We like Kou Narita's adaptation of Rarutori's High Elf With a Long Life, resulting in a fantasy story where the action is played down and the characters are prioritised. Out this week from @titanmangahq.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/high-elf-wit...

Most of the DC Finest collection The Hangman Never Loses hasn't been previously collected. It gathers DC's Westerns from 1970 to 1975 and includes a complete run of lost masterpiece Son of Tomahawk by Robert Kanigher and Frank Thorne. theslingsandarrows.com/dc-finest-we...

On Mickey Mouse Floyd Gottfredson plotted and drew some of the earliest adventure continuities in comics history. And thanks to @fantagraphics.bsky.social and their collections of his Sunday strip, we can see they still stand up 90 years later. theslingsandarrows.com/mickey-mouse...

We feel the I Survived series for young readers is great, but too often suffers from poor art. That's not the case for I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005, in which Alvin Epps literally draws up a storm. As ever Georgia Ball adapts the Lauren Tarshis novel. theslingsandarrows.com/i-survived-h...

In 2002 @franktieri.bsky.social kicked off an ambitious revival of the discredited Weapon X facility in Wolverine. It's a lot of run, but go for the original Return of Weapon X trade, not the Epic Collection of the same name missing the best chapters. theslingsandarrows.com/wolverine-th...

We're delighted at a third volume of Rune from Carlos Sánchez. The Tale of the Winged Sorceress is "another engaging, magical and twisting story to enthral and amaze". @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/rune-the-tal...

Want a backlist superhero treat? Try JSA vs. Kobra by Eric Trautmann and Don Kramer. @mercuryeric.bsky.social "If you think you’ve grown beyond gaudy mystery men and “goodies” against “baddies” this graphic novel is more than likely to make you think again". theslingsandarrows.com/jsa-vs-kobra/

If you can find it, we'd thoroughly recommend High Command, combining Frank Bellamy-drawn biographies of Winston Churchill and General Bernard Mongomery. The biographies themselves, though, are a little too selective. theslingsandarrows.com/high-command/

We're looking at Episode I-era Star Wars today, and think Henry Gilroy and Rodolfo Damaggio's adaptation still reads well. theslingsandarrows.com/star-wars-ep...

Rebellion Treasury of British Comics have reissued Albion, taking a dark look at the characters from 1960s UK comics. Plotted by Alan Moore, scripted by @leahmoore.bsky.social and @johnreppion.bsky.social with dark designs from Shane Oakley. @2000ad.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/albion/

In Star Trek SNW: Seeds of Salvation @robbiethompson.bsky.social, TravisMercer and @sergacuna.bsky.social create a neat story of two new alien races and a bored Christine Chapel. @idwpublishing.com theslingsandarrows.com/star-trek-st...

It's from 2015, but we won't let that stop us recommending Patrick Atangan's witty recollections of relationship catastrophes. @nbmpub.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/fires-above-...

Like foreboding horror? We can't recommend Gou Tanabe's At the Mountains of Madness highly enough. Has Lovecraft ever been better adapted as a graphic novel? @darkhorse.com theslingsandarrows.com/at-the-mount...

We review another batch of The Baby-Sitters Club adaptations today, all well conceived by Ann M. Martin to address problems getting on without preaching. Arley Nopra draws Mallory and the Trouble With Twins. @scholasticuk.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/the-baby-sit...

One of the most original SF action series ever is now available as a complete edition. The Casanova Compendium is out this week with great work from @mattfraction.bsky.social @fabiomoon.bsky.social and Gabriel Bá. @imagecomics.com theslingsandarrows.com/casanova-com...

Over two volumes Christopher Cantwell and Salvador Larroca dissect Doctor Doom in a fall and rise arc. "A compelling portrait of a singular man amid intelligent use of other stock characters". @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/doctor-doom-...

Gou Tanabe's stunning adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft stories hit a peak with At the Mountains of Madness, originally split over two volumes. "So much of the wonder resides in Tanabe's art". @goutanabe2045.bsky.social @darkhorse.com theslingsandarrows.com/at-the-mount...

In 2001 Peter Laird rebooted Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with the excellent Jim Lawson on art. It's now being collected as TMNT Journeys, and we like it. @idwpublishing.com theslingsandarrows.com/tmnt-journey...

Victor de la Fuente's magnificent art graces Trelawny of the Guards, but the stories of an experienced sergeant looking out for his men really hit the spot also. You'll be surprised how good this is. @2000ad.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/trelawny-of-...

A second volume of The Hunger and the Dusk is out this week from @idwpublishing.com. "If the first book captured your heart, Book Two will consummate the relationship". @gwillow.me @chriswildgoose.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/the-hunger-a...

Everyone likes Assorted Crisis Events, and so do we. Thanks @denizcamp.bsky.social and @ericzawadzki.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/assorted-cri...

There's a new Judge Dredd collection out this week. And to the Sea Return combines two stories from @robwilliams71.bsky.social and @henryflint.bsky.social @2000ad.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/judge-dredd-...

Why isn't Osamu Tezuka's Message to Adolf ever mentioned when the greatest ever graphic novels are discussed? It's the War and Peace of comics. theslingsandarrows.com/message-to-a...

We loved @paigewalshe.bsky.social 's first Froggy book, and like Autumn Antics even better. It's funny, and there's joy in discovery and friendship. @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/froggy-autum...

@magneticpress.bsky.social have committed to translating Florent Maudoux’s long-running Freaks' Squeele series. Two volumes released this week, with the second improving on the first. theslingsandarrows.com/freaks-squee...

Out this week: Paige Hender's imaginative Witch's Inheritance about a troubled teenage girl expected to be a town's saviour. "If you want a spooky reading treat for Halloween, this will do nicely". @paigumondus.bsky.social @henryholtbooks.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/witchs-inher...

Dinosaurs live in Jim Lawson's Paleo, a beautifully realised spectacle of fictionalised natural history. Thanks @doverpublications.bsky.social for a Complete Collection. theslingsandarrows.com/paleo-the-co...

In 3 volumes Atsushi Kaneko reworks Osamu Tezuka's Dororo to create a cyberpunk masterpiece in a Soviet-style setting. Stunning art and clever plot. In English from @fantagraphics.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/search-and-d...

It's about time we took a trip to The Woods, and we can see what the fuss is about. James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas have created a creepy young adult classic for the ages. @thewoodenking.bsky.social @jamesthefourth.bsky.social @boom-studios.com theslingsandarrows.com/the-woods-vo...

English language versions of Franck Thilliex & Yomgui Dumont's The Nightmare Brigade combine two French volumes (at smaller size). Their version of dream exploration is creative, appealing and individually drawn. @papercutzgn.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/the-nightmar...