Comic Book Recommendations for My Daughter and Yours Too

The recommendation request I get most often, hands down, is “What comic book would you recommend for my child who’s just getting into comics?” This can be a question of details: how old is your precious little monster? Do you want something with specific representation? Super heroes or no? The flowchart to finding the perfect comic is long and complex — Choosing the perfect comic for the kid is a classic Black Nerd Problem. That said, there are some comics that just stand out as ideal for Black girls. There’s a good variety of them out there, available in print from your local comics shop (find your local shop at http://comicshoplocator.com/) or on Comixology for download. For the Princess Crowd

MegaPrincess Writer: Kelly Thompson / Artists: Brianne Drouhard and M. Victoria Robado / Boom Studios MegaPrincess centers on a genre-busting premise: what if the princess’ fairy godmother was a goth slacker who just gave out all the princess powers at once? You’d get MEGAPRINCESS. Our megaprincess is Maxine, who fancies herself a little bit Sherlock Holmes a little bit Precious Ramotswe, isn’t interested in attending royal parties and entertaining at her own birthday. She wants to solve mysteries. Then a member of her family is kidnapped and the most important mystery of all presents itself. With the help of her horse Justine, a few inventions, and all of the powers ever given to a magical princess, she sets off to save the day, leaving her worried parents behind. Kelly Thompson ha…