The planet's largest independent source of informed graphic novel reviews.https://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mluqir4bk22tIs there mileage in Deadpool killing the Marvel universe yet again? Surprisingly, yes! @cullenbunn.bsky.social and Dalibor Talajić come up trumps. https://theslingsandarrows.com/deadpool-kills-the-marvel-universe-one-last-time/15 May 2026 06:49 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluqir4bk22thttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mlscvazaqc2tIn Star Trek the security folk in red shirts always die, right? So why do they sign up? Christopher Cantwell and @meganlevens.bsky.social explain amid an ever-escalating situation on a remote planet. It's a page-turner. @idwpublishing.com https://theslingsandarrows.com/star-trek-red-shirts/14 May 2026 07:40 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlscvazaqc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mlpqeh7r6s2eChang Sheng brings his SF/Superhero/action thriller to a close with Vol. 3, out this week from @comicstitan.bsky.social. Excellent art as always, the conclusion is novel, unpredictable and told in the comics equivalent of slo-mo! theslingsandarrows.com/yan-vol-3/13 May 2026 07:03 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpqeh7r6s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mln7u3g5zc2cOut today: Spectors by @shannondenton.bsky.social and David Hartman. It's a monster hunting story of wrongs satisfyingly avenged, establishing a old-fashioned kick-ass team and keeping enough hidden to set up them for future appearances. @comicstitan.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/spectors/12 May 2026 07:02 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mln7u3g5zc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mlkrmyovdk2k#OsamuTezuka's Adolf is the War and Peace of comics, a period masterpiece that should be ranked among the medium's gold standard material, yet it remains puzzlingly obscure. Still available as 5 paperbacks or as Message to Adolf in two hardbacks. https://theslingsandarrows.com/adolf-a-tale-of-the-twentieth-century/11 May 2026 07:43 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkrmyovdk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mlfqt3jyh22jWe've really enjoyed every one of the 13 volumes to date of Masami Yuuki and Tetsuro Kasahara's Atom: The Beginning, looking at the creation of Astro Boy. 13 ends with a cliffhanger worthy of Tezuka himself. @comicstitan.bsky.social https://theslingsandarrows.com/atom-the-beginning-13/09 May 2026 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfqt3jyh22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mldams5qkc2kGodi and Zidrou's Ducoboo strip could easily slip into the Beano with its single page inventive strips about Ducoboo always trying to copy answers in class. Surreal moments are great and the cartooning excellent. @cinebook.bsky.social https://theslingsandarrows.com/ducoboo-5-loveable-dunce/08 May 2026 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldams5qkc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mlanalne622yWe really enjoy the subdued eroticism of Clara & the Devil by @olivieblake.bsky.social and @littlechmura.bsky.social out this week from @23rdstbooks.bsky.social https://theslingsandarrows.com/clara-and-the-devil/07 May 2026 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlanalne622yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3ml6abzok7c2xWe've only recently discovered Nick Bruel's Bad Kitty, but love that cartooning. https://theslingsandarrows.com/bad-kitty-gets-a-job/06 May 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6abzok7c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mkz4vy5fh22zAs I Dream of You is a tragic love story for teens, and there aren't enough graphic novels like that. Jennifer Lee and LeUyen Pham take you to lands unknown. We really recommend it. @01firstsecond.bsky.social https://theslingsandarrows.com/as-i-dream-of-you/04 May 2026 07:17 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkz4vy5fh22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mkwlwoaf7s26In Delay, several South Asian creators are given around 20 pages to explore the concept of delay. You may not know the names, but these are seasoned creator, whose work results in a better than average anthology. @differenceenginesg.bsky.social https://theslingsandarrows.com/delay-a-comics-anthology/03 May 2026 07:07 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwlwoaf7s26https://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mkkf5ye5q22zIn the Kryptonite Spectrum W. Maxwell Prince & Martín Morazzo supply a joyous brain-twisting journey into the effects of new forms of kryptonite on Superman. https://theslingsandarrows.com/superman-the-kryptonite-spectrum/28 Apr 2026 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkf5ye5q22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mkfa75tjl22n"A sprawling, energetic, chaotic glimpse into creative genius". And it's very funny. Nerd Inferno by @evandorkin.bsky.social is out this week from @darkhorse.com https://theslingsandarrows.com/nerd-inferno-the-essential-evan-dorkin/26 Apr 2026 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfa75tjl22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mkda4x7ptk2jWhat could be better than the two volumes of The Human Target by @tomking.bsky.social and @gregsmallwood.bsky.social? Why, the Deluxe Edition combining them. https://theslingsandarrows.com/the-human-target-by-tom-king-and-greg-smallwood-the-deluxe-edition/25 Apr 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkda4x7ptk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mk7zi4oolk2aWe really like Katja Klengel's funny worldview on taboo subjects as supplied in Girlsplaining. "a solid dose of common sense and a barrel of laughs". @leafvangenova.bsky.social @archaianseas.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/girsplaining/24 Apr 2026 07:39 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7zi4oolk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mk2ylnp5sc2hAlmost a fairytale, certainly a coming of age story, We Called Them Giants eventually becomes a surprisingly human fable about aliens. That’s a fair achievement. Nice one @kierongillen.bsky.social & @stephaniehans.bsky.social https://theslingsandarrows.com/we-called-them-giants/22 Apr 2026 07:39 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2ylnp5sc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mjvy473s2k2cWant an entertaining Batman graphic novel with a unique artistic viewpoint that successfully reformats the familiar? Look no further than Enrico Marini's stunning Dark Prince Charming. https://theslingsandarrows.com/batman-the-dark-prince-charming/20 Apr 2026 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvy473s2k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mjqwjafqpc2n"An ambitious, impressive, and engaging book that might never be bettered". Making Nonfiction Comics by Eleri Harris and Shay Mirk from @abramscomicarts.bsky.social @elerimai.bsky.social @mirkdrop.bsky.social https://theslingsandarrows.com/making-non-fiction-comics-a-guide-for-graphic-narrative/18 Apr 2026 07:36 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqwjafqpc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mjoedisx4k2iOut this week - Zhang Xiaoyu's utterly gorgeous to look at Twin Lotuses. A depressed inventor meets a street kid in 1930s China for a compelling plot as well. @magneticpress.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/twin-lotuses/17 Apr 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoedisx4k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mjjckijzgs2yHow does @jamiesmart.bsky.social find the time to launch another new series? Megalomaniacs: The Invasion Begins is out now from @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social and it's as great as his other all-ages books. “I am ze Dark Overlord”. https://theslingsandarrows.com/megalomaniacs-the-invasion-begins/15 Apr 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjckijzgs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mjgtxsyg422jA fairytale fantasy romance with a twist? That's what Mari Costa provides in Forgive-Me-Not. @marinscos.bsky.social @01firstsecond.bsky.social "impressively designed variations on mythical creatures". https://theslingsandarrows.com/forgive-me-not/14 Apr 2026 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgtxsyg422jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mjecrphsw22iWe really rate Helen of Wyndhorn from @tomking.bsky.social & @bilquis.bsky.social. Classic fantasy adventure tropes are viewed through the prism of successive observers as time moves onward. @darkhorse.com https://theslingsandarrows.com/helen-of-wyndhorn/13 Apr 2026 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjecrphsw22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mjbyfljzok2iWe've waited a long time for @hansrickheit.bsky.social to issue a sequel to Cochlea & Eustachia, but it's out now and it's conceptually glorious. https://theslingsandarrows.com/cochlea-eustachia-volume-2/12 Apr 2026 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjbyfljzok2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mj7h3ll3wc27Continuing our reviews of Jed MacKay's Black Cat, Iron Cat is a real return to form and with some great art from Pere Pérez. theslingsandarrows.com/iron-cat/11 Apr 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7h3ll3wc27https://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mj4qmxcd3s2aToday we look at Jed MacKay's run on Black Cat. It starts sweetly with Grand Theft Marvel. Would you break into Doctor Strange's place or the Baxter Building? https://theslingsandarrows.com/black-cat-grand-theft-marvel/10 Apr 2026 06:57 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4qmxcd3s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mj2adtvv6k2qToday we look at five of Kayla Miller's all-ages graphic novels starring Olive Branche. Stuck is the most recent and typifies the sensible guidance amid a compelling and charmingly drawn story. @kayke.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/stuck/09 Apr 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2adtvv6k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3miq7dl2lbc23As far as we know Jason Wilson has only ever produced the single graphic novel. Him & Her's Smuggling Vacation mixes a good sitcom plot with polished European style cartooning. Still available cheap online. https://theslingsandarrows.com/him-hers-smuggling-vacation/05 Apr 2026 07:16 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3miq7dl2lbc23https://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3minuoxkbe22qA bleak cover represents a bleak series, but Jeong Ji-hun (or JH) also supplies magnificence over three volumes of two children struggling in times of war and plague. @izepress.com theslingsandarrows.com/the-horizon-1/04 Apr 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3minuoxkbe22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3mil53sul7k2rWe're really impressed with Graveyard of Empires. A thoughtful horror story set during the US invasion of Afghanistan. by @marksable.bsky.social and Paul Azaceta from @imagecomics.com https://theslingsandarrows.com/graveyard-of-empires/03 Apr 2026 06:52 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mil53sul7k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sandagnguide.bsky.social/post/3miithdrlwk2lThis week Sarah Soe and Tim Fraser deliver another delightful Juniper Mae book. "another enjoyable adventure in a worthwhile series". @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social https://theslingsandarrows.com/juniper-mae-journey-to-the-levels-below/02 Apr 2026 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:eqsrrjjnrapaechhdfqannkc/app.bsky.feed.post/3miithdrlwk2l