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Adventures in Cartooning: Characters in Action and Create a WorldThere are over 40 new pages in Adventures in Cartooning: Characters in Action (Enhanced Edition), compared to the first edition, which means more...
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The Dog Sitter DetectiveIf you know Antony Johnston’s name, it’s probably because he created the graphic novel that became Atomic Blonde. I know his work best...
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Watson and Holmes Returns With New StoryFairSquare Comics completes its reprinting of Watson and Holmes with the second volume. Watson and Holmes: A Scandal In Harlem reprints the...
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Doctor Who: Doom’s DayI had no expectations about Doctor Who: Doom’s Day coming in. I didn’t pay much attention to Time Lord Victorious, the previous...
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The Dreaming Returns From IPI ComicsQueenie Chan’s The Dreaming was an early success in the category of global manga, or OEL manga (Original English Language manga). The...
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A Death at the Dionysus ClubA Death at the Dionysus Club, by Melissa Scott & Amy Griswold, is the sequel to Death by Silver, and I liked it more than the first, which is...
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Hound of the Baskervilles Graphic Novel Reborn as Pop-Up BookWhen I found out someone had done a Hound of the Baskervilles pop-up book, I had to get one. (A common reaction, as everyone I’ve shown it to...
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The Great British Bump-OffThe Great British Bump-Off is an ideal high concept, and one right up my alley: a murder mystery set during a baking show. And it’s by John...
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Fangirl Volume 3I hadn’t expected to have much to say about the third volume of Fangirl. It’s part 3 of 4, after all, so it’s supposed to just be...
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Reading Holmes! Available Now – I’m in It!Reading Holmes! is a collection of essays about different ways and methods of reading about Sherlock Holmes. I talked a bit about it when the...
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Public Anchovy #1I enjoyed the third in the Deep Dish Mystery series by Mindy Quigley, Public Anchovy #1, the most so far — because it involved a mixed group...
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Canine Detective Chris Volume 1: The Shiba Inu Detective Tracks Down the Stolen Jewels!I at first thought Canine Detective Chris Volume 1: The Shiba Inu Detective Tracks Down the Stolen Jewels! was a manga, given the cute cover. I was...
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Death by SilverBeing a Sherlock Holmes fan means I read a lot of things I wouldn’t otherwise just for the loosest connection. Such as Death by Silver by...
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Sherlock and the Sea DevilsThis article originally appeared in Sherlock Holmes magazine issue #13, Summer 23. The final episode of Sherlock, the third of season 4, was not...
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Sherlock Holmes: The Spider’s WebWho would have thought mixing a traditional Sherlock Holmes pastiche with Oscar Wilde’s characters would work so well? Philip Purser-Hallard,...
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The Great Gatsby, Illustrated by Robert NippoldtAs The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald entered the public domain a couple of years ago, it’s no surprise to see new editions released. I...
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Superman vs. Meshi Volume 1In Superman vs. Meshi by Satoshi Miyagawa and Kai Kitago, Superman loves the food in Japanese chain restaurants. He uses his powers to jaunt around...
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Book Review Philosophy Found in a Continuation NovelI’ve been reading Thrones, Dominations, by Jill Paton Walsh, although I don’t enjoy it. It’s one of those continuation novels,...
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Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia Box Set Now AvailableOne of the fan-favorite episodes from Sherlock Season 2, “A Scandal in Belgravia”, is now available in complete manga form. The...
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Find Out What I Don’t Like About Sherlock Holmes in ComicsI was honored to be asked to contribute an essay to Reading Holmes!, a book now crowdfunding. It’s about different approaches to reading...
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Magnetic Press Study in Scarlet On Sale This WeekendEarlier this year, Magnetic Press released a gorgeous version of A Study in Scarlet. This novel by Arthur Conan Doyle is the first appearance of...
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Thinking of You (But Not Like In a Weird Creepy Way)Thank goodness we still get book collections of webcomics, or I’d never have stumbled across this heart-warming and reassuring collection by Beth...
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Sherlock & Watson Wired and Re-WiredThe “Text Me Mystery” series brings the classic characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson into the modern era by re-telling Arthur Conan...
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Find Out More About Workers’ Rights in a ComicWorkers’ rights and collective action have been hot topics this year, with a number of high-profile strikes executed and ongoing. In 2017,...
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Once Upon a Rind in HollywoodI loved the concept of Once Upon a Rind in Hollywood: 50 Movie-Themed Cheese Platters and Snack Boards for Film Fanatics, and I loved it even more...
