It’s like owning your own comic book store. For kids.
When I was younger I’d stroll into my local comic book store and peruse the merchandise one page at a time. I read a lot of Batman comics, but also Spiderman and Superman, and X-men…most of my heroes were men. But it would have been nice to have had access to a comic book store in my own home. A place where my imagination could roam free through space, time, and Gotham City. Now, with the iKids Comics app for the iPad that childhood wish has sort of come true. Now if only I were still 8 years old.
When you open iKids Comics, you’re immediately met with a playful welcome screen that promises “an amazing journey filled with wonder, comedy, and adventure!” The next screen explains what you’d discover if you skipped the welcome screen altogether: That on your “bookshelf” are 12 graphic novels for you to peruse, which, in totality, offer over two thousand pages worth of content. That’s a lot. You then learn that you get one book, Ed’s Terrestrials, in all of it’s 90 page glory for FREE! But, if you’re like me, you immediately think “what about the 2,000 pages you told me about earlier? Do I have to pay for those?” The answer is yes. Sort of. You get to sample 20 pages of every other graphic novel on your bookshelf, which the app is quick to point out is over 220 more pages of free fun.
iKids Comics offers a way to try out eleven of author Scott Christian Sava’s stories. These eleven stories will give a sampling of the first 2 to 3 dozen pages of each, ending at a jumping-on point. If your child enjoyed what they’ve viewed, to get the rest of the story is as simple as a button to click on the last page.
The 2-to-4 dollar range for these stories, that are longer than your standard children’s book are quite affordable in comparison to what a hardbound book goes for these days.
iKids Comics also gives you a full-length story: Ed’s Terrestials, for free. It’s a whimsical story of a grade-schooler who has runaway aliens hiding out in his treehouse.
I highly recommend this app for anyone who likes all ages comics and storybooks.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ikids-comics/id413889668?mt=8
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