Episode 145: Comics for Kids! [Discussion]

[marilee]

Hey, aren't comic books for kids! Not really anymore, but there are some great comics for kids from age 3 upward. Tiny Titans, G-Man, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and more!

Watch or download this episode now! (http://revision3.com/ifanboy/ifanboy-episode145)

[fatesjester]

Can you put of a list of the books they talked about, like a show notes? I'd like to look at that Wizard of Oz. They've mentioned it more than once and it's caught my attention.

[conorkilpatrick]

iFanboy.com always has show notes (http://www.ifanboy.com/podcasts/video/iFanboy_-_Episode__145_-_Comics_for_Kids_) available.

[maxink]

Great episode guys! And even better is that, due to an omission on your part, I'm finally motivated to post something here:

Where's Andy Runton's OWLY?? http://www.andyrunton.com/comics.html

or Jimmy Gownley's AMELIA RULES? http://www.ameliarules.com/

and how about (for those older kids) The Simpsons?
(no official website that I can find...)


Anyhow... I've got 3 kids who are "too old" for comics (so they say), but when they were younger, the above were some of their faves (and Mr. Smith's BONE, of course).

[DepthStrike]

I must say this was a really strange episode for someone from Europe.
We never had that dip in childrens comics, so I have a ton comics I remember fondly from my youth.
Some that immediately spring to mind are:

- Tintin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin)
- Asterix (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix)
- Suske en Wiske (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_and_Suzy)
- Jan, Jans en de Kinderen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack,_Jacky_and_the_Juniors)
- Spirou and Fantasio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirou_et_Fantasio)
- Lucky Luke (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Luke)

[adapa]

Trade books my 10 year son old loves;

Usagi Yojimbo- This is a nice tie into Karate classes if the child is taking them.

Star Wars---Tag & Bink. This book, clone wars & lego minifigs seem to have sparked a creative bug. The kid's inventing clone stories & mapping out scenes in detail.

Please do another show next Nov/early Dec for all of us searching for holiday gifts for kiddos. (please, please)

[legendwoodsman]

A great episode! I was reminiscing about being ten years old and reading my first comic and thinking about how I could recommend comics to kids to share the same respect and love of the art that I have now.