Sheffield Holmes, Adventure in a New Generation: About Major Holmes & Captain Watson

This article originally appeared in Sherlock Holmes magazine issue #11, Winter 2022/23. Writer Jeff Rider launched the original Sherlockian comic book, Major Holmes & Captain Watson, via crowdfunding. The four-issue miniseries, illustrated by Ismael Canales, funded through two rounds in fall 2020 and spring 2021. It’s the story of how in 1914, Major Sheffield Holmes, nephew of Sherlock and “Uncle Mike”, and the American Captain Imogen Watson solve a murder that has repercussions for a coming global war. The book […]

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Returnability Returns at Oni Press

Oni Press, promoting the release of Lamentation #1, has announced both returnability and a secret bonus initiative variant cover. They’re acting on the principle that selling to comic readers means selling to retailers first. Launching this month, Lamentation is a three-issue horror miniseries written by Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun), illustrated by Arjuna Susini (Made Men), and colored by Hilary Jenkins. Each issue is 48 pages with a cover price of $6.99 US. Publishers have begun experimenting with sizes and […]

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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 something, as retailers do put money into this promotion. I’m happy that my local store, Westfield Comics, is one of those participating in the Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania giveaway. To promote the movie’s release on disc on May 16, Disney and Marvel are giving away 800 “ant-sized Blu-rays”. 16 comic book stores will […]

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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 Moorcock’s Multiverse, which was a 12-issue series that launched in November 1997 from DC Comics’ Helix science fiction imprint. I know I read it at the time […]

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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 to think about, presented in alphabetical order. All My Friends by Hope Larson Asylum by Greg Means and Kazimir Lee Cat + Gamer […]

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Smut Peddler Reprinted for 10th Anniversary

My, how time flies. Back in 2010, I was approached to help with an anthology of comic erotica. The goal was to assemble sex-positive, female-friendly dirty comics. The book, the first Smut Peddler collection, ended up successfully crowdfunding in 2012, making this the 10th anniversary. Now Iron Circus has announced “a new, DELUXE tenth anniversary edition! Featuring all the groundbreaking stories included in the original anthology, we’ve gussied up this version with tons of extras, including a foreword from Stoya, […]

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DoorDash Custom Comic From Marvel

DoorDash has had Marvel create a custom comic, The Dashers, to “depict how, through independence and flexibility, Dashers are able to pursue their passions while being real-life heroes in their communities.” The issue, “which celebrates the work and lives of those who deliver with DoorDash,” is available at New York Comic Con, going on now, and there’s also a five-chapter motion comic version that will begin posting at Marvel.com on October 12. Or you can read it digitally at doordash.com/marvel […]

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A Tour of SherlockComics.com

I was invited to give a history and tour of my SherlockComics.com website at the most recent “Five Miles From Anywhere” virtual scion meeting, and it’s now available for viewing, in case you’re curious. Watch me talk about different kinds of comics featuring Sherlock Holmes for 45 minutes. (If that link doesn’t work, my section starts about 7 1/2 minutes in.)

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