<link>http://catchdacraze.com/blog</link> <width>144</width> <height>144</height> </image> <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/CatchDaCrazeBlog" /><feedburner:info uri="catchdacrazeblog" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><thespringbox:skin xmlns:thespringbox="http://www.thespringbox.com/dtds/thespringbox-1.0.dtd">http://feeds.feedburner.com/CatchDaCrazeBlog?format=skin</thespringbox:skin><item> <title>Project Doodie Fundraiser</h1> <article> <h1>Project Doodie Fundraiser</h1> <p>Da Craze — Mon, 02 May 2011 01:41:42 +0000</p> <p>Everyone has a dream and my dream is to do with Doodie what Charles Schultz has done with Peanuts. How can I do this on my salary? I can’t! So I am holding a fundraiser to collect enough money to produce a 10 minute pilot. So here is my pitch video to start it off. It will be posted on indieGoGo as well.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> <h3 style="text-align: center;"></h3> <p style="text-align: center;"> </article> <article> <h1>Live interview of creator Samuel Vera at the Kids Comic Con 2011</h1> <p>Da Craze — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:52:25 +0000</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Here is a video clip from the Kids Comic Con with a brief interview of Samuel Vera</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://youtu.be/zrwlPiurBHc">Samuel Vera interviewed at Kids Comic Con</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Creator Samuel Vera interviewed at Kids Comic Con 2011</h1> <p>Da Craze — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:55:50 +0000</p> <p>More photo’s from interview…</p> <p style="text-align: center;"></p> </article> <article> <h1>Creator Samuel Vera interviewed at 5th Annual Kids Comic Con</h1> <p>Da Craze — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:50:07 +0000</p> <p>While at the 5th Annual Kids Comic Con at the Bronx Community College, Creator Samuel Vera provided media with interviews and fans with new titles and art.</p> <a href='http://catchdacraze.com/blog/?attachment_id=345' title='samuelverakcc1'>samuelverakcc1</a> </article> <article> <h1>Doodie’s Adventures Part 2 debut at Kids Comic Con</h1> <p>Da Craze — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:52:37 +0000</p> <p>Here is a sneak peak of the cover jacket for the 2nd edition of Doodie’s Adventures to Debut at the Kids Comic Con April 16th. <a href="http://www.kidscomiccon.com">www.kidscomiccon.com</a></p> <p></p> </article> <article> <h1>Meet Samuel Vera at the Kids Comic Con April 16th</h1> <p>Da Craze — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:22:08 +0000</p> <p>Samuel Vera will be on hand signing copies of his newest children’s book Doodie’s Adventures Pt2 and his first coloring book There’s an Alien in my Toilet. visit <a href="http://www.kidscomiccon.com">www.kidscomiccon.com</a> for time and location.</p> <p><a href="http://www.kidscomiccon.com"></a></p> </article> <article> <h1>There’s an Alien in my Toilet Coloring book</h1> <p>Da Craze — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:18:17 +0000</p> <p>Samuel Vera is ready to debut his first in a series of Coloring books based on Brand Doodie, the main Character of There’s an Alien in my Toilet. Fans can get copies of the Kids Comic Con April 16th as Samuel Vera will be on hand signing copies of his children’s book series.</p> <p><a href="http://www.crazeecomics.com"></a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Doodies Adventures, Vol 1, Diabolical Egomaniac Overlord Nemesis (Ages 6-10)</h1> <p>Da Craze — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:55:23 +0000</p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://biblioreads.com/bookreviews/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/adventurecover.gif"></a><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">+ + + Doodies Adventures, Vol 1, Diabolical Egomaniac Overlord Nemesis</span></span></strong><span style="color: #333333;"><br /> </span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: maroon;"><span style="font-size: small;">Author/illustrator: Samuel Vera</span></span></strong><span style="color: #333333;"><br /> </span><span style="font-size: small;">Publisher: Crazee Comics, December 2008<br /> Ages: 6-10</span><span style="color: #333333;"><br /> <a href="http://www.crazeecomics.com/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #b22222; font-size: small;">http://www.crazeecomics.com</span></strong></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: red; font-size: 7.5pt;">Book review by Lisa Barker, <a href="http://www.biblioreads.com">http://www.biblioreads.com</a></span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong></strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #333333;"></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Book description:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Every day, young Doodarius must deal with a school bully. He decides the only way to stop this “Diabolical Egomaniac Nemesis Pooh-Pooh” is to call on Super Doodie. But wait, is he really a super hero?</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Book review:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Hilarious! Get back at bullies by escaping into Doodie’s world of adventure and bathroom humor where Doodie is a kickin’ superhero.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here’s the breakdown:</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Characters:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Laugh-out-loud funny. Kids will easily cheer this would-be superhero and razz the arch-nemesis.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Events/story line:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Unique due to ribald humor. Will delight most kids in the 6-10 year age range, especially boys.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Illustrations:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Appealing and humorous.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Reader relevance:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Samuel Vera channels 6-10-yr old humor and imagination precisely.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Reader Excitability/ Overall Presentation:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Not a bad presentation. Instead of bubble captions, Vera prints speech in paragraph format alternating text and illustrations by page. For this book, it reads like text on a computer screen which is appropriate for this story.</span></span></p> </article> <article> <h1>Scary Aerie (Ages 6-10) gets +++ Review</h1> <p>Da Craze — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:48:05 +0000</p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://biblioreads.com/bookreviews/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/SAFullCover.jpg"></a><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">+ + + Scary Aerie</span></span></strong><span style="color: #333333;"><br /> </span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: maroon;"><span style="font-size: small;">Author/illustrator: Samuel Vera</span></span></strong><span style="color: #333333;"><br /> </span><span style="font-size: small;">Publisher: Crazee Comics, November 2008<br /> Ages: 6-10</span><span style="color: #333333;"><br /> <a href="http://www.crazeecomics.com/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #b22222; font-size: small;">http://www.crazeecomics.com</span></strong></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: red; font-size: 7.5pt;">Book review by Lisa Barker, <a href="http://www.biblioreads.com"><span style="color: #b22222;">http://www.biblioreads.com</span></a> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong></strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #333333;"></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Book description:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> This is the tale of a girl named Arianna LeBlanc, who moved to a small town in Colorado and made all the mean children disappear. No one is certain of the facts; at least no one who survived. Well, that’s not completely true. There is one person who lived to tell of the time when Scary Aerie came to town. Wait to you hear this story. Boy, it’s a scary one!</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Book review:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Scary, engaging and cool. Scary Aerie is the perfect tale to haunt your imagination!</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><em>Here’s the breakdown:</em></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Characters:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Scary Aerie is the kid we’ve all been or known in school who gets teased…just because.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Events/story line:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> How this child handles bullies is both scary and rewarding.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Illustrations:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Great illustrations bring this tale to fruition.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Reader relevance:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 6-10 yr. olds will relate having witnessed bullying tactics at school. They will love the ‘ghost tale’ woven to explain Arianna’s revenge.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Reader Excitability/ Overall Presentation:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> A sleepover with mom telling the tale of Scary Aerie is the perfect format for this age group.</span></span></p> </article> <article> <h1>Mandie Pandie in “The Curfew” (Ages 4-8)</h1> <p>Da Craze — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:32:27 +0000</p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: small;">+ + + Mandie Pandie in “The Curfew”</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #333333;"><br /> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: maroon;"><span style="font-size: small;">Author: Samuel Vera Illustrator: Hector Rodriguez</span></span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #333333;"><br /> <span style="font-size: small;">Publisher: Crazee Comics, November 2008<br /> Ages: 4-8<br /> </span><a href="http://www.crazeecomics.com/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #b22222; font-size: small;">http://www.crazeecomics.com</span></strong></a></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: red; font-size: 7.5pt;">Book review by Lisa Barker, <a href="http://www.biblioreads.com">http://www.biblioreads.com</a></span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong></strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #333333;"></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Book description:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> When a young girl named Mandie Pandie decides to stay up past her bedtime, she finds she has entered a nightmarish world. Now Mandie Pandie must escape the clutches of Witches and Goblins and get back home with her friends Bunny and Bear. Does Mandie Pandie learn a valuable lesson about having a curfew?</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Book review:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> A great read for ages 4-8. Vera’s story and Rodriguez’ illustrations are laughable and quite expressive, making this page turner more silly than scary, but he gets the point across.</span></span></p> <p><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here’s the breakdown:</span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Characters:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Mandie does what we all desire: she stays up way past her bedtime.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Events/story line:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> But what happens next serves as a chilling, but humorous, reminder that mom and dad know best.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Illustrations:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> These illustrations are so expressive – the looks on Mandie and her friends’ faces! They will definitely give parents a great chuckle.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Reader relevance:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 4-5 yr. olds can try out their fantasy of staying up past their bedtime in this comic.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Reader Excitability/ Overall Presentation:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> A little different from the other comics by Samuel Vera that I have reviewed so far, but definitely a worthwhile comic to read with your little one that will spark an interest in comics.</span></span></p> </article> </main></body></html>