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Storycomic Weekly Newsletter: Septebmer 10th

I am a fan of old golden age public domain comics and there are so many people trying to reintroduce old characters to a modern audience, but I feel Scott does it the best.

He can write a good pulpy story while nodding at the original material while updating it for a modern readership.

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Storycomic Weekly Newsletter: September 3rd

I read Issue #2 of Samual Vera’s ‘There’s an Alien in My Toilet’. I have been a fan of Sam’s journey into making his loveable and fun alien, Doodie a household name.

Issue #2 continues Doodie’s adventure in learning more about the earth while letting his imagination send him on adventures.

I also like seeing Sam build up the story from the perspective of the antagonists. The reader can get a glimpse of where the metaplot is going to take us.

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Storycomic Weekly Newsletter: August 27th

On the cover, it looks like it fits solidly within a middle-grade audience, but as I read the 200+ page graphic novel, there might be a bit too much blood and violence for a middle-grade reader. This could depend on the maturity of the reader, of course.

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Storycomic Weekly Newsletter: August 20th

Depending on the age of the child, this is a great book for a kid to read or have read with an adult. I introduced this to my 8-year-old as she loves kid's comics, but was a bit overwhelmed by the science aspect as it introduces some math formulas, but she did really love how accessible the craft designs were as it used common household items as ingredients.

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