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Quarterroys posted:Any recommendations on good adventure/fantasy comics for an almost 6 year old? Jeremy Whitley does a creator owned young girls fantasy title called Princeless that might work. Tbh I've only read the ya/adult spin off but that one is really good so princeless is probably good too
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Princess in Black might be a good fit
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Dec 12, 2020 19:03
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Amulet is great. Usagi Yojimbo may be a bit much in terms of the violence, my son loved it at around 9. Maybe Asterix? It’s pretty wordy though if she’s reading it on her own. Disney stuff is great. The Rosa duck stories, lots of the European adventure stuff with Mickey is good too. I’m buying my son some Disney collections for Christmas. Best rec I have though: Luke Pearson’s Hilda series is fantastic. Doesn’t get the love it deserves in comics spaces because it gets classified as a kids book, but Pearson has been nominated for some Eisners for it.
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Dec 12, 2020 19:17
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Some comix for kiddos: Pea, Bee, & Jay: Stuck Together Kodi Geronimo Stilton Lois Lane and the Friendship Challenge Kayla Miller's GNs - Click, Camp, Act Donut The Destroyer Bug Boys Batman Tales: Once Upon A Crime Diana: Princess of the Amazons Zatanna & The House of Secrets Jinchalo Stargazing The Cardboard Kingdom Aquicorn Cove The Tea Dragon Society Lola's Super Club On The History Trail With Ariane & Nino
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Dec 12, 2020 19:52
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Anything by Art Baltazar has been popular in our house lately too, if they like any big 2 stuff
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Dec 12, 2020 20:17
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Cleopatra in Space was fun when I read it. I think it's a cartoon, these days.
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Dec 12, 2020 22:30
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site posted:Jeremy Whitley does a creator owned young girls fantasy title called Princeless that might work. Tbh I've only read the ya/adult spin off but that one is really good so princeless is probably good too Main thing my kid hated about it was that it got cut short before the end of the main plot. There was one more series needed and then it got cancelled. What is the YA/Adult spinoff you mention? I've been reading Sailor Moon and Pokemon mangas with my 5 year old. Those have both been hits.
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Dec 12, 2020 22:46
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Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball would be good comics to read with a kid too.
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Dec 12, 2020 23:14
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Chin Strap posted:Main thing my kid hated about it was that it got cut short before the end of the main plot. There was one more series needed and then it got cancelled. Ah dang, I didn't know Princeless was cancelled, I uhh have some bad news about the spin off lol But for what it's worth it's called Raven the Pirate Princess and what did come out was very queer and good
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Dec 12, 2020 23:24
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site posted:Ah dang, I didn't know Princeless was cancelled, I uhh have some bad news about the spin off lol Oh I knew about Raven didn't realize it was more adult. Princeless is quite queer too in the good way. But yeah it seems like there should be more but no news about it has come out in years.
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Dec 13, 2020 02:12
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Steven Universe and Adventure Time are both great if the kid likes the shows.
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Dec 13, 2020 02:13
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Chin Strap posted:Oh I knew about Raven didn't realize it was more adult. Princeless is quite queer too in the good way. It's more ya than adult probably but like they are adult women on the crew and while there isn't actual sex scenes there are physical romances The publisher for the book Action Lab basically hosed his contact artists out of their money and has delayed the book (books, I guess, if Princeless is dead too) that is already finished for over a year and a half now. They actually had it listed for release last week and surprise it didn't show site fucked around with this message at 02:25 on Dec 13, 2020 |
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Dec 13, 2020 02:23
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Lumberjanes , too
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Dec 13, 2020 03:11
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Dragon Ball still reaches Peak Shonen highs but several chapters, especially early on, get pervy as hell. Roshi isn't just making a dirty joke here and getting a bloody nose there, he's actively violating a teenage girl's privacy, going so far as shrinking his body to watch her on the toilet.
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Dec 13, 2020 05:10
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Space Fish posted:Dragon Ball still reaches Peak Shonen highs but several chapters, especially early on, get pervy as hell. Roshi isn't just making a dirty joke here and getting a bloody nose there, he's actively violating a teenage girl's privacy, going so far as shrinking his body to watch her on the toilet. Right. I should add that Dragon Ball is age dependent. I'd suggest it for kids 7 and up.
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Dec 13, 2020 05:13
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To pick up off the kid's lit, anything for someone just learning to read? I think they're at the sounding things out and writing easy words level. I picked up her sisters "I Can Read" books at that age, but if there's something more comics-wise in that vein... Last year she still got books for tots (Jon J Muth writes kids books now, which makes buying those a breeze).
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Dec 16, 2020 23:27
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Uthor posted:To pick up off the kid's lit, anything for someone just learning to read? I think they're at the sounding things out and writing easy words level. I picked up her sisters "I Can Read" books at that age, but if there's something more comics-wise in that vein... Last year she still got books for tots (Jon J Muth writes kids books now, which makes buying those a breeze). “I Can Read” are easy reader books with different levels and a Lego-sized list of licences, including Marvel and DC stuff E: somehow I missed you specifically memtioning that. The Marvel Adventures stuff for sure, and Archie is always a favourite that’s not very complex
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Dec 17, 2020 01:10
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Thanks for all the great kid comic recommendations! Gonna start with Hilda and the Scrooge/Donald comics for her for Christmas.
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Dec 17, 2020 04:56
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My favorite graphic novels are by James Kochalka, Brian Lee O'Malley and Jeff Smith – can anyone recommend BIPOC authors with the same kind of cute, fantastical and funny vibe?
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Dec 17, 2020 18:09
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terre packet posted:My favorite graphic novels are by James Kochalka, Brian Lee O'Malley and Jeff Smith – can anyone recommend BIPOC authors with the same kind of cute, fantastical and funny vibe? Superman Smashes The Klan The first couple arcs of Ms Marvel.
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Dec 18, 2020 03:26
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The initial run of Ms. Marvel is so wonderful.
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Dec 18, 2020 04:25
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Lurdiak posted:The initial run of Ms. Marvel is so wonderful. Very Claws.
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Dec 18, 2020 05:01
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I would like a twilight zone anthology style comic with morals to the tales, preferably currently ongoing. I loved Sandman and have a great deal of respect for Bill Gaines. I heard Joe Hill has something like this, is it good?
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Dec 18, 2020 21:24
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I've only read the first two volumes and there's a bit of an overarching plot on the edges that might become more of a focus beyond that point, but Ice Cream Man had the feeling of Twilight Zone or Tales from the Crypt. https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/ice-cream-man I very much enjoyed it.
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Dec 18, 2020 21:35
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I have a few requests for recommendations and I hope that is okay! I just finished Secret Wars and really loved the amount of side stories and alternate universe exploration. What Marvel alternate universe runs/series would you recommend? I just love seeing different takes on the usual superheroes. I also read the 2015 Vision mini-series where he makes his own nuclear family in suburban Virginia and I was wondering what other weird/off-kilter Marvel series there are like that one. Along the lines of that series or Grant Morrison's Animal Man run. FINALLY, I'm wondering if there are any good character-driven books/series for Marvel characters? Things that are less about fighting the BIG BAD and more looking at "a day in the life" or just what makes them tick. I read Kraven's Last Hunt recently and that kinda was what I was looking for.
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Dec 21, 2020 16:40
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Der-Wreck posted:I have a few requests for recommendations and I hope that is okay! Dan Slott and Mike Allred's Silver Surfer run isn't as weird as King's Vision or Morrison's Animal Man, but you might like it. It's a relatively light-hearted (but also occasionally weird) trip through the cosmos, with the Surfer accompanied by a human woman, Dawn. It's a beautiful story about exploration, adventure, and ultimately, love. Matt Fraction and Mike Allred's FF (which ran concurrently to Fraction and Mark Bagley's Fantastic Four run) was also really clever, full of neat character moments, and of course you can always count on Allred for gorgeous artwork. For more down-to-Earth/street-level/smaller-scale stories, here are some favorites from the last two decades of Marvel. Most of these are on the lighter side. Hawkeye by Matt Fraction and David Aja (about both Clint Barton and Kate Bishop) Hawkeye by Kelly Thompson (all about Kate Bishop) She-Hulk by Dan Slott (particularly the first 12 issues) She-Hulk by Charles Soule Immortal Iron Fist by Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, and David Aja Spider-Woman by Dennis Hopeless (but skip the first few issues that are all crossovers, and jump in with #5, or the Volume 2: New Duds trade paperback) Superior Foes of Spider-Man by Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber Astonishing Ant-Man by Nick Spencer Madrox: Multiple Choice and X-Factor (the mid-2000s series) by Peter David -- up through the first five TPBs, at least. X-Force and X-Statix by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred Daredevil is probably Marvel's most consistently-written book since the 1980s, but even though it is street-level and full of incredible character development, it's often dark, heavy, and full of fighting big bads, as you say. Starting in 2001, you have Brian Michael Bendis, Ed Brubaker, Mark Waid (skip Andy Diggle between Brubaker and Waid), Charles Soule, and now Chip Zdarsky, who have all written acclaimed Daredevil runs. I'd start with either Bendis or Waid. Waid is definitely lighter in tone, but Bendis is pure crime-noir-pulp, and Brubaker's arc follows directly from Bendis but gets even darker and more depressing.
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Dec 21, 2020 17:10
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Der-Wreck posted:I have a few requests for recommendations and I hope that is okay! For off-kilter stuff *maybe* Milligan's X-Force/X-Statix run?
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Dec 21, 2020 17:13
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An anthology series that would hit the quirky and alternative and kinda character driven is Strange Tales II, where Marvel let a bunch of indie/webcomic people do short stories. https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Strange_Tales_II_Vol_1 My personal go to alternative universe is Age of Apocalypse. May want to have a decent basic working knowledge of X-Men.
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Dec 21, 2020 17:19
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Awesome, thanks for all the recommendations everyone! Really appreciate it. Got plenty of reading ahead of me now.
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Dec 21, 2020 21:31
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:
Unless you literally just mean "Marvel consistently published a book titled Daredevil since the 1980s" this is quite frankly an insane statement.
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Dec 21, 2020 21:40
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Daredevil had a bad period in the 90s but then again the whole industry did. I really can’t think of another series continually published that has had as many good runs as Daredevil. I think Lou is right.
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Dec 22, 2020 00:05
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Following up on a couple of these: People like to chuckle at Slott's Silver Surfer as Doctor Who fanfiction, but those same people leave out that it's still entertaining and has great Allreds art. Waid's Daredevil has a lighter touch, but a lot of it is in spite of some heavy circumstances going on in Matt's life. Enjoy the jokes, but watch out for those gut punches.
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Dec 22, 2020 00:57
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hadji murad posted:Daredevil had a bad period in the 90s but then again the whole industry did. I really can’t think of another series continually published that has had as many good runs as Daredevil. I think Lou is right. When did Nocenti leave the book? aside from the Miller/JRJR retelling of his origin Daredevil was pretty loving barren until Bendis took over in 2001. There's probably worse X-Men and Spider-Man stories in that period, but there's also some good ones too.
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Dec 22, 2020 01:07
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Skwirl posted:When did Nocenti leave the book? 1991, and Hornhead was bad until Bendis came along. Lee Weeks drew a lot of the 90s awfulness, so at least it looked pretty.
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Dec 22, 2020 01:16
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It feels like Daredevil:Shadow land has been mind wiped from people's memory.
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Dec 22, 2020 01:19
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BBV Lou specifically mentioned it to be skipped, haha. It was really dumb, which is sad because it had decent plot potential. e: and Jock's great art
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Dec 22, 2020 01:21
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Madkal posted:It feels like Daredevil:Shadow land has been mind wiped from people's memory. I keep meaning to read it just to see how bad it is, but it's like a billion different one shots so even figuring out the reading order makes it too much bother.
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GOD IS BED posted:BBV Lou specifically mentioned it to be skipped, haha. It was really dumb, which is sad because it had decent plot potential. On paper, a Daredevil story featuring the Heroes for Hire, Elektra, Spider-man, Ghost Rider and Moon Knight fighting demonic ninjas should be great. But it was dog poo poo. Skwirl posted:I keep meaning to read it just to see how bad it is, but it's like a billion different one shots so even figuring out the reading order makes it too much bother. Most of the tie-ins are tenous at best, as was the style at the time.
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Dec 22, 2020 01:35
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Lurdiak posted:On paper, a Daredevil story featuring the Heroes for Hire, Elektra, Spider-man, Ghost Rider and Moon Knight fighting demonic ninjas should be great. But it was dog poo poo. I know, like holy poo poo. Also, just the concept of Daredevil breaking bad is great and clearly what a lot of both Bendis and Brubaker's writing was building to.
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hadji murad posted:Daredevil had a bad period in the 90s but then again the whole industry did. I really can’t think of another series continually published that has had as many good runs as Daredevil. I think Lou is right. Thank you! I love validation almost as much as I love Daredevil. Skwirl posted:I know, like holy poo poo. Also, just the concept of Daredevil breaking bad is great and clearly what a lot of both Bendis and Brubaker's writing was building to. To be fair, I haven't even read most of the '90s Daredevil stuff. When I had Marvel Unlimited, I tried some of it, but the art and layouts (by Scott McDaniel?) were honestly giving me a headache. I'd be curious about any good stuff I missed between Nocenti (who went even darker and more hosed-up than Miller) and Bendis. But I think Miller, Nocenti, Bendis, Brubaker, Waid, Soule, and Zdarsky have to outweigh any '90s crap or the disappointment of Shadowland. (Notice I didn't include Kevin Smith in with the good writers either.) Can you think of any other Marvel books that have had that many good writers for that many long runs from the '80s to the present? I sure can't.
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