleeper scale that it stands on its own and is wholly enjoyable on many levels. Danny Collins is a sleeper of a film that’s difficult to categorize, but is refreshing to watch and one that adults who are tired of the predictable will enjoy more than they think they will.

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Win a $100 gift card from Fandango #FandangoFamily

While the heat certainly makes summer challenging, there is so much to enjoy about this time of year. There is the pool, the beach and the movies. Have you seen Fury Road? That is the best action film that we’ve seen since The Raid. It is amazing. Inside Out is the (family) film that you have been waiting all year for. Minions, Jurassic, Max (not Mad, this is dog movie whose trailer made me cry and think of those quality coming-of-age films) , Rogue Nation and more.

It doesn’t have to be a family film with $100 from Fandango. You can take the family to a film, go see one that you’ve been itching to see, do a date night or take a group out for fun. The world is your oyster and this $100 gift card from Fandango will entertain you while you’re out enjoying it.

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New All Age Comic Books for Wednesday, June 24, 2015

It’s the first official new comic book day of summer and it’s hot. Really, it’s been 90+ for the past 12 days and the extended forecast calls for the same. One grand way to beat that heat is to head out to your local comic book shop with the kids and dig on some all age comic books. There are also some cool graphic novels and hard cover books that we’re highlighting this week, plus one cool décor piece for the Doctor Who dads out there.

Futurama Comics #75 is always dependable, the new Mickey Mouse #1 comic comes out this week, a new story arc on Adventure Time starts this month, Skylanders, Donald Duck #2, Batman ’66 #24, Adventure Time #41 and others.

Fantagraphics has a couple hard cover books with old school Peanuts and Uncle Scrooge comics. Kids will also be interested in Dragons: Riders of Berk graphic novel. Netflix has a new original series Dragons: Race to the Edge that is supposedly very good and could spike interest in written content, so keep the aforementioned graphic novel on your radar.

The links will take you to Things From Another World and save you at least 20% on the titles. If you want to find you local comic book store just go here, find it and support small businesses.

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New all age comic books for Wednesday, June 17, 2015

If there is a theme this week for the new all age comic books it’s ‘fresh’. I don’t Kool and the Gang fresh, I mean newer titles that haven’t been around as long as the classics. There are still a handful of classic titles out this week, but by and large it’s new stuff that the kids are reading-and it’s great.

We’re excited about all of them, but are really curious to check out Mega Man. At this year’s Free Comic Book Day I looked over their offering and was impressed. This is a good time to jump on this comic because they’re in the middle of a crossover with Sonic. From what I’ve seen of it the series has enough action, while keeping the story and vocabulary OK for all ages.

Also of note this week is Teen Titans! GO, Usagi Yojimbo, Spongebob Comics Annual Swimtacular, Simpsons Comics, Lumberjanes and a couple books of old school Peanuts comic strips. The links will take you to Things From Another World and save you at least 20% on the titles. If you want to find you local comic book store just go here, find it and support small businesses.

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