Spider-Man Panel by PanelBy Stan Lee, Chip Kidd, Steve Ditko, and Jack Kirby384 pages/Abrams ComicArts/$60 After the success of Fantastic Four Panel by Panel, this book was inevitable. Thankfully, we get not only Amazing Fantasy #15, but all of Amazing Spider-Man #1. As with the first book, the first few hundred pages are composed of…
The Avengers in The Veracity Trap!By Chip Kidd & Michael Cho64 pages/Abrams ComicArts/$25.99 Plain and simple, this book is a valentine to Jack Kirby. Chip Kidd and Michael Cho combine to produce a story that has the look and feel of an early 1960s Avengers story, evoking the King’s art style before it took an…
Dick Giordano was a major Robert B. Parker fan, which is how I first learned of him and his creation, Spenser. In fact, I once spent a lengthy lunch hour in line at the Fifth Avenue Barnes & Noble to get the latest release autographed for Dick. From there, I began reading the books and…
The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers unveiled the nominees for this year’s Scribe Awards. Early this year, they announced that prolific tie-in writer Dayton Ward had been named the recipient of their Lifetime Achievement Award for the year. ADAPTED NOVEL · Blast from the Past! By Chris McGuire (The Racoons) · Cwej: Requiem by…
Avatar Legends: City of EchoesBy Judy L. Lin320 pages/Amulet Books/$21.99 I know this much about The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, so I approached this first novel in what is being billed as the Avatar: Legends series. Is the title intended to be about stories set in and around the Avatar series, or…
Phenomena Book Three: The SecretBy Brian Michael Bendis and André Lima AraújoAbrams ComicArts/144 pages/$25.99 I have to hand it to Brian Michael Bendis. The writer is far from a one-trick pony, and no two series have the same feeling. Here, partnered again with André Lima Araújo, he has come up with a light family-oriented science…
All the Hulk FeelsBy Dan SantatAbrams Fanfare/40 pages/$19.99 This Mighty Marvel Comics Picture Book, aimed at 4-8-year-olds, conveys a wonderful message about managing anger. This is a particularly challenging age for kids who act out when they lack the vocabulary to express their feelings. Visually, Dan Santat, known for his work on The Adventures of…
The Night Eaters: Book 3 – Their Kingdom ComeBy Marjorie Liu and Sana TakedaAbrams ComicArts/314 pages/$34.99 The dynamic duo of Marjorie Liu and San Takeda produce gorgeous stories like clockwork, be it the sprawling horror fantasy Monstress or the recently completed The Night Eaters. Begun in 2023, the first two installments – The Night Eaters…
Frank Herbert didn’t necessarily intend to create a large, enduring legacy like Dune became. But once the novel finally arrived in the mid-1960s, it was immediately embraced and spawned several sequels until Herbert’s death. His son Brian, in concert with Kevin J. Anderson, has been keeping the flames burning bright with a series of prequels…
Iron Man: Something Strange!By Dean Hale and Douglas HolgateAbrams Fanfare/96 pages/12.99 After three team-up books featuring Spider-Man, the young reader line shines the spotlight on Iron Man and Doctor Strange, and it’s a fun time. Aimed at 5-9-year-old readers, the book ostensibly is about an alien infestation that comes to shellhead’s attention when the Avengers’…
Song of the Lioness Book One: AlannaBy Tamora Pierce, Vita Ayala, and Sam BeckAbrams Fanfare/256 pages/Hardcover (($26.99), Softcover ($17.99) Tamora Pierce crafted Song of the Lioness, a four-part story tracing the making of a hero in the form of twins Alanna and Thom. Across the young adult novels, she dealt with gender and bullying, set…
My Mighty Marvel First Book: Fantastic FourArt by Jack Kirby24 pages/Abrams Appleseed/$12.99 Marvel Hello Heroes: Spider-Man Swings ThroughBy Sabrina Moyle & Eunice Moyle48 pages/Abrams Books for Young Readers/$14.99 Abrams’ various imprints have done a fine job producing works for Marvelites of all ages, notably a series of board books for their youngest readers, indoctrinating them…
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