Learn to Read Comics Holiday Update
We’re happy to report that we had a successful donation of comics and graphic novels to Youth Emerging Stronger! In total,
Dr. Seuss: a 20th century cultural phenomenon
We at Learn To Read Comics love Dr. Seuss! Theodor Seuss Geisel wrote and illustrated hundreds of children’s books, despite having no children of his own. His illustrations and artworks are collectible, some paintings and drawings of which are very rare.
Batman: Choose Your Own Adventure
‘Batman: Death in the Family’ by Warner Brothers Animation lets viewers decide Robin’s fate interactively by allowing the viewer to make choices in wildly different directions, to the point where it feels like a distinct experience watching each version and its various forks in the road. The interactivity is a wonderful, fun and inventive, gimmick.
New Donation!
My name is David Verdiner and I am the President of Learn To Read Comics, Inc. (www.LearnToReadComics.org) We are a non-profit located in Los Angeles, California, and we give away comics, writing and other reading materials to at-risk students through their schools...
Deadpool fly among new species named by CSIRO
During the past year CSIRO scientists have given scientific names to 165 new species, including tributes to Marvel characters Deadpool, Thor, Loki, and Black Widow along the way.
August’s Word of the Month: Biomorph!
bi·o·morph
/ˈbī-o-môrf/
noun
A painted, drawn, or sculptured free form or design suggestive in shape of a living organism, especially an amoeba or protozoan.
When John Lewis Cosplayed at Comic-Con as His Younger Self
For several years, Mr. Lewis would lead a group of children in a march across the San Diego Convention Center.
Comic-Con@Home: This Year’s Schedule Of Key TV & Film Panels (Updating)
Fanboys and fangirls may not be traveling en masse to San Diego for Comic-Con this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the confab is set to swing into people’s homes like Spider-Man with its very first virtual edition, dubbed Comic-Con@Home. The event will take place July 22-26 and is free.
The 92-year-old founder of Hello Kitty is handing the business to his grandson
Tokyo (CNN Business)The 92-year-old who founded the company that created Hello Kitty is leaving after 60 years and handing control to his grandson.