This week: The Illuminati Ball, Dodge Danger and Going to the Chapel, Serious Creatures and Geek Girl.

Indie Penance is back from its summer break with Griff Gristle, The Legend of La Mariposa and Daughter of Titan.

Patrik’s delicate inks and watercolours draw us into Crannog’s world with a painstaking attention to detail.

Ben Jelter is crowdfunding physical copies for Plasma Burn, the second volume in his inventive cyberpunk comic, Heliosphere.

Unpredictable and uncategorizable, Meth the Immortal is shaping up to be a really fun series.

Jane Upson looks at manga series based around the subject of bullying.

An effective anti-bullying parable with believable characters and a strong sense of setting.

A brief beginner’s guide to manga, from Jane Upson.

In this week’s Indie Penance: Pat Higgins’ The Family, experimental anthology The Sea, and The Way Volume 1: Age of Darkness.

A considered and intelligent sci-fi comic with a lot to say.

Lowery and Anderson’s affectionate alien invasion saga continues with an even stronger than expected follow-up.

Dave Terruso, creator of the upcoming Alter Ego: The Other Me, shares a simple but effective tip that may well improve your storytelling.