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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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The Lighthouse

By Paco Roca Publisher: NBM ISBN: 9781681120560 Set during the Spanish Civil War, The Lighthouse is the story of Francisco, a rifleman in the Republican guard attempting to flee to France to escape the fascists. Desperate and wounded, he is found floating in the sea by Telmo, the guardian of remote lighthouse, who takes him […]

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Valerian & Laureline Vol 15: The Circles Of Power

By Mézières & Christin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183260 With their spaceship falling apart around them and little or no income coming in, Valerian and Laureline find themselves on Rubanis, unable to afford the repairs and unable to leave. Fortunately, all is not lost as they’re offered paid work by a previous acquaintance, the Rubanis Chief […]

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Untitled Ape’s Epic Adventure

By Steven Tillotson Publisher: Avery Hill Publishing ISBN: 9781910395257 That’s a curious title, isn’t it? The over-used and hyperbolic epic juxtaposed with the oddest of character names. I can’t think of many times that I’ve bought a book on the strength of a title alone, but this was one of them. Untitled Ape is a […]

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