By Marc Védrines Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184342 Fifteen-year-old Jacques has been living with his aunt and uncle. Although not poor, they’re struggling to live well and in order to make a living Jacques uncle must spend long periods at sea fishing in the North Atlantic. He’s keen to take Jacques with him but Jacques’ aunt […]
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Corto Maltese: The Early Years
By Hugo Pratt Publisher: Euro Comics ISBN: 9781684055036 These Corto Maltese collections have been wonderfully presented and, thankfully, reproduced at the correct size. At first glance the publisher made the odd decision to start with book 3, Under The Sign Of Capricorn and is only now, years later, returning to book 1. There seem to […]
Return To Aldebaran: Episode 1
By Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184618 Now here’s a very pleasant surprise indeed. A new Aldebaran series by Leo! It’s the fifth series in the saga to date and does the nifty trick of tying together the various plot threads and characters into a unified story. Kim has been nominated by the alien species as […]
Brexit: A Drawn-Out Process
By James Mellor Publisher: Filament Publishing ISBN: 9781913192617 At the time of writing we’re just under a week away before we’re scheduled to leave the EU but Macron has just chipped in and Boris is angling for an election. By the time you read this goodness knows what will have happened. Well, I can tell […]
Spirou & Fantasio Vol 16: The Z Rises Again
By Tome & Janry Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184410 Sixteen! Sixteen volumes in already? Cinebook have used an ingenious method of mixing older with more contemporary volumes so perhaps that accounts for time flying, but sixteen? This latest volume picks up on the recent nefarious exploits of Zorglub with a time-twisting trip into the future. Fantasio […]
The Walking Dead Vol 32: Rest In Peace
By Kirkman, Adlard, Gaudiano & Rathburn Publisher: Image ISBN: 9781534312418 In a clever if not surprising move creators Kirkman and Adlard pulled the wool over the eyes of their readership and have ended the series. The subterfuge went as far as submitting fake future issues so that when the big moment did arrive you were […]
