I love what they’re doing with this DC Kids line. The old one with the TV tie-ins was okay, but I’ve always thought they could do so much more. It’s wonderful seeing them use their more kid-friendly characters in books designed just for them. I can’t wait to give my 6 year old cousin the Shazam! book. So far he’s enjoyed Tiny Titans. He might not be interested in Supergirl, but I have a couple young girl cousins that might be.

Damn, that picture is bland.

Looks like this is going alongside “Skrulls vs. Power Pack” in the category of all-ages comics that are destined to be more enjoyable than their regular-universe equivalent.

Coming from a person who’s only ever been a fan of the Matrix/Linda/Earth Angel incarnation of Supergirl, I have to say…

This actually looks like it might be fun.

Wait, I don’t want it to sound like I don’t like clean simple artwork, Mike Parobeck and Ty Templeton did wonderful things on the Batman TAS books, but the art on these books is an entirely different beast. It’s not just simple it’s…bland and the stories and writing is far less subtle.

ElCoyote, I agree with you. I’ll wait until this Supergirl thing comes out before I pass judgment on it, but yeah… Much of the DC offerings for kids lately do seem “infantile.” It’s one thing to gear offerings to kids, but there’s always a risk of talking down to kids and making things, well, too baby-ish for them. That’s a difficult thing to pin down, and I know that as my own daughter often outgrows things she really liked awfully quickly.

What’s funny about this is that what you are saying here is EXACTLY the point I was a couple of weeks back when the Brave & Bold cartoon series was announced. The art looked “infantile” to me. Sure, it’s inspired by Dick Sprang (great name, BTW) but that harkens back to a really goofy period for Batman comics, and one that I think even a lot of kids wouldn’t take to these days. That, coupled with the initial news that it would focuse as much on comedy as action, had me crying fowl.

People gave me crap for that, and then there was Mike BabyManley’s name-calling. I never said kids shouldn’t have a Batman of their own. I only meant, as Sally said here, that there needs to be standards for kids too. Going too far to try to be kid-friendly can (sometimes) dumb things down too much and today’s kids can see right through it if that’s the case.

Later comments by another of the B&B creators had me feeling better about the direction of the show, so we’ll see. Actually, I probably won’t see it but I honestly hope it’s decent and that it clicks with the kids they’re trying to capture.

Awesome sauce!

How about an all ages Green Lantern Corps or Flash Family?

These titles are recruitment pamphlets for future generations of comic devotees.

SW33T!!! Can’t wait for this!! Tiny Titans totally rox!

ElCoyote,

My 7 year old daughter *loves* Tiny Titans and DC Super Friends. So, there’s one vote for these comics