One of my favourite things to do is check out weird little oddities, when I’m eagerly flipping through bargain boxes at comic shops, and I discovered this little gem on a recent trip to Southampton Comics.

Though it’s only a preview of a longer form book, this is a cute little introduction to a kid-centric version of Superman, the Guy Gardner version of Green Lantern and Hawkgirl. It’s your typical setup: a couple of allied heroes encounter a new super-powered individual and assume the worst, only to discover a new friend with better intentions than they initially believed.

It’s all good fun, with a really charming, cartoony style and a gentle, all-ages sense of humour. It’s a very good appetiser for the graphic novel it’s promoting.

A back up story features a preview of another all ages DC graphic novel; the very pun-tastic Aquamanatee. This features a similar, cartoon style to Superman’s Good Guy Gang, albeit a bit less childlike and cleaner in its execution. It’s still beautifully colourful and very appealingly illustrated, with a silly pun-based theme that goes beyond just the clever title.

I’m a big fan of Free Comic Book Day, which happens every May in local and national comic book stores; this type of title, which showcases the range of styles and tones you can find even in mainstream comic books, seems tailor made for new readers and curious parents; on this evidence alone, it looks like both graphic novels are worth checking out for younger readers.

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