Lost Lad London Volume 1

Lost Lad London by Shima Shinya sets up an intriguing mystery premise. The mayor of London is found dead, stabbed, on an Underground train. Our protagonist is Al, a University student and loner. He’s making his own way by writing papers for other students. A beaten-down detective with a variety of injuries...

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An Unusual Method of Death, or The Similarity Between Sherdog and Miss Sherlock

While rereading Sherlock Bones volume 7, I noticed that Case 9, “The Stolen Face”, had a rather unusual method of death. Chapter 6, the final chapter, lays out what happened. Spoilers throughout this post. The murderer tries to create the impression the victim committed suicide. He gave the victim sleeping...

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The Lost City

Out now on Blu-ray is The Lost City, an adventure comedy starring Sandra Bullock as a successful romance novel author trying to stay relevant in a TikTok world. She’s also an academic, and Abigail Fairfax (played by Daniel Radcliffe) wants her knowledge of the ancient civilization she used as background...

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A Man and His Cat Volume 6

A Man and His Cat volume 6 continues with dramatic events. I’m more comfortable with them this time around, compared to the last book, because they happen to the humans, not the felines. The man of the title, Mr. Kanda, has performance anxiety. He used to be a famous pianist, but he can’t stand to be...

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Exclusive Cover Reveal: Final Issue of Avatar: Adapt or Die

Avatar: Adapt or Die concludes with its sixth issue, on sale on October 5. The miniseries began earlier this year, in May, and it’s an untold story from the world of the film starring Grace Augustine. The series is written by Corinna Bechko, pencilled and inked by Beni R. Lobel, colored by Wes Dzioba,...

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25 Years Is a Pretty Good Run… Is Anyone Left at Oni?

Two weeks ago, news broke that Oni Press stalwarts James Lucas Jones (company publisher) and Charlie Chu (VP of Creative & Business Development) were no longer at the company. Today came word that four more high-level staffers are gone. Popverse reports that “Senior VP of sales and marketing Alex...

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Wife Gets Smart, Makes Husband Happy: Supermarket Comic Strip Ads of World War II

The American comic industry has always had a space for small, independent publishers, and I’m glad, because it means you can sometimes stumble across something like this. Wife Gets Smart, Makes Husband Happy: Supermarket Comic Strip Ads of World War II, compiled by Nat Gertler and published by his About...

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I’m Going to San Diego This Year!

We are long past the days when you could up and decide to go to the San Diego Comic-Con, which starts in two weeks, but somehow, I managed it. (With thanks to a friend with a hotel room, another friend with an extra badge, and a third who needed panel moderating help.) So! I’m going to be there Wednesday...

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Cold War Correspondent (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales)

The eleventh in the Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales series — an impressive run!– covers the most modern period yet. Cold War Correspondent is the story of Marguerite Higgins, a reporter who found herself trapped in Korea when the Communists took Seoul in 1950. The cast of series narrators has expanded....

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A World of Wisdom: Fun and Unusual Phrases from Around the Globe

A World of Wisdom: Fun and Unusual Phrases from Around the Globe by James Chapman is a colorful comic guide to idioms that is fun to dive into. Proceeding by topics, each section compares expressions from different cultures. Sayings are grouped by the animal kingdom, aquatic life, facial hair, dancing,...

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