- Alex + Ada, Volume 1 – Jonathan Luna & Sarah Vaughn. I really enjoyed this tale of Alex whose Grandmother buys him a robotic companion that he doesn’t want. From quite a simple concept it looks at what makes us human in a really compelling way. Recommended!
- Alex + Ada, Volume 2 – Jonathan Luna & Sarah Vaughn. See above.
- Wolverines, Volume 4: Destiny – Charles Soule et. al. Utter nonsense.
- Hawkeye vs Deadpool – Gerry Duggan, Matteo Lolli & Jacopo Camagni. Absolutely loved this. I really don’t know anything about Hawkeye but he was fab in this. His dynamic with Deadpool is hilariously antagonistic and I would read more of this if they made it!
- Captain Marvel, Volume 3: Alis Volat Propriis – Kelly Sue DeConnick, Warren Ellis & David Lopez. I’ve not read any of the issues leading up to this volume, but I was able to jump right in and really enjoyed it. Hurrah for Captain Marvel!
- Mrs Bradshaw’s Handbook – Terry Pratchett. I wasn’t expecting much from this but it was a lovely little addition to the Discworld.
- The Wicked + The Divine, Volume 2: Fandemonium – Kieron Gillen et. al. I still love EVERYTHING about this. Check it out as soon as you can, people!
- The Massive, Volume 5: Ragnarok – Brian Wood, Garry Brown & Jordie Bellaire. A satisfying conclusion to this very decent environmental sci-fi comic.
- The Fade Out, Volume 1: Act One – Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips. Hey look, it’s a story that only exists because someone murdered a woman. Fun! (It’s not fun. I’m tired of this trope now.)
- Injection, Volume 1 – Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey & Jordie Bellaire. A bit of a confusing read, but the sci-fi elements were enough to keep me reading. I’d pick another one up out of curiosity, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to find it.
- Roche Limit, Volume 1: Anomalies – Michael Moreci & Vic Malhotra. I enjoyed the gritty sci-fi element of this. It’s similar to a LOT of sci-fi out there, but it was a well done version.
- Postal, Volume 1 – Matt Hawkins et. al. Eden is a town populated by criminals where crime is strictly forbidden. But nothing is quite as it seems, as we discover when a woman is murdered. The narrator in this is an outsider in two ways – he’s not a criminal, and he has aspergers – which gives this an interest it wouldn’t have otherwise.
- Trees, Volume 1: In Shadow: Warren Ellis & Jason Howard. I really enjoyed this. Ten years ago, alien artefacts that are referred to as trees, landed all over the Earth and have just sat there being mysterious and doing nothing, until now. What is their purpose and who sent them?
- Low, Volume 1: The Delirium of Hope – Rick Remender & Greg Tocchini. In a future where humans have been forced to abandon the land and live underwater, their time is running out. The art in this was beautiful, and I liked the core of the story, but I just couldn’t get into it as much as I wanted. Okay, but not great.
- Bitch Planet, Volume 1: Extraordinary Machine – Kelly Sue DeConnick & Valentine De Landro. Right, this is AMAZING (like, it’s a terrifying version of the future where women are controlled and kept down, but it’s amazing). Read it immediately and be proud to be non-compliant.
- Nailbiter, Volume 1: There Will Be Blood – Joshua Williamson et. al. This was an interesting horror-crime comic, a genre I don’t dip into too often. Buckaroo, Oregon is the birthplace of some of the worst serial killers the USA has ever seen, but why? Dun, dun, DDDUUUUNNN!! 😉
- Nailbiter, Volume 2: Bloody Hands – Joshua Williamson et. al. See above.
- Nailbiter, Volume 3: Blood in the Water – Joshua Williamson et. al. See above.
- Milly-Molly-Mandy’s School Days – Joyce Lankester Brisley. I picked this up primarily because Joyce Lankester Brisley is the sister of Nina K. Brisley, the illustrator of the early Chalet School books. It didn’t disappoint. The illustrations were sweet and the story was ridiculous but charming. I’ll definitely be reading more.
- Chew, Volume 8: Family Recipes – John Layman & Rob Guillory. If you’re still not reading this, why? It’s fun and mad and clever and ridiculous and so, so readable. *draws lovehearts all around Toni*
- Chew, Volume 9: Chicken Tenders – John Layman & Rob Guillory. See above.
- Noonday – Pat Barker. A wonderful World War II novel that continues Pat Barkers record of writing touching, though-provoking books that never wander into maudlin territory.
- The Magicians – Lev Grossman. I absolutely hated Quentin. HATED him. I also wasn’t particularly into the idea that this school lets its students wander around the place largely unsupervised and almost always drunk. I enjoyed the magic itself, and the world building generally enough that I did pick up the sequel though.
- Northern Lights: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 – Philip Pullman, Stephane Melchior & Clement Oubrerie. I wasn’t a fan of this adaptation at all. The artwork was shoddy and the story was confusing.
- First Class Murder – Robin Stevens. A brilliant addition to the Murder Most Unladylike series. This time our heroines are involved in hijinks on the Orient Express.