What are you reading in June 2025?

New month, new thread!

I have actually not read any comics yet this month.

What is everyone else reading?

I picked up an armload from the library this month, which I'm still working through. The best of the lot so far is Helen of Wyndhorn. Second best is probably Abbott: 1979, although I thought that fell a little flat compared to the first two Abbott books.

I’ve read a couple of albums in the charming Lou! series - Sommerforelskelser and Laser ninja.
And also a couple of books in Le grand mort series

Oh, and Kliffhanger, the new Franka album.

Ooo lots of fun stuff from everyone so far!

I also have a big pile of comics that I borrowed from the library and am working my way through slowly.

So far, I read Road to Riverdale and Road to Riverdale, Vol. 2, currently working on The Archies and Other Stories. All of these are compilations of various issues of series in the Archie universe. Nothing too standout; I am also reading these like almost 10 years after they were more relevant.

So happy to see postings in this group again! So far this month:

Life Drawing: A Love and Rockets Collection -- Jaime's decades-long Locas storyline will always be my favorite thing in comics, and this is a sweet book.

Neonomicon -- Alan Moore vividly imagines Lovecraft's vague but menacing "unspeakable rites". This is intense horror--avoid if you can't handle graphic violence, sexual and otherwise.

Alabaster Volume 2: Grimmer Tales -- Reread this one by Caitlin R. Kiernan. Also horror, but gentle. I'm fascinated by Dancy Flammarion, a southern US albino teenager who carries an avenging angel.

I feel like Alan Moore generally writes good, compelling stories but he apparently also can't write one without sexual assault being part of it! At least that's been my experience so far with what I've read by him.

Still hanging out in the Archie universe and reading Jughead: The Hunger now (just finished vol 1, on to vol 2). There are werewolves in Riverdale. Light escapism and nothing more.

This month I've been tackling assorted manga, like Honeko Akabane's Bodyguard and The Apothecary Diaries.

I'm trying to decide what Western comic to read next, but in the meantime, I've been listening to the DC High Volume: Batman podcast recording of The Long Halloween.