Lost Lad London Volume 3

The mystery concludes in Shima Shinya’s Lost Lad London volume 3. (I previously wrote about the first book and the second one.) This final volume begins with a fascinating chapter. Instead of showing the suspect Al and detective Ellis working on the case, we check in on the perspective of several supporting...

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A Case of Domestic Pilfering

If you like Holmes and you like Wodehouse, you might want to try this slim, quick read. A Case of Domestic Pilfering was written 
by Rohase Piercy with Charlie Raven and was independently published in 2017. In 1890, Guy Clements is a dramatic but addle-headed young man who prattles on and has gotten...

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Deadfellows #1 Preview

Coming next month from Scout Comics is Deadfellows #1. Written by Kody Hamilton and illustrated by Ramiro Borallo, it’s the story of a suicidal guy who finds out his new apartment is haunted. A ghost stops him from killing himself… and then how will they interact? Here’s the publisher’s description:...

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Michael Moorcock’s Multiverse Reprinted

Every so often, I am reminded that I have been doing this for a long while. The latest bit of nostalgia came from the announcement from Titan Comics that they will be releasing The Michael Moorcock Library: Multiverse Volume 1 on July 12. This 160-page hardcover reprints the first six issues of Michael...

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Moriarty: A Clockwork Empire #3 Covers

The Moriarty: A Clockwork Empire miniseries continues in issue #3, due out April 19, with two different covers available. (I’ve previously posted covers from the first issue, due in February, and the second issue, due in March.) The series is written by Fred Duval & Jean-Pierre Pécau and illustrated...

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Custom Tees – My New Favorite Way to Advertise My Site

Comics Worth Reading has never had a nifty logo, but my Sherlock Holmes in Comics site has a cool (imo), professionally designed (I think these two factors are related) one. Thus, when Rush Order Tees asked if I wanted to sample their product, I jumped at the chance. Now that I have a pretty logo, I...

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My Favorite Comics and Manga of 2022

Been a while since I’ve done one of these… I don’t pretend to claim these are the best, as the comic industry has long moved beyond where one person could be familiar with everything coming out. These are the books that came out this year that really moved me or entertained me or left me with things...

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27 Years of New Comic Release Lists

For the last few years, I’ve been keeping copies of lists of what comics came out every week. It’s time for me to stop doing that, as my interests move away from that level of obsession, but I thought some might find it interesting to have as an archive. Save the file from this link for a zipped file....

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