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Cat lovers ahoy! Today we review the first five What's Michael collections from Makoto Kobayashi. Funny, surreal and brilliantly drawn, we do like them. @darkhorse.com
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December 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Cat lovers ahoy! Today we review the first five What's Michael collections from Makoto Kobayashi. Funny, surreal and brilliantly drawn, we do like them. @darkhorse.com
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We really love Yako Gureishi's Somali and the Forest Spirit, a gentle fantasy gorgeously drawn. Vol. 4 is out today. "Another delightful step into a very individual world". @comicstitan.bsky.social
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December 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
We really love Yako Gureishi's Somali and the Forest Spirit, a gentle fantasy gorgeously drawn. Vol. 4 is out today. "Another delightful step into a very individual world". @comicstitan.bsky.social
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Raw and disturbing, yet graphically stimulating, Kayla E's Precious Rubbish is a remarkable memoir. @fantagraphics.bsky.social
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December 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Raw and disturbing, yet graphically stimulating, Kayla E's Precious Rubbish is a remarkable memoir. @fantagraphics.bsky.social
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@dennismessner.bsky.social has a second Unpetables book out, and we like it as much as the first. It's all-ages mayhem. @topshelfcomix.bsky.social
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December 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
@dennismessner.bsky.social has a second Unpetables book out, and we like it as much as the first. It's all-ages mayhem. @topshelfcomix.bsky.social
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Luke Pearson has reconfigured his delightful Hilda series for an even younger audience as Hilda and Twig. "this cleverly told story will delight Hilda fans whatever age they are". @thatlukeperson.bsky.social @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social
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December 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Luke Pearson has reconfigured his delightful Hilda series for an even younger audience as Hilda and Twig. "this cleverly told story will delight Hilda fans whatever age they are". @thatlukeperson.bsky.social @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social
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"Viscerally disturbing and definitely adult in nature, but also in the best dramatic definition of the term". We've just reviewed @kamigarcia.bsky.social Joker/Harley with stunning art from Jason Badower, Mike Mayhew and Mico Suayan.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"Viscerally disturbing and definitely adult in nature, but also in the best dramatic definition of the term". We've just reviewed @kamigarcia.bsky.social Joker/Harley with stunning art from Jason Badower, Mike Mayhew and Mico Suayan.
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5 Captain America graphic novels reviewed today and we like Home of the Brave by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee best. "Waid and Samnee’s classic storytelling returns Captain America to his roots as a super soldier enlisted in the fight against fascism".
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December 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
5 Captain America graphic novels reviewed today and we like Home of the Brave by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee best. "Waid and Samnee’s classic storytelling returns Captain America to his roots as a super soldier enlisted in the fight against fascism".
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In the late 1990s Tangent Comics reimagined the DC characters, retaining the names but creating very different heroes. We look at all five volumes starring that cast.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:53 AM
In the late 1990s Tangent Comics reimagined the DC characters, retaining the names but creating very different heroes. We look at all five volumes starring that cast.
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We like the Quick & Easy guides from @oni-press.bsky.social imprint Limerance, and the Guide to Relationships is now out by @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social, which concerns all sorts of relationships an individual has with the wider world.
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December 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We like the Quick & Easy guides from @oni-press.bsky.social imprint Limerance, and the Guide to Relationships is now out by @mariahrosemarie.bsky.social, which concerns all sorts of relationships an individual has with the wider world.
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Today we review two books by @simonelia.bsky.social about Fluffy, the self-aware rabbit. "An absorbing hour or two in the company of a funny, frustrating and very human protagonist who wants what we all want". @jonathancape.bsky.social
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December 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Today we review two books by @simonelia.bsky.social about Fluffy, the self-aware rabbit. "An absorbing hour or two in the company of a funny, frustrating and very human protagonist who wants what we all want". @jonathancape.bsky.social
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December 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
@pugsteady.com apologies for deleting the post, but a link was wrong.
Silver: Unearthed "establishes a gruesome situation exceptionally well, not least by the addition of a vampire to a SF action thriller". Mad plot from Michael Carroll and exceptional art from Joe Currie.
@mikeowencarroll.bsky.social @2000ad.bsky.social
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December 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Silver: Unearthed "establishes a gruesome situation exceptionally well, not least by the addition of a vampire to a SF action thriller". Mad plot from Michael Carroll and exceptional art from Joe Currie.
@mikeowencarroll.bsky.social @2000ad.bsky.social
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@mikeowencarroll.bsky.social @2000ad.bsky.social
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We're now around halfway through reviewing Hiroya Oku's Gantz, and he continues to astound, both with plot twists and amazing art. Gantz/18 is a stunner. @darkhorse.com
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December 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
We're now around halfway through reviewing Hiroya Oku's Gantz, and he continues to astound, both with plot twists and amazing art. Gantz/18 is a stunner. @darkhorse.com
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We really like @billholbrook.bsky.social and H.H. Glynn's The Phantom of the Swim Team. It's a funny young adult graphic novel looking at the school days of Dethany Dendrobia from #onthefastrack. "extremely rewarding and should be a top choice".
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December 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We really like @billholbrook.bsky.social and H.H. Glynn's The Phantom of the Swim Team. It's a funny young adult graphic novel looking at the school days of Dethany Dendrobia from #onthefastrack. "extremely rewarding and should be a top choice".
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Reprints of Jerry Siegel - yes, that Jerry Siegel - and Reg Bunn's The Spider continue with vs. Spider-Boy. Magnificent art and hugely enjoyable. @2000ad.bsky.social
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December 5, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Reprints of Jerry Siegel - yes, that Jerry Siegel - and Reg Bunn's The Spider continue with vs. Spider-Boy. Magnificent art and hugely enjoyable. @2000ad.bsky.social
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@fantagraphics.bsky.social continue issuing work by Attilio Micheluzzi never previously seen in English with a collection of his World War I adventurer Petra Chérie. Stunning art throughout and the latter stories aren't far removed from masterpieces.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
@fantagraphics.bsky.social continue issuing work by Attilio Micheluzzi never previously seen in English with a collection of his World War I adventurer Petra Chérie. Stunning art throughout and the latter stories aren't far removed from masterpieces.
theslingsandarrows.com/petra-cherie/
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@patrickzircher.bsky.social is responsible for the best #solomonkane graphic novels ever produced. "The Serpent Ring is a great adventure beautifully drawn". And don't miss his black and white contribution to Savage Sword Vol. 1. @comicstitan.bsky.social
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December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
@patrickzircher.bsky.social is responsible for the best #solomonkane graphic novels ever produced. "The Serpent Ring is a great adventure beautifully drawn". And don't miss his black and white contribution to Savage Sword Vol. 1. @comicstitan.bsky.social
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UK graphic novel of 2025? We love Matthew Dooley's Artistotle's Cuttlefish. "it’s difficult to suggest how this could have been improved in any way". @jonathancape.bsky.social
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December 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM
UK graphic novel of 2025? We love Matthew Dooley's Artistotle's Cuttlefish. "it’s difficult to suggest how this could have been improved in any way". @jonathancape.bsky.social
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We've now reviewed the entire run of @pauljenkins.bsky.social on Spider-Man. He's not always best served by the art, although Mark Buckingham's always great, but this is a thoughtful and fun Spider-Man.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
We've now reviewed the entire run of @pauljenkins.bsky.social on Spider-Man. He's not always best served by the art, although Mark Buckingham's always great, but this is a thoughtful and fun Spider-Man.
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Lost in Time: Labyrinths is a beloved French SF series from Jean-Claude Forest and Paul Gillon, the @nbmpub.bsky.social
edition now long out of print in English. Try to pick up a lost masterpiece second hand
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edition now long out of print in English. Try to pick up a lost masterpiece second hand
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November 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Lost in Time: Labyrinths is a beloved French SF series from Jean-Claude Forest and Paul Gillon, the @nbmpub.bsky.social
edition now long out of print in English. Try to pick up a lost masterpiece second hand
theslingsandarrows.com/lost-in-time...
edition now long out of print in English. Try to pick up a lost masterpiece second hand
theslingsandarrows.com/lost-in-time...
Ryan Ferrier and Valentin Roman supplied three very funny volumes of D4VE, a world where robots have replaced humans. Great imagination and fantastic designs. @idwpublishing.com are releasing the first book in their classic line next year.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Ryan Ferrier and Valentin Roman supplied three very funny volumes of D4VE, a world where robots have replaced humans. Great imagination and fantastic designs. @idwpublishing.com are releasing the first book in their classic line next year.
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22 volumes in, and we still love Stephen Cranie's mournful Space Boy. Feeling, tragedy and technology combine. @darkhorse.com
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November 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
22 volumes in, and we still love Stephen Cranie's mournful Space Boy. Feeling, tragedy and technology combine. @darkhorse.com
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Electric Life by Sander Funneman & Pete Brouwers offers an astoundingly readable summary of current thinking about the connection between electrical energy and life. "mindbending stuff" @23rdstbooks.bsky.social
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November 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Electric Life by Sander Funneman & Pete Brouwers offers an astoundingly readable summary of current thinking about the connection between electrical energy and life. "mindbending stuff" @23rdstbooks.bsky.social
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Rich Koslowski's insightful and funny F.A.R.M. System returns for a sequel with Rage. "improves on a very good opening volume". @topshelfcomix.bsky.social
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November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Rich Koslowski's insightful and funny F.A.R.M. System returns for a sequel with Rage. "improves on a very good opening volume". @topshelfcomix.bsky.social
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Daisuke Igarashi very deliberately builds Children of the Sea slowly, establishing a tranquil mystery looking at life and what we don't yet know about it. Over 5 volumes it asks questions you won't find in any other graphic novel.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Daisuke Igarashi very deliberately builds Children of the Sea slowly, establishing a tranquil mystery looking at life and what we don't yet know about it. Over 5 volumes it asks questions you won't find in any other graphic novel.
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