Released this week (and we think it's great). @robwilliams71.bsky.social @2000ad.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/judge-dredd-...

We love the cultivated spooky atmosphere of Hillbilly by @eric-powell-comics.bsky.social and it's best seen in the first volume. theslingsandarrows.com/hillbilly-vo...

Over 40 years since publication. NewYork/Miami remains a standout collection of stories. Individual glimpses at the dissatisfied from Philippe Paringuax while Jacques Loustal's art shifts in style from one vignette to the next. theslingsandarrows.com/new-york-mia...

As a child Emmie Arbel survived the Holocaust. It scarred her for life. Barbara Yelin provides a fascinating, compassionate and absorbing biography. @selfmadehero.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/emmie-arbel-...

We're delighted there's a new Space Chasers graphic novel out this week. Leland Melvin, @joecaramagna.bsky.social and Alison Acton top the first book, and we loved that. @01firstsecond.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/space-chaser...

We loved the first Detective Stanley book from Hannah Tunnicliffe and Erica Harrison and we love Detective Stanley and the Green Thumbed Thief. There's skullduggery afoot at Narlybone Botanic Gardens! @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/detective-st...

Love Star Trek: Lower Decks? You should be picking up the graphic novels by @ryannorth.ca. Shaxs' Best and Worst Day follows the gung-ho security officer dealing with fascists on two missions while Derek Charm maintains the TV show look. @idwpublishing.com theslingsandarrows.com/star-trek-sh...

Want a fun, standalone SF adventure superbly drawn? We'd recommend Dudley Datson and the Forever Machine by Scott Snyder and @jamaligle.bsky.social. "a roller-coasting treat". @ssnyder1835.bsky.social @darkhorse.com theslingsandarrows.com/dudley-datso...

@gustaffovargas.bsky.social has just started working on X-Men, but we really love his action SF thrillers set in a futuristic Peru. Anicucho and Altiplano are imaginatively designed and beautifully drawn. theslingsandarrows.com/anticucho/

"Pig Life doesn’t just step into the weird zone, it dives right in with boots on and rolls around". We really like Abbey Luck's form of horror. @topshelfcomix.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/pig-wife/

Garth Ennis and Keith Burns revive Johnny Red a second time in a Couple of Heroes, giving him the ending his original series never had. "a complex thriller with plenty of action". @2000ad.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/johnny-red-a...

Our love is there for the young adult comedy drama Token City Wondercade by D. Bradford Gambles and Spencer Holt. @bradymakecomic.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/token-city-w...

Is Flash Gordon relevant to the 21st century? Under Jeremy Adams and Will Conrad it's essential! @spacekicker.bsky.social @madcavestudios.com theslingsandarrows.com/flash-gordon...

The Bank has two volumes out now from @cinebook.bsky.social. It's the sweeping historical drama Franco-Belgian comics do so well, from co-writers Pierre Boisserie and Philippe Guillaume with artist Julien Maffre. theslingsandarrows.com/the-bank-vol...

@dansantat.bsky.social's Sidekicks is a fun all-ages project "invested with considerable wit and charm". @scholasticuk.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/sidekicks/

It's taken 10 years for a translation of medieval fantasy saga White Shadows, but it's a winner for @magneticpress.bsky.social. A complex plot from Antoine Ozaman is accompanied by fantastic art from Antoine Carrion. theslingsandarrows.com/white-shadows/

Today we pick up with reviews of four more #DogMan books from the wildly creative @davpilkey.bsky.social As ever, they're all great, but the most recent is Big Jim Believes. theslingsandarrows.com/dog-man-big-...

If you can still find a copy we'd recommend The Sky Over the Louvre by Jean-Claude Carrière and Bernard Yslaire from @nbmpub.bsky.social It explains the venerable art institution as the revolutionary creation it was. theslingsandarrows.com/the-sky-over...

Heretic is a murder investigation in 16th century Antwerp and also "a graphic novel for our times, skilfully constructed and highlighting the madness to which many have succumbed". It's by @robbiemorrison.bsky.social and Charlie Adlard. @imagecomics.com theslingsandarrows.com/heretic/

Because he primarily writes for younger readers, Sholly Fisch is monumentally under-rated. Great art from Yancey Labat on Kanga-U as well theslingsandarrows.com/kanga-u-test...

The Armageddon Game was a massive event for #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles #TMNT and we review five connecting volumes today. theslingsandarrows.com/teenage-muta...

We're back for 2026 and so is @neillcameron.bsky.social with the magnificent Donut Squad Make a Mess!. Five star surreal and wacky madness with a laugh a page for all ages. @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/donut-squad-...

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...