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moominmollySo, the girls recently found my stack of Scott Pilgrim books and were QUITE ENTHUSIASTIC about a grownup reading picture books to herself. Naturally, they wanted in. I read my rapt audience several pages before realizing ... yeah, this is basically about sex and fighting.
My question to you, Internet: what is the most awesome (mostly fun) graphic novel that's okay for kids? Many of my favorites are right out (Preacher, etc), but surely there must be some! I think Bone could be good. What else?
My question to you, Internet: what is the most awesome (mostly fun) graphic novel that's okay for kids? Many of my favorites are right out (Preacher, etc), but surely there must be some! I think Bone could be good. What else?
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Date: 2011-02-08 04:36 pm (UTC)I have the first book - yeah! It's a little dark and weird, but that might not be bad, and an excuse to reread is never a bad thing. :)
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Date: 2011-02-08 03:58 pm (UTC)Mostly, though, they love comics — give them a Calvin & Hobbes or Fox Trot collection and they're happy for hours. And those are great for vocabulary too!
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Date: 2011-02-08 04:06 pm (UTC)I also strongly recommend Phil Foglio's Girl Genius. It's a steampunk comic book about a...wait for it...girl genius!
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Date: 2011-02-08 04:37 pm (UTC)Some that spring to mind are the Minx line (Yeah, I know bleah). I liked the "Plain Janes" from that (and could loan it, if I can find it).
There's also a graphic novelization of the Babysitter's club series that has great art.
As for truly grown-up books, there are few that aren't about violence and sex in my recollection. There's a series called the Hopless Savages that if I recall correctly, has little sex (it's about a bunch of siblings rescuing their parents) and only moderate violence, though I'd want to reread that before swearing to it.
There's also slice of lifey things like Dork Tower, that have sitcom levels of sex, and little violence (again, as I recall).
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Date: 2011-02-08 04:41 pm (UTC)You also might want to consider the big books o' older comics, like Marvel's "Essentials". They're all super-heroey I think if you go back a bit, there's a greater assumption that the audience for comics are mostly kids. There is still sex and violence, but the sex is less explicit and the violence is more super-heroey and cartoony. It lacks the punch and/or horror of the post-Watchmen grit.
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Date: 2011-02-08 05:00 pm (UTC)L.S. recently picked up Hereville (“Yet another troll-fighting 11-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl”) which I had just finished reading - a bit of scary stuff, but nothing crazy - more likely you'll have to explain more about the stepparent relationship or the Orthodox stuff than deal with the small bit of scary that's in there. My kid isn't ready for the bit of scary stuff, though, so I discouraged her continuing on.
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Date: 2011-02-11 10:30 pm (UTC)Jefferson loves this one!
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Date: 2011-02-08 06:11 pm (UTC)It's about kitties and the munchkin loooooooved it at age 5. Still does. I love it, too.
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Date: 2011-02-08 07:06 pm (UTC)PS238 is about a school for the kids of superheroes (and villains). It is accessible as a straight story line as well as accessible as poking fun at superheroes (and schools).
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Date: 2011-02-08 09:54 pm (UTC)I really liked Richie Rich when I was that age. And Uncle Scrooge, and Tintin, and Asterix. But I agree that Tintin is pretty full of racism and colonialism.
I'll second Girl Genius and Calvin and Hobbes. The Far Side might be just a little too advanced, but I like to picture you busting out laughing and explaining why it's funny.