Bad Medicine — Volume 1: New Moon

A rogue moon, a missing doctor, and a town that swears the darkness saved them. Welcome to New Moon, where miracles come with a price and the prescription is never straightforward.

When a small, sleep-starved town wakes to discover a pale, slow-moving moon hanging too close to the horizon, everything changes. Crops thrive, old wounds stitch shut overnight, and the dead seem less…final. New Moon becomes a headline and a haven, attracting desperate patients and curious profiteers alike. At the center of it all is Dr. Ada Voss — brilliant, blunt, and newly disappeared. Her clinic sits open with an unfinished chart, her stethoscope cold on the counter, and a waiting room that’s grown into a shrine.

Bad Medicine blends dark humor, medical mystery, and a touch of the supernatural. Inside Volume 1:

• A tight-knit cast of townsfolk who barter favors, secrets, and salvaged hope.

• A morally messy cast of healers — from a charismatic cultish nurse to a grifter who claims to cure anything for cash.

• Strange recoveries that look like miracles but leave odd side effects: children who speak in unison, fever dreams that predict tragedy, and scars that remember differently than their owners.

• A slow-burning conspiracy that hints the moon’s boon has costs not yet counted.

Part mystery, part satirical look at healthcare and belief, New Moon pulls you into a place where faith and medicine collide and no one walks away unchanged. If you like sharp, witty characters, unsettling supernatural twists, and a plot that keeps flipping the diagnosis, pull up a chair — the waiting room is full, and the clock ticks in sync with the moon.

KOMI CAN’T COMMUNICATE — Volume 4 By Tomohito Oda

School corridors hum with awkwardness and admiration in this fourth volume of the adorably chaotic saga. Komi Shōko’s mission to make 100 friends continues, and every step is a small victory (and often a tumble) as she and her oddball classmates learn to bridge the gap between thought and speech.

Highlights:

• Komi and Tadano navigate growing friendships, misunderstandings, and the hilarious consequences of Komi’s social anxiety and immaculate intentions.

• New faces and quirky classmates arrive, each with their own eccentricities that both complicate and enrich Komi’s quest.

• Moments of quiet sweetness balance out laugh-out-loud miscommunications, from school festivals to everyday classroom mishaps.

• Art that captures the tiniest blush, the biggest freeze-frame stare, and the warmth that forms when people try—even clumsily—to understand one another.

Perfect for fans of heart-first comedy, Volume 4 deepens character bonds while keeping the charm, warmth, and awkward hilarity that made the series a must-read. Whether you’re here for the tender silences, the shouty misunderstandings, or Komi’s slow-but-steady courage, this volume delivers a cozy, goofy boost to the soul.