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 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...
by jdsmeaton | Feb 3, 2025 | Recommendations
Today I’m sharing comic Josh’s origin story. Oh snap! I mostly write about current comics and artists. I spotlight creators and books that are doing great work. I want to introduce their work to new readers. Or rather the parents and teachers of those...
by jdsmeaton | Jan 13, 2025 | 3 Questions With..., Recommendations
3 Questions With… Jamar Nicholas A couple years ago Leon The Extraordinary burst on to the scene. It’s a graphic novel about an ordinary kid who lives in a world filled with superheroes and supervillains. Leon wants to be a superhero but doesn’t have any special...
by jdsmeaton | Dec 27, 2024 | Behind the Scenes, News, Recommendations, Uncategorized
I read a ton of graphic novels for kids this year. These are my favorites. Most of these came out in 2024, but a few (such as books in a series) did not. But that’s when I read them, so they made it on the list. So Time Police get lost. YOUNG READERS Hilda And...
by jdsmeaton | Dec 26, 2024 | Creativity, Inspiration, Recommendations
Couch or Cookies We recently got a used leather couch. It was in good shape, though there were some stains and a bit of discoloration. We found out that it’s a pretty straightforward process to recolor it. You clean and treat the surface, pick the color you want, and...
