Howtoons Teaches Kids Through Comics

Don't let it ever be said (again) that comic books will the minds of youth. We've come a long way from the fear tactics of Dr. Frederic Werthram and Image Comics is going another step by offering a book that teaches kids valuable lessons. Created by Fred Van Lente, Tom Fowler and Jordie Bellaire, Howtoons: (Re)Ignition #1 is the latest in the series co-created by Nick Dragotta.

“I was thrilled and honored Nick and Ingrid [Dragotta] asked me to be part of the Howtoons team,” said Van Lente. “We've come up with a story that should excite and delight both kids and parents and teach them about every known kind of energy through super fun projects. And that Fowler and Bellaire art will make this a post-apocalyptic adventure for the ages (and all ages)!"

Tuck and Celine’s parents put their family in suspended animation to ride out the ecological apocalypse—but when the kids wake up to find Mom & Dad are gone, they have to make their way across an exciting and sometimes scary new world to find the ‘rents… depending on only their Howtoons projects to survive.

Howtoons: (Re)Ignition #1 arrives in stores on August 6 and will be available for $2.99. It can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code JUN140484. Full press release below.

SCIENCE-FICTION ADVENTURE TEACHES KIDS SCIENCE IN HOWTOONS: (RE)IGNITION Comic series with DIY projects kids and parents can learn from and enjoy together The awe-inspiring, adventure-loving, science-doing, energy-literacy series co-created by EAST OF WEST’s Nick Dragotta returns with an all-new story from superstar creators Fred Van Lente (Incredible Hercules, Action Philosophers), Tom Fowler (Mysterius), and Jordie Bellaire (PRETTY DEADLY) in HOWTOONS: (RE)IGNITION #1. Tuck and Celine’s parents put their family in suspended animation to ride out the ecological apocalypse—but when the kids wake up to find Mom & Dad are gone, they have to make their way across an exciting and sometimes scary new world to find the ‘rents… depending on only their HOWTOONS projects to survive! “I was thrilled and honored Nick and Ingrid [Dragotta] asked me to be part of theHowtoons team,” said Van Lente. “We've come up with a story that should excite and delight both kids and parents and teach them about every known kind of energy through super fun projects. And that Fowler and Bellaire art will make this a post-apocalyptic adventure for the ages (and all ages)!" HOWTOONS: (RE)IGNITION #1 arrives in stores on 8/6, and will be available for $2.99. It can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code JUN140484.

ABOUT IMAGE COMICS Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.