By Allison, Sarin & Cogar Publisher: Boom! Box ISBN: 9781684156054 Volume 14! Why are we banging on about Volume 14? That’s hardly an entry-level point! Well, because this has been a genuinely brilliant series from beginning to end. Awarded Best Humour Publication and Best Continuing Series at the Eisner Awards, this tale of three girls […]
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Alone Vol 12: The Rebels Of Neosalem
By Gazzotti & Vehlmann Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800440234 The series has changed considerably since the early books. Presented initially as a post-apocalyptic world lacking in adults, what we actually got was something very different. It would even be fair to say that in the last few books the story has begun to groan under the […]
Killing And Dying
By Adrian Tomine Publisher: Faber & Faber ISBN: 9780571325153 I loved this book. A collection of short stories, much in the mould of Daniel Clowes’ work with a hint of Chris Ware. The genius of it is that Tomine adopts a different comic strip style for each one. They’re not hugely different from one another […]
Thorgal Vol 22: I, Jolan
By Rosinski & Sente Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184441 With Thorgal having escaped from Odin’s curse the focus of the series now falls on Jolan. Leaving his family behind, Jolan travels with Manthor to the Betwixt on the understanding that he is destined for great things. Manthor, however, has been careful in his choice of words. […]
The Chagos Betrayal: How Britain Robbed An Island And Made Its People Disappear
By Florian Grosset Publisher: Myriad Editions ISBN: 9781912408672 This isn’t a work of fiction, but the story of an action by the British Government that displaced an entire archipelago. Decades later the remaining survivors and their descendants continue to fight to return to their homeland, and although they receive occasional media coverage their story is […]
Return To Aldebaran: Episode 3
By Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800440241 It’s both intriguing and frustrating that after so many books Leo refuses to offer answers to many of the mysteries he introduces in these books. This is not a criticism, though. In fact, it’s commendable. We understand so little of our own planet that to quickly understand histories, alien […]
