By Noel Ford Publisher: Noel Ford ISBN: 9780244317256 Not content with putting out a book on a dog-themed cartoon strip only recently, Noel Ford has gathered together some of his gag cartoons from the past few years for our reading pleasure. Divided up into such topics as “You Can’t Keep A Good Cliché Down” and […]
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Alone Vol 7: The Lowlands
By Gazzotti & Vehlmann Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183475 This award-winning series for kids continues its fine run, skirting the terrible and difficult situations faced by a bunch of children finding themselves alone in an empty city. Its success and its charm come from the creators’ firm grip on their characters, keeping their actions and reactions […]
Bunny vs Monkey: Book 4
By Jamie Smart Publisher: David Fickling Books ISBN: 9781910989791 Invariably Jamie Smart has just two pages to pack a punch with his latest Bunny vs Monkey tale in each week’s issue of the brilliant Phoenix comic, so that means cranking up the pace and getting straight into the gags. The genius of the strip is […]
Valerian & Laureline Vol 16: Hostages Of Ultralum
By Mézières & Christin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183291 As I type this, the Valerian movie has been out for a week, so chances are more people than ever before are aware of the name, if not the source material. If you’ve not yet reached for a copy of one of the books then there’s no […]
Mooncop
By Tom Gauld Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly ISBN: 9781770462540 For me, the best comedy is the understated stuff. The gags that don’t shout in your face, or are designed just to elicit a wry slime rather than a belly laugh, using subtlety and a respectful nod to the reader. Tom Gauld’s Mooncop is built on […]
The Survivors (Quantum Anomalies) Episode 4
By Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183468 The fortunes of Marie and Alex go from bad to worse as their captors force them into a temporal rift, where they find themselves trapped along with their would-be rescuers, the Holorans Antac and Selkert. Not knowing just how far in to the future they’ve been flung the alien […]
