By Pellé & Runberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183789 This isn’t the only sci-fi book that Cinebook produces, and it’s certainly not the only one with male and female protagonists who happen to be agents of an intergalactic body. However, it is the newer kid on the block and it doesn’t have the added bonus of […]
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Faceache: The Ken Reid Years Vol 1 – The First 100 Scrunges
By Ken Reid Publisher: Rebellion ISBN: 9781781086018 You can keep your Dennis the Menace and Desperate Dan. If there was one British comic character that stirred my curiosity and had me hunting through piles of Buster’s whenever I came across them, it was Faceache. Created by the esteemed cartoonist Ken Reid, Faceache was a riot […]
Trent Vol 1: The Dead Man
By Rodolphe and Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183611 Following on from the previous Mountie-themed review, here’s another, this time by the creative team behind Kenya. This is a very different book, and is the first Leo book I’ve read that doesn’t involve giant wildlife of terrestrial or extraterrestrial origins. Although Leo’s books may always have […]
The Man From The Great North
By Hugo Pratt Publisher: EuroComics IDW ISBN: 9781684050581 If you’ve ever picked up a Corto Maltese story you’ll be familiar with Hugo Pratt’s relaxed and loose storytelling, both in terms of the story and the artwork. His characters are often scallywags, scoundrels or down-right psychopaths with loose morals, base impulses or hidden agendas to the […]
Marsupilami Vol 2: Bamboo Baby Blues
By Franquin, Batem & Greg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183642 The Marsupilami, the creation of cartooning genius Franquin during his time on the splendid Spirou and Fantasio, now has his own series, and long overdue it is too. Although this new series is not created by Franquin himself, he has overseen it, and huge credit to […]
The Shaolin Cowboy: Who’ll Stop The Reign?
By Darrow & Stewart Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN: 9781506703657 Considering the gargantuan amount of detail Geof Darrow puts into his Shaolin Cowboy pages it’s a wonder that there’s another Shaolin Cowboy book out so soon after the previous volume. But there is, and that makes us the lucky ones. Having previously battled a mind-boggling horde […]
