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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 3h

It's been a long time in coming, but we finally review a stone cold classic in Charles Burns' Black Hole. It remains a 5 star experience.
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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 1d

Ed Brubaker and @seanphillips.bsky.social always hit the spot, and Where the Body Was tours a suburban neighbourhood in 1984 with everyone up to something.

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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 3d

Shade the Changing Man by Peter Milligan and Chris Bachalo was an era-defining series, yet still slips under the radar. Embrace the madness with the first Omnibus.

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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 5d

We like both Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons graphic novels by @franktieri.bsky.social & Inaki Miranda. The first has the fantastic story told by Elizabethan pirate Henry Hull on the verge of execution. @idwpublishing.com

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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 6d

They've expanded the young adult shelves since I was last there. But I'm back in Edinburgh today!

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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 7d

The Prisoner of the Buddha is the first collaboration between André Franquin and background artist Jidéhem, and the result is even better Spirou and Fantasio. Script by Greg as the pair take a turn into Tintin style adventuring. @cinebook.bsky.social
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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 7d

Jonathan Schnapp's The Order of the Night Jay deals with a big, but shy kid at summer camp discovering a spooky secret. The River Rises is the 2nd part. It's charming and warm-hearted.
@flimsy-robot.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social
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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 8d

The Unstoppable Doom Patrol by @dennisculver.bsky.social & @theburnham.bsky.social successfully integrates all versions of the team in inventive plots very nicely drawn. A shame there's only the one volume.

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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 10d

Haro Aso's twisted Alice in Borderland now has two Netflix seasons, so we review the 9 volumes on which that's based. Great concept, interesting ideas and fine art. It sometimes loses its way in the complexity of games, but overall it's very good. @viz.com
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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 12d

The combination of Mariko Tamaki, Vita Ayala and Gurihiru produces the best of three Double Trouble graphic novels for young readers. See Peter Parker and Miles Morales at a villain convention with Thanos as keynote speaker!
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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 13d

Ugo Bienvenu's System Preference firstly asks what really matters as global data storage reaches capacity, then whether a robot can raise a child. "a thoughtful and engaging experience with a very human heart". @comicstitan.bsky.social

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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 14d

We really like Von Allan's crime drama Wolf's Head chronicling the strange journey Lauren Greene takes after quitting the Detroit police. Character-led and well drawn, it's a gem awaiting your discovery with six volumes now out.
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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 14d

Indeed he was. I hope nowhere on the Slings and Arrows site says otherwise!

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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you, thank you, thank you @magneticpress.bsky.social for the continuing hardcovers presenting the work of #serigotoppi in English for the first time. Volume Ten collects his SF material. What does it say about him that they're often comedic?
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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 15d

Battle Action Volume Three: It doesn't matter if you remember Battle or Action, these are great stories from great creators. Out now from @2000ad.bsky.social
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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks very much for a great book!

sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 16d

You'll thank us for recommending the inventive horror provided over three stories by @adamszym.bsky.social in Little Visitor & Other Stories. "a finely crafted and admirably varied selection". @oni-press.bsky.social

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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 20d

Out this week! Caesar's Spy combines three translated volumes of Jean-Pierre Pécau and Max von Fafner's historical action thriller about the Gaul involved in Caesar's rise to power. It's fiction, but convincing, with stunning art. @comicstitan.bsky.social
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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 20d

We've all heard of the Salem witch trials, but in More Weight: A Salem Story Ben Wickey brings them to unsettling life via in-depth research and discussion. @topshelfcomix.bsky.social

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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 21d

The Solitary Gourmet continues @ponentmon.bsky.social admirable mission to translate all #jirotaniguchi's work into English. Collaborating with Masayuki Kusumi it's the observations of a businessman dining in Tokyo and beyond. It's compelling.
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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 22d

Out this week, Ngozi Ukazu's Flip takes the theme of people switching bodies to produce a smart comedy with social commentary for young adults. "a delightful idea with something to say". @01firstsecond.bsky.social

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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 24d

Introduced in 1963, the Doom Patrol was well ahead of its time in mixing mystery and strangeness with superheroes. It's available in other formats, but we like Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani's work in 5 hardback Archive editions.
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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 26d

X-Men crossovers can be intimidating for the uninitiated, but reading Messiah Complex again after all these years reveals energy and inspiration with previous continuity well explained.
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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 28d

Want to know how #georgelucas brought #starwars to cinema? Laurent Hopman and Renaud Roche provide the highs and the lows in Lucas Wars, out this week from @01firstsecond.bsky.social new 23rd Street imprint.

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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · Sep 15

We like the new Second Contact, but the real Lower Decks gem is Warp Your Own Way, a devious puzzle book from @ryannorth.ca and @chrisfenoglio.bsky.social "the gold standard of game and puzzle graphic novels". @idwpublishing.com 2/2

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