NST #1488: Absolute Batman #23 (2026)
Building on the use of red string earlier in the series, Absolute Batman #23 (DC, October 2026) adds even more.
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NST #1487: Indemnity (2021)
A classic investigation wall appears in Indemnity (dir. Travis Taute, 2021).
NST #1486: A Building Full of Cats 2 (2025)
A classic string board appears in A Building Full of Cats 2 (Devcats, 2025).
NST #1485: Mind Thief (2022)
Two classic string boards are connected by red string in Mind Thief (dir. Matt Steinauer, 2022).
NST #1484: Nothing Can't Be Undone by a HotPot [Mei you yi dun huo guo jie jue bu liao de shi] (2023)
Red chopsticks swirl into a ball of red string on the poster for Nothing Can’t Be Undone by a HotPot [Mei you yi dun huo guo jie jue bu liao de shi ] (dir. Sheng Ding, 2023).
NST #1483: The French Dispatch (2021)
The “Ennui sur Blasé” metro map in The French Dispatch (dir. Wes Anderson, 2021) resembles an NST variant (particularly the “lignes” map displayed in various exhibitions).
NST #1482: MindsEye (2025)
Classic string boards appear in a key location in MindsEye (Build a Rocket Boy, 2025).
NST #1481: Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator (2026)
A classic string board appears in the introduction of Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator (Nick Nieuwoudt & Dominik Latos, 2026).
NST #1480: Land of Never #2 (2026)
Building on the motif of a variant cover for issue #1 [NST #1456], red string appears on the cover and interiors of Land of Never #2 (Mad Cave, 2026).
NST #1479: "Guess I'm the problem" (2026)
A classic string wall appears in John P. McNamee’s “Guess I’m the problem” cartoon, posted to instagram (27 July 2026).
NST #1478: Echo Generation (2021)
In addition to an early example in the game, a classic, pixelated board appears in Echo Generation (Cococucumber, 2021).
NST #1477: Silent Hours (2021)
A classic board, with rubber-band instead of string, appears in Silent Hours (dir. Mark Greenstreet, 2021).
NST #1476: Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010)
Strategic red string appears on a war map in Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (dir. Susanna White, 2010).
NST #1475: A Haunted House 2 (2014)
A classic string board appears in A Haunted House 2 (dir. Michael Tiddes, 2014).
NST #1474: Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (2006)
Classic investigation boards appears in Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (Headfirst Productions/Bethesda Softworks, 2006).
NST #1473: Urzila s01e03 (2026)
An installment of “Menopause Cop” features a “wish I could murder board” versus a paltry “murder board from the case” in Urzila s01e03 (ABC iView, 2026).
NST #1472: "Who doesn't love a bit of gossip?" Buckinghamshire Archives (2026)
A delightful explainer video from the Buckinghamshire Archives posted to Bluesky on 14 July 2026 contains a cheeky stringboard toward the end.
NST #1471: Disney Flywheel diagram (1957)
Walt Disney’s “Flywheel” diagram, describing its many internal promotional mechanisms, prepared for investors in 1957, resembles the classic form of the “it’s all connected” diagram.
NST #1470: Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet (2027), trailer
The trailer for the upcoming Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment, 2027) contains a classic investigation wall.
NST #1469: Blade: The Series s01e03 (2006)
A classic investigation board with string appears in Blade: The Series s01e03 (Spike, 2006).