Reddit reviews Out from Boneville (BONE #1)

There's definitely comics out there for kids between 10 and 12. Here's some books I recommend:

• Bone by Jeff Smith
  
• Mouse Guard by David Peterson
  
• The Muppet Show by Roger Langridge
  
• Adventure Time by Ryan North and Braden Lamb
  
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Skottie Young and Eric Shanower
  
• Takio by Brian Bendis and Mike Oeming
  
• Ultimate Spider-Man by Brian Bendis and Mark Bagley
  
• Runaways by Brian K. Vaughn and Adrian Alphona
  
• Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona
  
• Li'l Gotham by Dustin Nguyen
  
• Mini Marvels by Chris Giarusso
  
• Thor: The Mighty Avengers by Roger Langridge and Chris Samnee
  
  I would not recommend any of the comics under the New 52 banner, they are mostly focused towards older teens and adults. Look for comics that advertise themselves as "All Ages", those are going to be the best for your age group.

Bone is really, really great!

Edit: you can buy it in it's entirety here but it may be a bit daunting at 1300 pages. You can also buy it in single volumes

I would suggest going to other graphic novels once he's gotten fluent with magna. There are lots of really good graphic novels for elementary school kids. Here is a good list. I highly recommend the Bone Series. I have them myself and I love them.

I am a special ed teacher and I'm just thinking of his future, does he have a hard time with any specific reading problems in class? (Like comprehension, decoding, etc?) I just want to give you some resources to ask for in his IEP meetings in the future to help him in school.

I just purchased the first three volumes of Bone for my 10-year-old niece and she seems to really enjoy them. I'm not entirely sure if they are geared specifically for girls, but it's been recommended in many threads here as a great starter comic for children.

EDIT: A quick search on amazon for "Harvey Comics" turns up a bunch of classics volumes.

I second the Marvel Adventures line and Superman Adventures.

I'd also recommend:

• The Batman Adventures - It ran from 1992-1995 and was the predecessor to the Gotham Adventures series you mentioned, and the companion title to Superman Adventures.
  
• Bone - A ridiculously fun to read fantasy/adventure story published from 1991 to 2004. Great art, great humor, and it truly appeals to all ages. The colorized version is published in nine digest-sized volumes that are extremely easy to find and very affordable, especially if you buy them used. The original black-and-white version is also available in one volume, but from what I hear there is a lot of gutter loss due to its size and the pages are easy to tear since they are so thin.
  
• Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil - Good little story from the creator of Bone. I'd especially recommend this for kids who like Superman since it features a similar character. From 2007.
  
• Thor: The Mighty Avenger - Non-canon story about a young Thor. Not only a great kid's comic but one of the best Thor stories ever written. Beautiful artwork, great romance, fun adventures, and lots of appearances from other Marvel characters including Captain America and Iron Man. It ran from 2010-2011 and was sadly cancelled early. Available on Marvel Unlimited.
  
• Ultimate Spider-Man - Not good for smaller children due to lots of dialogue and a moderate amount of violence and sexual content, but excellent for adolescents and teens. I'd recommend it up to issue #128. It's currently being reprinted in this "Ultimate Collection" format which is so far up to volume 6 at issue #71. It ran from 2000-2011 and all of it is available on Marvel Unlimited.
  
  If you're open to older comics (Silver and Bronze Age), then many volumes from the Marvel Epic Collection line are also a good bet, but do a little research since some won't be very kid-friendly. They're fairly affordable reprints of classic stories that aim to reprint the entire history of Marvel's major characters from their inception to usually the mid-nineties (but they're not published in chronological order). They typically retail for around $35 for 400-500 pages of comics.
  
  I'm sure there are more that I'm forgetting, but I hope this helps!

My personal favourites include:
Bone by Jeff Smith
Marvels by Busiek and Ross
Mage by Matt Wagner
Batman: Year One by Miller and Mazzucchelli

Don't worry, I've read all of the Calvin and Hobbes strips many, many times.

One more question for you if you don't mind.

Looking at Bone on Amazon, I'm seeing two things. One is the Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume, while the other is what it looks like you probably got BONE #1: Out from Boneville.

The all-in-one obviously is the original black and white, but the paper is supposed to be incredibly thing (but conveniently has everything). The second one is apparently a later re-color, but would likely have better paper, but is split among multiple books.

Would you have a recommendation/insight on which to probably go for?

Edit: Just ordered the first 3 of the individual volumes. That collection looked like it would be unwieldy. Between the size and better paper, I think I'll enjoy the individual volumes better.