Independent Opinions, News, and Reviews of Graphic Novels, Manga, and Comic Books
I am touched and honored to have been named “Best Comics-Related Website / Publications” in the Tripwire Awards 2022. I had the pleasure of meeting up with Tripwire Magazine editor Joel Meadows when I visited London last year, and he’s putting out some lovely editions. Thank you to anyone who voted for this site, and thank you to the visitors giving me a reason to keep it going all these years.
Read moreWe 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 through Friday (as unfortunately I cannot be away from home for longer trips right now). Look for me at the Titan […]
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I was thrilled to be invited to talk about my history with comics and specifically Sherlock Holmes in Comics on the latest episode of the I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere podcast. We also talk about how I became a Sherlock fan, this year’s 221B Con, why I started the site, whether Sherlock is a superhero, and what I’ll be talking about this weekend at the DePaul Pop Culture Conference, “A Celebration of Sherlock Holmes”.
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The latest installment of Andi Watson’s newsletter raises a good question: How do you define a professional? Different people have different ideas of what makes you a pro. It could simply be an attitude of taking pride in doing a good job regardless of the circumstances. It could be getting published by a proper publisher (whatever that means). It could be getting paid to do the thing full time. It could be getting paid to do the thing full time […]
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Hi, friends! Apologies for lack of posts here — I’ve been writing for other sites for a bit. And that’s what this note is about: I had the fun of covering the new Doctor Who news (which I’m SO excited about!) for the Comics Beat. As well as chiming in on the Weekend Reading column. I hope to be making some additional posts there about the New York Comic Con in a couple of weeks, and we’ll see what else […]
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Thanks to RushOrderTees, I now have a shirt with my website URL on it! They agreed to send me a sample in return for me mentioning them here. And I’m glad to know of a site that can do single copies of shirts, hoodies, and cups with a logo or design on them. They have plenty of styles and colors to choose from. I’ve already washed it, and both the logo and the size held up, plus it arrived more […]
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I love this series so much. Each new volume of What Did You Eat Yesterday? continues to appeal for the same reasons: small stories about a caring couple having everyday meals together while coping with adult concerns. They’re punctuated by neat food ideas and great art, focused on expression and recipe details. Volume 15 opens with Shiro visiting his housewife friend and her family to congratulate her grandchild on starting elementary school. He doesn’t know what one gets a child […]
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