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 theslingsandarrows.com/whats-michae...

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 theslingsandarrows.com/somali-and-t...

Raw and disturbing, yet graphically stimulating, Kayla E's Precious Rubbish is a remarkable memoir. @fantagraphics.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/precious-rub...

@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 theslingsandarrows.com/the-unpetabl...

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 theslingsandarrows.com/hilda-and-tw...

"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. theslingsandarrows.com/joker-harley...

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". theslingsandarrows.com/captain-amer...

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. theslingsandarrows.com/tangent-comi...

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. theslingsandarrows.com/a-quick-easy...

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 theslingsandarrows.com/how-to-make-...

@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 theslingsandarrows.com/silver-unear...

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 theslingsandarrows.com/gantz-18/

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". theslingsandarrows.com/the-phantom-...

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 theslingsandarrows.com/the-spiders-...

@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/

@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 theslingsandarrows.com/solomon-kane...

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 theslingsandarrows.com/aristotles-c...

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. theslingsandarrows.com/peter-parker...

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...

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. theslingsandarrows.com/d4ve/

22 volumes in, and we still love Stephen Cranie's mournful Space Boy. Feeling, tragedy and technology combine. @darkhorse.com theslingsandarrows.com/space-boy-22/

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 theslingsandarrows.com/electric-lif...

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 theslingsandarrows.com/f-a-r-m-syst...

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. theslingsandarrows.com/children-of-...

Today we look at the earliest Hulk stories in their Marvel Masterworks editions. Stan Lee! Jack Kirby! Steve Ditko! Got to be great, right? Well... theslingsandarrows.com/marvel-maste...

Around a quarter of the world's population are affected by insomnia. Sleepless Planet is the result of Maureen Burdock's investigations into the causes. It's going to help a lot of folk. @psupress.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/sleepless-pl...

Stephen Mooney and @stazjohnson.bsky.social turn in a great Rocketeer adventure in The Rocketeer Breaks Free. "maximum trouble and maximum thrills". @idwpublishing.com theslingsandarrows.com/the-rocketee...

There's a lot of lovely Cliff Chiang art in Joshua Dysart's graphic novel extrapolation of Neil Young's Greendale album. theslingsandarrows.com/neil-youngs-...

We've only just discovered Aaron Lopresti's Garbage Man and like it a lot. It wears its influences on its sleeve, but makes something new from them and Lopresti's art might be a career peak. @darkhorse.com theslingsandarrows.com/garbage-man/

We'd recommend Full Tilt Boogie as "a young adult graphic novel old adults can relish". Alex De Campi pulls together the joy of SF adventure and Eduardo Ocaña draws it beautifully. @2000ad.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/the-complete...

We're very taken with Florence Magnin's Emilie's Inheritance. She mixes 1920s period drama with fantasy, SF, the supernatural and mystery, all beautifully drawn. 4 albums to date from @cinebook.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/emilies-inhe...

Big-Ass Sword follows a robot and his skull companion around a world devastated after war. "a pleasing and visually stimulating experience" from Andreas Butzbach. @2000ad.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/big-ass-sword/

Amazing Améziane's fourth film director profile settles on Sergio Leone, letting the director narrate his own story. "anecdotal, engaging and enlightening". @comicstitan.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/sergio-leone...

Rune is a joyful all-ages fantasy from Carlos Sánchez, with two volumes out now from @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social. Chiri copes with being deaf in the "real world", but it's a strength in the new world she and Dai discover. theslingsandarrows.com/rune-the-tal...

A fourth volume of Riad Sattouf's The Arab of the Future continues to be a remarkable study of a perpetually deluded and deceitful father who now turns to malevolence. It's a stunner. theslingsandarrows.com/the-arab-of-...

Although issued by @01firstsecond.bsky.social and featuring teenagers, Rhiannon is as finely observed as any adult drama. Kiara Brinkman and Sean Chiki detail a 1990s summer for Rhiannon, at 12 just finding out about life. "It’s masterful". theslingsandarrows.com/rhiannon/

The earliest Jonah Hex tales by John Albano, Tony DeZuniga, and Michael Fleisher are great Westerns, and all found in Weird Western Tales: Jonah Hex. Art fans are treated to some magnificent guest artists. theslingsandarrows.com/weird-wester...

And Mankind Created the Gods is @joseph-behe.bsky.social's stunning adaptation of Pascal Boyer’s Explaining Religion. It looks at the phenomenon of religion by combining the research of non-theological disciplines. "Monumental!". @psupress.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/and-mankind-...

Creative Writing With Miss Mary Mac supplies the basics of writing concisely and simply explained. Mary McInerney brings considerable teaching experience and it's beautifully illustrated by @rivkahlafille.bsky.social @01firstsecond.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/creative-wri...

Joe Sacco's The Once and Future Riot distils the complex ethnic and religious tensions in a region of India's Uttar Pradesh. " a clarion call for the de-escalation of political tension the world over, lest we plunge headfirst into the abyss" theslingsandarrows.com/the-once-and...

Today we review another batch of Hiroya Oku's thrilling #gantz. Over five volumes there's a city massacre, dinosaurs, teen romance and armoured knights. 13 is "the best action volume of the series to date". @darkhorse.com theslingsandarrows.com/gantz-13/

Enormously popular from the 1980s in Japa, Tsukasa Hojo's City Hunter has never been fully translated into English. @abramscomicarts.bsky.social have now begun that process via their Kana imprint. "smart, funny, well thought out and dynamically drawn". theslingsandarrows.com/city-hunter-...

@normkonyu.bsky.social has spooky ghost tale The Space Between the Trees released this week, building to a great ending, but we prefer his previous book Downlands, a subtle exploration of loss, grief and the unknown. @comicstitan.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/downlands/

The Ephemerata is Carol Tyler's exploration of grief. "Tyler’s observational intelligence, artistic innovation, emotional honesty and sheer talent make this a heavyweight graphic novel that needs to be taken seriously come awards season". @fantagraphics.bsky.social

Achdé and Jul's fifth Lucky Luke album Trouble Brewing is great, ranking with Goscinny and Morris. Luke and the Daltons hit Milwaukee's brewing industry for joke-packed mayhem. @cinebook.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/lucky-luke-t...

In case you hadn't noticed there's a new Bunny vs Monkey collection. Intergalactic Monkey Business is out this week from @jamiesmart.bsky.social "The imagination is phenomenal, the cartooning is wild and the fun will be had". @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/bunny-vs-mon...

We really like the way @georgeoconnor.bsky.social interprets Asgardian myths, and Loki is the finest in the series to date. Out this week. @01firstsecond.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/asgardians-l...

Out this week - Wish We Weren’t Here: Postcards From the Apocalypse. It collects Peter Kuper's scathing four panel cartoons on ecological subjects for @charliehebdo.fr. "Cartoon brilliance". @pkuper.bsky.social @fantagraphics.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/wish-we-were...

It's been a long time in coming, but we finally review a stone cold classic in Charles Burns' Black Hole. It remains a 5 star experience. theslingsandarrows.com/black-hole/