Suggestions For A Six Year Old?

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  1. wnjcwjkk

    wnjcwjkk Registered

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    My girlfriend's little nephew is a LOT like I was at his age, he's 6 about to turn 7, he's discovering reading and he's big into imagination, he can entertain himself for hours just walking around telling stories in his head. I was just like that, basically obsessed with anything involving heroes, adventure, fantasy, from Indiana Jones to Treasure Island to Huckleberry Finn, Knights Of The Roundtable, but ESPECIALLY superheroes and especially Superman and Batman. I loved the idea of a secret identity, I'd wear my superhero outfits to school under my clothes and go change in the bathroom.


    So I think it'd be cool to kinda share some of the stuff I was into at that age with this kid, spark his imagination, encourage his creativity. Pass down the torch to the next generation, because I really relate to him at that age, and I don't think there's anybody else in the family who quite gets it. I know nobody really got me lol. I know he's seen and at least liked a lot of the superhero films of recent days, and a few of the pre Nolan Batman films, he's got the Batman Alvin and The Chipmunks tape, I had that when I was a kid, and he likes Captain Underpants.


    Just trying to think of things that I loved at that age. There was so much. I watched basically every superhero movie and film in existence, somehow my mom managed to tape it all for me when it came on TV.


    I was fine with regular grown up comics at that age, but I'' thinking he might like something that's a little more geared towards kids. Any suggestions or do you know kids of a similar age and mindset? Was thinking maybe either Lil Gotham or the Batman '66 comic, maybe...
     
    #1 wnjcwjkk, Oct 26, 2016
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    Perhaps a LITTLE advanced for a six year old but both "Scholastic" ("Study Hall Of Justice") and Random House ("Wonder Woman At Super Hero High") have published books for kids. They could be read to a six year old and he might well enjoy them. There might be other titles in the series as well.
     
    #2 st barbara, Oct 29, 2016
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    Perhaps Lil'Gotham?
     
    #3 godisawesome, Oct 30, 2016
  4. Motown Marvel

    Motown Marvel Crimson and Clover

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    Teen titans go and scooby do team up.
     
    #4 Motown Marvel, Oct 30, 2016
  5. Mee

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    Lil Gotham would be great

    Also they have collected volumes of the old Batman Adventures series from the 90s, the one that was based on Batman: the Animate Series. Artists like Rich Burchett, Ty Templeton, Bruce Timm even did some. Those are all great. I have some of the single issues still. Definitely kid friendly but also really well done, not dumbed down or anything.


    BTAS and/or Justice League DVDs also would be a good idea
     
    #5 Mee, Nov 5, 2016
  6. Cobblepot

    Cobblepot Giant-Size Man-Thing

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    Yes, the old Batman Adventures. They are all great fun stories.
     
    #6 Cobblepot, Nov 6, 2016
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    Babillygunn New Age Outlaw

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    If you're talking DVDs I would recommend the LEGO DC movies. Cosmic Clash is pure genius and has some awesome Batman moments. SPOILER**** Early on in the movie Batman shows frustration that whenever the Justice League engage in recreation he's never invited. Flash forward to the end where Braniac has taken over Superman's mind and Superman is trying to kill Batman in the batcave, Supes is looking for Batman in the cave and remarks that Batman should know better than to play hide-and-seek with him and his X-ray vision stating that he will always find who he is looking for, then Batman appears in his Batmech and clobbers Superman while announcing that Superman has never played hide-and-seek with him. Very well done. My kids love that one
     
    #7 Babillygunn, Nov 7, 2016
  8. wnjcwjkk

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    Oh great, thanks for the suggestions guys!
     
    #8 wnjcwjkk, Nov 14, 2016
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    Another more recent comic book is Batman: The Brave and the Bold which should have a tpb collection or two.
     
    #9 commissar, Nov 23, 2016
  10. Gee

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    #10 Gee, Nov 24, 2016
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