Manga Classics: Sherlock Holmes – A Study in Scarlet

The Manga Classics line has released its first full-color title, and it’s one dear to my heart, as it’s the first Sherlock Holmes story. Manga Classics: Sherlock Holmes – A Study in Scarlet, originally written by Arthur Conan Doyle, is adapted by Crystal S. Chan and illustrated by Julien Choy. It’s faithful to the source material, with authentic language and setting, although the characters are, obviously, manga-styled. Sherlock Holmes’ wild hair, as seen on the cover, is often in a [...]
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Mini Mysteries)

The Mini Mysteries line continues with the second book. (The first was The Mysterious Affair at Styles.) As before, this children’s book is written by Marci Kay Monson and illustrated by Greg Paprocki based on the original novel by Agatha Christie. The Mystery of the Blue Train was Christie’s eighth novel and the fifth featuring Hercule Poirot. Why the jump ahead? At a guess, because the in-between books were The Murder on the Links — too historical in the plot, [...]
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Mycroft Holmes and The Apocalypse Handbook

I love comics. I love Mycroft Holmes. There is only one comic starring Mycroft, and you’d think I’d enjoy the combination. However, Mycroft Holmes and The Apocalypse Handbook is terrible. People ask me, whenever it comes up, why I think this, and I become incoherent. I don’t like the plot, the art, the characters, the storytelling, the cliches… So this piece is a way to finally lay out why it’s so disappointing. The comic, published in 2017, is a tie-in [...]
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I’m Going to Thought Bubble!

I’m thrilled to be able to go to Thought Bubble this year! The Thought Bubble comic festival is held across Yorkshire, in the UK, with the main comic convention held November 15-16, 2025, at the Harrogate Convention Centre. Guests I’m particularly looking forward to seeing are Posy Simmonds (I ADORE her work), Rachael Smith, and Alex Norris, who does the “Oh No!” webcomic. There are plenty of other guests to check out too. I’m also thrilled to be catching up [...]
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The Deep Dark

Molly Knox Ostertag’s The Deep Dark is an amazing accomplishment. It’s almost 500 graphic novel pages that present a compelling exploration of feeling isolated, using the comic format to create a visual representation of the monsters inside us we are afraid of showing to anyone else. Magdalena lives with and takes care of her grandmother. Mags is messing around with a girl she went to school with, one who won’t acknowledge her because she has a boyfriend, and has a [...]
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The Novels of Antoine Laurain

I’ve been enjoying working my way through the novels of Antoine Laurain. He’s a French author who puts out works that I’d describe as romantic fantasy — but not in a “falling in love with a knight kind of way”. It’s about wonderful and life-changing things happening in France, often Paris, so it’s more like “finding your true self by visiting the Eiffel Tower”. Maybe it’s magical realism, but without any actual magic, just luck and whimsy and maybe a [...]
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Physics for Cats

The thing about reviewing a book of Tom Gauld cartoons is that I don’t know what to say beyond “there’s a new Tom Gauld collection, go get it.” Physics for Cats collects 160 science cartoons previously published in New Scientist. Gauld’s sense of humor is dry and smart. I love his insight and observations, as well as how creative he can be with the comic format. Examples include an experiment about being in a cartoon, the “conceptual phrase” of a [...]
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Small Press Expo 2025 Next Weekend!

The Small Press Expo, one of the best shows of the comic calendar, is next weekend! It’s held September 13-14, 2025, at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Rockville, Maryland. I will be there, and I’m honored to be moderating the “Spotlight on Ngozi Ukazu” panel. It’ll be on Saturday from 1-2 PM. Ukazu (Check, Please!) is a Special Guest and debuting her new book, Flip, at the show, so we’ll talk about that. It’s only one [...]
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