New York Comic Con News: Dynamite Entertainment has announced the January five-week release of
Li’l Dynamites, a five-issue romp of one-shot comic books appropriate for all ages featuring Dynamite characters Red Sonja, Evil Ernie, Battlestar Galactica, Vampirella, and Bionic Man. Eisner-winning writers Roger Landridge, Art Baltazar, and Franco join Dynamite scribes Jim Zub, Brandon Zerwa, and Eric Trautman on the new series. Each issue will include a two-page activity sheet. In addition to regular interlocking covers by Art Baltazar, Agnes Garbowska is producing “subscription-only” variants.
The lineup includes
Li’l Battlestar Galactica by Art Baltazar and Franco with interior art by Art Baltazar,
Li’l Ernie with story and art by Roger Landridge,
Li’l Vampi by Eric Trautman and Agnes Garbowska (art),
Li’l Bionic Kids by Brandon Jerwa and Ian McGinty (art), and
Li’l Sonja by Jim Zub and Joel Carroll (art).
Interlocking Baltazar Covers--Click Images for a Better View
One of the best things that has happened to the comics market in the past decade has been the growth in the number of kid-friendly titles that are so important for the long term success of the industry, though the appeal of these titles is not necessarily confined to young readers as Roger Landridge put it, "It's great to see Dynamite making an effort to expand its audience with a roster of kids' comics. I'm delighted to be involved with any effort to reach younger readers--and, of course, I'm using my command of the craft and my sense of humor to try to appeal to older readers at the same time. Like all my kids' comics,
Li'l Ernie is written with one big kid in mind as its ideal audience: myself."
