A Study in Scarlet Magnetic Press edition

November 23, 2023 Johanna Other Leave a comment

Magnetic Press Study in Scarlet On Sale This Weekend

Earlier this year, Magnetic Press released a gorgeous version of A Study in Scarlet. This novel by Arthur Conan Doyle is the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes, and this version is illustrated by Vincent Mallié. It’s a lovely magazine-sized hardcover, and it’s available in two editions: the book by itself or in a slipcase with Arsene Lupin by Maurice LeBlanc, also illustrated by Mallié. But the best news of this Thanksgiving weekend is that both editions (along with all other […]

November 20, 2023 Johanna Andrews McMeel Leave a comment

Thinking of You (But Not Like In a Weird Creepy Way)

Thank goodness we still get book collections of webcomics, or I’d never have stumbled across this heart-warming and reassuring collection by Beth Evans. Some might quibble with the term comics as applied to this style, but simplicity can be deceptive. In Thinking of You (But Not Like In a Weird Creepy Way), each panel is a page, and each features the most minimal lump creatures (as seen on the cover). The insight is impressive, however. A simple illustration accompanied by […]

October 26, 2023 Johanna Mysteries Leave a comment

Sherlock & Watson Wired and Re-Wired

The “Text Me Mystery” series brings the classic characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson into the modern era by re-telling Arthur Conan Doyle’s mystery stories via text messaging. There are two books out so far, Sherlock & Watson Wired and Sherlock & Watson Re-Wired, rewritten by Ann Kimbrough. Somehow, Holmes and Watson have randomly ended up in a chat thread with four modern-day teens. The kids are bored, so in Wired, Watson begins telling them “The Adventure of […]

October 13, 2023 Johanna Art Leave a comment

Find Out More About Workers’ Rights in a Comic

Workers’ rights and collective action have been hot topics this year, with a number of high-profile strikes executed and ongoing. In 2017, the AFL-CIO created “The Workers’ Bill of Rights”, a statement of basic rights that should belong to all workers, including fair wages, healthcare, and freedom from discrimination. The North Carolina AFL-CIO had a comic adapted by Yiming Zhao that spells them out.

September 11, 2023 Johanna Other Prose Leave a comment

Once Upon a Rind in Hollywood

I loved the concept of Once Upon a Rind in Hollywood: 50 Movie-Themed Cheese Platters and Snack Boards for Film Fanatics, and I loved it even more when I read it. (The photographs, which are glorious, are credited to Rachel Riederman, and I think she wrote the text as well, based on the about page, but the text is copyrighted to the publisher, Ulysses Press, although the recipes are credited to Riederman. Modern books are weird.) For each famous movie, […]

August 30, 2023 Johanna Comic News Leave a comment

Small Press Expo 2023

I find myself able to attend the Small Press Expo 2023 (Saturday only — but given how there were more people that wanted rooms than available in the hotel, that’s maybe easier to handle this year). It’s held September 9-10 in Bethesda, Maryland. I’m most interested in the debut books, as a convention is a terrific place to find material new to me. Some of the biggest name books in that category — but there are tons more — are: […]

August 27, 2023 Johanna Art 2 comments

Lost Legion of Super-Heroes Art by Stuart Immonen

The below, I’ve been told, was intended to be one of the pinups for the oversized Legion of Super-Heroes #100 (which was cover-dated January 1998 and was one of the last issues of the series KC Carlson edited). It did not run, I think, because it was thought to be TOO close in style to Archie Comics characters. I was reminded of it when chatting with someone who referenced the “Archie Legion”, a name I don’t care for, but hey, […]

August 23, 2023 Johanna First Second Leave a comment

Science Comics: The Periodic Table of Elements

The Science Comics line continues with The Periodic Table of Elements: Understanding the Building Blocks of Everything, an introduction to the basics of chemistry by Jon Chad. Mel is anxious about her upcoming chemistry test on the elements, because pressure makes her nervous. She dreams herself into the Land of the Elements, where the elements take on the forms of various blobby creatures. Her help is needed to defeat the Elemancer, who wants to destroy the world, and — what […]

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