The Scrapyard Detectives #4: If It's Free and Good Is There Anything Else To Say? PSA comics are supposed to stink, but somehow the Scrapyard Detectives creators figured out how do it right.

LINK: Josh Medors Benefit Auction - May 23 Young and talented comic artist, father and husband needs our help. Please follow the link above to see how and why.

Adventures in Cartooning - or - "I Want To Read It Again" Once upon a time . . . a princess tried to make a comic. And once upon a time I did a review by rewriting what someone told me about a book. It's good stuff though.

Owly Vol 5: Tiny Tales, a Review or a Revelation of an Owly Crush A bird, a heart and a tree = Birdies Love Trees (this one gets a little weird, but stick with me on this).

We are light on the coverage this year, but Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday, May 02, 2009! It is like My Birthday and the last day of school all rolled into one. Click on the FCBD image to find out more.

Atomic Robo = PG Roboty Goodness Robots, Explosions, Giant Ants and a roving Egyptian Pyramid. How can you resist?

BOOM! Studios Launches BOOM! Kids Comic Book Line Releases for younger readers include THE INCREDIBLES: FAMILY MATTERS, THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK, and CARS: THE ROOKIE.

Archie Americana Series: Best of the Nineties - A Review Did you know that Archie Comics publishes a series of genius books called Archie Americana Series ? No? Well if you are or were an Archie fan you might be interested. Find out why.

IT'S THE 200th ISSUE OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Sonic The Hedgehog has achieved something few comic book characters from the 1990s have: his title has survived for over 15 years! -Press Release-

Neat! A Sort Of Review Of Cupcakes of DOOM! This is a recurring theme in my reviews, but my daughter won't give me my book back!

Yots of Ticks: A Review of Planet Saturday Comics A book by a father for fathers...and anyone else looking for a book about a father discovering that being a father may be the best thing he has ever done.

It's that time again, Small Press Idol is about to land.

Benny and Penny in The Big No-No: Reviewed By My 4yr Old Since she is hogging our copy of the book I thought I would have my little girl review this one.

Rabbit and Bear Paws – Gold Award Winner in Mom's Choice Awards® Another one!

Rabbit and Bear Paws Wins Film Award Rabbit and Bear Paws win – New Media Award - in ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. -Press Release-

LINK: Conference - Graphic Novels come out from Under the Desk Looking for a conference taking place on Jan 31 that will feature leading speakers in education, libraries and the graphic novel and comics industry? Here you go. You're welcome.

Garfield x 2 Two VERY different Garfield books here for your consideration. One for new and long time fans and one for anyone looking for something very different.

Comic Club Weeks 1-4 I am running a Comic Club at my school this year and summaries of the club activities will be posted here. This will also be the place that I will review the books that I use - S.Tingley

LINK: Publishers Weekly and Comics in the Classroom PW has a terrific article about using comics in the classroom - something readers here may be interested in.

LINK: New Kids' Book Corner Blog Review Looking for a New Year's book full of property damage, family issues and elementary age fun? Check out the new Moxy Maxwell book.

Comics in the Classroom Holiday Gallery Here are the different electronic Holiday cards that have been sent to us here at CitC over the past few years

The Perfect Stocking Stuffer: Archie Digest Christmas Special DECK THE HALLS WITH LOTS OF LAUGHTER IN THIS ALL-CHRISTMAS-THEMED ISSUE!

They're No Bobbsey Twins, But... (A Review of the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys GNs) Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys - classic youth characters given the comic book treatment.

Capt'n Eli and Rocketto - Adventure Comics for the Whole Family Two adventure titles worth checking out - Both a lot of fun with one being school appropriate and one being okay for your own middle school and up kids

The Chess Comic Relaunches In order to better do its job, the only weekly comic strip dedicated to teaching chess has relaunched with newer, more informative strips. Don't worry though - the Pawns are still surly

Mouse Guard in Softcover! So, what do you give your kids to read after they have devoured the Bone graphic novel series? You Might try this.

Cryptozooey = Monstery Fun "A girl. A quest. And the monsters that help her." A great concept and fun art add up to an enjoyable book that you have likely never heard of.

SHADOWLINE LAUNCHES ALL-AGES LINE, SILVERLINE BOOKS! PRESS RELEASE – New imprint to exclusively feature all-ages graphic novels and books!

Drawing Words & Writing Pictures: A Review of a Very Useful Book I plan on building a whole noon-hour camp based on this book. Come in and see how.

Adventures of Rabbit and Bear Paws Vol 2: The Voyageurs - A Review in 2000 Words or So This is possibly my most unique review yet. Enjoy!

A New Home For Amelia Rules! Jimmy Gownley's popular comic and graphic novel series AMELIA RULES! to be published by an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

The Museum Vaults: Excerpts from the Journal of an Expert, A Review -or - A Guy Walks Downstairs He walks downstairs for a really long time. This is a beautiful comic meant for an older crowd than usual - this is one definitely aimed at a more adult crowd.

Spiegelman Launches National Tour with two very different books! TOON Books, an imprint of RAW Junior, is pleased to announce renowned cartoonist Art Spigeleman's fall tour

Pumpkin Scissors Vol 2: Odd Name - Great Manga I shouldn't tell you I like a book until you have a chance to read the review, but there's more to it - promise.

Yam: Bite Size Chunks = Goofaloofa Are you looking for some wacky, wordless fun for the whole family? Are you tired of books that don't have fair-weather flower friends? Look no further!

Summer = A Big Stack of Archie Digests Finish off the summer with a big pile of the comicy goodness that is THE ARCHIE DIGEST.

Sonic Boogaloo - or - I'm Not So Sure I Should Call This A "Review" Either Yeah...Just read it.

BOOM! Studios and DISNEY/PIXAR Announce New Line of Comic Books Comics will feature characters fromTOY STORY, FINDING NEMO, WALL*E and more.

Three Very Big and One Very Small: Books for YOU This Summer Looking for some summer reading? Try: Flight 4, Out Of Picture 2, Studio Space and Mr. Fooster...Or maybe you shouldn't try them. You'll have to keep reading to find out.

Telefilm Provides Funding For Clockwork Girl Arcana is proud to announce that   Telefilm Canada has provided funding for the Clockwork Girl animated film.

First Look At The Chess Comic Comics in the Classroom proudly introduces the webcomic - The Chess Comic: Learning Chess Through Comics

JEFF LEMIRE WINS SHUSTER AWARD! Ontario native Jeff Lemire earned another recognition last night for his graphic novel trilogy ESSEX COUNTY

Path: A Go, Go, Go Review Do you think your kids would be interested in a book length chase scene featuring monsters of every shape and size (crocidogs!), a robot, a rabit and an elephant? Me too.

A Factual Review of Chiggers by Hope Larson A fact-filled review of the Nova Scotia living writer and artists. The reviewer is not responsible for the veracity of these facts.

Iron Man is to 24 Like Spider-Man is to the A-Team -- An Iron Man Movie Review This is my first movie review, so I'm going to need you to be forgiving - Ebert I'm not. I do have a few comments to make though. 

Comics in the Classroom would like to thank Comic News Insider for including us in this year's New York Comic Con fundraiser raffle.

LINK: Riverside Reads Free Comic Book Day Reviews Grade 3 students review of some of the All Ages FCBD comics available this Saturday.

FCBD Press Release GET TWO FREE ARCHIE COMICS THIS SATURDAY!

LINK: Riverside Reads Interviews Owly Creator, Andy Runton He is being interviewed by a bunch of Nine year olds, but Runton gives some great answers.

Another Dirt Sandwich: a Review -or- “That's an awful lot of birds.” If you enjoy uniquely illustrated slightly-rambling joke filled books you might want to check out this uniquely illustrated slightly-rambling joke filled book.

Kids Love Comics at New York Comic-Con Kids Love Comics has joined with New York Comic-Con to help make this year's NYCC better than ever, participating in Sunday's KIDS DAY at the show.

More to come, but don't forget that the third greatest day of the year is almost here. Right after Xmas and Easter, but before my Birthday! Free Comic Book Day!!! May 3. Go HERE for more details.

LINK: Comics in the Classroom and Riverside Reads in the news!

Press Release: Toon Books Go Back To Press Before Pub Date

Amulet: A Review An all new all ages appropriate series from the brains behind the popular Flight Anthologies. Amulet is the next big thing from Scholastic

Bone: A Reccomendation...as if it Needs One If you believe that reading is reading - that kids reading anything age appropriate is to be considered a good thing, click through ans keep reading

Press Release: Newsweek Loves Classics Illustrated

White Rapids (or Rapide Blanc), by Pascal Blanchet tells the part fact, part fiction tale of a Quebec company town built around the Rapid Blanc dam in the late 20s. But is it any good?

Flight Explorer Review The Flight Crew (that's awful) are back with an all ages version of their very high quality, nearly all ages Flight anthology.

The Clouds Above reviewed on the Kids' Book Blog.

ALL-KIDS COMIC SITE OFFICIALLY ONLINE These students from rural Canada are creating some great comics and writing some terrific reviews...Oh, and they are my students.

Little Foot's Mr. Big wins Day Prize The ecosystem-food chain-habitat-murder mystery-alien entity invasion graphic novel that could just keeps on going

Dr. Grordbort's Contrapulatronic Dingus Directory Would you like to buy a book dedicated to selling you stuff that can help you defend your house and manhood (you too ladies) against inevitable alien invasion? Well, take out your wallet.

James Kochalka, Mo Willems and Toon Books: Comics as Kids' Books Comics made especially for kids! What a concept. Read more about this surprisingly rare idea.

Ghost Stories: A Review Jeff Lemire presents the second installment of the three-volume Essex County graphic novel series. You don't want to miss this one.

Link: FORUMS! We now have Comics in the Classrooms FORUMS courtesy of Runemaster Studios. Thanks Mike. Come on in and help us get things going.

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THE CAT'S MEOW: Weekly Reviews - Year 3 - Week 43 It's a double dose of artist Dario Brizuela this week as the Puppet Master controls the Invaders, and the Super Friends face some cold villains.

...But I Know What I Like - an art book review: Robots and Spaceships We couldn't think of a better book to kick off this new feature with than one called Robots and Spaceships.

An Interview With Writer/Illustrator of Kid Beowulf, Alexis E. Fajardo I don't know a whole lot about the epic poem Beowulf, so I decided to have an interview instead of a review...clever me.

An Interview With Dwight MacPherson - or - A Very Cunning Plan Our first interview of the new year - and what a good interview it is. Come in and meet Dwight and see Houdini and Edgar Allan Poe like you've never seen them before..

Archie's Freshman Year: An Interview With Artist Bill Galvan Archie Comics is turning back the timeline for a fresh look at Archie and his friends' beginnings and we have an interview with the artist responsible for making that vision come alive

Web Comics? What's That? check out the great new additions to the Web Comics page. The Adventures of the Araknid Kid and Hero High are worth checking out. And it won't cost you a dime!

Graphics Classics: A FCBD Interview Thanks to Tom Pomplun, editor of the Graphics Classics line of Graphic Novels, for answering a few questions concerning his very first Free Comic Book Day issue.

Lions, Tigers, and Gimoles - Oh My! An Interview With Mike Bullock Mike joins us to talk about his new projects, his new-old projects, and his not quite as new, but still going projects

The Big All-Ages List UPDATE by Tracy Edmunds. Straight from the pages of Newsarama! This list is a work in progress. If you know of a great all-ages title that isn't here yet, it probably will be soon!

Interview With David Nakayama Cat's Meow's John Norris interviews Marvel Adventures Hulk artist David Nakayama

Fred Van Lente: Interview With the Marvel Adventures Writer The title is pretty self explanitory. This guy is writing everything these days and he does a great job here on this interview.

GUEST ARTICLE!!!!
GREAT MANGA FOR PRETEENS (OR THE CLOSEST THING THERE IS) Manga Editor and Guide Book author, Jason Thompson gives us a through breakdown of acceptable manga titles for younger pre-teen and younger readers (and why they might not be).

Nature Murder Mystery? An Interview With Mr. Big Creators Read a great interview in which the word “vicissitudes” is used for the fist time on this site!

Interview With Batman Strikes Writer John Norris, writer of our weekly review column, The Cat's Meow, has conducted his first (of many?) interview for our reading pleasure. Enjoy

Chris Eliopoulos / Franklin Richards Interview Chris Eliopoulos is half the writing and all the art team on Marvel's Franklin Richards series for younger readers, and we have a chat with him.

What Do You Mean There Are NO PICTURES!?! Review: Summerhouse Time It's time for one last hurrah before heading back to school….

Part 2 of Creating a Comic Book Exchange Program where we talk to Mike Bullock about how to create a Comic Book Exchange Program

LIONS, TIGERS & BEARS: A CAT'S MEOW Special Review There are stories that truly offer something for everyone. As far as comics go, one shining example is LIONS, TIGERS & BEARS....

Manga: The Complete Guide - An Interview Manga. What is it? Where did it come from? These questions and more will be answered by Jason Thompson, author of Manga: The Complete Guide .

What Do You Mean There Are NO PICTURES!?! Review: Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little Welcome to our 1st non-comic review. Sometimes good books come my way that I do not want to ignore just because they are not comics.

Oddly Normal Vol 1 + 2: Comics in the Classroom Gets Tough! That's right! It's time that this site gets a bit tougher. I let this book have it. All that and an INTERVIEW with series artist/writer Otis Frampton

Alexa Kitchen Gets Interviewed By A Grade One and Two Class What could be better than a ten year old Eisner nominee being interviewed by a bunch if sevena and eight year olds?

MOUSE GUARD vol.2 One of last year's biggest comics for younger readers is coming back with a new story. We've got a short interview with its creator.

POSTCARDS: An interview with the creator of this very interesting anthology, Jason Rodriquez. -UPDATE-

A Free Comic Book Day Andy Runton Interview Andy Runton, creator of the popular OWLY series, has taken a few minutes out of his busy schedule to answer a couple of quick questions UPDATE - change in venue.

James Sturm and Satchel Paige - An Interview Sturm talks about Paige, baseball and what it all meant to the oppressed in America's Deep South of the first half of the 20th century.

The Big All-Ages List UPDATE by Tracy Edmunds. Straight from the pages of Newsarama! This list is a work in progress. If you know of a great all-ages title that isn't here yet, it probably will be soon!

LESSON PLAN: I don't do enough of them, but here is a new one on developing good word choices - I developed it for use with Write Traits.

List of Comics by Genre/ Subject UPDATE It is exactly what it sounds like: A list of comics and Graphic Novels by the genre or subject that they would go with.

6 Hour Comics School Day? How long is your school day? What budding artist / writer wouldn't want to skip regular classes to participate in the school's
“6 Hour Comic School Day ”

Philosophy Comics for the College Classroom Need some clarity in your philosophy class? Check out Action Philosophers...

Be sure to check out the new additions to the Web Comics page. Let me know if you have any that you think would fit this site. ----Scott

Books For the Bullied or A Taste of Bullying in the Real World …and Another Not So Much...

Rabbit and Bear Paws: An interview with Chad Solomon, the writer and artist of the new graphic novel / comic series, Rabbit and Bear Paws.

Get A Bit Haywire With a Writer and an Artist CitC was lucky enough to get an interview with both the writer and artist of the upcoming A Bit Haywire from Viper Comics...

Marvel Adventures Spider-Man: An Interview with Artist Patrick Scherberger Scherberger sent over a few preview pics to go along with his interview. I sure hope you like them, because this is a first for CitC!

Why Should Kids Read Comics?
by Tracy Edmunds
When I was in school, kids would slip comics inside their textbooks to read on the sly. Comics were considered “recreational reading” at best...

Abadazad and Stardust Kid: An Interview with Writer J.M. DeMatteis J.M. DeMatteis has been writing some of my favorite comics for as long as I have been reading them, and I get to interview him!

THE CAT'S MEOW: What's Good On The Shelf This Week is our new weekly review page by John "Figaro" Norris debutes. Hope you like it. -Introduction-

Using Graphic Novels in the Classroom: A Guide for Teachers and Librarians Download this PDF from Scholastic a great introduction to using comic type resources in your classroom.

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