e62. Comics! You know… for the Kids!

Did you know comic books used to be produced almost entirely for children? Yeah! It’s true. Ok, maybe you did know that, but there was a time in America where given the popular idea of what a comic book was, that was hard to believe. Of course, there was also a time in America where it was hard for many people to believe that comics could ever possibly be for adults. On this week’s episode Mav, Hannah and Wayne are joined by Terry Lee to discuss both how and why that changed as well as why is it good for kids to read comics in the first place. Oh, and of course we talk about how to figure out what comics your kids should be reading. Complete with suggestions from experts… meaning, actual kids! Citations and Links: * This episode’s Call for Comments* Raina Telegmeier books* Ordinary People Change the World collection by Brad Meltzer* Owly collection by Andy Runton* The Complete Calvin and Hobbes collection by Bill Watterson* DC Superhero Girls collection by Shea Fontana* Into the Spider-verse: Meet the New Spider-man by Rory Keane* The Graveyard Book graphic novel by Neil Gaiman* Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson* Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic by Jeff Smith* The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #1) by Tui T. Sutherland * Thank you to Maximilian’s thoughtForm Music for our theme* Thank you to Joe Darowski on The Protagonist Podcast for the interview assist and follow him on Twitter: @jdarowski * Follow Hannah on Twitter: @hannahleerogers* Follow Mav on Twitter: @

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