I'm going to make an assumption here: if you are reading this, you like comics. If you're like me, your love of comics started when you were just a wee nipper. Most of us started with the kiddie stuff before we moved up to the serious business of super-hero comics. I read comics from Harvey, Disney, and Archie. The choices for kid's comics in those days were endless, though Donald Duck, Mighty Mouse, and Richie Rich were my favorites.
I still love comics, but most of the books I read today wouldn't really be appropriate, or even intelligible, for kids. Marvel and DC, understanding that we need to introduce today's kids to the fun of comics and reading, have made some admirable attempts at creating all-ages friendly comics. Unfortunately, they are still just giving kids another version of their Marvel and DC properties. If you want to introduce the younger readers in your life to comics, you still don't have a whole lot to choose from. Luckily, help is on the way thanks to Boom! Kids.
The Incredibles #1, by Mark Waid and Marcio Takara, is a great example of quality comics for kids. Any kid with even the faintest interest in super-heroes has seen the popular Pixar film in which the incredible Parr family deal with the typical ordeals of family life while also beating the stuffing out of evil-doers of all shapes and sizes. Boom!'s new limited series perfectly captures the feel of the movie, while taking the Parrs on an all-new adventure, with great writing and awesome art!
The story begins when the Parr family is enjoying a peaceful family outing to the zoo. As expected, the day takes a turn towards super-villain punching when the robotic Futurian shows up to destroy humanity by devolving the zoo animals into a crazy army of mixed-up dinosaurs. Of course, stopping rampaging dinosaurs is only the beginning of a typical day for the Incredibles. Missing devolution bombs, new neighbors, and Mr. Incredible's missing powers all add up to a packed day for this super-family.
If you're looking to share your love of comics with the young uns (or if you are just young at heart!), The Incredibles #1 is a great place to start! With comics based on The Muppet Show and a whole host of other Pixar properties on the way, there will be a whole lot of great books to choose from. It's great to see engaging, intelligent, quality material that just might make kids pick up a comic and read, so try The Incredibles now, while it is Four Color Fantasies' guaranteed Book of the Week.
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