History ComicBook / TheBabySittersClub

* SettingUpdate: The first books were set in the 1980s; even as the series continued being released through the 1990s until the early 2000s, many references to pop culture and technology didn't change and referred to shows and media from TheFifties and TheSixties mostly (Ann M. Martin's childhood). The graphic novels are set in the mid to late 2010s and 2020s. There's some dissonance in that most of the members don't have personal cell phones (Stacey does in ''Kristy's Big Day'', as does her friend Laine) or much in the way of modern technology personally, and no one thinks it weird or risky to have thirteen-year olds babysit small children. But the books show modern changes from the eighties and nineties and make [[ShoutOut modern era references]]. They portray modern safety standards in bike riding (such as the girls wearing helmets on their bikes) and car seat safety; Karen and Andrew ride in child restraint seats and sit in the back seat of the car rather than just in lap belts or anywhere else. Parents have cell phones even if most of the members don't; when Claudia breaks her leg in ''Claudia and the Bad Joke,'' Dawn suggests calling her mother's cell phone, and Stacey uses a cell phone she brought with her instead of a payphone to call when Emma thinks she doesn't have her money for the movies. Karen's teacher Ms. Coleman communicates with her mother by e-mail in ''Karen's School Picture'' when Karen "accidentally" leaves her new glasses at home--and she only has the one pair, rather than a separate set just for reading. Her parents have cell phones that she can make calls on or take pictures.

# ''Mallory and the Trouble with Twins'' (TBA) (illus. Arley Nopra)

# ''Kristy and the Walking Disaster'' (illus. Ellen T. Crenshaw)

* LateArrivalSpoiler: Done by the ''Little Sister'' series, in relation to the main series. The first book, ''Karen's Witch'', reveals the events of the later book ''Kristy and the Snobs'' in the family portraits, where [[spoiler:Kristy's beloved dog Louis dies and the family adopts a new puppy, Shannon.]] ''Karen's Birthday'' spoils the later addition of [[spoiler:the adoption of Emily Michelle by Elizabeth and Watson, Karen getting her pet rat Emily Jr., and Elizabeth's mother Nannie moving in to help care for Emily Michelle]].

''The Baby-Sitters Club'' is a ComicBookAdaptation of the popular MiddleGradeLiterature book series of [[Literature/TheBabySittersClub the same name]]. The series started in 2006 and each novel adapts one book. The first four books were originally released in black and white but later rereleased [[{{Colorization}} in full color]] starting in 2015.

** The Pike kids, who are pranking each other and their sitters to the point of annoyance, get a taste of this when Jessie and Mary Anne fool them into thinking a circus elephant is outside. There's no more tricks while they're being sat from then on.

* CoversAlwaysLie: Minor, but on the cover of ''Claudia and the Bad Joke'' Claudia is shown upset on the couch, leg broken, with [[ThePrankster prankster]] Betsy Sobak over the back of it using a squirting flower. Because of Claudia's broken leg, she doesn't baby-sit for weeks.

** Mary Anne does not sneak her kitten Tigger into the hospital; instead she brings Claudia a cat-shaped plushie as a gift, saying that it's the next best thing.

* PrankGoneTooFar: The inciting incident of ''Claudia and the Bad Joke.'' New client--and [[ThePrankster practical jokester]]--Betsy Sobak doesn't tell her one of the swings at her house has a busted chain, and Claudia flies off and breaks her leg. She's so upset that she considers giving up baby-sitting altogether, and the other sitters figure out a way to give Betsy [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine a taste of her own medicine]] so she can realize it's not funny to trick people so much.

* {{Revival}}: By the 2010s, a large portion of the main series books were out-of-print and no longer available in most libraries. The graphic novels along with the 2020 Netflix series, helped revive the franchise amongst the target audience; the main series is now being reprinted with new cartoon-styled covers and in some cases in overseas markets, promotional photos with the Netflix actors.
* SettingUpdate: The original books were set in the 1980s; even as the series continued being released through the 1990s and into the early 2000s, many references to pop culture and technology didn't change and referred to shows and media from TheFifties and TheSixties mostly (Ann Martin's childhood). The graphic novels are (ambiguously) set in the mid to late 2010s and 2020s. There's some dissonance in that most of the members don't have personal cell phones (Stacey does in ''Kristy's Big Day'', as does her friend Laine) or much in the way of modern technology personally, and no one thinks it weird or risky to have thirteen year olds babysit small children. But the books show modern changes from the eighties and nineties and make [[ShoutOut modern era references]], and portray modern safety standards (such as the girls wearing helmets on their bikes). There is a change in car seat safety and mindsets; Karen and Andrew ride in child restraint seats and sit in the back seat of the car rather than just in lap belts or anywhere else. Parents have cell phones even if most of the members don't; when Claudia breaks her leg in ''Claudia and the Bad Joke,'' Dawn suggests calling her mother's cell phone. Karen's teacher Ms. Coleman communicates with her mother by e-mail in ''Karen's School Picture'' when Karen "accidentally" leaves her new glasses at home--and she only has the one pair, rather than a separate set just for reading. Her parents have cell phones that she can make calls on or take pictures. Stacey uses a cell phone she brought with her instead of a payphone to call when Emma thinks she doesn't have her money for the movies.

* PrankGoneTooFar: The inciting incident of ''Claudia and the Bad Joke.'' New client--and [[ThePrankster practical jokester]]--Betsy Sobak rigs one of the swings at her house to loosen the chain, and Claudia flies off and breaks her leg. She's so upset that she considers giving up baby-sitting altogether, and the other sitters figure out a way to give Betsy [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine a taste of her own medicine]] so she can realize it's not funny to trick people so much.

* AmbiguousTimePeriod: The time period the comics are set in is somewhat unclear, though it's implied to be the modern day. The fashion is slightly updated (leggings over large shirts are no longer in fashion, and character's clothes are more modern styled) but the technology level in the first novels was at pre-mid 2000s levels and children are [[FreeRangeChildren given more freedom]] than they usually have in the late 2010s. Multiple plots rely on the idea that people have little issue with 11 to 13 year old children babysitting without supervision. Dated references from the original books, such as the insult that one of the parents doesn't know what ''WesternAnimation/RainbowBrite'' (a 1980s cartoon) is, are kept. However volumes after the first four have modern shout-outs to 2020s media integrated into the illustrations and text, as well as modern technology. (Laine, for example, has her own cell phone.)

* SettingUpdate: The original books were set in the 1980s; even as the series continued being released through the 1990s and into the early 2000s, many references to pop culture and technology didn't change and referred to shows and media from TheFifties and TheSixties mostly (Ann Martin's childhood). The graphic novels are (ambiguously) set in the mid to late 2010s and 2020s. There's some dissonance in that most of the members don't have personal cell phones (Stacey does in ''Kristy's Big Day'', as does her friend Laine) or much in the way of modern technology personally, and no one thinks it weird or risky to have thirteen year olds babysit small children, but the books show modern changes from the eighties and nineties and make [[ShoutOut modern era references]], and portray modern safety standards (such as the girls wearing helmets on their bikes). There is a change in car seat safety and mindsets; Karen and Andrew ride in child restraint seats and sit in the back seat of the car rather than just in lap belts or anywhere else. Karen's teacher communicates with her mother by e-mail in ''Karen's School Picture'' when Karen "accidentally" leaves her new glasses at home--and she only has the one pair, rather than a separate set just for reading. Her parents have cell phones that she can make calls on or take pictures. Stacey uses a cell phone she brought with her instead of a payphone to call when Emma thinks she doesn't have her money for the movies.

The current books adapted are:

The ''Baby-Sitters Little Sisters'' series spun off in 2019; like the original series, it focuses on Kristy's younger stepsister Karen Brewer, and can be read by a younger age range. The series was originally illustrated solely by Creator/KatyFarina but starting with #9 is also being done by DK Yingst.

!!This comic series provides examples of:

** Jessi and Mallory come along to New York City with the others in ''Stacey's Mistake'' where in the original, they were left back in Stoneybrook. In the original, this was both because their parents deemed them too young to go and they didn't really know Stacey as a friend (Mallory had been a sitting charge and Jessi had moved after Stacey's departure); however, this time they've known her for some time including before her move.