Exorcism of the Host — This Week’s Links

Features Clark Burscough | October 23, 2026 Named storms on the horizon, leaves changing from yellow to orange – we’re full soup mode in this week’s links, below, so bring your stock to the boil and chop some root vegetables, because we need to get the remaining well-reviewed comics of 2026 read for the end-of-year lists, and that needs fuel for the furnace. Walkin' — E M Will (@elainemwill.bsky.social) 2026-10-20T16:15:11.672Z This week’s reviews. TCJ Henry Chamberlain reviews the terrific showcase of Todd Webb’s The Poet Quarterly — “So, what is this comic strip about? At its core, it’s a perpetual little engine of existential humor. The Poet is always seeking great meaning. His pigeon friend is always there to bring him back to reality. And the bench is the bench, a stoic figure, forever observing. Within these parameters, Webb can have all the cartoonist fun he can manage.” AIPT • Michael Guerrero reviews the interesting perspective of Dan Watters, David Lapham, et al’s Nightwing #143. • Collier Jennings reviews the new directions of Charles Soule, Tommaso Bianchi, et al’s Venom #1. • David Brooke reviews the narrative failings of Jonathan Hickman, Christian Ward, Riley Rossmo,...