Comic writer/ children’s author Jesse McCann dropped us a note about Scrapyard Detectives, an anti-hate comic that features a group of diverse kids fighting crime with “cool gadgets and humor.” McCann will have copies of the comic in San Diego featuring a special SDCC cover by Batton Lash. From the press release:
Scrapyard Detectives is an all-ages series surrounding a group of ethnically diverse kids working together to solve neighborhood mysteries. “What separates the characters in Scrapyard Detectives is how relatable they are,” said Bill Galvan, artist and co-creator of the Scrapyard Detectives, “Neither Jinn, Raymond nor Robert have super powers. They’re heroes because they work together as a team for a noble cause”. Scrapyard Detectives is published and distributed by Smiles for Diversity, a nonprofit organization committed to educating children and adults about diversity.
Readers of “A Friend in Need”, the third issue of Scrapyard Detectives, will experience the talent of New York Times Best Selling Children’s Book Author, and noted comics writer Jesse Leon McCann (Krypto the Superdog for DC Comics.) When asked what interested him in working on the Scrapyard Project, McCann said, “Anyone with compassion for humankind, particularly for children, wouldn’t accept intolerance, whether it’s of race, gender or religion. Scrapyard Detectives provided the opportunity for me to express my compassion as a professional comic writer”. McCann added his expertise in characterization to the Scrapyard Detectives series, introducing conflict and more action and adventure to the team. “In the real world, kids don’t always see eye to eye. I wanted to shake things up in this issue by adding more conflict, adventure, mystery and gadgetry.”
McCann sent a couple of preview pages from the book:
McCann, who has written extensively for Bongo and DC’s cartoon adaptations like the upcoming Krypto the Superdog, also mentioned the Secret Origin of Good Readers SDCC panel, “of which my wife Nancy McCann (of Comics Unlimited) and I will be taking part. This panel is geared for librarians and teachers to help them help kids improve their reading skills through comics.”
July 6th, 2006 at 4:06 am
I should mention that FREE copies of SCRAPYARD DETECTIVES #3 will be available through participating comic shops, for those of you who aren’t going to San Diego for ComicCon. Ask your comic retailer for your copy now, because we’ll be sending them out in a few short weeks.
Retailers can have FREE copies of SCRAPYARD DETECTIVES #3 shipped to their stores FREE. All retailers have to do is contact me via CBIA, or my personal email (jleon2001@aol.com) and tell me how many copies you want. There are still plenty available. Teachers and librarians should contact their local comic shops for multiple copies.
Thanks!