If a Five-Year-Old can do it...

A friend of mine recommended a web comic to check out. I like new ideas and I'm always in the market for something I can share with the kids. Comics are fun and kids love 'em, but a lot of the stuff that's mainstream now is written to teens and adults and the themes and artwork are over the heads of my elementary-age brood. This new site seemed to fit the bill for us. It's called Axe Cop and it's written by a five-year-old boy. Really!

See, Malachai Nicolle (who is now 6) comes up with all the ideas and situations for Axe Cop and friends and his big brother, Ethan (28), draws the panels. There are 70, one page episodes of Axe Cop and over 40 Ask Axe Cop episodes as well. If you just roll with the idea that this is a six-year-old's unfettered imagination, it's pretty cool. Actually it's very cool! It's random and funny and you can't wait to find out what happens next. And the great thing is, since it's written by a first-grader, I don't have anything to worry about. My kids could read this thing all day and not run into an inappropriate image or concept.

So, whether your five or ninety-five, give Axe Cop a try and see if you don't get hooked. As for me, looks like I'm out of excuses as a writer. After all, if a five-year-old can do it, why can't I?