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Sick Simon captures the essence of sick-and it’s fabulous

Dan Krall appeared on our radar a couple years ago with Oh, Nuts!, the story about squirrels competing for attention in a metropolitan zoo. His next book, The Great Lollipop Caper about a lollipop trying to become as popular to adults as a caper was one of our favorite books of 2013. We still read that book a couple times a week to our children and laugh. Sick Simon is his latest and continues his streak of books that are as enjoyable for the parents to read as it is for the children to read or look at.

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Scooby-Doo! Team-Up #8, goofy redemption for the meddling kids

Scooby-Doo! Team Up is exactly what I was expecting from a Scooy-Doo comic book. This is one story, completely stilly, great for all ages and also introduces (?) a new generation to The Jetsons. By the title, Scooby-Doo Team-Up you know that they meet other superheroes or animated characters. In this issue they meet the futuristic family, introduce them to ghosts and figure out a way home.

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New all age comic books for Wednesday January 7, 2014

It’s the first Wednesday of 2015 and the new comics are back in regular supply. There are a couple all age comic books that we’re really looking forward too including Face Value, Scooby Doo Team Up and Shinobi Ninja Princess. Face Value is a comic whose lead hero is Autistic. The first issue sold out and I’ll look for the third one to support the publisher and review the comic. It was written by Dave Kot, a psychologist and comic book guy to raise awareness and show an autistic youth be a hero like anyone can be. Scooby Doo Team Up because I want to see if it’s better than the other Scooby Doo title and Shinobi Ninja Princess because I’ve heard that it’s gotten much better than the first issue.

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Adventure Time Flip Side TPB Vol. 01

Angry Birds Comics #7

Archie #663

Archie Comics Digest #257

Betty & Veronica #274

Bravest Warriors TPB Vol. 04

Face Value #3

Garfield #33

Hero Cats TPB Vol. 01

My Little Pony Friends Forever #13

Penny Dora & The Wishing Box #3 (of 5)

Scooby Doo Team Up #8

Sesame Street #2

Shinobi Ninja Princess #5 (of 6)

Skylanders #4 (of 5)

Sonic Boom #3

Steven Universe #6

Uncle Grandpa #4

Valentine For Charlie Brown

Actually, the Charlie Brown book is a real book, hardcover that is. However, with Valentine’s Day just around the corner this squeezes in under a technicality.

The Terrible Two is friend based prank fun reading

It’s important to point out that the title of the book is The Terrible Two and not the more commonly written “terrible twos”. This is a book about the pranks, friendship, competition, nepotism and cows. It’s an unlikely combination but it all works out in the end for this very enjoyable book that young readers (especially boys) will relate to and laugh at throughout.

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Fraggle Rock, Journey to the Everspring 3 continues classic Fraggle fun

What’s a Fraggle? What’s a Muppet? Isn’t a Muppet merely a Fraggle that lives underground and sings more often? No, not really. People have been clamoring for a Blu-ray release of the television series for a while to no avail. To them I would submit that there are still lots of Fraggle charm and proof of that is in the four issue mini-series Journey to the Everspring.

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Super Dinosaur 23 rips apart expectations for an all age comic

One of the best reviewed all age comic books in recent memory is Super Dinosaur. It’s the story of Derek Dynamo, a ten-year old boy and his best friend a nine-foot tall Tyrannosaurus Rex. They play video games, fight other monsters, various baddies and have fun. It’s a great comic for any age, but they dropped off the map with issue 22 in February, 2014. Super Dinosaur 23 is here, it’s great, but don’t get too comfortable with the characters.

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New all age comic books for Wednesday, December 31, 2014

It’s the final new comic book day of the year and it looks like publishers really took that to heart. There are less than a dozen new comics hitting stores and only one of them is an all age comic book. It’s a great week to play catch up, look for some releases from BOOM, Bongo, Archaia, or Oni that you might have missed. Oh, it’s not that I don’t love some Marvel or DC, but when it comes to all age comic books they just don’t have the number or quality releases as the independent publishers. Soap box aside, on with the comic (s)!

Abigail and the Snowman #1

Star Trek Planet of the Apes #1

OK, this is not really an all age comic book, but because the week is thin on new releases it merits a mention. I love Star Trek. I love Planet of the Apes. I’ve wanted to get a look at this comic ever since I heard about it.

New all age comic books for Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Twas the day before Christmas and all through the (comic book) store, a couple of creatures were stirring to tempt young readers galore. Because it’s a semi-holiday comic book stores will have abbreviated hours. All age comic books make great stocking stuffers. Their price point will be $2.99 or $3.99 and can entertain a child for hours. Another bonus about lots of the all age comic books out today is that many of them are equally appealing to boys, as well as, girls.

We’re really looking forward to Super Dinosaur, Adventure Time and Batman 66’. A curious look will be given to Capture Creatures to see if it has more creatures or action than the first issue too. Oh, we prematurely put McBain, the one-shot, out last week. It comes out today, now say it in your best McBain accent.

Adventure Time #35

Amazing World of Gumball #6

Batman 66 #18

Bee and Poppycat #7

Capture Creatures #2

McBain #1

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #26

Penguins of Madagascar #2 (of #4)

Sonic Universe #71

Super Dinosaur #23

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