![]() It turns out that Jughead is a hero in the future, with an entire museum dedicated to his exploits. ![]() In the stories that follow, Jughead is eventually recruited as a time agent himself, zipping through time on various adventures. The premise is that January McAndrews, one of Archie’s descendants (no idea how the last name became “McAndrews”) from the 21st century, comes back in time to ensure that Jughead saves Senator Bailey, a man who will someday become a great President. I read a few Archie comics when I was a kid, but I had no idea that from 1988 to 1991 there was a series of stories featuring Jughead as a time-traveling secret agent! The first book here collects all of those stories, as well as a bonus story from 2015 from issue #2 of the more recent Jughead series. ![]() Jughead’s Time Police by various authors and artists While the strip isn’t trying to be the next Calvin & Hobbes, it does have some of the same vibe, and is a fun read. Along with the kids, Wallace’s parents and little brother round out the cast, and they all live in a weird little fishing town called Snug Harbor. This book is the first collection of Wallace the Brave strips: it centers mostly on three kids: Wallace, a spunky kid Spud, his best friend who is afraid of almost everything and Amelia, the new girl in town whose introduction involves her throwing a rock at a hornet’s nest. Will Hilo figure out how all the pieces fit? Dive in and find out! This book, though, is Hilo’s final showdown with Razorwark, the point that all the books have been building up to. There’s also a bit of uncertainty: it doesn’t always seem clear who the “good guys” and “bad guys” are, since Hilo’s memory isn’t complete and more bits and pieces are revealed throughout the series. It’s hard to do the whole story justice without a lot of spoilers, but there’s a lot of interdimensional hopping, a bit of magic, and a good dose of humor. It’s also about the giant robotic creatures that have been popping up all over Earth, led by a giant robot named Razorwark who seems intent on hunting Hilo down. In case you haven’t been following along, Hilo is a comic book series about a kid robot named Hilo who crashes to Earth, and a couple of kids who become his friends. Hilo Book 6: All the Pieces Fit by Judd Winick ![]() (You’ll have to wait a little, though-it’s officially released April 14.) If you love cats (and comics about them), then this collection is certainly worth swatting off the bookshelf into your lap. It’s divided up into sections like “Domesti-cat-ed,” “Cat and Mouse Games,” and “Crazy Cats,” and each section also has a little story and drawings by Coverly’s friends about their own cats. He published a collection of dog-related strips a few years ago ( see this column), so this one is a collection of strips about cats. The book is cute even if the story is a little contrived, and it does provide some handy tips on creating comics that my daughter has put to use herself.ĭave Coverly, the creator of Speed Bump, is finally getting around to the cat lovers. Stephens to all of the map pieces and save the library. Maggie finds a bit of a treasure map, and then the race is on to beat Dr. Carl Stephens comes in: he’s bought the building and is planning to turn it into a parking lot, unless Maggie can come up with the cash to buy it back. But, of course, the story wouldn’t be complete without a bit of conflict, so that’s where Dr. ![]() In Draw a Comic!, Maggie is building a comics library and she’s hiring an assistant-that’s you! As she explains your duties, she can’t help but explain how comics are made, from a basic overview to planning out a story to printing up your own comic book. The Maker Comics series from First Second Books give you a lot of practical, step-by-step guides to doing different things (like baking or fixing cars), but couched in their own fictional narratives. Maker Comics: Draw a Comic! by JP Coovert These are arranged roughly in order of audience age-younger readers first! Not to fear: I do have a good stack of comic books that I’ve read over the past couple months that haven’t made it into a column yet, so I figured today’s a good day to take a look back at them. Hello, fellow readers! This past week was officially my kids’ spring break, even though they’d been home the previous week as well (and will continue to be at home until at least the end of April), so our schedule has been a bit wonky and I’ve not spent as much time reading books myself. ![]()
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