After finding an old, illegal fantasy book within a hidden, walled-off nursery in a university's library, a middle-schooler named Kevin, his newly-freed talpa-like horse friend named Ecco, and the former's delinquent gang must plot the overthrow of Colossus Belga and his global regime. Insp...
The Fairly OddParents: Timmy Turner has remained ten for over ten years. It was assumed that he had turned eleven in one episode, "Birthday Bashed", but a later episode, "Manic-Mom Day", established that he's still ten years old. ...
After finding an old, illegal fantasy book within a hidden, walled-off nursery in a university's library, a middle-schooler named Kevin, his newly-freed talpa-like horse friend named Ecco, and the former's delinquent gang must plot the overthrow of Colossus Belga and his global regime. Insp...
Obviously, the core audience for this book is middle-school girls. But I’m about as far from that demo as you can get, and I’m looking forward to Book Three later this summer, so take that as a recommendation. If you’re an adult, I’d still start Gudsnuk withHenchgirl, but, ...
it’s an appreciation of comic books and graphic novels, demonstrated by folks not afraid to celebrate their reading choices by taking them out in public. And if you’re thinking that the friendly fiends at StarWarp Conceptsmusthave some illustrated fiction that would be perfect for this occasio...
That’s the view, at least, ofLakes International Comic Art FestivalchairPeter Kessler MBE, in an article for the latest issue ofBooks for Keepsmagazine. “A unique project has been unfolding in a primary school in North Manchester,” he notes, discussing theComics and Literacy Projectthe Fest...
Luis mentions that otaku and their status have changed drastically since the days ofGenshiken(when otaku were picked on and persecuted), like how there are light otaku now. Kio says his daughter is in middle school right now, and to her, she doesn’t get the whole otaku-as-negative thing...
Much like any literature, comics are produced, manufactured and created within individual publishing houses. While it may seem at first glance that heroes like Batman and Spider-Man are cut from the same cloth, they are in fact part of different publishing lines. The same can be said for pop...
Free Comic Book Dayis right around the corner! Saturday, May 7, you and your kids can take advantage of all the free comics that will be up for grabs. Shops andbookstores across the country will have different comics available, and they’re all first come-first served—so make sure to...
This paper addresses this gap by examining how the Turkish state ruled by the AKP has propagated its religious necropolitical narrative through the national curriculum and Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) in school textbooks, and magazines and comic books for children. The paper shows that...