Age of Bronze Volume 1 Published by: Image Comics Written by: Eric Shanower Illustrated by: Eric Shanower ISBN: 9781534308299 Ages: 13+ Review Reprinted in a new and brilliantly colorful edition, multiple Eisner Award-winner Eric Shanower’s Age of Bronze: A Thousand Ships presents readers with the first book in a trilogy leading to the Trojan War. If you’ve ever wondered what…
Category: Lesson Plans
Lesson Plan: Zita the Space Girl
Zita the Spacegirl Published by: First Second Written & Illustrated By: Ben Hatke ISBN: 978159643446 Review I met Ben Hatke and his wife last fall at the New York City Comic Con. I immediately liked them both. And here’s why I begin this review with that statement: Ben Hatke and his wife are the real deal!…
Lesson Plan: This Is a Taco!
This is a Taco! Published by: Lion Forge Written by: Andrew Cangelose Illustrated by: Josh Shipley Format: HC, Color, 32 pages, $15.99 ISBN: 9781941302729 Review Did you know that squirrels can rotate their ankles completely backwards? A work of creative nonfiction, This is a Taco! stars a squirrel named Taco. Taco really enjoys teaching the reader about squirrels,…
Lesson Plan: Super Girl Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade
Super Girl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade Written by: Landry Q. Walker Illustrated by: Eric Jones Publisher: DC Comics Format: Softcover, 144 pages, Full Color, $12.99 ISBN: 9781401225063 Review For anyone who has ever wondered if the young adult, middle-level superhero graphic novel could appeal to today’s students, look no further! I am pleased…
Lesson Plan: Mera Tidebreaker
Mera: Tidebreaker Published by: DC ComicsWritten by: Danielle PaigeIllustrated by: Stephen ByrneISBN: 9781401283391 Review As a loyal and devoted fan of DC, I’ve been looking forward to seeing some of their new DC Ink titles. Mera: Tidebreaker delivers with force and energy, having made the wait more than worthwhile. Aimed at young readers, Mera: Tidebreaker offers readers a new, and compelling…
Lesson Plan: Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers
Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers Published by: Marvel Comics Written & Illustrated by: Chris Eliopoulos, Ig Guara, and Humberto Ramos ISBN: 978-0-78514-123-5 Review Built on a clever plot and some excellent action-comic artwork, Marvel’s LockJaw and the Pet Avengers seems destined to become an immensely popular series for young adults. With animal superheroes that range…
Lesson Plan: Little Tails in the Forest
Little Tails in the Forest Published by Lion Forge Written By Frederic Brremaud Illustrated by Federico Bertolucci Format: Hardcover, Color, 9 x 9 in, 32 pages, $14.99 Ages: 4 and up ISBN: 9781942367253 Review Journey with your tour guide Squizzo through the forest. With a wealth of forest knowledge on his mind, Squizzo shares everything he knows about each…
Lesson Plan: Little Robot
Little Robot Publisher: First Second Written by: Ben Hatke Illustrated by: Ben Hatke Format: Hardcover, 7 x 9, 144 pages, Full Color, $16.99 ISBN: 9781626720800 Review I wasn’t good at drawing or any other sort of art, so i decided to study it. As a result, I (once in a great-while) get the overwhelming desire to…
Lesson Plan: Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel Written by: Neil Gaiman Illustrated by: Lorenzo Mattotti Publisher: TOON Graphics Format: Hardcover, 7 x 10, 56 pages, Black and White, $16.95 ISBN: 9781935179627 Review As a professor of children’s literature it often plagues me to hear and to see educators “shooing” children away from certain books and towards other books. Why?,…
Lesson Plan: Giants Beware!
Giants Beware! Publisher: First Second Writted & Illustrated By: Rafael Rosado and Jorge Aguirre Format: Softcover, 7 x 10, 208 pages, Full Color, $14.99 ISBN: 9781596435827 Review One of my most enjoyable writing endeavors this column is now in its second year. That said, as I write this month’s column I worry that some readers…