but somehow never having read a comic is prevalent.

From the outside, comics can seem like a tricky thing to get into if you don’t already know something about them, so a day where new readers or returning readers are celebrated and rewarded by everyone in comics (creators, publishers, distributors, and shops) to try something! It would be unusual if someone you knew had never utilized another one of the storytelling mediums, someone who’d never read a novel or poetry, listened to music, watched TV or movies, seen a play. Why do you think Free Comic Book Day is important to the comic book community?ĭP: Barrier-free access with no threshold of understanding for a new reader. All of those I think are accessible narratives and prime examples of storytellers who know how to pace and reveal a story to the reader. a new-to-comics reader likes before I recommend, but things I often find myself suggesting are Craig Thompson’s Blankets, Usagi Yojimbo, Hellboy, Locke & Key, Rick Geary’s Victorian and 20th Century Murder series, Bone. What books would you recommend to new readers and why?ĭP: I try and find out what other shows, books, movies, etc. Today I read Gotham Academy, Hellboy, Table Titans, and Locke & Key. What got you reading comics? What are some series you’re reading today?ĭP: I read some of my older sisters’ Archie comics, but it wasn’t until I discovered that early run of Eastman & Laird’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and reprints of Cockrum/Claremont’s X-Men that I started collecting books of my own and following storylines. On a deeper level, I hope it’s because people relate to the very small overcome and triumph against all odds much larger than them. so long as no one realizes that Coady is actually a ghost! įree Comic Book Day: What about Mouse Guard do you think makes it so popular?ĭavid Petersen: On the surface, I think it’s the blend of “cute” and “fierce.” That’s what I find draws a lot of new readers to my table or booth at conventions they see the little mouse with the sword and a scrunched-up, determined face and they want to know more. Coady and her sisters are members of a band heading for the gig of their lives.

but the only town she can afford to set up shop in is Monster City! Finally, the Lumberjanes introduce your new favorite BOOM! Box series Coady and the Creepies. To prove herself as a great chef, Brianna starts her own restaurant. Next, get a sneak peek of the upcoming KaBOOM! series Brave Chef Brianna. In an original Archaia short story of David Petersen's Mouse Guard, a pair of youngfurs learn a lesson from a grizzled guardmouse on what it means to be a hunter. (A) David Petersen, Selina Espiritu, Amanda KirkīOOM! Studios Summer Blast is jam-packed with three stories of mice, monsters, and one supernatural punk band. (W) David Petersen, Sam Sykes, Liz Prince

Mouse Guard by David Petersen