by jdsmeaton | Nov 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Something you can read now Puppy Knights – Quest for the Golden Bones by Michael Sweater & Josue Cruz. This just came out, and it’s a treat. It’s about two adventurers who are perhaps not the best at what they do but have a lot of heart and enthusiasm. But...
by jdsmeaton | Oct 28, 2025 | 3 Questions With...
3 Questions With… Tillie Walden Just in time for Halloween! A new Clementine/Walking Dead book that your teen will love, even if they don’t care about Zombies. I first came across Tillie’s work with On A Sunbeam. It’s an almost 600 page sci-fi story about Mia, who...
by jdsmeaton | Sep 30, 2025 | News, Recommendations
1. Something you can read soon If you missed my last email, the Hullabaloo Kickstarter has launched! It’s a monthly comic magazine just for kids. Nothing but fun and ridiculous stories your kid actually wants to read. Thank you to everyone that has checked it out and...
by jdsmeaton | Sep 18, 2025 | 3 Questions With...
3 Questions With… Stan Yan I initially became aware of Stan and his work through Kids Comics Unite. I began following him on various social media sites. I was impressed by his prolificness and variety of work with multiple regular comic strips. And I love his...
by jdsmeaton | Sep 2, 2025 | Awesome Things, Recommendations
1. Grumpy Monkey animated David Probst Jr. animated Grumpy Monkey over on his Instagram. Pretty crazy what awesomeness some folks do in their free time. Grumpy Monkey Animated Behind the scenes. See how he did it. 2. Something You Can Read Now Sugar Shack, the...
by jdsmeaton | Aug 18, 2025 | 3 Questions With...
3 Questions With… Juan E. Zambrano Juan is a Venezuelan artist who’s work popped up on my Instagram feed at some point. I was immediately charmed by his stylish cartoons of birds and tropical wildlife. When he posted about his upcoming graphic novel about a...
by jdsmeaton | Aug 5, 2025 | News, Recommendations
1. Instagram Art Crush: Marguerite Sauvage Marguerite Sauvage follows me on Instagram?! Okay, I’ll admit, I probably think this is way cooler than any of you do. Something like 15 years ago, I came across Marguerite’s work online. She’s a French illustrator whose...
by jdsmeaton | Jul 16, 2025 | 3 Questions With...
3 Questions With… Jen Wang I’ve been reading Jen’s books for years. I don’t recall how I initially came across her work but I read her first graphic novel Koko Be Good about a year after it came out in 2010. I’ve been following her work ever since. Her art is...
by jdsmeaton | Jul 16, 2025 | Awesome Things, Recommendations
6 Great Finds for Comic-Loving Kids I’m so glad you’re reading this! While this newsletter is written for adults like you, it’s really for kids—your readers, your students, your own kids. Each month, I share the best kid-comic (and adjacent) things I come across:...
by jdsmeaton | Jun 23, 2025 | 3 Questions With...
3 Questions With… Tate Godwin I found Tate through Instagram. Or more accurately, Tate found me. He followed my account and I checked out his page. Turns out, his debut graphic novel Operation: Cover-Up came out earlier this year. It’s about a pair of anthropomorphic...
