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Tuesday, December 04, 2007
The Lowly Comic
:: Posted by Bryan @ 12/04/2007 12:56:00 AM 
- Was the Danish cartoon controversy responsible for the demise of the print version of Alberta's Western Standard magazine? This blog post from the mag's website asserts that the Standard's "act of printing those Danish Cartoons –an international news story – cost them tens of thousands (and perhaps more) of dollars and helped to hasten the demise of the print edition."
Super-Momo dans Piege de fromage, written and illustrated by Elise Gravel (Les 400 coups, 24 pages, $9.95) is about a superhero who can change water into cheese. He's a little defensive about his power until he is called upon to save a drowning child. Once Super-Momo turns the lake into cheese, the child's parents simply have to eat their way to him. Super-Dudu dans Full Total Brocoli (same format, same price) is the story of a superhero who can make broccoli explode, a seemingly minor power unless you are a small child being forced to eat broccoli. And Super-Titi dans Les Cereales se mangent froides brings us the story of a superhero who can see right through cereal boxes. These are among the silliest comic books you will encounter. They have only one frame per page, so they make an easy read for new readers or a fun bed-time read-aloud for the smaller ones.
Labels: comic strips, graphic novels, kid lit, links, Lynn Johnston, Quebec, reviews
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