This year :01 (“First Second”), an imprint of Macmillan, is celebrating ten years of publishing fantastic graphic novels for kids and teens. To help them celebrating, we’re spotlighting one fantastic :01 title each month through the rest of 2016. Today’s featured title is: Laika by Nick Abadzis Laika was the abandoned puppy destined to become... Continue Reading →
Graphic Novel Spotlight: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
This year :01 ("First Second"), an imprint of Macmillan, is celebrating ten years of publishing fantastic graphic novels for kids and teens. To help them celebrating, we're spotlighting one fantastic :01 title each month through the rest of 2016. Today's featured title is: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang All Jin Wang wants is... Continue Reading →
Graphic Novel Spotlight: Robot Dreams by Sara Varon
This year :01 ("First Second"), an imprint of Macmillan, is celebrating ten years of publishing fantastic graphic novels for kids and teens. To help them celebrating, we're spotlighting one fantastic :01 title each month through the rest of 2016. Today's featured title is: Robot Dreams by Sara Varon Richly endearing and full of surprises, Robot... Continue Reading →
Meet Red Widow in Mockingbird S.H.I.E.L.D. 50th Anniversary #1 Comic
Released last month, Mockingbird S.H.I.E.L.D. 50th Anniversary #1 graphic novel is the first in a series of standalone comics celebrating S.H.I.E.L.D. and the women of Marvel. Included in the comic is the first-ever appearance of Red Widow -- who is also a featured player in Margaret Stohl's new book Black Widow: Forever Red. Here's what... Continue Reading →
Meet Red Widow in Mockingbird S.H.I.E.L.D. 50th Anniversary #1 Comic
Released last month, Mockingbird S.H.I.E.L.D. 50th Anniversary #1 graphic novel is the first in a series of standalone comics celebrating S.H.I.E.L.D. and the women of Marvel. Included in the comic is the first-ever appearance of Red Widow -- who is also a featured player in Margaret Stohl's new book Black Widow: Forever Red. Here's what... Continue Reading →
Book Review: A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Hope Larson
All the magic, and wonder of Madeleine L'Engle's classic novel A Wrinkle in Time gets a majestic retelling in the form of Hope Larson's graphic novel adaptation. The world already knows Meg and Charles Wallace Murry, Calvin O'Keefe, and the three Mrs--Who, Whatsit, and Which--the memorable and wonderful characters who fight off a dark force... Continue Reading →
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Hope Larson
All the magic, and wonder of Madeleine L'Engle's classic novel A Wrinkle in Time gets a majestic retelling in the form of Hope Larson's graphic novel adaptation. The world already knows Meg and Charles Wallace Murry, Calvin O'Keefe, and the three Mrs--Who, Whatsit, and Which--the memorable and wonderful characters who fight off a dark force... Continue Reading →
Thor Leaps from Comic Book Pages to Big Screen
Comic book fans, rejoice! The blockbuster summer movie season kicks off today with the release of Thor, based on the classic Marvel comic book -- and we couldn't be more excited to check out this big screen adaptation. Let's explore just some of the reasons we're pumped about this movie: 1. Thor comes from a... Continue Reading →
Thor Leaps from Comic Book Pages to Big Screen
Comic book fans, rejoice! The blockbuster summer movie season kicks off today with the release of Thor, based on the classic Marvel comic book -- and we couldn't be more excited to check out this big screen adaptation. Let's explore just some of the reasons we're pumped about this movie: 1. Thor comes from a... Continue Reading →
Most-Anticipated Comic Book Movies of 2011
We've already talked about the most-anticipated YA books of 2011 and the most-anticipated book to movie adaptations of 2011, but we're also excited for some other movie adaptations this year. That is, movies adapted from comic books and graphic novels. And holy box office Batman- there's a lot of them! Seriously, forget what the Chinese Calendar... Continue Reading →