Jean and Logan should be something that was entirely in Logan's head, and not something that actually happened, or even that Jean was interested in.

Asher Elbein@asherelbein.bsky.social · 11h ago

Okay, I'm genuinely throwing this out to people: what are your mildly shit-stirring takes on X-Men comics and characters?

Neville is giving senior management at universities the kicking they thoroughly deserve.

Neville Morley@nevillemorley.eurosky.social · 13h ago

“Obviously setting up a balloon debate to determine which members of the department should be sacked would be insulting and divisive. So instead we want you to fight it out with pointed sticks.” thesphinxblog.com/2026/08/13/b...

The 3rd collection of Batgirl by @tatebrombal.bsky.social and @takmiyazawa.bsky.social is released this week, and we review War of the Shadows and the previous books, discovering we love the idea of dropping Batgirl into a samurai epic. theslingsandarrows.com/batgirl-the-...

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...

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...

“Gender-critical” transphobia is not feminism. Transphobes do not represent women… 142 feminist organisations sign a manifesto in support of trans people’s human rights. gcn.ie/feminist-org...

Last Wednesday, August 5, was the 60th anniversary of Revolver's release. 5 years ago, @latereturnsteve.bsky.social & I did a 2-hour track-by-track Vapour Trails special on it, which you can still hear. Yes, it does start with a Rolling Stones track-there's a reason. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPes...

Vapour Trails 136 Tony Keen on Revolver Special

YouTube video by Radio Lewes

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David Wilson's Soulmates is out this week from Roaring Book and we think it's excellent. "Whether considering Soulmates as teen drama, supernatural thriller or plain romance, it works on every level". @downpourdw.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/soulmates/

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...

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 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...

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...

sure, you've had a pint before but have you had a pint with a REALLY FUCKING MASSIVE CAT staring at you* *in a queer-run, trans-friendly east London boozer where the landlady will call you 'love' indiscriminately but with differing levels of aggression

@kjsoar.bsky.social This is a bit in your balliwick, I think?

Dr. Jeremy Swist@metalclassicist.bsky.social · last wk.

Asking for a friend not on here: what books/articles are out there on the cults of various gods & goddesses (later incorporated into the Olympian pantheon) in Bronze Age Greece, especially their introduction thereto & possible links to Near Eastern cults?

A lot of people today talking about an awful person who died but i want to make everyone aware of a good person who died: Northern Irish comedian Jimmy Cricket, who you should all look up if you don’t know. 10/10 all around wife guy, dad, granddad, and just a generally solid person

Tice and his ilk, of course, have never forgiven, and will never forgive, the Republic for not carrying out what seemed to them the obvious course of action and following the UK out of the EU.

Des Fitzgerald@desfitzgerald.bsky.social · last wk.

I think we're generally much too chill about how mainstream and normal this weird, obsessive anti-Irish stuff is in the UK. #speirgorm

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/

This is obviously disappointing, and I understand those who feel that Amnesty has betrayed the people it's supposed to protect. But the reality is that fighting this would probably have destroyed Amnesty's finances. www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/an-ap...

An Apology for A Growing Threat briefing, published on 8 July 2026

Amnesty International UK has made a public apology for the publication of the briefing “A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK”. Click here to read it in full.

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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/

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...

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-...

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...

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/

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...

It is wonderful that a few minutes of On The Margin have been recovered, after the BBC allowed all recordings to be trashed. Sadly, none of it features his supporting cast, which included John Sergeant - yes, *that* John Sergeant!

Gary Brannan@garybrannan.bsky.social · 3w ago

Ach, you know what? Why not. Here’s Alan Bennett’s closing monologue from ‘On the Margin’, missing for nearly 60 years, and found on a Sony CV2000 tape in the Galton and Simpson archive You, dear viewer, are one of the few people ever to have seen this. Enjoy! discover.york.ac.uk/collections/...

Well, that's depressing. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

WW1 warship HMS President facing 'disastrous' move to scrapyard

HMS President has been moored in Chatham, Kent, since its relocation from London in 2016.

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Bunch of Blue Labourites desperate to appear more important than they actually are, who cheered as Starmer purged the party of anyone touched by the slightest tinge of socialism, get the hurry feels when the same tactics are turned on them.

PoliticsHome@politicshome.bsky.social · 3w ago

Labour MPs unhappy with the treatment of Starmer loyalists have warned they could make life hard for Burnham at the Budget “Andy’s Starmerite purge has created an incredibly powerful phalanx of skilled political operators who intimately know the government’s fiscal position" Harriet Symonds writes

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...

This is one of the best features of the South Bank, so of course the money men want to destroy it. c.org/gSDGD92r9f

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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...