Graphic Novels For Kids September 2009
Diamond Comic Distrubutors’ Previews Catalogue is the place to find the best upcoming graphic novels, comics and manga. Titles are listed in the catalogue approximately 2 months before they are released onto the market which makes this tome a great resource for pre-ordering and staying ahead of upcoming releases.
The titles listed below are highly recommended for both libraries and schools due to their literary content and/or popularity. I have placed emphasis on graphic novels for kids but may add the occasional teen/adult title if they are particularly noteworthy.
Best Upcoming Graphic Novels/Manga For Kids:
Previews Catalogue September 2009
SUPERGIRL: COSMIC ADVENTURES IN THE EIGHTH GRADE
Written by Landry Q. Walker Art and cover by Eric Jones
SC, 144pgs, Colour
Junior Fiction ISBN: 1401225063
It’s an all-ages extravaganza as young Supergirl meets Belinda Zee, a new junior high adversary, in this title collecting the 6-issue miniseries. And that’s just the start of the fun that includes super-powered pets and cosmic adventure! This title has had a lot of buzz behind it as a single issue comic release so it should be popular in graphic novel format. A highly recommended all ages read.
THE SECRET SCIENCE ALLIANCE AND THE COPYCAT CROOK GN
(W/A) Eleanor Davis
HC, 6×9, 160pgs, FC Junior Fiction
ISBN: 1599903962
Supersmart Julian Calendar thinks moving to a new school will mean he can shed his nerdy image — but then he meets Ben and Greta, two secret scientists like himself. The three form a covert club, complete with a high-tech lair. There, they work on projects like the Stink-O-Meter, the Kablovsky Copter, and the Nightsneak Goggles. All that tinkering comes in handy when the trio discovers an evil scientist’s plan to rob a museum. Can three inventors, armed with their wacky creations, hope to defeat this criminal mastermind? Eleanor Davis won great praise (and awards) for her previous graphic novel, Stinky (see our list of Best Graphic Novels for Beginner Readers) so this is a release to keep your eyes on!
THE MUPPET SHOW: THE TREASURE OF PEG-LEG WILSON TP
(W/A) Roger Langridge
SC, 6×9, 112pgs, FC Junior Fiction
ISBN: 1608865045
Scooter discovers old documents which reveal that a cache of treasure is hidden somewhere within the theatre, and when Rizzo the Rat overhears this, the news spreads like wildfire! Can Kermit keep everyone from tearing the theatre apart? And just who is Peg-Leg Wilson, and what’s his connection to the Muppet Show stage? Find out in this hilarious collection from celebrated creator Roger Langridge! I must confess to being a huge Muppet fan so I have pre-ordered this already!
GERONIMO STILTON VOLUME 3: THE COLISEUM CON GN
(W/A) Geronimo Stilton
SC, 6×9, 56pgs, FC Junior Fiction
ISBN: 1597071722
The Pirate Cats are up to no good again! This time, Bonzo and company travel to Rome in the year 80 CE to the opening of the Coliseum, Rome’s largest amphitheatre. The evil felines want to world to think that they designed the Coliseum, and they infiltrate the Roman Senate posing as nobility. Geronimo and his friends must expose the cats’ plot, all the while taking in historical landmarks and breathtaking moments of history. Again I am a huge Geronimo Stilton fan (Check out my Geronimo Stilton Books site!) so have already pre-ordered. Its for my son…really!
