Illustrated / comic style books

[TFIBedtime]

Can anyone recommend any of these books? I'm thinking in the style of Tin Tin with drawings and text but not actually Tin Tin. The child I'm buying for isn't a keen reader and likes super heroes, fantasy etc. Any ideas? I've been googling but can't find anything suitable.
Thank you!

[SusieFlo]

HI there, you might find this page helpful, focused on Graphic Novels for kids
www.booktrust.org.uk/books/children/comics-and-graphic-novels/

Our local libraries and children's bookshop in Richmond also have regular book clubs for kids who like graphic novels and comics. Maybe check if there's anything similar near you?

[Lucked]

How old?

[PerspicaciaTick]

Our local libraries have books in the children's section labelled "O" - which stands for "Older" or "Over-sized", basically they are illustrated books aimed at older children, with complex stories. Tin Tin would fall into this category, as would Asterix.
I would recommend popping into you local library and having a leaf through their selection to see if you can find some you think they will love, a sort of look before you buy session.

[EBearhug]

Why not Tintin? How about Asterix or Lucky Luke? Or maybe they are not superhero-y enough.

Most bookshops these days seem to have sections for children's graphic novels these days, not just Tintin & Asterix, so maybe you could just have a browse, possibly guided by SusieFlo's list.

[emmaMBC]

Have a look at Phoenix Comics, they have several books resulting from the popular strips, plus vice versa - books turning into comic strips

[MachiKoro]

How old is the child?
Hilda Folk
Zita the Space Girl
Adventure time ( but I struggle to make head or tail of it!)
Marvel books of Star Wars, Thor etc?

[NicksPix]

Tin Tin's always a winner - my son's been reading it since he was 5 and still enjoys it at 11 (me too!). Phoenix is also good, with some superhero/fantasy stories as well as humour.

One thing to bear in mind about contemporary superhero stories is that they can be quite dark - surprisingly violent at times and with some quite mature content - so best to tread warily if your child is quite young.

You can find lots collections of older superhero comics from the 60s, 70s & 80s where the content was generally safer. I remember Elfquest being quite a good all-ages fantasy comic.