The G-Man Super Journal: Awesome Origins by Chris Giarusso (Family Comic Friday)

   

A little bit of sage advice about kids and reading- sorry about the language...

  

Page Example of Awesome Origins.

 Parents, I get it. You want your child to read and you want them to enjoy it. Comics are a great way to get kids reading. But you also don't want them to read nothing but comic books. Especially since schools will be requiring them to read chapter books for reports and summer reading assignments.

    So why not combine the best of both worlds with the G-Man Super Journal? Part prose book, part comic book: this will delight readers who love superheroes but need to start reading those pesky chapter books. The Super Journal reads like the ultra-popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Only, the pictures are replaced with comic book panels. 

Cover to Volume 1.

    Awesome Origins is exactly what the title says it is. Inspired by the G-Man comic book series by Chris Giarusso, it tells how G-Man and his friends all got their superpowers in the form of a creative writing journal that the title character must keep for English class. Along with a cast of zany teachers, parents, and grown-up superheroes, this book answers many question about the series that I've always had such as: 

Why is Eddie Delta's only superpower the ability to change color?

What made the material of G-Man and Great Man's outfits magical?

And just what does the 'G' in G-Man stand for anyway?
 Awesome Origins is intended to be the first in a series of G-Man chapter books. I'm completely on board with Giarusso writing more Super Journals. I just hope he doesn't stop publishing the awesome G-Man comics that made me such a fan of his characters and work.

   Worth Consuming

   Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.