First Second has added another kid-friendly comics line. The Maker Comics series pairs visual instruction and narrative to help readers embrace their do-it-yourself side. The line launches in 2019 and is being edited by Robyn Chapman. Like First Second’s Science Comics (see “Kids Comics Round-Up: Comics Are For Kids Again”), Maker Comics will come from various creators.
The word “maker” refers to contemporary do-it-yourself culture, which frequently incorporates technology into traditional handcrafts. Make, a magazine that is at the forefront of the movement, isn’t affiliated with the series, but likely influenced it. Make took a look at preview art from the series, and identified some of the topics and creators:
- Falynn Koch (Science Comics): baking
- Chris Schweizer (Crogan Adventures): car maintenance
- Sarah Meyer: costuming
- Alexis Frederick-Frost (Adventures in Cartooning): gardening
- JP Coovert (Charlie Joe Jackson): cartooning
- Colleen AF Venable (Guinea PIG, Pet Shop Private Eye) and Kathryn Hudson (Trolls): electronics and robotics
Each volume in the series will present several projects related to the topic. The books on baking and car maintenance will kick off the series.
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