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Ennis Goes into the Battlefield with Tankies

Posted by: pspteacher on: February 28, 2009

Follow the link for an interview with Ennis as he explains his interest in WWII and his purpose for producing the Battlefield series and in particular Tankies

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This April, Garth Ennis takes to the battlefields one more time.On the heels of his well received “Battlefields: The Night Witches” and “Battlefields: Dear Billy” [...]

Presidential Comics: Obama’s Journey

Posted by: pspteacher on: February 28, 2009

Follow the link to the great interview with the editor of the Presidentail Matrerial Line from IDW

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“Barack Obama has become the comic book industry’s own little stimulus package,” Dunbier laughed, and he would know. The editor headed up one of the very first political-themed comic projects in what has become a [...]

Kid-Title: Mini Marvel Interview

Posted by: pspteacher on: February 27, 2009

Follow the link for more from this great creator who has a unique view on the Marvel Universe

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Collecting the cataclysmic struggle between adorable Skrulls and childlike versions of Marvel’s greatest heroes, the second digest of Chris Giarrusso’s “Mini Marvels” appeared on the scene earlier this month. Giarrusso’s strips, which first appeared in the [...]

Black WWII Hero Made Was White

Posted by: pspteacher on: February 20, 2009

Follow the link for more details on this interesting story

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Folks in Steubenville, Ohio, were excited to learn that their own hometown hero Frank McGee won not only the Silver Star for his bravery during the Korean War, but that he would be immortalized in a comic book dedicated to war heroes.The [...]

NYCC Panel: Johnny DC

Posted by: pspteacher on: February 17, 2009

Follow the link below for the full interview/panel with theauthors and editors of DC Comics all-ages line of comics. You are always safe with showing these titles to any child.

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Johnny DC, DC Comics’ line of all-ages books that includes such popular titles as “Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the Eight Grade” and “Billy Batson [...]

2008 Campaign explored in Comic Form

Posted by: pspteacher on: January 31, 2009

Follow the link for more information and over twenty preview pages including the famous wink from Alaska’s Governor!

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After a long and contentious Democratic primary, having triumphed over his Republican rival in the general election, and following an unusually active period of transition, Barack Obama finally took his place last week as the 44th [...]

Graphic Novel Reporter = New Great Site

Posted by: pspteacher on: December 22, 2008

My immature ramblings have been exposed. The Graphic Novel Reporter site has been launched and it has depth already. Go there for reviews, interviews, features and more. The site covers all graphic novels for adults, teens and kids. If you need more in-depth info and a guide on which graphic novels have made the most [...]

Interview with Tiny Titans Creator Art Baltazar

Posted by: pspteacher on: December 17, 2008

Wordballon is a great comicbook interview podcast which you can listen to by following the link below or subscribe to via iTunes. The most recent interview is an amusing trek through the upcoming storylines of Tiny Titans and why kids and adults who are fans of DC should be picking the title up.
(be aware that [...]

Interview with New Supergirl in the 8th Grade Writer

Posted by: pspteacher on: December 7, 2008

Follow the link below for an informative interview with the writer of the KidSafe comic book, Supergirl in the 8th Grade.
This shows like an interesting new title, which could be a nice title for young girls. The setting for Supergirl is a boarding school. I wonder how the children at my old boarding school would [...]

Garth Ennis continues his WWII Opus in Feb

Posted by: pspteacher on: November 27, 2008

For a great interview with Garth Ennis, the writer of many war comics of the last few years with many different publishers continues his take on WWII, with Dynamite this February. His comics are generally mature, 15/18+. Good gateway for comic fans who are not into their history. It also give History fans a [...]