Tag Archive | "Comics for children"

Abadzis’ Cora (finally) in the Phoenix…

Saturday, February 4, 2012

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Nick Abadzis’ Cora strip was originally serialised in The Times (April 2008), and was always expected to be in The DFC at some point, as Abadzis was heavily involved with the development and launch of the comic (June 2008). But now, nearly 4 years later, it’s finally seeing print in The Phoenix Comic. A long [...]

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New to The Phoenix – McIntyre & Reeve…..

Sunday, January 22, 2012

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When The Phoenix comic was announced, Molly had one question – “is Sarah in it?”. And it seemed weird that Sarah McIntyre wasn’t part of the comic to be honest. After all, it was in The DFC, with her brilliant  Vern & Lettuce, that she first showed us how good a comic-er she was, and [...]

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The Phoenix Comic – Issue 3

Saturday, January 21, 2012

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The Phoenix Issue 3 After the initial buzz of reading issues 1 & 2 back to back last weekend, today was what will be a regular thing – get The Phoenix, read The Phoenix, for both Molly and myself. Molly never really got into The Dandy, the Beano or Toxic. Yet something about The DFC [...]

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The Phoenix Comic – Issues 1 & 2

Monday, January 16, 2012

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The Phoenix Issues 1 & 2 Yes, I’m a little late with a review of The Phoenix Comic, and sorry, but it’s all my fault. I meant to subscribe earlier, honest I did, but Molly broke her arm mid December, and then the mania of Christmas took over. Before I knew it, it was January, and [...]

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Best Of Year – Molly’s Picks…

Saturday, January 14, 2012

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Molly wanted to join in with the Best Of Year posts, and she deliberated a little while over it, before coming up with three great picks. One she’s already reviewed, one she’s written specially for this and a third that she was going to review yesterday. Except those troublesome teachers at her school do insist [...]

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Bake Sale – sugary sweet, lacking substance…..

Monday, January 2, 2012

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Bake Sale By Sara Varon First Second Cupcake’s life is pretty good. He’s got his bakery, and his band, and his best friend, Eggplant. His days are full of cooking, socializing, and playing music. But lately, Cupcake has been struggling in the kitchen. He’s sure the solution to all his problems is out there somewhere. [...]

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Phoenix Comic Issue Zero gets a going over at school……

Monday, December 19, 2011

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The Phoenix Comic Number Zero The Phoenix Comic is a new weekly comic that launches in January 7th 2012, but the publishers released a special preview issue and sent a few copies along to our school, because they want to hear what our pupils think about it. Which is absolutely lovely to know. These sorts [...]

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Hilda And The Midnight Giant…

Monday, December 5, 2011

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Hilda And The Midnight Giant By Luke Pearson Nobrow Press “In the first volume of the new series, Hilda finds her world turned upside down as she faces the prospect of leaving her snow-capped birthplace for the hum of the megalopolis. Her mother, an architect, has been offered a prestigious position in the bustling metropolis [...]

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Nursery Rhyme Comics

Friday, November 25, 2011

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Nursery Rhyme Comics – 50 Timeless Rhymes From 50 Celebrated Cartoonists Edited by Chris Duffy Artists (deep breath): Nick Abadzis; Andrew Arnold; Kate Beaton; Vera Brosgol; Nick Bruel; Scott Campbell; Lilli Carre; Roz Chast; JP Coovert; Jordan Crane; Rebecca Dart; Eleanor Davis; Vanessa Davis; Theo Ellsworth; Matt Forsythe; Jules Feiffer; Bob Flynn; Alexis Frederick-Frost; Ben [...]

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The Etherington’s Baggage reviewed by Mia (Year 6)

Sunday, November 20, 2011

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More DFC Reviews from the super-talented pupils at school. This time it’s the Etherington Brothers’ madcap adventure Baggage. And the review is written by Mia, the very talented reviewer from Year 6 who we last heard from when she reviewed Spider-Moon for us so very well. Here she goes again….. Baggage By The Etherington Brothers [...]

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Luke Pearson and Nobrow announce Hilda – the album series

Sunday, November 20, 2011

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Now I knew Luke Pearson’s delightful little heroine Hilda was going to be starring in her own graphic novel: Hildafolk And The Midnight Giant (the A3 poster version of the cover above), but very pleasingly it seems this Euro-album sized 44 page hardcover is just the first part of a new series of albums. Here’s [...]

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Super Animal Adventure Squad…. a review by Lewis, Year 4!

Saturday, November 19, 2011

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More reviews from the children at school now. We’re having a great time with the new crop of DFC Library books now, with The Boss, Baggage and Super Animal Adventure Squad not having made it to the shelves yet! They’re in such high demand for reviews that there simply hasn’t been a chance to get [...]

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Phoenix Comic details….

Friday, November 18, 2011

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Very quickly, as it’s Thought Bubble this weekend and I’m due to play taxi dad to daughter and daughter’s friend off to see Twilight in a few minutes: The Phoenix “Weekly Story Comic” has launched its website proper this week, complete with more details of the comic that launches in January 2012. Most importantly there’s [...]

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Nina…. what makes her mad will make you smile….

Friday, November 18, 2011

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Nina in “That Makes Me Mad!” By Hilary Knight, based on a text by Steven Kroll Toon Books The latest Toon Books, those beautiful little hardbacks designed for much younger readers (and beloved in the school library I must add), is a little bit of a classic…. in both senses of the word. First of [...]

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Okie Dokie Donuts makes Molly laugh….

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

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Okie Dokie Donuts: Open For Business By Chris Eliopoulos Top Shelf Productions Another interesting looking kids/ all -ages book from Top Shelf. I have to admit I saw this and just thought it was a little too over the top, a little too cramped, with so much going on in a lot of the panels [...]

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