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 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 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 | 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 | 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 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...
