We've liked Von Allan's Wolf's Head from the start. It's a well drawn crime drama with a twist and an engaging cast. Nine paperback volumes are now available. theslingsandarrows.com/wolfs-head-v...

@denizcamp.bsky.social & @javierrodriguez.bsky.social do a magnificent job re-imagining Martian Manhunter. "a very human story about alienation, and it’s brilliantly unsettling". theslingsandarrows.com/absolute-mar...

Today we catch up with Poison Ivy by @gwillow.me and @marciotakara.bsky.social A Death in Marshview was issued in January and it's "another excellently conceived volume of ongoing growth". theslingsandarrows.com/poison-ivy-a...

@magneticpress.bsky.social are translating volumes of Mig's fantasy series at a clip and Volume 4 is out this week. We like the imagination, the art and the world building. theslingsandarrows.com/ogrest-volum...

"A fun adventure with a likeable cast and plenty of twists". We like Eowulf by @mikecavallaro.bsky.social @01firstsecond.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/eowulf-the-c...

We rate both volumes of Golden Rage by @chrissywilliams.bsky.social and @laurenknight.bsky.social . Compelling over two volumes and with something to say about society. @imagecomics.com theslingsandarrows.com/golden-rage/

There's a new Toby and the Pixies out this week from James Turner and @andreasschuster.bsky.social. Toby fights his dandruff, has to recapture his self-doubt and deal with a pixie who's can say 'no'. @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/toby-and-the...

#OTD in 1944. Private First Class Emma Utter (Women's Army Corps) from Sogola, Michigan painting the nose of a B-24 Liberator. #WW2 #HISTORY

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

Maybe I should title a book proposal The Big Book Of Roman Widows and see how far that gets me.

The founding #MCRHumNetwork Zoom meeting will be on a Tuesday. How does February 17 feel like? What would be good time (needs to be UK time and suitable for CET and EET at least).

@hazelsouthwell.bsky.social Happy birthday for yesterday - sorry I wasn't about for the party.

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...

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...

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...

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-...

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...

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...

@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/

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...

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...

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...

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...

"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/

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

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...

Bollox. I had a ticket for a lecture at Gresham College, and I completely forgot about it.

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/

And that is: asking a student to do a literature review isn’t really about the output, the final product. It’s about learning the process - assessing the quality of the evidence as you read it, learning how your question may evolve as you engage with the literature, learning how to spot SALIENCE 1/2

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...

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-...

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/

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...

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'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-...

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

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...

Please help my friend Helena at this difficult time. www.gofundme.com/f/help-helen...

Every check mechanism in the US that is meant to prevent this happening has failed.

Happy New Year everyone!

Merry Christmas everyone!

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...

@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...

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

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...

"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...

It’s been a while since we last gave the brilliant FANSCENE archive project a plug, so let’s have a shout out for some recent editions to this growing archive of hard-to-find British comic zines! https://downthetubes.net/speakeasy-archive-grows-on-the-fanscene-archive/

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...

Hit the North!

Of course, the cross-party consensus is trans people are trash, and we must stop them existing. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...