In last Saturday's newsletter, I reviewed @ephk.bsky.social's cyberpunk mystery graphic novel Harpy published by @livingtheline.bsky.social! samsstudios.substack.com/p/week-of-11...

In my most recent Saturday newsletter update, I reviewed the @livingtheline.bsky.social Smudge release, The Girl Who Raised the Dead by Kawashima Norikazu: samsstudios.substack.com/p/week-of-11...

In my first newsletter update of 2026, I review my top 10 comics of 2025! @livingtheline.bsky.social @breakdownpress.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social samsstudios.substack.com/p/week-of-15...

Steer over to Comics Beat for a review of Harpy, a late-breaking contender for the hardest-hitting sci-fi GN of 2025. This massive 308-page gn pulls the dystopian 2060s into unnerving focus, as competence + class division collide with revenge + obsession. In the lineage of Shirow, Otomo & Druillet.

2026 has already begun! And here are my 50 Most Anticipated Comics, Graphic Novels, Manga etc coming out this year! Ft. Publishers: @fantagraphics.bsky.social @abramscomicarts.bsky.social @livingtheline.bsky.social @dandq.bsky.social @darkhorse.com Check out my video: youtu.be/aA0QpX4MCnk?...

My definitive TOP 25 COMICS OF 2025 video is out now! Ft. publishers: @fantagraphics.bsky.social @imagecomics.com @floatingworld.bsky.social @abramscomicarts.bsky.social @livingtheline.bsky.social @madcavestudios.com @dandq.bsky.social Check it out: youtu.be/qZC7vPnl2wY?...

2025 has been a GREAT year for comic book collected editions! Here are my TOP 15! Ft. Publishers: @fantagraphics.bsky.social @abramscomicarts.bsky.social @livingtheline.bsky.social @marvelcomicshqs.bsky.social @dcoffical.bsky.social @darkhorse.com Check out my video: youtu.be/3ZF6dqkOXCA?...

Excellent cult-horror from Kawashima Norikazu! Also appreciated is the included essay on the occult in postwar Japanese culture by Tanaka Hirokazu! Available through @livingtheline.bsky.social #gekiga livingtheline.com/livingthelin...

Out this Wednesday! HARPY by @ephk.bsky.social 💙 A brooding, futuristic detective tale, perfect for fans of Blade Runner. HARPY perfectly embodies EPHK’s sci-fi pin-up style and personality. It’s stunning!! Our copies come with a limited signed print too! okcomics.co.uk/products/har...

Currently reading: Harpy by @ephk.bsky.social

Harpy by @ephk.bsky.social was phenomenal on all counts! Great story serving up both action and mystery, paired with incredible art that has some of the best action sequence that I’ve seen. A definite must-read!

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New releases from @deepvellum.bsky.social and comics publisher @livingtheline.bsky.social, a 1980’s horror manga 📚✨

The futuristic murder mystery, Harpy, from @ephk.bsky.social at @livingtheline.bsky.social is a late addition to our best of the year range. Such a great combination lively cartooning and intricate detail. Signed bookplate editions available now... okcomics.co.uk/products/har...

It's me. I'm the "discussions about sexuality and erotic works in an academic context"!

Comics Beat speaks on our new distributor, CRWN Studios! CRWN's new head of sales Terry Helman (former DBD) is ready to take your orders or field your questions. comicsbeat.com/crwn-studios... Full press release at our website as well.

Metal Hurlant: old dreams, young visions from @humanoids.com and Face Meat by @livingtheline.bsky.social #comics #manga

My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com

A great pleasure to participate in this iivestream with my favorite comics youtubers!

It’s SPOOKY season! Here is a video showing off my favorite manga from publishers, @viz.com, @darkhorse.com, @sevenseasentertainment.com, @fantagraphics.bsky.social, & @livingtheline.bsky.social! Watch the video here: youtu.be/KTrBISaNUTo?...

In my latest Saturday newsletter update, I review My Gorilla Family, published by @livingtheline.bsky.social, a collection of horror stories from 70s mangaka Iijima Ichiro. samsstudios.substack.com/p/week-of-10...

The absolutely stunning HARPY by EPHK is now in the capable hands of our Canadian printer! Clever, challenging and visually unlike anything i've ever read, HARPY is a 300 page epic that spans the globe both within the dystopian story and in its many influences.

Very excited to see Koga Shinichi's Mansect appear on the New York Public Library @nypl.bsky.social Best of 2025 list! Mansect, a feel-good coming of age story of prolonged adolescent metamorphosis, now back in print and ready to rock your pupa off.

The newest classic horror manga release from Smudge (@livingtheline.bsky.social), My Gorilla Family by Iijima Ichiro, just got here and it sure looks wild. Think these releases are some of the best things happening in the space these days.

This is the best summary we've read so far of the up to date Diamond legal debacle, of which we are a litigant. Thanks to Comics Best, Bleeding Cool, Graphic Policy, TCJ and iCv2 for the continued coverage of these important events. www.comicsbeat.com/the-day-in-d...

You have ten more days to get your LCS to order Iijima Ichiro's My Gorilla Family from the Lunar catalog! Small pubs have been hit hard by the Diamond legal battle, but you can do your part by ensuring that the latest (and weirdest) Smudge horror manga, gets into comic shops by ... 1/3

This is my latest review for @comicsjournal.bsky.social of Face Meat by Bonten Taro translated by Ryan Holmberg for @livingtheline.bsky.social www.tcj.com/reviews/face...

I know this wont sell like crazy but hot damn books like this is why ENG mango fans have never had it so good. Please enjoy it while you can and support small pubs. Yeah we print weird stuff but that’s REALLY what makes mango so special

Wow. Never thought I'd see anything of Iijima printed in English.

Legit gobsmacked that this is being translated haaaa wtf

Currently on press in Quebec! 50 years on from initial publication in Black Punch, Iijima Ichiro continues to shock, appall, and satiate... You'll find out for yourself soon! My Gorilla Family is almost here.

Well, here's fun: @comicsjournal.bsky.social has a new review up of MANSECT, the creepy, bizarre 1975 horror manga by Shinichi Koga. The review is by seanmccarthyart.bsky.social, a smart and knowledgeable guy who really knows his stuff when it comes to Japanese comics!

James Romberger's For Real tell a harrowing real life war time story from Jack Kirby's life. It is bookeneded with an essay exploring the ways the war experience influenced Jack Kirby's comics. Check out a new video review by @livingtheline.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=rry...

UFO MUSHROOM INVASION and MANSECT are absolute must-reads! Get 'em now, while you can!

Looking for some fun manga to read? Ask for them at your local bookstore or library.

Mansect by Koga Shinichi and UFO Mushroom Invasion by Shirakawa Marina, are now back in print and in stock at Living the Line hq! The bulk of the two printings are now on the way to our new distributor, who will be announced soon. In the meanwhile, reach out for bulk orders!

Today I’m reviewing The Pit by Erik Kriek from @livingtheline.bsky.social youtu.be/LscBRK5v9pU?... #erikkriek #comics #comicbooks #indie #livingtheline #comicart #cartoonist #europeancomics #thecomicbookreport

Many thanks to Carson Grubaugh of @livingtheline.bsky.social for his thoughtful critique of our most recent comic, Absolute Simultaneity! #altcomics #dystopiancomics youtu.be/2SGyx1oZ-T0?...

"Visual delight all throughout." Incredible video review of Emil Friis Ernst's @efernst.bsky.social Womb Rider on the @livingtheline.bsky.social channel. Watch the video here: youtu.be/cYotTR1jqqo...

Phenomenal review by Sean McCarthy for @comicsjournal.bsky.social of Koga Shinichi's Mansect, the third release of the @livingtheline.bsky.social imprint, Smudge, which recently released the vintage horror mangas: Her Frankenstein and UFO Mushroom Invasion! #manga www.tcj.com/reviews/mans...

Latest Newsletter: Humans, Apes & Riders: Jungle Launch Events, The Jungle and Womb Rider are here, My Gorilla Family, Image Gallery, and so much more! Thread. @tomneelyartist.bsky.social @keenanmkeller.bsky.social @efernst.bsky.social @livingtheline.bsky.social

Preorder: My Gorilla Family! @livingtheline.bsky.social uncivilizedbooks.com/my-gorilla-...

Excellent duelling reviews of Mansect by Koga Shinichi up on The Comics Journal today, by Leonard Pierce and Sean McCarthy, respectively! Currently nominated for an American Manga Award for Best New Edition of Classic Manga 2025. www.tcj.com/reviews/mans...

Another awesome pickup from our weekend tabling at @cakechicago.bsky.social was Face Meat! A fabulously trashy and violent collection of fourteen of Bonten Taro's stories released by the folks @livingtheline.bsky.social #gekiga #BontenTaro livingtheline.company.site/products/FAC...

Check out my FAVORITE comics that I’ve read in 2025… SO FAR! Ft. Comics from @xaimeh.bsky.social, @livingtheline.bsky.social, @fantagraphics.bsky.social, @jackkirbymuseum.bsky.social, @comicstitan.bsky.social and more! Watch the video here: youtu.be/kvYDlj6aW2o?...

The struggle is real. #wip #makingcomics #bandedessinee

If you’re a comics/graphic novels/manga librarian, this includes you! Basically, if your day-to-day involves reading, cataloging, and processing a lot of manga, you can vote!

Manga Goes to School is now available! Emily Ratica, @smwordsmith.bsky.social, @bespokelib.bsky.social, @st741.bsky.social, and I are so excited for you to get this resource in your hands!

Being a judge for the American Manga Awards has made me realize that I really do read a lot of manga, but also that there a couple of spots where I can widen my coverage.

Omg yay! I recommend Her Frankenstein from Living the Line personally, and I’m always happy to hear that people have checked out Moto Hagio