On The Comic Crush, we review The Holos #1: Private Detective Joseph Flood spends more of his time in cocktail bars than he spends working on cases. Flood leaves most of his day-to-day work to his holographic digital avatar, Joe. Everyone in this future version of China has a “Holo” to help maximise their work productivity - in fact, it’s illegal not to have one. However, this doesn’t stop a growing underground movement of people from wanting to disconnect from these ultra-efficient and idealised digital versions of themselves.

On The Comic Crush, we review Establishing Shot and Second Chances, two comic collections written by Will O’Mullane. Warning! This comic features: Sentient caption boxes! An old guy with a flame thrower! Ninja Santa Claus! This two-in-one anthology features stories that range from the comedic and meta, to the hard-boiled and criminal, to some things existing in-between.

On The Comic Crush, Paul reviews Will Humberstone’s Demon Smooch: Court Of The Mad God. Three-piece riot grrrl band, Demon Smooch, prepare for their hellfest tour; an all-encompassing festival hosted across the infernal realms. Friction in the band presents problems before they can play the Court of the Mad God, a famous Avernus venue. Abbi and Rose must repair their broken band if they are to overcome a demon from their past.

On The Comic Crush, we present our new small press and self-published strand, beginning with Joe Stone’s devastating Five Months On Earth: A deeply personal autobiographical story about suffering through a mental health crisis, and a tribute to the cat who helped me regain my balance.