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Top 10 children’s comics for September 2016

Dusty14 September, 2016

Big name favourites are at the top of the list this month!

The lovable fat cat Garfield has been around since 1978! Think you know your Garfield? Did you know that this food obsessed cat has his own TV award? That’s right in 1985 his show bagged an Emmy! Take a look and see!

Our other top cat comic is receiving the 3D treatment, with a spruced up anime version showing in Japan from early next month.

1. Pokemon, by Hidenori Kusaka, art by Satoshi Yamamoto

2. Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz

3. Ga rfield, by Jim Davis and Mark Evanier

4. Big Nate, by Lincoln Peirce

5. Tintin, by Herge

6. Adventure time, by Ryan North

7. Amulet, by Kazu Kibuishi

8. Chi’s sweet home, by Kanata Konami

9. The Smurfs anthology, by Peyo

10. Asterix omnibus, by Goscinny and Udzero

Top 10 Children’s comics October 2015

Dusty9 November, 2015

Charlie Brown and the gang have topped the charts. A winning combination of great characters and cool dialogue this classic comic strip remains a favourite.

Want to find out more about comics and graphic novels? The brother sister team responsible for Babymouse, Matthew and Jennifer L. Holm, have some info and links on their Babymouse website. If you like their style check out their new title, Sunny Side Up set in Florida. Jennifer is the writer for Babymouse, and she’s written some great books as well. She won a Newbery Honor award for a couple of books, we have one of them, Turtle in Paradise right here.

Jennifer and Matthew Holms’ new comic is really popular so remember its free to reserve on your kids card. So if you’re looking through the catalogue and you see something you like use your library card number to reserve it to the best branch for you to pick up

Here’s your Top 10:

1. The complete Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz

2. Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce

3. Pokemon by Hidenori Kusaka and Satoshi Yamamoto

4. Garfield by Mark Evanier

5. Adventure time by Ryan North

6. Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi

7. Asterix omnibus by Goscinny and Udzero

8. Chi’s sweet home by Kanata Konami

9. Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm and Matt Holm

10. Sonic saga series by Ian Fynn

Top 10 Children’s Comics in May

Dusty8 June, 2015

Adventure Time‘s original comic characters are all over the internet, screen and paper! There are even infuriating games where the direction keys take you in the opposite direction… thank you Cartoon Network. Want to be the first person to read the new Chi’s Sweet home? You can reserve it before it arrives into Wellington libraries and be first in the queue!

1. Pokemon by Hidenori Kusaka

2. The complete Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz

3. Big Nate by Lincoln Pierce

4. Garfield by Mark Evanier

5. Asterix by Goscinny and Udzero

6. Tintin by Hergé

7. Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi

8. Adventure time by Ryan North

9. Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm

10. Chi’s sweet home by Kanata Konami