This Week In Comics: 11/13

Another New Comic Book Day is upon us! It’s time to plan out your next trip to your local comic shop and take a look at this week’s new comics! Hit the jump to check out mini-reviews of my favorite comics coming out this week.

GIFT GUIDE: Comics For Kids

Comic books have inspired a magnitude of cartoons, movies, TV shows, and video games - all popular with kids. But the comics themselves? The big tentpole franchies are all written for older fans with stories and elements too complex for kids. I've had people ask me for comic recommendations better suited for younger readers. So here in one place is my full recommendation list of the perfect comics for kids.

This Week In Comics: 11/6

Another New Comic Book Day is upon us! It’s time to plan a trip to your local comic shop and take a look at this week’s new comics! Hit the jump to check out reviews of my favorite comics coming out this week.

REVIEW: Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon

John August's first novel, Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire, was my most anticipated book of last year. This year's sequel was no different. This middle-grade fantasy series imagines scouting as training for surviving the both the wilderness and the supernatural world. Campfire songs and canoeing meets spirit tracking and monster fighting. In this year's sequel, Arlo wanders through a doorway no Ranger has ever gone before.

REVIEW: Gundam Build Fighters Try

After I watched and reviewed Gundam Build Fighters last month, Katrina told me it was her favorite anime of all time. This was surprising. It is rare that watching an anime isn't the worst experience of her life, so hearing her actually pick a favorite blew my mind. I surprised her with the sequel on Crunchyroll one night, but we couldn't really get it to load. Luckily, RightStuf swooped in with the save.

REVIEW: Saban's Power Rangers: The Psycho Path

Power Rangers comics are pretty much everything Power Rangers fans could ask for: other sides of classic stories reimagined in a modernized setting that explore the deeper sides of previously underdeveloped characters while further expanding the lore in new directions. The comics also expanded upon fan favorite recurring characters: the Psycho Rangers. Now, the Psychos are back in their own original graphic novel.

REVIEW: Gundam Build Fighters

I’ve never been a huge Gundam fan. Most of the franchise is made up of military dramas, which aren’t my usual cup of tea. I was all about G Gundam when it aired on Toonami, but that’s because it was more like an action battle anime than a mecha drama. So when RightStuf let me pick from almost any Gundam series for review, I had a few options. Relive the wonderful weirdness of G Gundam, check out a more traditional war epic, or try something completely different. I went with the third option.