compound
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It's often been said that contemporary cartoons have 'smartened up' in order to make themselves accessible to a kid-friendly audience, without necessarily 'writing down' to them, or dumbing the plot for the sake of brevity or simplicity. (And still appealing to the pop-smart, media-savvy adults who watch them too -- whether stoned or not.)
But do you know of any comics that do the same?
Certainly not the recent batch of Marvel Age manga titles.
Scholastic -- known largely as a mainstream publisher of children's lit -- may have been onto something when they decided to reissue the complete Bone in a mass-produced affordable format. They also commissioned Chyna Clugston (Blue Monday, Ultimate Marvel Team-up) to do a Mean Girls-style graphic novel aimed at pre-teens for them (it's called Queen Bee, I think).
A few of the Oni Press titles, like the Courtney Crumrin books, I'd recommend for younger Harry Potter fans. That, as well as the Alison Dare series.
Anything else comes to mind?
But do you know of any comics that do the same?
Certainly not the recent batch of Marvel Age manga titles.
Scholastic -- known largely as a mainstream publisher of children's lit -- may have been onto something when they decided to reissue the complete Bone in a mass-produced affordable format. They also commissioned Chyna Clugston (Blue Monday, Ultimate Marvel Team-up) to do a Mean Girls-style graphic novel aimed at pre-teens for them (it's called Queen Bee, I think).
A few of the Oni Press titles, like the Courtney Crumrin books, I'd recommend for younger Harry Potter fans. That, as well as the Alison Dare series.
Anything else comes to mind?
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