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Hey, everybody, we've got a comment from a comic book artist and some news that all reader guys will want to know.

First up, we have a comment form Byron Vaughns, an artist who does the Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam comic books:

Thanks for the great review of Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam #5. Issue #8 has recently been released and I hope you enjoy it. Check out my blog, http://byronvaughnsshazam.blogspot.com and feel free to comment.

Byron Vaughns

Man, this is too cool. Thanks for writing in. I really enjoy your work and the kids here love the book. I know I and others look forward to more of your work. You Rock!!!!

Darth Bill

Thanks, Byron! Bill really liked this comic--check out his review. Hope we see issue # 8 soon.

Secondly, the Guys Read website has gotten an overhaul and really looks great!! It's run by the great Jon Scieszka, the king of Guy Reading and author of The Time Warp Trio and other fantastic books. If you ever want to find good stuff to read, that's the place to go!! (outside of US, of course!!) Take a look--their site is the first one in the list of Links on the left-hand side of the page.


Last, and certainly not least, is great news from Rick Riordan, the Percy Jackson man. His blog has reported some extremely exciting things, like The Ultimate Percy Jackson Guide, scheduled to come out in February in time for the Lightning Thief movie. As Mr. Riordan says, "The Ultimate Guide is a compendium of information and full-color illustrations of Percy Jackson's world, including a bestiary of Greek monsters, and scrapbook of Percy's life, a guide to life at Camp Half-Blood, a tour of the Underworld by Nico di Angelo, a trip through the Labyrinth, and much more. " Sounds exciting!! And, as if that's not enough, there will be a PERCY JACKSON GRAPHIC NOVEL out on October 10, 2010. Wow! Will that be great?? Wait--that's a whole year form now!! Aaaauugghhhh!!! Well, to fill in that long waiting period, we have maybe the best news yet. Mr. Riordan's first book in his new Egyptian mythology series will be released on May 5, 2010!! And that's only---oh, about 8 months away. I guess I can wait that long!

Carl

Hello all in the Land of Blog!!!!! Darth Bill returns with more groovy and hip news to report. So hang on to your hats, you hepcats cause here we go:

The first super cool thing I have is a Captain Underpants Series Review by Khar Johnson:

Captain Underpants is the name of the series and it is written and is drawn by Dav Pilkey. This is a great series and the three main characters are George, Harold and Captain Underpants. I like this series because it is funny and has comics in it also. I love Comic Books.

I am sorry to report that I have yet to have the chance to read any of the Captain Underpants books but will be sure to do so in the near future. I know this is an extremely popular series that is always being checked out at our library. As always sense this was Khar's first review for us we gave him a free book. We also tried to take his picture but he turned out to be quite invisible. Check it out and see what I mean:

Khar Johnson

Okay what's next...ah yes;

What: In The Spangler Tween Area there will be a head-to-head online Wii Mario Kart competition with another library/kids in Ann Arbor, Michigan!!!!
How can I participate: All you have to do is call 704-416-4630 to make a reservation and be between the ages of 8 - 12 years old starting on 7/1/09.
When: The Online fun begins on July 18 from 2 - 4 pm.
Where: This tournament will be held at ImaginOn in the Tween Area of The Spangler Children’s Library!




Okay now I have some Comics and Graphic Novels to talk about!!!!!!

Billy Batson and The Magic of Shazam written by Art Baltazar& Franco and drawn by Byron Vaughns - ImaginOn has just started receiving this great new comic that is funny and also filled with heroic adventures. In this issue (#5, Family Affair) Billy, Shazam and Billy's sister Mary Marvel take on Mr. Atom who happens to be a giant robot made for destruction. The Evil Dr. Sivana is the one behind Mr. Atom's path of terror and Shazam and Mary Marvel are in for one heck of a fight. How does this end????? You will have to come by the library to read it or buy a copy of this excellent title to find out!!!!!!




Star Wars Adventures: Han Solo and The Hollow Moon of Khorya by Jeremy Barlow and Rick Lacy - This Graphic Novel takes place before the star wars movie "A New Hope" and stars Han Solo and his partner/best friend Chewbacca. Per usual Han finds himself in trouble with a powerful gangster. Both Chewbacca and himself are captured by this evil gangster who forces Han to go on a mission to steal something of importance from the Empire. As insurance, the gangster holds Chewbacca as a prisoner until Han completes the mission with and old friend and con artist named Bilal Batross. Once Han is gone on his mission the gangster puts Chewie in the arena to fight for his life. Will Han complete his mission successfully? How will Chewie do in the arena? Read this excellent Star Wars Graphic Novel to find out!!!!!!

That's all for now my friends. Take it easy and peace,

Bill