Comments on: WW Chicago: No, wait! Comics ARE for kids! http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/07/01/ww-chicago-no-wait-comics-are-for-kids/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:18:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Evan Waters http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/07/01/ww-chicago-no-wait-comics-are-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-446227 Evan Waters Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:31:33 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=8651#comment-446227 (Insert obvious joke here.) (Insert obvious joke here.)

]]> By: Russell http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/07/01/ww-chicago-no-wait-comics-are-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-446217 Russell Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:49:00 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=8651#comment-446217 Despite a certain 6-year-old's antics, it was a really fun panel to be on. Despite a certain 6-year-old’s antics, it was a really fun panel to be on.

]]> By: Kat Kan http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/07/01/ww-chicago-no-wait-comics-are-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-446211 Kat Kan Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:31:38 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=8651#comment-446211 My sons both read comics, mostly because they've always been available in our house. I myself started reading them on my own when I was in first grade (in kindergarten I watched the old Superman TV series - this was almost 50 years ago - and Mighty Mouse and other cartoons). I never stopped. It's true, you can't force the love of comics. But you certainly can FOSTER it. That's what I do as a librarian. And the FCBD comics and holiday ashcans from Archie Comics and other publishers are godsends for me; I purchased (at a huge discount) lots of FCBD comics from my LCS this year and gave them away at my school (I'm a part time school librarian in a Catholic school). It was really fun to hear so many teachers reminisce about their childhoods and comics, and to see the very real delight shown by most of the students (when told they could keep the comics, a preschooler squealed in delight, "you mean forever!?"). Kids do love comics, when they're given a chance. And, as a middle-aged adult and veteran comics reader, I love the kids' comics for myself. I would have loved to have been at this panel. Wow, what a line-up of talent! My sons both read comics, mostly because they’ve always been available in our house. I myself started reading them on my own when I was in first grade (in kindergarten I watched the old Superman TV series – this was almost 50 years ago – and Mighty Mouse and other cartoons). I never stopped. It’s true, you can’t force the love of comics. But you certainly can FOSTER it. That’s what I do as a librarian. And the FCBD comics and holiday ashcans from Archie Comics and other publishers are godsends for me; I purchased (at a huge discount) lots of FCBD comics from my LCS this year and gave them away at my school (I’m a part time school librarian in a Catholic school). It was really fun to hear so many teachers reminisce about their childhoods and comics, and to see the very real delight shown by most of the students (when told they could keep the comics, a preschooler squealed in delight, “you mean forever!?”). Kids do love comics, when they’re given a chance. And, as a middle-aged adult and veteran comics reader, I love the kids’ comics for myself. I would have loved to have been at this panel. Wow, what a line-up of talent!

]]> By: Edward Priddy http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/07/01/ww-chicago-no-wait-comics-are-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-446201 Edward Priddy Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:22:02 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=8651#comment-446201 The Hero Foundry was also in attendance this weekend at Wizard World Chicago handing out free comic books to kids. For the past two years our organization has been granting endowments to schools, libraries, and hospitals that cannot afford them on their own. These endowments contain trades that are rated for all ages with the purpose of providing children better access to comics. Most recently we donated a sizable collection of graphic novels to Belding Elementary School in Chicago. These books will be available for the students to check out when they return to school this fall. Belding marked our 8th such donation joining others in Oklahoma, Texas, Washington, Louisiana, and Wisconsin. We are working on putting one in each of the 50 states. There were a lot of kids at WWC and I was happy to see their faces light up as we handed them a free comic book of their very own. Edward Priddy Vice President The Hero Foundry www.theherofoundry.org The Hero Foundry was also in attendance this weekend at Wizard World Chicago handing out free comic books to kids. For the past two years our organization has been granting endowments to schools, libraries, and hospitals that cannot afford them on their own. These endowments contain trades that are rated for all ages with the purpose of providing children better access to comics.

Most recently we donated a sizable collection of graphic novels to Belding Elementary School in Chicago. These books will be available for the students to check out when they return to school this fall.

Belding marked our 8th such donation joining others in Oklahoma, Texas, Washington, Louisiana, and Wisconsin. We are working on putting one in each of the 50 states.

There were a lot of kids at WWC and I was happy to see their faces light up as we handed them a free comic book of their very own.

Edward Priddy
Vice President
The Hero Foundry
http://www.theherofoundry.org

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