The majority of comic books
published today are not for kids. Sex,
drugs, nudity, violence and 'adult' themes pervade most comic book stories.
Parents who encourage their children
to read are often frustrated by the lack of child-centered comic books that
offer good solid stories, with moral lessons and non-threatening characters.
Cheer up! More and more comic book
publishers are realizing the huge market for children's comic books and more
and more titles are taking up store shelves.
Krause
Publications new 'A Parent's Guide To The Best Kids' Comics' written and compiled
by Scott Robins and Snow Wildsmith, will help parents choose the titles their
children will love.
Inside parents and kids can look
over titles (most printed within the last ten years) broken down by age and
grade levels.
Each title includes colorful cover
and interior pages and a complete synopsis of the main story with educational
tie-ins, heads-up content warnings and other pertinent information parents will
find especially helpful.
It's a great resource parents and
kids will enjoy.
I love science fiction movies, or
as we fans prefer to them: Sci-Fi films.
Surprisingly it is difficult to
find any books anthologies that spotlight the top Sci-Fi movies produced over
the decades-until now!
Author Robert C. Ring has assembled
a wonderful new book called Sci-Fi Movie Freak, published by Krause Publications,
that does just that.
Starting with some the earliest
classic Sci-Fi films made the book proceeds to look at the most influential and
genre-shaping movies created over the decades.
Full color and black and white
photos accompany each film synopsis along with statistical data on the film's release,
rating, country created in, studio that released it and so on.
From animated films to high-budget,
special-effects laden epics this book covers them all. Even some cult classics are included and a
special DVD of possibly the worse Sci-Fi film ever made: Plan 9 Form Outer
Space, is included.
Love them or hate them, there is no
doubt that The Rolling Stones have shaped and influenced Rock and Roll since
they first appeared 50 years ago.
Considered the 'bad boys' of Rock
and Roll, The Rolling Stones became popular at about the same time as The
Beatles. While The Beatles were
considered clean and safe, The Rolling Stones were anything but.
They pushed the boundaries of
social acceptance and always managed to create a scene whenever they
performed. Teenagers loved them and parents
hated them - a sure sign of a successful group.
Howard Hammer has created a pictorial
journey through the group's 50 Years Of Rock in a new softbound book from Krause
Publications about The Rolling Stones.
Through pictures and text the
author guides readers through the last five decades chronicling The Rolling Stones
ups and downs, victories and failures and always turbulent and controversial
careers.
If you love Rock and Roll then you
are sure to love 50 Years Of Rock: The Rolling Stones.