Turns out, he deserved it - but that doesn't sway Mir from falling for the one boy on the planet she should Absolutely Not Date. In the first chapter, Mir saves Weldon from a sound beating by some local thugs. bad boy forced to lived with his aunt and uncle in Canada as a punishment. The Week's Best Stories From NPR Books The War Over Comics For Kids Is Nearly Over, And Kids Are WinningĮnter Weldon Warrick, troublemaking L.A. But Mir is not a fan of her simple dial-up-internet, non-cordless-phone, vegetable-garden-in-the-backyard existence. The settlement allowed the Kendricks a comfortable, if frugal life. In Hicks' version of the story, Micah died and his daughter settled out of court. finally agreed to grant Finger a co-creator credit.) The legal battle that ensued between Kendrick and Warrick is reminiscent of the famous relationship between Batman co-creators Bob Kane and Bill Finger- Kane took all the credit for Batman, and Finger died penniless. She also happens to be the granddaughter of artist Micah Kendrick, who created the TomorrowMen comics along with writer Joseph Warrick.

She works at a comic shop called Emporium of Wonders. Miriam 'Mir' Kendrick lives in Sandford, a small town in Nova Scotia. The comics nerds among us may recognize the title of Faith Erin Hicks's latest book as a quote attributed to legendary King of Comics Jack Kirby: 'Kid, comics will break your heart.' The quote has been widely debated over the years, given Kirby's typical optimism about the medium - was he, maybe, referencing the working conditions in publishing at the time, and not the actual comics themselves? The comics industry is, was, and always will be. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Comics Will Break Your Heart Author Faith Erin Hicks

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