Best children media tie-in comics according to redditors
We found 166 Reddit comments discussing the best children media tie-in comics. We ranked the 50 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 166 Reddit comments discussing the best children media tie-in comics. We ranked the 50 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. The Promise
2. The Search
3. The Rift
4. Smoke and Shadow
5. North and South
Initially they're released in three parts as digest-sized books. Later, all three parts are collected together in larger hardcover library editions (which is what I've linked to above).
The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars kicks off in July.
The Adventure Time comics by KaBOOM Studios. They're written by the same guy that does Dinosaur Comics. This is the first volume, which has the first story arch in it which I believe is the first four issues You can buy the individual ones too of course. There are 31 issues thus far.
I've said in this sub before that they're amazing many times, but I won't stop heh.
For the Fiona and Cake fans, of which there certainly are many, there's a spinoff written by Natasha Allegri
There's also a spinoff with Marceline, her band and Princess Bubblegum.
Am assuming you mean the Amazon link, here you go!
On Amazon, it says it will be available on November 6.
I just googled it and this came out: http://imgur.com/a/kVJ4V
There's an official graphic novel about this. Haven't read it, though.
A good place to start is with this book, which contains both the special and the 4 part series. These particular comics are most connected to the show, because the first four take place between certain episodes. The fifth and final comic in this book sheds some light on the Woodsman and his daughter. These were all written by Pat.
There is also the current on-going series, which takes place after the show and follows a whole new story. The 13th issue comes out on Wednesday. If you want to catch up, your best bet is probably going to be with digital copies. For future physical copies, you can find them at a local comic book store.
From Marvel, I highly recommend the current Elektra series by Haden Blackman and Mike del Mundo. The writing's sharp, and the art's phenomenal. Black Widow by Nathan Edmonson and Phil Noto is also doing a really good job telling some cool spy stories without over-sexualizing their main character like she has been in the past. Oh, and make sure to check out the new Storm solo series by Greg Pak and Victor Ibanez that's debuting next week, I have high hopes for it!
If you like KSD's work on Captain Marvel, you should definitely pick up the trades of her run on the series Avengers Assemble, Science Bros and The Forgeries of Jealousy. I also recommend the short-lived Journey into Mystery featuring Sif by Kathryn Immonen and Valerio Schiti and Red She-Hulk by Jeff Parker and Carlo Pagulayan.
If you like Bee and Puppycat, I think there's a very good chance you'll also like Marceline and the Scream Queens, the Adventure Time spin-off series by Meredith Gran.
I'd recommend Lumberjanes, Bee and Puppycat and Gotham Academy
They did another Fiona and Cake miniseries recently called Card Wars, but it hasn't been collected yet.
>We drove out that... maniac Chrysalis, but she may be back someday.
She was. There was a four-part miniseries about it. Twilight expertly kicked her flank.
Yeah, it looks like it's a leaked image from the upcoming Turf Wars comic series.
Warning! Long-as-shit recommendation post incoming!
Halo:
There are several ones published by Marvel, haven't read any but my friend, whose a big Halo fan liked Halo: Blood line by Fred Van Lente
Mass Effect:
These are all written by Mac Walters, the lead writer of Mass Effect 3
Star Wars:
They have 25$ omnibii for most of the series they've made, except for the new Legacy, Star Wars by Brian Wood and Dawn of the Jedi.
Lighthearted books:
Sci-Fi:
There are also several Firefly/Serenity comics if that your thing, they are all good.
The best place to start is the current Superior Spider-man, Which stars a slightly different Peter Parker
Stuff with Vikings:
Other Recommendations:
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EDIT: cleaned up a bit.
EDIT 2: Links, added links to digital version where I couldn't find floppies or HC/TPB that had come out yet. Reading Digital comics on a Tablet is recommended. Dark Horse has their own app, and Comixology has most publishers except Dark Horse and some smaller ones.
I recommend getting the volumes because they're MUCH easier to track down.
> So this is the 3rd book in the series, set to be released on October 22, 2019. The first has already been released and the second should be out around July, I think.
Looks more like the fourth. Friends To the Rescue is already out, Family Night comes out in late March, Hard Day's Work in July.
Marvel comics:
Other recommendations:
Additional resources:
EDIT: removed IDW's Transformers
There are official comics, yeah. There's an ongoing series featuring story arcs that are about 4 issues in length (currently on the second arc, issue 8 is due out soon) and a few one-shots featuring an individual character, of which there are currently 4 of, with more coming.
You can find digital copies of everything here.
If you prefer physical copies, you can check your local comic shop, or pick up the newly released trade paperback that contains the first four issues at sites like amazon. Link
From the graphic novel "Steven Universe: Too Cool for School".
Yes, 'Turf Wars' continues immediately after they go to the spirit world. The first graphic novel volume was just released. You can find it at Amazon here.
The original run of comics (by Jeremy Sorese and Coleman Engle) ran for 8 issues. They are compiled in these TPBs: Vol 1 Vol 2
There was also a Greg Universe one-shot in the same series (probably my favorite of all the comics). That's available here
The more recent series, Steven Universe and the Crystal Gems, ran for 4 issues. They aren't available in a volume yet, only individual issues. Issue 1 is here, and this is the upcoming paperback.
There's also a standalone graphic novel.
Actually, if you're in the UK/EU, shipping is free/reasonable, and the first TPB is at a very nice price. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Adventure-Time-Vol-Ryan-North/dp/1608862801
A few more months until it's released though. (it comes out on my birthday! Mathmatical!)
Adventure Time comics!
Well the most obvious recommendation would be the plethora of OTGW stuff that's been released since.
If you haven't checked it out yet the original short is available online, right here on youtube.
The first comic collection has stories from in between episodes, and I believe is cannon.
Since then, there has been an ongoing comic series. These contain stories from after the show, the longest thread being Greg and Wirt's adventures in their dreams. However there are also stories about Anna (the Woodsman's daughter), Mrs. Langtree, and others. The first few collections are available on amazon.
Lastly, a concept art book is about to be released, if you are interested in that sort of stuff.
Hope some of this helped!
For physicals I think the cheapest way is to buy them by volume. Volume 2 comes out in month. I tried to buy them physically and individually as they released but that proved to be very very costly on the shipping side. Also I would always find a new cooler cover a month later and have a little buyer's remorse. Digital copies are nice since you don't have to pay for shipping, and you get a scan of every page so it's the same thing just less tangible. Though I've read that the comic creators don't receive compensation through digial sales. Some kinda loophole. But ya know, no shipping costs. And as for free well yayponies posts the comics a day or so after they release. And there's always a comic thread on /mlp/ that dumps the comics and usually contains up to date information on future releases.
The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Part One https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506700152/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_H1BcBbBG046AY
It was a bit under $50 with tax and free shipping from Amazon. Here are the titles:
The Answer
Guide to the Crystal Gems
Too Cool for School
Steven Universe Vol. 1
Steven Universe Vol. 2
They come in trade paperbacks. Each one has four issues. Here's the first one.
I hate buying issues. Trades are the way to go for my money.
So far there's 3 arcs. each spanning 4 comics. You can get the first 4 in a bundle right now at amazon It's gonna be a while for volume 2 to be released, so you can get the individual comics at Hottopic.com
There's also a micro series, you can get those in a bundle as well. So far they've released twilight, rainbow dash, rarity and futtershy.
You can also buy digital versions on itunes, I have a few but I've rebuying them with the bundle, the paper version is just so much better.
There are three MLP comic series, and there are indeed trade paperbacks, though obviously not all the issues of ongoing series have been collected yet. It's a good idea to read the main series in order, but doesn't really matter for the others.
The main series, simply titled "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" has story arcs of either 2 or 4 issues. With a few exceptions, they are mostly very high quality (Katie Cook and Andy Price are very good at their jobs).
The "micro series" (collected under the title "Pony Tales") featured one-shot issues focusing on individual characters. Quality-wise, they tended to be a bit hit-or-miss. It is now completed.
After the micro series finished, a new side series called "Friends Forever" started, focusing on the relationship between a pair of characters. The first issue wasn't great, but I've liked all the others so far.
Grab the upcoming omnibus
edition collecting 12 issues for a very low price (assuming your friend's
birthday is after the publication date of November 4, that is).
Otherwise you have to get the comics volume by volume, which is rather
more expensive (these trade paperbacks are more expensive than average,
but they do use slightly better paper, and there's glitter on the
cover).
> for someone who doesn't watch the
show
Might have a problem there, because the comics do assume
knowledge of the show. Volume 1 is the return of Queen Chrysalis, and
Volume 2 is about Nightmarity. You might want to get Pony Tales vol. 1
and 2 instead, which are collection of one-shots that require less
background knowledge. I personally recommend volume
2 -
the four issue (CMC, Celestia, Spike and Luna) it collects are better
than the Mane 6 ones in volume 1 (Fluttershy and Twlight's issue were
bad)
https://www.amazon.com/Steven-Universe-Original-Graphic-Novel/dp/1608867714
When you do a post liike this you really ought to include the link.
The comic is scheduled for release on June 20 and is available for preorder on Amazon.
If you go to Walmart, they might still have some of the McFarlane building sets in the clearance section.
Hot topic should have some socks or little blind bag figures. They also have a lot of shirts in girls sizes.
You can also check eBay and Amazon to see if the old pops are reasonably priced.
There's also some 12 inch plushes for 30 bucks on Amazon of the diamonds, Lars, lion, etc.
I think hot topic still has their giant pumpkin plush.
The graphic novels are pretty good. The comic volumes are released and available on Amazon, and so are the graphic novels. I wouldn't recommend the shorter ones, like the answer, but the Art Book might be a nice option.
Steven Universe: Warp Tour (Vol. 1) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1684150337/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_9ax3CbEACSRWZ this is the first volume of the ongoing comic
I have a friend with an 8 year old daughter. Can speak from experience that she's addicted to these:
Phoebe and her unicorn
https://www.amazon.com/Phoebe-Her-Unicorn-Book/dp/1449446205
My Little pony comics
https://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Magic/dp/1613776055
Smile
https://www.amazon.com/Smile-Raina-Telgemeier/dp/0545132061
It's just Steven Universe (2017-). Look for the one written by Melanie Gilman, not Jeremy Sorese.
It's a bit dumb because they have like 3 separate comics series with nearly or completely identical names.
The LoK comic came out like three weeks ago. You can get it here!
Yup! There are two different series, and I believe you can buy them both as ebooks:
A limited run written by Pat McHale, which fills in the gaps in the canon series with new stories. Issue #1 is an adventure taking place directly before Tales of the Dark Lantern is set. Issue #2 is set right before Mad Love, and is a comprehensive look at Fred's backstory and his relationship with the Highwayman, as told by Fred to Beatrice/Wirt/Greg. Issue #3 is another adventure in which we see a bit more of Beatrice's perspective and guilty conscience. Issue #4 is Anna's backstory.
The second series is ongoing (you can buy a subscription as well as the previous issues on Comixology). Half the adventures take place post-canon as Greg (and later Wirt) wind up in the Unknown when they're asleep. The other half of the adventures are Anna's life at home on her own, meeting the ghost of her mother among other things.
There are also a few issues in there so far illustrated by George Mager, which are tales of Langtree's classroom written picture-book-style.
Is the paperback the comic? I'm not sure if it has the artwork, or if it is just a regular book. This is the one I'm talking about. http://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Time-Fionna-Natasha-Allegri/dp/1608863387/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452240120&sr=8-1&keywords=fionna+and+cake
All of these style comics come from Magical Game Time.
He also did the art for the Costume Quest comics that came out as a tie in to the Double Fine games
And he is the current artist on Marvel's [Great Lakes Avengers comics] (http://marvel.com/comics/issue/61497/great_lakes_avengers_2016_1) Edit: He's actually the writer for GLA, not artist
I got it from here for $11 you get 4 comics in one. It's great.
I love My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. I've got a small collection of the minifigures and brushable ponies, as well as some great Funko figures. I've recently gotten into comic books a little bit, but have yet to pick up the My Little Pony comics, so I'd love to have this, or really anything from my My Little Pony wishlist.
Thanks for the contest :)
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Volume/dp/1613776055/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411338478&sr=8-1&keywords=mlp+fim+volume+1
I would start with the first four issues:
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Volume/dp/1613776055/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1411529406&sr=8-3&keywords=MLP+vol.+1
The story is probably one of the best MLP stories I've ever read, show and comic combined.
The first four are by the team Andy Price and Katie Cook. Any MLP comic worked on by them I would recommend picking up.
There the volumes set, covering entire story :
Main Story :
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Volume/dp/1613776055/
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Volume/dp/1613777604/
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Volume/dp/1613778546/
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Volume/dp/1613779607/
Micro Series (Pony Tales)
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Tales-Volume/dp/161377740X/
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Tales-Volume/dp/1613778732/
http://www.amazon.com/Steven-Universe-Original-Graphic-Novel/dp/1608867714/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462736852&sr=8-1&keywords=too+cool+for+school+steven+universe
Adventure Time Season 11 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1684153654/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_7ewhDbBBR0WPS
Fun, thanks for hosting the scavenger hunt!
Edit: Finished! I love scavenger hunts; it always reminds me what a weirdo I am.
Here's a physical copy if you like having actual books:
https://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Time-Season-Sonny-Liew/dp/1684153654
Here's a digital for $1:
https://www.comixology.com/Adventure-Time-Season-11-1/digital-comic/724027
Sure! So for ATLA there are a series of trilogy stories. Their order is:
The Promise (3 parts, 2012)
The Search (3 parts, 2013)
The Rift (3 parts, 2014)
Smoke and Shadow (3 parts, 2015–16)
North and South (3 parts, 2016–17)
Imbalance (3 parts, 2018–19).
They all take place after the show and were made by and in connection with the creators. They're canon and some later ones reference earlier ones so be sure to read in the chronological order. There's also two anthology series that contain short stories from during the show. "The Lost Adventures" and "Team Avatar Tales."
For Korra there's only two so far:
Turf Wars (3 parts, 2017-18)
Ruins of the Empire (2019-20).
You can buy all of these on Amazon and in many cases you can find them at your local bookstore or library. They are available either in three smaller separate softcover parts or one combined hardcover. I personally bought them all as they came out and have the three individual softcover parts for each trilogy. Three separate covers that way too. Some of them are old enough now that the hardcover might be cheaper or on sale though so you might choose that.
"The Search" part 1 softcover is available here or "The Search" Hardcover part 1-3 is available on sale here.
"Turf Wars" part 1 softcover is available here or "Turf Wars" Hardcover part 1-3 is available on sale here.
You can find the rest of them on Amazon when you get to them too. Have fun!!
Only one? Shit, given just how many official MLP comic series there are now (there are at least 10 of them now, including the main series), that's a tough question to answer.
I guess if you have the money for it, you could go for one of the compilation books. This one, for example, contains the first 4 issues of the main series.
You can also look at online comic shops like Comixology. They usually offer some good deals.
There's going to be a [Graphic Novel] (http://www.amazon.com/Steven-Universe-Original-Graphic-Novel/dp/1608867714) about something like that.
Here is a full list http://steven-universe.wikia.com/wiki/Steven_Universe_(comic_series)
You can find the trades for cheaper than a comic shop by going to amazon
Here for volume 1
Here for volume 2
Here is the Steven Universe & The Crystal Gems trade
Here is graphic novel 1
Here is graphic novel 2
There are also a bunch of scattered issues that will probably be collected into a trade eventually. 2 are 1-shots from the original series. And there is currently a new series that has 6 issues.
Also if you don't mind digital copies of the first two volumes you can get them here for even cheaper
Can confirm the comics are a good choice. The "Warp Tour" compilation of the first few Ongoing comics and the recent "Fusion Frenzy" special are superb.
There are also the games, for various platforms; Save the Light is very well-designed, and has the involvement of the production team.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/Legend-Korra-Turf-Wars-Part/dp/1506700152/
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They're quite entertaining, a very underrated corner of the franchise.
The best way to buy them is to look for the trade paperback volumes, here's a link to the first one on Amazon. Those collect a story arc at a time and are easier to manage for buying and handling than single issues.
Or if you want digital copies, which are cheaper, look to Comixology. Reading comics is pretty painful on a phone screen though if that's going to be your method.
If you liked the Divine Comedy, you'll like Mickey goes to Hell.
You'd be better off buying the small books which compile the story arcs.
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Volume/dp/1613776055/ref=pd_sim_b_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1XB0JYV99JAHKM0Q7BE9
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Volume/dp/1613777604/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1XB0JYV99JAHKM0Q7BE9
Thank you for the contest!
In that case she might be interested in the recent Banana Guard Academy miniseries, featuring a character named Root Beer Guy. As well, though they don't take place in a shared universe, she might really like the Bee and Puppycat videos (though I haven't seen any of the new ones yet), which are created by a person who works on Adventure Time and who created Fiona and Cake - who have their own comics as well now that I think of it. Bee and Puppycat also has a comic :)
Well you can check out some of these trade paper back editions.
First things to be available is volume one and volume two.
But if your also interested the Micro-series is going to be released in November.
Remember though there really is no value in the trade back if you are planning to re-sell. Good for the read, still though I find them good to get signed.
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I think I'm interesting because I am a BEASTLY yard sale queen!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1608867714/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1464580253&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=too+cool+for+school+steven+universe
Then what's [this] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0606390022/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_oTbIxbM4SDDAJ)? Haha
Edit: Why am I getting downvoted? By no means did I mean this to sound condescending! I'm sorry if it sounded that way. I'm just expressing why I'm confused about the contents of these two books! I was just genuinely curious if /u/bryceland23 knew anything about the book I mentioned above!
You can either watch them on YouTune, download them, or you can buy them if you wish to support the creators.
Hasbro says it is, for whatever that is worth. For the chapter books though, I would suggest checking your library unless you want to have your own copy. For the comics, probably get the volumes from Amazon or something, the two story arcs I mentioned from FiM are volume 2 and Volume 4. The Friends Forever issues might be a bit of a hassle to get unless you get digital comics from comixology. Of course if you have a comic shop near by you can probably just go in and ask them to order them for you.
There's also this, this I ordered a while back. Still hasn't shipped, and it says it came out a month ago. It will probably be cancelled.
https://www.amazon.com/Over-Garden-Wall-Pat-McHale/dp/0606390022/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1473960926&sr=8-1
The ongoing series of 4 issue arcs.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Magic/dp/1613776055/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1406587643&sr=1-1&keywords=my+little+pony+friendship+is+magic
I think this is the first one? It seems that everyone says all the comics are good and worth getting.
Well, not all at once, but there are paperbacks collecting the individual comics:
For the sake of completeness, there's also an omnibus, which also collects the main series, but is the equivalent of 3(?) of the regular paperbacks I mentioned above.
Finally, if you don't want/need physical books, they're also available on the Comixology app, I believe.
I hope that helps!
Hi friend. Here is the link to the comixology page for Bee and Puppycat. You can buy them digitally there. If you can wait until April, here's the amazon link for the first trade.
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Costume-Quest-Invasion-Candy-Snatchers/dp/1620101904#
Mickey's Inferno is real easy to read and surprisingly accurate.
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If you don't want it digitally, you're much better off getting the trade paperbacks, rather than the single issues.
This has the first 4 issues: http://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Time-Vol-Ryan-North/dp/1608862801
Do you know what they're called? I remember finding something similar but it wouldn't give me info on what issues they have.
Is this right? http://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Time-Vol-Ryan-North/dp/1608862801/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377484681&sr=8-1&keywords=adventure+time+comic
A fun book so I can finally find out what happens next!
You turned today into a Sunday Funday!
on amazon
also, i work for barnes and noble and thought id snag an employee discount if theyre out, but it states the same release date on our site =/
Physical copies look better imo. The colors are nicer. I you are willing to wait, get the Trade Paperbacks!
Volume 1 (Chrysalis Arc, which is awesome) is out here.
Volume 2 (Nightmare arc, personaly didn't like as much) will be out Sept. 24 here.
There will also be a compilation of the mane 6 micro series in November here.
The Rarity and the Pinkie comic were both top notch, while the others varied from good to mediocre (depending who you ask). But it is a good price for 6 comics!
Issue 9 was great, Volume 3 is looking like it will be awesome (no date yet for that one).
Yup. That's the first one. They're all called "Adventure Time Vol. [Whatever Number]".
Here's the second one: http://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Time-Vol-Ryan-North/dp/1608863239/
And the third one: http://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Time-Vol-Ryan-North/dp/1608863174/
The store I worked for had a fundraiser for The Jimmy Fund and we were raising money for cancer. In exchange for a $1 donation, we gave them a scratch off ticket with a prize, usually something off the dollar menu at Burger King or a few other things.
I had just transferred stores, and was brand new. They thought it would be funny to put me at the fundraising table at the door (this was a store in a mall) to deal with the task of bugging everyone that entered and left to donate to the Fund, and explain to them the benefits of donating.
I got pretty into it, sporting a flower crown, an apron, they gave me a megaphone, I had balloons and I was actually making really good money here, like we were at over $100 raised in an hour and a half.
A couple people stopped and hung out with me for a while, watching me dance around and make people laugh, but one old weird dude stuck around all day.
He kept trying to talk to me and make the other customers go away and leave me alone so he could talk to me, and kept trying to give me his number and shake my hand. It was reeeally super weird, but I asked him politely to leave so I could do my job. He said ok and stood like 10 feet away and came back trying to talk to me and touch me and give me his number, so the manager came out and asked him to please be on his way and let me do my job.
The guy said okay, and left but within half an hour he was back doing the same thing being a weirdo. My manager called security and security asked him politely to leave me alone and he left. He came back and security escorted him out. He came back and got frickin arrested. I had to stay in the back room, in the break room. My manager gave me free movie tickets and bought me lunch and let me go home early, so it was pretty sweet.
edit: People be crazy.
Also, there's this Adventure Time Comic I would really love!
> Picture books and chapter books appreciated! :)
Does that include graphic novels? Finding comic books for kids that feel like 'standard' fantasy (swords & sorcery/high fantasy) has been surprisingly challenging. Oddly enough, the only one that I've found that really fits is the comic book version of A Link to the Past: https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Zelda-Link-Past/dp/1421575418/
For non-standard fantasy that still uses many standard fantasy tropes, I really like Adventure Time: https://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Time-Vol-Ryan-North/dp/1608862801/
And of course further off the path there's also Bone, Usagi Jimbo, and Amulet.
What I could find