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C. C. Beck

C. C. Beck & Grandson

Comics have been around for kids and it is often thought that they are primarily intended for kids. A stroll through a specialised comics store would alleviate anyone of that notion. Not only do kids rarely visit comic stores, the main audience for mainstream comics is boys from 14 and up. Finding comics that aren’t violent or sexually explicit these days can be quite a challenge. So here is a list of some of the best new comics available.

In regards to modern incarnations of kids comics you need to look no further than Boon Studios. Boom Studios used to be known as a small independent comic publisher whose main library consisted of zombie, horror and superhero comics. In 2007 they announced their ZOOM! Imprint which would grow over the next three years to include such licences as The Muppets and Disney/Pixar giants like Wall-e, Finding Nemo and Toy Story.

These are, not surprisingly, highly popular and Boom have done an amazing job with the comics. Boom Studios have also bought the rights to produce comics for the Disney characters Uncle Scrooge, Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse so their studio accounts for a significant percentage of the total comics produced for kids each month.

Marvel and DC have their own imprints directed at kids. Titles like Tiny Titans and Mini Marvels are versions of the world’s greatest superheroes reinterpreted for kids. In these stories instead of super-villains that threaten the world the costumed heroes encounter bullies in the schoolyard and parents that substitute teach in their classroom! Aimed at grades 2 and up these comics are entertaining for new readers and established fans alike.

Popular books and franchises like Geronimo stilton and the Disney Fairies have also recently appeared in comic form, this time from publishing company Papercutz. These hardcover comics are a great read and highly durable so recommended for school and library collections. Both franchises crossover readily into comics, being highly visual stories already.

Now that parents, schools and libraries have decided comics are ok for kids again, publishers have realized comics can sell well so it’s heartening to see the increase in comics becoming available aimed solely at young readers (and kids at heart as well). Hopefully the trend will continue into 2011.

Hope everyone has an amazing, blessed Mother’s Day enjoying the day and their families.

Blessings to all…

MAY 1st Has Arrived with its warmth and beauty!
National Bible Bee 2010 is NOW OPEN FOR YOU TO REGISTER!

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As of this email,  381 contestants are already enrolled!

On  JUNE 1st, across the country from Alaska to Florida-New York to Hawaii,  U.P.S. will be delivering a very special box to all those who register before that date! (Those registering in June, will receive the same box upon registration) In that box,  will be all sorts of FUN TOOLS to help bring God’s Word Alive to YOUR family this summer.  Some of those things being a Bible Bee Branded Bible for each contestant,  memory cards preprinted, Inductive Sword Study,  and much much more!

Oh…you ask, “What is this Bible Bee?”   It is an opportunity for you and your family to grow in the Word of God this summer.   Thousands across the country will be working very diligently to memorize scripture and study God’s Word in order to compete in the Local and National BIBLE BEE to be held AUGUST 28th in YOUR AREA!!

Not only will the contestants be memorizing scripture, but they will be studying ONE BOOK from the BIBLE—this book to be revealed on JUNE 1st. One of the great tools that will be in that special box will be a STUDY GUIDE that will lead each member of the family in an INDUCTIVE BIBLE STUDY this summer.
This study will include time of devotions, investigation of the scripture, family discussion, and prayer.
AND EVERYONE enrolled IN THE COUNTRY WILL BE DOING THE SAME THING!!!
How awesome is that!
BSF’ers and PRECEPT’ers……….This is VERY MUCH what you are used to during the school year ….now you have something for the summer!!!

Want to know more….check out the website:   www.biblebee.org and then look for a host near you!

Scrapbook Page 4

One of my favorite things that I have seen of C. C. Beck’s is his personal scrapbook.  It is fun to look through all the pages and see the famous people he knew and read the newspaper articles about him.  A small bit of insight to the actual man, I guess.  Anyways, I have scanned the scrapbook into my computer but since I have a small scanner it is going to take some time and a little help from photoshop to piece it all together.  I will be posting some images from the scrapbook as I go.  Hopefully, you enjoy.

Many people know who C. C. Beck was.  Even more know Captain Marvel and Shazam.  A few might even recognize Fat Man, The Human Flying Saucer.

But what many don’t know is the long list of other creative talents expressed over the years by C. C. Beck.  For example, he was a writer…he was a painter…he built replicas of antique weapons…he built hand-detailed, working dollhouses for his granddaughters…he built a Star Ship Enterprise replica with tiny, working lights.