31 October 2009

What Big Teeth You Have

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The Boston Museum of Science has just opened “Harry Potter: The Exhibition,” which offers “more than 200 authentic props and costumes from...
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30 October 2009

An Honor Just to Be Nominated

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The Online School has chosen Oz and Ends as one of its “100 Best Book Blogs for Kids, Tweens, and Teens.” The site says, “The bulk of these...
29 October 2009

Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad

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In The Insider’s Guide to Creating Comics and Graphic Novels , IDW editor Andy Schmidt lists three ways that comics creators can please edit...
28 October 2009

No Ultimate Evil in Oz

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In an essay on the Awgwas and Phanfasms , who are about the nastiest, scariest creatures L. Frank Baum ever wrote about, Nathan DeHoff conc...
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27 October 2009

How Economics Shapes a Web Comic (Literally)

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Todd Allen, author of The Economics of Web Comics , laid out some of the economics behind his own new web comic, Division & Rush , in an...
26 October 2009

A Staggering Work of Heartbreaking Genius

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Of all the reviews I’ve seen about Spike Jonze’s movie adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are , one of the most incisive comes from student...
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25 October 2009

Man’s Best Sidekick

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As we look ahead to Halloween, I have the sad news that this costume is out of stock. Click on the picture for some other options from BuyC...
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23 October 2009

Mary Sues of the 19th Century

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Months back, I noted this passage from “Too Good to Be True: 100 Years of Mary Sue” , by Pat Pflieger. For those who have had the pleasure n...
22 October 2009

Marks of Irony and Sarcasm

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At the recent gathering of children’s-book bloggers in Washington, I understand that mention was made of my past reports on humanity’s long...
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21 October 2009

When Characters Get Stuck in Time

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Jerry Ordway is a longtime DC Comics artist who’s drawn many of the company’s iconic characters. He stepped in to complete the art for The ...