What are the best comics for young children?

#1 Posted by Katie24 (488 posts) - 1 year, 11 hours ago - Show Bio

I have a young son, he is only 4 months old now but I would like to start collecting some comics and graphic novels for him to read to him as he gets older. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

#2 Posted by LordMaverick (4388 posts) - 1 year, 11 hours ago - Show Bio

Disney, always.....

#3 Posted by aztek_the_lost (30738 posts) - 1 year, 11 hours ago - Show Bio

Tiny Titans

I don't read it but everyone else in the industry endorses it, plus there's all that Boom! Kids stuff

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#4 Posted by Katie24 (488 posts) - 1 year, 11 hours ago - Show Bio

Yeah I checked out the Boom! comics, was hoping to find some comics not based of of cartoons. Tiny Titans looks cute, I love the DC universe.

#5 Posted by The_Tree (4185 posts) - 1 year, 11 hours ago - Show Bio

Batman the Brave and the Bold, Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam!, Tiny Titans, Teen Titans GO!, and Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog comics are all pretty good series tailored for children.

#6 Posted by Katie24 (488 posts) - 1 year, 11 hours ago - Show Bio

I was recommended Owly, does any one know anything about this book? Is it any good?

#7 Posted by JonesDeini (3590 posts) - 1 year, 11 hours ago - Show Bio

Nate Cosby's Cowboy

#8 Posted by Owie (2714 posts) - 1 year, 10 hours ago - Show Bio

Unfortunately Tiny Titans was cancelled, as was the most recent volume of Batman: Brave and the Bold, as was Marvel Adventures Spider-Man, all in the last couple months, and all of which were very good; I read them to my kids. So I would recommend them if you get collected versions. The DC Superfriends comic was also good and a hit with my kids. I find the Marvel Super Hero Squad to be very crass and not what I'd like my kids to be reading. There was also a good Teen Titans comic, based off the animated TV show, a few years back that was good. Pet Avengers are also very good. Anyway that's all old stuff.

All the new stuff has just started in the last month or two and I don't know how good it is yet.

The Muppets comics are hit or miss.

#9 Posted by Hazlenaut (1679 posts) - 1 year, 9 hours ago - Show Bio

Archie is a good choice and you can easily buy one in the nearest grocery/drug store

#10 Posted by Katie24 (488 posts) - 1 year, 9 hours ago - Show Bio

@Owie: Thanks, I will check to see if some of the canceled ones you mentioned are in a collected book.

#11 Posted by Superguy0009e (1909 posts) - 1 year, 8 hours ago - Show Bio

Try some of the Marvel Adventure Series

#12 Posted by TDK_1997 (9660 posts) - 1 year, 2 hours ago - Show Bio

Tiny Titans.

#13 Posted by Billy Batson (54326 posts) - 1 year, 11 minutes ago - Show Bio

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#14 Posted by TheOptimist (713 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago - Show Bio

@Katie24: I have to echo the Tiny Titans call for sure, it is a wonderful resource. There is enough published material out there to last a kid quite a long while...

I think the best place to look is in smaller digest sized collections of books... they're easier for young readers to manage, physically and academically...

There are plenty of great books out there based on various different franchises, from Donald Duck to Scooby Doo... almost regardless of what his interests become, there is likely to be some form of comic book adaptation for that on the shelves, if not currently then somewhere in the recent past.

I think it is great that you're already thinking about this for your son... I have to say, there are a really great number of benefits provided by reading comics at a young age... just like any other reading material, I would definitely suggest just giving him something to expose himself to the material, especially something he can crinkle, fold, draw on or otherwise destroy... it is very beneficial for young readers to have that opportunity.

#15 Posted by Owie (2714 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago - Show Bio

@Katie24 said:

@Owie: Thanks, I will check to see if some of the canceled ones you mentioned are in a collected book.

Also, as the Optimist said, Scooby Doo has had a couple pretty good series for a long time, they're decent quality.

#16 Posted by htb106 (1641 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago - Show Bio

@Katie24: I think you should buy some old issues of tiny titans, superman family adventures, possibly young justice for when he's a bit older. also the batman: brave and the bold stuff is quite good for young kids.

#17 Posted by fondofpacman (566 posts) - 11 months, 28 days ago - Show Bio

60's and 70's Doctor Strange, get those kids thinking existentially...that or Duck Tales, do they still make Duck Tales?

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