NYCC 2025: From Comics to Classrooms: Gabe Valentin’s Dizzy Doom Kids

Gabe Valentin Returns! Digital Lizards of Doom Evolves into Dizzy Doom Kids — The Comic That’s Changing Classrooms

What’s good, party people?! It’s your boy Al Mega, coming at you live with another powerhouse of creativity, inspiration, and straight-up imagination! Today we’re talking about a man whose lizards don’t just breathe fire—they breathe knowledge!

That’s right — Gabe Valentin, the creator of Digital Lizards of Doom, is back and taking the world by storm once again. After lighting up the comic scene with his colorful universe of heroes, villains, and beats, Gabe leveled up his game with Dizzy Doom Kids, a literacy curriculum that’s turning classrooms into creative power zones.

This program isn’t your average workbook grind. Nah, Dizzy Doom Kids is built to engage every kind of learner—from the reluctant readers who’d rather be gaming to the high-level thinkers hungry for a challenge. It’s now being studied by Dr. Steven M. Ross and Nick Gillon at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Research and Reform in Education, analyzing how this comic-based curriculum boosts literacy and engagement among neurodiverse students.

And the best part? Teachers and students are raving about it. From the San Diego Unified School District to classrooms across the country, Dizzy Doom Kids is proving that learning can be just as thrilling as any comic book adventure.

Oh, and if that wasn’t enough—Gabe’s Digital Lizards of Doom animated series, now streaming on ToonGoggles, just bagged two Telly Awards for Best Educational and Best Family Series! This dude’s turning every page, every frame, and every idea into something magical.

🔥 Catch the full conversation where we chop it up about:

How Digital Lizards of Doom became a teaching tool
What teachers and students love most about Dizzy Doom Kids
The Johns Hopkins research on literacy impact
How the ToonGoggles show connects classroom learning with entertainment
And what’s next for Book Five, dropping February 2026!

Yo, fam—if you ever doubted that comics could change the world, let Dizzy Doom Kids school you. Head to DizzyDoomKids.com and peep the testimonials, and make sure to stream the animated series on ToonGoggles.

Because when education meets imagination… that’s when the magic happens. Big WEPA salute to Gabe for proving that heroes don’t just save the world — sometimes, they teach it how to read better!

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Al Mega

I'm Al Mega the CEO of Comic Crusaders, CEO of the Undercover Capes Podcast Network, CEO of Geekery Magazine & Owner of Splintered Press (coming soon). I'm a fan of comics, cartoons and old school video games. Make sure to check out our podcasts/vidcasts and more!