By Joe Daly Publisher: Fantagraphics Books ISBN: 978-1-60699-347-7 Joe Daly’s previous work rather cleverly subverted the Tintin books in a hugely enjoyable way. This time he’s having a pop at fantasy role-playing games and it’s nothing quite like you’d expect. Millennium Boy (he of the large noggin) is bored and thirsts for excitement. Announcing he’s […]
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XIII: The Jason Fly Case (vol 6)
By Vance & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-065-8 After the previous volume's conspiratorial clash some time has passed and the dust given time to settle, but XIII is still unsure as to who he really is. We join him as he arrives in the snowy mountain community of Green Falls and it isn't long […]
XIII: Full Red (vol 5)
By Vance & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-065-8 There have been many twists and turns in the life of XIII as he struggles to discover who he is and the truth about what he may or may not have done. After the last episode's dramatic escape XIII, Jones and Barnowsky must now get back […]
Hagar The Horrible: The Epic Chronicles Dailies 1973-74
By Dik Browne Publisher: Titan Books ISBN: 978-1-848562332 I did a review for what I thought was the first volume in this series a little while ago. Whoops. This is the first volume, collecting all the daily strips from Hagar's first appearance in 1973 through to 1974. And what's so startling is how instantly the […]
Long John Silver: 2 – Neptune
By Dorison & Lauffray Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-072-6 This Treasure Island sequel ploughs on, this time through the Atlantic waves aboard the Neptune. All the key players are in place, and all within the ship's walls, so suspicions begin to be raised about certain members' intentions while plots threaten to reveal themselves. At the forefront […]
The Smurfette
By Yvan Delporte & Peyo Publisher: Papercutz ISBN: 978-1-59707-236-6 In fairness, this was created decades ago, but I don't think you'd get away with this sort of stereotyping these days. This is the story of how the first female Smurf comes to the village. She is created by the evil sorcerer Gargamel to sow discord […]
