In the UK, think Daniel Hannan, Allison Pearson and Rod Liddle.

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...

I like the Carry On films but the lore is too confusing, impossible for modern audiences to accept these people could play a major part in the French Revolution AND lose their bras on camping holidays

As I said, the discourse is just nonsensical.

This is nonsense, of course. You don't need to address Bond's death at the end of No Time to Die, just press the reset button, as they did when they made Casino Royale. radaronline.com/p/james-bond...

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...

Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.

On the day when people post about their family members who served in the forces during the World Wars, I'd like to remember my grandfather, who spent the war working on the tetanus vaccine, and my other grandfather, who was a farmer and who took in Jewish refugees. They also serve.

Very pleased to see the WCC UK restate its commitment to the support of trans and non-binary folk in the discipline, particularly in light of the current political climate.

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/

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'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...

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...

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...

Periodically I get a flood of likes for this post, and I don't know why. This weekend is one of those moments.

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...

It says he can't.

Well, that's hopeful.

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...

Stop me if I am off base, here, but: Not sure that we want to learn how to manage our business rivals from *checks notes to make sure* a man assassinated by his rivals? www.management-issues.com/opinion/7761...

The introduction to @effjayem.bsky.social's The Intergalactic Playground was revelatory to me on this - she makes clear how much 'kids don't read' discourse is really 'kids don't read what gatekeepers think they ought to be reading'.

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

She'll be gone by the end of the week. And back as an MP in 2028.

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...

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...

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...

I thought the Twin Peaks episode she directed had some really interesting aesthetic choices, and I wish she'd done more directing.

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...

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...

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/

So, so many, but today, I'm going with an absolute master of the cover version,* David Bowie. (Other Bowie covers are worth listening to, but I'd single out his version of 'White Light/White Heat', particularly the BBC version.) *If we forget Tin Machine's version of 'Working Class Hero'.

Captain Nemo is Odysseus.

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-...

The far right are weaponising the safety of women and girls to sow fear and division among our communities Join over 54,000 women rejecting discrimination against trans, non-binary and gender-diverse people 👇 goodlaw.social/wu1u

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...

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...

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...

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...