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Post by saucyimp on Oct 7, 2014 8:59:18 GMT -5
Hey TC forums! My friend's 11-year old daughter, Hayley, recently emailed me asking for suggestions on comic books.
Here's her email: "i would like to read a real comic book, and I was wondering if you could load me one that is girl-friendly. I like X-men and spider man, if you don't have any of those that I could read, any one would be fine.
Thank you!"
So far, the two ideas I have are Ms. Marvel and LumberJanes, which I own. While LumberJanes aren't technically super heroes, I still think she'd really love it. I was also considering Captain Marvel but I'm afraid that might be too much for her in terms of language and violence. Any thoughts on that?
I'm also looking for other ideas beyond my own collection that may be appropriate/great for her. Of course, when I do get my list together, I'm going to send them to my friend first to vet before passing it along to her. I'm a little stumped on x-men/spider man because I just don't have a huge depth of knowledge on those. Does anyone else have any other suggestions on what I should recommend to her?
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Post by courtneyk on Oct 7, 2014 10:16:45 GMT -5
I think depending on her maturity level she could probably handle Captain Marvel. I've certainly seen girls who look younger than 11 cosplaying Carol. I also think the new Gotham Academy might be a good recommendation, although with only one issue so far it's a little hard to tell. Both Ms. Marvel and LumberJanes are great ideas!
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Post by wjohnson22 on Oct 7, 2014 16:37:03 GMT -5
Some other ideas could be Paul Pope's Battling Boy. Maybe not for every 11-year-old, but I think many could handle and enjoy it. And if she liked Harry Potter, the Amulet series could be fun too.
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Post by deadanchoress on Oct 7, 2014 17:46:53 GMT -5
Hey TC forums! My friend's 11-year old daughter, Hayley, recently emailed me asking for suggestions on comic books. Here's her email: "i would like to read a real comic book, and I was wondering if you could load me one that is girl-friendly. I like X-men and spider man, if you don't have any of those that I could read, any one would be fine. Thank you!"So far, the two ideas I have are Ms. Marvel and LumberJanes, which I own. While LumberJanes aren't technically super heroes, I still think she'd really love it. I was also considering Captain Marvel but I'm afraid that might be too much for her in terms of language and violence. Any thoughts on that? I'm also looking for other ideas beyond my own collection that may be appropriate/great for her. Of course, when I do get my list together, I'm going to send them to my friend first to vet before passing it along to her. I'm a little stumped on x-men/spider man because I just don't have a huge depth of knowledge on those. Does anyone else have any other suggestions on what I should recommend to her? The Adventures of Super Hero Girl is a MUST! Anya's Ghost is wonderful as well!
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Post by sammiecassell on Oct 8, 2014 11:31:07 GMT -5
I understand and agree with y'all giving her some female-centric books but from my experience dealing with kids like this, sometimes girls just want to be like everyone else. They like Star Wars, Transformers, & Avengers, so in that vein, since she likes Spider-man & Xmen, why not turn her on to Ultimate Spider-Man or All New XMen? All New especially covers both, super heroes & strong female characters
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Post by saucyimp on Oct 8, 2014 12:36:13 GMT -5
I understand and agree with y'all giving her some female-centric books but from my experience dealing with kids like this, sometimes girls just want to be like everyone else. They like Star Wars, Transformers, & Avengers, so in that vein, since she likes Spider-man & Xmen, why not turn her on to Ultimate Spider-Man or All New XMen? All New especially covers both, super heroes & strong female characters Totally get what you're saying here and that's a good point. My friend actually told me earlier today she was particularly interested in female heroes so I don't think the suggestions above hurt. That said I'd LOVE to give her some Spider-Man or Xmen so any suggestions there could be great. To be honest, All-New X-Men feels a little too mature. I could be way off base since I haven't read it in a while but I'm a bit questionable on that. (I also don't particularly enjoy All-New X-Men so I could be really biased here.)
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Post by saucyimp on Oct 8, 2014 12:37:25 GMT -5
Hey TC forums! My friend's 11-year old daughter, Hayley, recently emailed me asking for suggestions on comic books. Here's her email: "i would like to read a real comic book, and I was wondering if you could load me one that is girl-friendly. I like X-men and spider man, if you don't have any of those that I could read, any one would be fine. Thank you!"So far, the two ideas I have are Ms. Marvel and LumberJanes, which I own. While LumberJanes aren't technically super heroes, I still think she'd really love it. I was also considering Captain Marvel but I'm afraid that might be too much for her in terms of language and violence. Any thoughts on that? I'm also looking for other ideas beyond my own collection that may be appropriate/great for her. Of course, when I do get my list together, I'm going to send them to my friend first to vet before passing it along to her. I'm a little stumped on x-men/spider man because I just don't have a huge depth of knowledge on those. Does anyone else have any other suggestions on what I should recommend to her? The Adventures of Super Hero Girl is a MUST! Anya's Ghost is wonderful as well! Love the idea of "Adventures of Super Hero Girl" Steve!
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Post by sammiecassell on Oct 9, 2014 18:47:59 GMT -5
I understand and agree with y'all giving her some female-centric books but from my experience dealing with kids like this, sometimes girls just want to be like everyone else. They like Star Wars, Transformers, & Avengers, so in that vein, since she likes Spider-man & Xmen, why not turn her on to Ultimate Spider-Man or All New XMen? All New especially covers both, super heroes & strong female characters Totally get what you're saying here and that's a good point. My friend actually told me earlier today she was particularly interested in female heroes so I don't think the suggestions above hurt. That said I'd LOVE to give her some Spider-Man or Xmen so any suggestions there could be great. To be honest, All-New X-Men feels a little too mature. I could be way off base since I haven't read it in a while but I'm a bit questionable on that. (I also don't particularly enjoy All-New X-Men so I could be really biased here.) Ok, ummmm....Ultimate Spiderman is a good start, maybe from the very beginning? Also Steve says Surperior Foes of Spiderman is a very fun book. As for Xmen, maybe the original run of X-Factor would be pretty kid friendly or Ultimate Xmen (original series) is pretty tame. I like All-New Xmen but I can understand your concern especially since they've added X-29. The Storm book may be a good idea for female-centric (and give her a new take on a movie character). Xmen have been pretty dark for awhile so you may have to go back a little
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Post by pacino on Oct 14, 2014 7:32:32 GMT -5
Lots of kids like Nova. It's a teenage superhero learning about his powers. I agree with Ultimate Spider-Man. Miles is a great character for kids and adults alike. First Second has a lot of good books for kids, including superhero titles. the Hilda set of books are fun. Gene Yang's books from First Second are terrific for kids and adults. Princeless from Action Lab. Skyward from Action Lab Molly Danger is an amazing graphic novel from Jamal Igle. Boom! has Adventure Time, Regular Show, Uncle Grandpa coming out, Steven Universe, lots of things like that if they want licensed properties. Avatar Last Airbender from Dark Horse is great. Do NOT just buy something with the name 'Avatar Press' on it, though. Kids might not like it, and if they then you have a whole other set of problems on your hands. Also, if they can get past the lack of color, DC's and Marvel's Showcase/Essential lines are great. Spider-Man is collected and really good to give to a kid, same with X-Men. DC has some of their stuff, too.
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