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/

Ed Brubaker and @seanphillips.bsky.social always hit the spot, and Where the Body Was tours a suburban neighbourhood in 1984 with everyone up to something. theslingsandarrows.com/where-the-bo...

Shade the Changing Man by Peter Milligan and Chris Bachalo was an era-defining series, yet still slips under the radar. Embrace the madness with the first Omnibus. theslingsandarrows.com/shade-the-ch...

We like both Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons graphic novels by @franktieri.bsky.social & Inaki Miranda. The first has the fantastic story told by Elizabethan pirate Henry Hull on the verge of execution. @idwpublishing.com theslingsandarrows.com/godzilla-her...

The Prisoner of the Buddha is the first collaboration between André Franquin and background artist Jidéhem, and the result is even better Spirou and Fantasio. Script by Greg as the pair take a turn into Tintin style adventuring. @cinebook.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/spirou-and-f...

Jonathan Schnapp's The Order of the Night Jay deals with a big, but shy kid at summer camp discovering a spooky secret. The River Rises is the 2nd part. It's charming and warm-hearted. @flimsy-robot.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/order-of-the...

The Unstoppable Doom Patrol by @dennisculver.bsky.social & @theburnham.bsky.social successfully integrates all versions of the team in inventive plots very nicely drawn. A shame there's only the one volume. theslingsandarrows.com/unstoppable-...

Haro Aso's twisted Alice in Borderland now has two Netflix seasons, so we review the 9 volumes on which that's based. Great concept, interesting ideas and fine art. It sometimes loses its way in the complexity of games, but overall it's very good. @viz.com theslingsandarrows.com/alice-in-bor...

The combination of Mariko Tamaki, Vita Ayala and Gurihiru produces the best of three Double Trouble graphic novels for young readers. See Peter Parker and Miles Morales at a villain convention with Thanos as keynote speaker! theslingsandarrows.com/peter-parker...

Ugo Bienvenu's System Preference firstly asks what really matters as global data storage reaches capacity, then whether a robot can raise a child. "a thoughtful and engaging experience with a very human heart". @comicstitan.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/system-prefe...

We really like Von Allan's crime drama Wolf's Head chronicling the strange journey Lauren Greene takes after quitting the Detroit police. Character-led and well drawn, it's a gem awaiting your discovery with six volumes now out. theslingsandarrows.com/wolfs-head-v...

Thank you, thank you, thank you @magneticpress.bsky.social for the continuing hardcovers presenting the work of #serigotoppi in English for the first time. Volume Ten collects his SF material. What does it say about him that they're often comedic? theslingsandarrows.com/the-collecte...

Battle Action Volume Three: It doesn't matter if you remember Battle or Action, these are great stories from great creators. Out now from @2000ad.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/battle-actio...

You'll thank us for recommending the inventive horror provided over three stories by @adamszym.bsky.social in Little Visitor & Other Stories. "a finely crafted and admirably varied selection". @oni-press.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/little-visit...

Out this week! Caesar's Spy combines three translated volumes of Jean-Pierre Pécau and Max von Fafner's historical action thriller about the Gaul involved in Caesar's rise to power. It's fiction, but convincing, with stunning art. @comicstitan.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/caesars-spy/

We've all heard of the Salem witch trials, but in More Weight: A Salem Story Ben Wickey brings them to unsettling life via in-depth research and discussion. @topshelfcomix.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/more-weight-...

The Solitary Gourmet continues @ponentmon.bsky.social admirable mission to translate all #jirotaniguchi's work into English. Collaborating with Masayuki Kusumi it's the observations of a businessman dining in Tokyo and beyond. It's compelling. theslingsandarrows.com/the-solitary...

Out this week, Ngozi Ukazu's Flip takes the theme of people switching bodies to produce a smart comedy with social commentary for young adults. "a delightful idea with something to say". @01firstsecond.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/flip/

Introduced in 1963, the Doom Patrol was well ahead of its time in mixing mystery and strangeness with superheroes. It's available in other formats, but we like Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani's work in 5 hardback Archive editions. theslingsandarrows.com/the-doom-pat...

X-Men crossovers can be intimidating for the uninitiated, but reading Messiah Complex again after all these years reveals energy and inspiration with previous continuity well explained. theslingsandarrows.com/x-men-milest...

Want to know how #georgelucas brought #starwars to cinema? Laurent Hopman and Renaud Roche provide the highs and the lows in Lucas Wars, out this week from @01firstsecond.bsky.social new 23rd Street imprint. theslingsandarrows.com/lucas-wars/

We like the new Second Contact, but the real Lower Decks gem is Warp Your Own Way, a devious puzzle book from @ryannorth.ca and @chrisfenoglio.bsky.social "the gold standard of game and puzzle graphic novels". @idwpublishing.com 2/2 theslingsandarrows.com/star-trek-lo...

If you like the #startreklowerdecks TV show you can't go wring with the graphic novels by @ryannorth.ca. Second Contact is out this week with @jlawrenceart.bsky.social & Derek Charm on art. @idwpublishing.com 1/2 theslingsandarrows.com/star-trek-lo...

No Refuge is Joe Brady and Patrice Aggs' great sequel to No Country, continuing the story of people in the UK forced to flee a civil war. "the three main characters are eminently credible and the suspense is maintained throughout." @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/no-refuge/

Mathematical genius Jack Beans was once a mob accountant. Now he needs to take action. A Calculated Man is unpredictable and funny mayhem from @paultobin.bsky.social and Alberto Alburquerque. theslingsandarrows.com/a-calculated...

Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips + Criminal: The Knives = 5 stars. Out this week from @imagecomics.com Plus we review Cruel Summer as well. @seanphillips.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/criminal-the...

@comicstitan.bsky.social have reissued the emotional horror of Breathtaker by @markwheatley.bsky.social & Marc Hempel in a deluxe edition with 50 pages of new material. "A suspenseful story with sci-fi and horror elements that goes in an unexpected direction". theslingsandarrows.com/breathtaker/

We loved the first volume of Chang Sheng's SF/superhero mash-up Yan, and Vol. 2 builds on that promise. Out this week from @comicstitan.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/yan-vol-2/

InvestiGATORS is always hilarious treat for kids, and adults will have plenty of laughs too. For Case Files @johngreenart.bsky.social is joined by Steve Behling and @chrisfenoglio.bsky.social and you can help solve 6 mysteries. @01firstsecond.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/investigator...

We love the quirky Miss Cat mysteries from Jean-Luc Fromental and Joëlle Jolivet and The Mystery of the Melting Snow continues a good run. "sly sense of humour and creativity delights in every respect". @thamesandhudson.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/miss-cat-the...

Out this week - This Slavery by @rickardsisters.com. It adapts a 1924 novel by social pioneer Ethel Carnie Holdsworth supplying "emotionally strong personalities, well defined surroundings and a real sense of purpose". @selfmadehero.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/this-slavery/

We really like The Strange Case of Harleen and Harley a YA GN by @melissamarrwriting.bsky.social and Jenn St-Onge. "an exhilarating ride exploring love, friendship and putting things right". @princessjem4.bsky.social @dccomics2023.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/the-strange-...