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Tuppence: The Daily Doings Of A Dipsy Dog

By Noel Ford Publisher: Noel Ford ISBN: 9780244000820 I’ve been asked to review the CCGB Chairman’s new book. I think it’s only fair to point this out… Knowing that Noel has produced a few children’s novels in his time, when I first saw Tuppence mentioned I presumed it was another of those, but in fact it’s […]

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The Last Templar Vol 2: The Knight In The Crypt

By Khoury & Lalor Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183086 This second volume, based on the bestselling novel, kicks off with another historical flashback that teases the nature of the secret and those those keen to obtain it for themselves. Back in present day New York the FBI agents are trying to get their collective heads around […]

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The World Of Edena

By Moebius Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN: 9781506702162 Dark Horse have got together with France’s Moebius Productions to release the first complete English translation of Moebius’s ambitious story. It’s a massive book, reproducing the artwork at the European album size and presenting it in a hardback volume that deservedly suits the material. Starting life as a […]

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Orbital Vol 6: Resistance

By Pellé & Runberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182621 Caleb and Mezoke are on the run, hiding out amongst a community of exiles, while back in Confederate space Acherod forces continue their occupation of Earth. Mezoke has been hopeful that Caleb’s psychic fits are a thing of the past until a fresh one hits resulting in […]

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Spectickles

By Bill Abbott Publisher: Willow Creek Press ISBN: 9781623435455 So what is it with Bill Abbott’s Spectickles characters. After first seeing a few cartoons I took the bald heads, purple rinses, rotund figures and thick glasses to indicate a more mature person. And yet in some cartoons we see these characters as parents to a […]

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Lucky Luke 59: Bride Of Lucky Luke

By Morris & Guy Vidal Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183055 Lucky Luke has been tasked with escorting a convoy from one side of the US to the other, something he’s done many a time before, but on this occasion it’s not settlers or cattle, but women. The townships that are springing up, founded by the early […]

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