Kids' comics

If this weren't such am amazing year for comics the success of My Little Pony #1 would be maybe the story of the year: how did a comics book aimed at young girls get pre-orders of over 100,000 copies? Pony madness is such that a second printing, due December 19th has already sold out, and a 3rd printing is ALREADY under way. When all is said and done—and all the variant covers are counted up—MLP #1 will be one of the best selling books of the year.

Without going into all the is it a comic or a book arguments, let's just agree that Jeff Kinneys' Wimpy Kid series is incredibly successful. The newest volume, #7 in the series, came out on the 13th and in its first week sold 362,217 copies, according to Publishers Weekly's Bookscan lists. It's been the #1 book on Amazon for a few weeks and shows no sign of slowing down.

Well, the year is winding down, and with it comes the annual "Best Of" lists from various websites and media.  Publishers Weekly led the...

This weekend saw Thought Bubble 2012's convention, and.... phew, it was busy. I did my best to talk to everybody, but don't think I...

Speaking of family vacation, I'm staying with my cousins, a household that includes girls of ages 3 and 6 1/2 year old twins. Reading...

After a brief flirtation during publishing webcomics in the "graphic novel boom" of the Aughts, it's been pretty rare to see something picked up...

Although hampered by the lack of electricity at their offices, Publishers Weekly has managed to release their Best Books lists for 2012. Leading the list...

I know, I know! We have been arguing for such a long time that comics aren’t just for kids but the problem is that a majority of the comics publishers have neglected to realize that this is and will always be tomorrow’s adult comics fan. With the acceleration of the Children’s and Young Adult categories, the traditional publishers are dominating a market segment that for some reason, still isn’t registering with the folks who made it possible in the first place.

Following the announcement of an expanded line of comics for adults, Ink Lit, Penguin is also moving in to the kids comics line, as...

I imagine that most people read articles about comic book sales in a darkened room, in a enclosed and private space - perhaps curtained...

Here's one of those comics-to-TV/movie success stories that's a little more under the radar: DEAR DRACULA which appeared as part of Shadowline's kid line...

______________________________________________________________ Abrams is back to their evil ways, publishing beautiful books about comics and pop culture, as well as fun comics for kids of all...