Comics Appreciation Project

07/12/2026

With Jerry Craft – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

07/12/2026

With Jerry Craft – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉He has been gracious with encouragement and support on using his books to help empower young people to discover who they are and what they are willing to take a stand for (a book can do that)

07/12/2026

With Heroes Aren't Hard To Find – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉our favorite event of the year. Great organizers. Great conversations. Lots of fun.

07/04/2026

We have the opportunity to provide a summer camp at Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School of a condensed version of our trauma-informed Resilient Reads book club made possible by a grant from Resilient Georgia. We’re using Jerry Craft’s New Kid.

ATTENTION RISING 4TH, 5TH, and 6TH GRADERS!

The Athens Youth Development Initiative will provide a FREE summer camp in July, hosted by Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School!

The Resilient Reads Graphic Novel Book Club will take place from July 7-9, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. This summer camp will provide readers with the graphic novel "New Kid" by Jenny Craft, and will build on support for adolescence, emotional literacy, resilience, and a sense of community. Please scan the QR code at the bottom of the graphic, or head to bit.ly/YDIbhlreads to register TODAY as space is limited.

06/22/2026

Excellent analysis

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06/14/2026

Day 2 of the 2026 Heroes Con, Charlotte, NC *Fan Page* was our best single day ever! We crushed our 2026 goal.

We’re heading back to Foster Village Charlotte and Atrium Health Levine Children's in Charlotte, NC later today to drop off more books for kids before we leave town. Big thanks to Heroes Aren't Hard To Find and the convention patrons for making it possible.

06/11/2026

On our way (fourth year in a row)! Heroes Aren't Hard To Find Heroes Con, Charlotte, NC *Fan Page*.

Buy 1 book for you to keep and we will donate two to kids in need. All sales benefit kids at Foster Village Charlotte and Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, NC.

06/09/2026

The Heroes Convention, JUNE 12-14, is an all-ages, family friendly event where ALL ARE WELCOME! Everyone 16 years of age and younger is admitted FREE with a paying adult ticket at the Charlotte Convention Center! SEE YOU THERE!!!

Tickets: https://www.heroesonline.com/heroescon/tickets/
INFO: www.heroesonline.com



art by Humberto Ramos and Edgar Delgado
All character are ™️ and ©️ Marvel Comics

06/09/2026

NCTE is expanding our work with comics and primary sources! English language arts professionals are invited to apply for a new teacher-driven, collaborative learning opportunity tied to The Library of Congress's collection of comics—the largest publicly available comic book collection in the world.

Educators will work in cohorts to develop teaching and learning resources using the Library’s collection, tapping growing interest in infusing comics into ELA instruction to build valuable skills like reading comprehension, empathy, and critical thinking.

Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/43GwFkF

06/01/2026

We agree

BONE was highlighted by The Atlantic as one of a handful of books you'll never outgrow! We're blown away by the recognition!

Bone, by Jeff Smith

One year in elementary school, while wandering a Scholastic Book Fair— that budding bookworm's delight—I found a graphic novel called Out From Boneville. The book's cover featured a cute, simply drawn white figure, something like a combination of Casper the Friendly Ghost and Moomin. I bought it, not suspecting the journey that awaited me.

The Bone series, comprising nine books largely self-published by Smith, is high fantasy masquerading as kid lit. It's also hilarious.

Cousins Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone explore the mysterious Valley, encountering dragons, "rat creatures," and the fierce Thorn and her Gran'ma Ben.

Out From Boneville is heavy on jokes and light on violence, but as I raced through the series, that balance flipped. By the finale, the Bones are caught in a war that's politically complex, thrilling, and, for a kid, sometimes terrifying. (Smith has said that he meant for the comic to be a "kids' book for adults.") The story never loses its humor, though, which -combined with the masterful world-building and detailed pen-and-ink illustrations— makes Bone always worth revisiting.

- Dan Goff, copy editor