The Small Press Expo, one of the best shows of the comic calendar, is next weekend! It’s held September 13-14, 2025, at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Rockville…

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02.09.2025

A Vampire in the Bathhouse – Comics Worth Reading

Luka is a hungover vampire who discovers Japanese bathhouses in the human realm. Sakura is a young man whose grandfather owns the bathhouse where Luka appears (impressively naked, with the exceptio…

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25.08.2025

Bring the House Down – Comics Worth Reading

When I heard Charlotte Runcie’s Bring the House Down was about a critic behaving badly at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, I knew I had to read it. And it was worth the time — I know it&#…

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25.08.2025

BabyLit Primers: Teach Kids Colors, Sounds, Counting, More With Classic Literature – Comics Worth Reading

Thanks to publisher Gibbs Smith, I got a chance to check out a few of their BabyLit Classic Lit line of books. These board books for babies use classic literature titles to teach colors, counting, …

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25.08.2025

Cat + Crazy Volume 1 – Comics Worth Reading

I quite enjoyed Wataru Nadatani’s Cat + Gamer series, with its lessons about cat behavior, so I thought I’d try Cat + Crazy volume 1, by the same author. The title is accurate. Several …

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08.08.2025

The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien – Comics Worth Reading

The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien by John Hendrix is an outstanding book that covers not only graphic memoir (the biographies of two famous creators of f…

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29.07.2025

The Marlow Murder Club – Comics Worth Reading

I thought The Marlow Murder Club, by Robert Thorogood, was the show with Pierce Brosnan being adapted for Netflix next month. I was wrong; that show is The Thursday Murder Club. This was a great re…

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11.07.2025

Papercraft Comics From TCAF – Comics Worth Reading

One of my collecting motives at TCAF was papercraft comics, or as the article I wrote at the Beat has it, “comics that DO things”. These are works that can’t be digitized, as they…

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11.07.2025

Sherlock Holmes: Leviathan – Comics Worth Reading

Mike Baron, writer of Nexus and Badger, among many other comics, successfully crowdfunded a new graphic novel, Sherlock Holmes: Leviathan. Like many Holmes comics, it’s a mashup, where Holmes…

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11.07.2025

New Sherlock Holmes Comic Serializing on Patreon – Comics Worth Reading

I previously mentioned Bret Herholz’s Doctor Who comic, which has now wrapped up (it’s short!). Which means he’s getting back to his ongoing Sherlock Holmes Patreon comic, “…

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10.07.2025

No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding – Comics Worth Reading

No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding by Catherine Mack is the sequel to Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies. I had no idea it was coming out, and I was so glad I found it, because I lov…

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09.07.2025

My Instructor Won’t Yield – Comics Worth Reading

My Instructor Won’t Yield by Deme Kingyobachi, out next month, is a single-volume BL story with plenty of comedy and misunderstandings. Driving instructor Chiba’s students keep getting …

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04.07.2025

Doctor Who Comic on Patreon – Comics Worth Reading

Bret M. Herholz is serializing a Doctor Who comic on his Patreon — but you don’t have to pay to read it! Just subscribe. If you do pay, you get access to the pages earlier. He’s u…

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04.07.2025

Returning to TCAF: What I Did at the 2025 Toronto Comic Arts Festival – Comics Worth Reading

As I previously mentioned, I went to Toronto a month ago to visit TCAF, the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, which I last attended in 2019. (I had meant to have this posted earlier, but typical for me,…

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04.07.2025

A Quick & Easy Guide to Coming Out – Comics Worth Reading

The Limerence (a part of Oni Press) line of Quick & Easy Guides are a wonderful thing. They tackle difficult subjects in clear, direct fashion in a portable format at a reasonable price. With …

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03.07.2025

History Comics: The Prohibition Era: America’s War on Alcohol – Comics Worth Reading

The outstanding History Comics line presents another excellent volume. As with World War II: Fight on the Home Front and The Stonewall Riots, The Prohibition Era extends beyond the obvious elements…

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02.07.2025

Historical Romance: Ruined and I Shall Never Fall in Love – Comics Worth Reading

WHY isn’t there more historical romance in graphic novels? It’s the perfect format. Lots of opportunities for beautiful, emotional closeups, and it’s much easier to draw settings …

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02.07.2025

I Went to CAKE 2025, the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo – Comics Worth Reading

And I wrote about it for the Beat: See my CAKE 2025 con report at the link!

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01.07.2025

Good Boy – Comics Worth Reading

I’m thrilled to see more graphic novels for young people dealing frankly and straightforwardly with mental health. Good Boy by Andy Hirsch is the latest I’ve seen in this category, and …

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01.07.2025

Very Bad at Math – Comics Worth Reading

Hope Larson is a must-read for me, from her early, dream-like work through her adaptations and her outstanding young adult graphic novels. Her latest, Very Bad at Math, tackles achievement, anxiety…

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27.06.2025

A Queer Case: A Selby Bigge Mystery – Comics Worth Reading

I don’t really need to review A Queer Case: A Selby Bigge Mystery, because when I say what the premise is, most people will know immediately whether or not they want to read this novel. It&#8…

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26.06.2025

Love Languages – Comics Worth Reading

One of my favorite things to do at conventions is find books new to me. That’s not always easy, since I hear about a lot of upcoming titles through press releases and such. Even better at sho…

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06.06.2025

Where to Find Me: My TCAF Panels – Comics Worth Reading

Looking for me at this coming weekend’s Toronto Comic Arts Festival? Here are the panels I’ll be moderating. What Should I Read Next? New and Notable Graphic Novels for Kids, Teens, and…

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30.05.2025

Cute Cat Manga – Comics Worth Reading

Is there any other kind? It’s so convenient to read about cute kitties in manga… no need to clean up after the cats, and they’re adorable without causing allergic reactions. I&#82…

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29.05.2025

Time for TCAF — In Two Weeks! – Comics Worth Reading

I’m thrilled to be attending the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) this year. It’s held June 7 and 8, and this year has a new, larger location — Mattamy Athletic Centre. It used …

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27.05.2025

Kill Blue Volume 1 – Comics Worth Reading

Kill Blue by Tadatoshi Fujimaki lives up to the humor of its premise. A legendary hit man is turned into a 12-year-old middle schooler. He’s jaded about life, previously divorced, but adapts …

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27.05.2025

Catching Up on Food Manga – Comics Worth Reading

Checking in on several manga series involving food that I’ve enjoyed reading so far… below find thoughts on the latest volumes of How to Grill Our Love and What Did You Eat Yesterday? a…

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23.05.2025

DC Omnibus Volumes for Sale – Comics Worth Reading

Now added to the sale list, a selection of DC Omnibus volumes. I’d love to make some deals (and avoid Amazon and eBay fees). Please email johanna@comicsworthreading.com for details or to make…

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15.05.2025

Hunger’s Bite – Comics Worth Reading

Hunger’s Bite by Taylor Robin is a fascinating read, all the more so for being a debut. Neeta and Emery have grown up together, but they’re reaching the point where their lives are goin…

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12.05.2025

Navigating With You – Comics Worth Reading

Navigating With You incorporates disability awareness, loss, characters of color, and fandom into a charming teen romance. It’s written by Jeremy Whitley and illustrated by Cassio Ribeiro. Ne…

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12.05.2025

DC Archives for Sale – Comics Worth Reading

Continuing to wind down the comic collection. (When will I ever have time to read all this?) I’d love to make some deals (and avoid Amazon and eBay fees). Today, it’s most of the DC Arc…

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11.05.2025

Marvel Omnibus Volumes for Sale – Comics Worth Reading

I’m starting to wind down the comic collection. I’ll be posting when I have new groups of things for sale. I’d love to make some deals (and avoid Amazon and eBay fees). Right now,…

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04.03.2025

Friday at the Atelier – Comics Worth Reading

Friday at the Atelier is an odd but strangely charming manga by Sakura Hamada. Office woman Emiko is tired of life. We meet her on her way home after work thinking, “I want to die… but …

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19.02.2025

How to Grill Our Love Volume 4 – Comics Worth Reading

I decided it was finally time to read all those digital volumes I’d accumulated, and I continued enjoying How to Grill Our Love by Shiori Hanatsuka, so I thought I’d share a couple of t…

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19.02.2025

RIP KC Carlson – Comics Worth Reading

My husband of 25 years, KC Carlson, passed away last night, February 8, 2025. He had had cancer for a couple of years and Alzheimers for longer, so I am glad he is no longer suffering, and that his…

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02.02.2025

Author Vs. Illustrator – Comics Worth Reading

Author Vs. Illustrator is a children’s book that wonderfully explains how two people can work together to make a comic story. It’s written by Donald Lemke and illustrated by Bob Lentz. …

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01.02.2025

Catching Up on Bookshop Cozies – Comics Worth Reading

Several cozy mystery series I follow that involve bookshops have had new books out recently.

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27.01.2025

The Dog Sitter Detective Plays Dead – Comics Worth Reading

The Dog Sitter Detective Plays Dead is the third in the cozy mystery series by Antony Johnston, just out. I previously enjoyed (and reviewed) the first, The Dog Sitter Detective. This one’s e…

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15.01.2025

The Mysterious Affair at Styles: First in the Mini Mysteries Line – Comics Worth Reading

Now that fandom has become more acceptable and doesn’t make its practitioners social pariahs, and earlier fan generations now have children or grandchildren, you get some very interesting pro…

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14.01.2025

Somerset Holmes – Comics Worth Reading

I checked out Somerset Holmes because of my Sherlock Comics website. Turns out this comic has nothing to do with the great detective. But it was a history lesson on its own, showing that trying to …

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Small Press Expo 2025 Next Weekend! – Comics Worth Reading

A Vampire in the Bathhouse – Comics Worth Reading

Bring the House Down – Comics Worth Reading

BabyLit Primers: Teach Kids Colors, Sounds, Counting, More With Classic Literature – Comics Worth Reading

Cat + Crazy Volume 1 – Comics Worth Reading

The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien – Comics Worth Reading

The Marlow Murder Club – Comics Worth Reading

Papercraft Comics From TCAF – Comics Worth Reading

Sherlock Holmes: Leviathan – Comics Worth Reading

New Sherlock Holmes Comic Serializing on Patreon – Comics Worth Reading

No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding – Comics Worth Reading

My Instructor Won’t Yield – Comics Worth Reading

Doctor Who Comic on Patreon – Comics Worth Reading

Returning to TCAF: What I Did at the 2025 Toronto Comic Arts Festival – Comics Worth Reading

A Quick & Easy Guide to Coming Out – Comics Worth Reading

History Comics: The Prohibition Era: America’s War on Alcohol – Comics Worth Reading

Historical Romance: Ruined and I Shall Never Fall in Love – Comics Worth Reading

I Went to CAKE 2025, the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo – Comics Worth Reading

Good Boy – Comics Worth Reading

Very Bad at Math – Comics Worth Reading

A Queer Case: A Selby Bigge Mystery – Comics Worth Reading

Love Languages – Comics Worth Reading

Where to Find Me: My TCAF Panels – Comics Worth Reading

Cute Cat Manga – Comics Worth Reading

Time for TCAF — In Two Weeks! – Comics Worth Reading

Kill Blue Volume 1 – Comics Worth Reading

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