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...
by jdsmeaton | Jun 23, 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 | May 21, 2025 | 3 Questions With...
3 Questions With… Bob Scott I met Bob and his wife Vicki at the L.A. Festival of Books last month, and let me tell you—if you’re not hitting up book festivals and comic conventions, you’re seriously missing out! These events are treasure troves for discovering...
by jdsmeaton | May 8, 2025 | Awesome Things, How To, Recommendations
6 Awesome Kid Comic Things 1. Something You Can Read Now I came across The Kong Crew at WonderCon. What if Kong won the battle? That’s an intriguing concept. But really it was Eric Herenguel’s art that drew me in. It’s reminiscent of the timeless art of The Rocketeer...
by jdsmeaton | Apr 15, 2025 | 3 Questions With...
3 Questions With… Josue Cruz I’m constantly seeking out comics that I’ll connect with (and share my favorites with you). So how did I come across Josue Cruz? I don’t recall. It was either at the CALA convention or that I was looking for what else writer Michael...
by jdsmeaton | Apr 2, 2025 | Awesome Things, Recommendations
6 Awesome (Kid Comic) Things This Month 1. Something you can read soon If you read my 3 Questions With… Li Chen you know I absolutely loved Detective Beans. The follow up Adventures In Cat Town is now available for preorder. If you don’t know, pre ordering a book is...
by jdsmeaton | Mar 17, 2025 | 3 Questions With...
3 Questions With… Kay Davault I’m not sure where I first came across Kay’s work. Maybe I was looking for something new or maybe it was recommended. Regardless, I’m not recommending her to you. I read Star Knights and it’s delightful. It’s about an outcast frog...
by jdsmeaton | Mar 4, 2025 | Recommendations
7 Awesome Things This Month Changing things up this month. 7 things that made my month a bit better. So I’m sharing them with you. Gabriel Rodriguez’s art The draftsmanship and inking by comic artist Gabriel Rodriguez is truly impressive. Gabriel Rodriguez...
