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Cinderella Closet Volume 1I didn’t expect to like another “schoolgirl has crush, gets a makeover, learns about life” manga, but the twists in Cinderella...
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Can You Survive the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes?Can You Survive the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes? combines the interactivity of a choose-your-own-path book with three classic Sherlock Holmes...
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Read a Manga Classic for FreeManga Classics accurately adapt well-known books into the comic format, keeping the original language. They’ve done a bunch of great works,...
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Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery StoryJulia Wertz’s latest autobiographical comic puts all the rest of them — Drinking at the Movies, Museum of Mistakes (to be rereleased...
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Self-Published Good Omens Graphic Novel AnnouncedAs longer-term site readers know, I loved the Good Omens TV show. Season 2 now has a release date (July 28), and the latest news is that Neil...
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Holmes ComingI’m a fan of “Sherlock Holmes in the modern era” stories. I love the way they illustrate how the detective character is timeless...
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Sheffield Holmes, Adventure in a New Generation: About Major Holmes & Captain WatsonThis article originally appeared in Sherlock Holmes magazine issue #11, Winter 2022/23. Writer Jeff Rider launched the original Sherlockian comic...
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I’m on the News Talking About Free Comic Book DayOne of the local channels, NBC 15, sent a camera to Westfield Comics for Free Comic Book Day yesterday. Here’s the coverage on their website,...
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Returnability Returns at Oni PressOni Press, promoting the release of Lamentation #1, has announced both returnability and a secret bonus initiative variant cover. They’re acting on...
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It’s Free Comic Book Day Today!Today is the national comic book store holiday, Free Comic Book Day! Stop by a participating retailer to get some free comics — and maybe buy...
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Exclusive: Drifters Returns in Dark Horse OmnibusDark Horse has announced that they will be releasing Drifters Omnibus Volume 1. The series, by Kohta Hirano (Hellsing), inspired the hit anime....
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Animal Rescue FriendsYoung readers might enjoy these slight stories about kids helping animals, but overall, Animal Rescue Friends is bland. It’s written by Gina...
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Animated All-Star Superman Returns in 4KIn 2011, All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely was adapted by Dwayne McDuffie into a movie-length cartoon. I reviewed the animated...
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Why the People: The Case for DemocracyWhy the People: The Case for Democracy is another in First Second’s line of World Citizen comics, civics-focused non-fiction graphic novels that...
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Doctor Strange (Folio Society Edition)The Folio Society, the upscale publisher of limited editions, has released a fifth book in their Marvel Heroes series. (I previously talked about...
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Marvel Value Stamps: A Visual HistoryWhat a fascinating tiny bit of comic history! I’d only heard about Marvel value stamps before in the context of back issues with clipped...
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Presenting on Sherlock Holmes in Comics at 221B Con This WeekendThis coming weekend, April 14-16, 2023, is 221B Con in Atlanta, and I’m thrilled to go! It’s a fan-run gathering for those interested...
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Crunch by Kayla MillerOlive Branche, the star of the series beginning with Click (and most recently continued with Clash), faces a new challenge in Crunch by Kayla...
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A Quick & Easy Guide to ConsentIsabella Rotman presents an incredibly important subject in straightforward, understandable fashion in A Quick & Easy Guide to Consent, fourth...
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History Comics: The Stonewall RiotsI’m impressed and thrilled to see this subject included in a line of graphic novels about history for young people. History Comics: The Stonewall...
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Embrace Your Size: My Own Body PositivityI loved the message in Embrace Your Size: My Own Body Positivity, but I wished it had gone further. Perhaps this is a difference between American...
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How and Why to Read FanfictionThis is a guide for how to read fanfiction (or fanfic). But before we do that, bear with me. We’re going to start with the elephant in the room....
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Witches of Brooklyn: S’More MagicThe camp-themed S’More Magic is the latest entry in the ongoing Witches of Brooklyn graphic novel series by Sophie Escabasse. Effie is off to the...
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Shirley and Jamila’s Big FallLately, given my SherlockComics.com project, I tend to get asked “what’s a good Sherlockian comic for kids?” Since Muppet...
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Sherlock Holmes in 221 ObjectsThe catalogue for the Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects exhibit is a worthwhile read for more than just Sherlockians — it provides intriguing...
