#comics2026 69 Surviving On Mars: Roll Out The Red Planet TPB from @livingtheline.bsky.social #BrandonGraham is a freakin’ revelation. I love the idea of diary comix!

@livingtheline.bsky.social does some awesome manga (and is signed to Sweet Shop).

It’s time for an OMAR OVERVIEW, Minties! It is of the manga, Hide and Seek! It’s A Classic Horror Manga for the First Time in English from @livingtheline.bsky.social ! Check it out: youtu.be/X9moTudxXpc

Oh hell yes! The latest in @livingtheline.bsky.social's classic horror-focused Smudge imprint is here. Hide and Seek by Naono Yoshiko, and it looks really good. Her work is new to me, but I'm excited to dive in. The Smudge stack looking real good. #mangasky #booksky

Hide and Seek by Naono Yoshiko. Preorders shipping tomorrow!

And last but certainly not least, we have a variety of single volumes debuting and releasing from @square-enix-books.com, HarperAlley, @livingtheline.bsky.social, and Inklore! I'm VERY excited for The Prince's Keeper because I remember trying it years ago and enjoying it! 🧵 (11/12)

I just backed a bangin' new comic from @livingtheline.bsky.social to help with their case against getting ripped off by Diamond. CONSIGNED: A Living the Line Legal Benefit Anthology on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/str...

In last Saturday's Sam's Studios newsletter, I reviewed adventure racing graphic novel The Rabagoo Race by Scottish cartoonist Garresh, published by @livingtheline.bsky.social: samsstudios.substack.com/p/week-of-39...

Last Saturday on the Sam's Studios newsletter, I reviewed Gawk #1 by Brooklyn-based cartoonist Naz and Royalty Report by Brandon Graham and published by @livingtheline.bsky.social! samsstudios.substack.com/p/week-of-32...

I had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Stevens who is publishing Stephen Bissette’s magnum opus, Tyrant! Designed by: Jim Rugg Production by: Sean Michael Robinson of @livingtheline.bsky.social Check out the video interview here: youtu.be/am_sij2RuiE?...

Living the Line reviewed my mini-comics Plague Journal # 1 and 2! youtu.be/DPZ3AnAi4Ek You can buy both issues of Plague Journal at my Etsy shop (and the thumbnail image here is one of my paintings which is for sale there too!): michaelavolio.etsy.com

PLAZA by Yokoyama Yuichi, English edition from Living the Line

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Living the Line also reviewed our latest š! #55 'Comics Sans Frontières' www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jiP...

@bobfishpresents.bsky.social Presents : Ryan Holmberg & Living the Line : Smudge Manga #actuabd #bd #bobfish #review #comics #culture #art #fyp #ryanholmberg #livingtheline #smudgemanga

Stumbling across Her Frankenstein at my local library was how I discovered Living the Line! Libraries are excellent for trying out new titles to see if you like them without taking a risk on something you may or may not like!

Empieza bien el tercer día del #MangaBCN con Diábolo anunciando otro de los tomos clásicos de terror underground publicados por Living the Line en EEUU 🥳 Mi Familia Gorila, de Ichiro Iijima. Es una compra segura, muy fans de esta línea editorial

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!