Musings about some of my favorite fantasy literature for young readers, comics old and new, the peculiar publishing industry, the future of books, kids today, and the writing process.
I launched the weekly Robin series on 17 Nov 2007, meaning there have been a full year of Oz and Ends postings on that weighty pop-culture topic. Seems longer, doesn't it?
So this week the weekly Robin is taking a rest. But you might find something of interest at Boston 1775, which has been discussing Revolutionary War comics.
J. L. BELL is a writer and reader of fantasy literature for children. His favorite authors include L. Frank Baum, Diana Wynne Jones, and Susan Cooper. He is an Assistant Regional Advisor in the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, and was the editor of Oziana, creative magazine of the International Wizard of Oz Club, from 2004 to 2010.
Living in Massachusetts, Bell also writes about the American Revolution at Boston 1775.
2 comments:
Actually, I discovered your blog because of the weekly Robin, and await each new post with a measure of the same anticipation that I attach to to "new-comic-book-day." Your insights into the character often mirror my own, and sometimes even give me something new to think about. You also validate my suspicion that Robin fans are curiously loyal minority amongst pop-culture fans.
I chose to comment because I wanted to congratulate you on a year's worth of material dedicated to my favorite superhero(s). Also, I am not anywhere near as tired of reading them as some of your posts indicate you think I (and others) might be. Keep up the good work. And kudos on the Boston 1775 post. I always love Mike Grell's art.
Thanks for the comments! I'm glad to know the Oz and Ends readership, small though it might be, includes people with all sorts of interests.
I'm not really wearying of the weekly Robin postings, but I thought that between the two blogs one was enough for one weekend.
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