By Achdé & Gerra Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978849181495 As already mentioned elsewhere amongst these reviews, there’s a new Asterix book out this month, and the creators have done an excellent job taking over from the retiring Uderzo. Like Asterix, Lucky Luke has new creators, and that’s been the case for some time now, and also […]
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Hellboy: The Midnight Circus
By Mignola, Fegredo & Stewart Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN: 9781616552381 Mike Mignola’s Hellboy is one of the biggest comic success stories of the past twenty years, spawning numerous successful offshoots and maintaining a consistently high standard of quality throughout with both the writing and the artwork. This is largely down to Mignola remaining close to […]
Spooks Vol 3: El Santero
By Rossi, Dorison & Nury Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181709 The setting for Spooks is the very beginning of the twentieth century and, due to its American setting, that sits us comfortably between the end of the wild west and the beginnings of mobsters and molls, so the government backed Spooks comfortably straddles the two eras […]
Thrud The Barbarian
By Carl Critchlow Publisher: Titan ISBN: 9781782760023 Thrud is one of comics' most sublime creations. A gargantuan hulking mountain of muscle powered by the brain the size of a walnut and with about as much cognitive power. His head is so incredibly tiny compared to his body size to render his aspect absurd and he […]
Orbital Vol 5: Justice
By Pellé & Runberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181723 It’s got very political and the heroes of the piece, the Sandjarr Mezoke and the human Caleb, couldn’t be in a worse state. Following the conclusion of the previous story arc Mezoke finds herself on trial for the results of Kuala Lumpur, despite her heroism, as Ekkhlid, […]
Asterix & The Picts
By Ferri & Conrad Publisher: Orion ISBN: 978444011678 Finally, a new Asterix book, and following Uderzo’s retirement, a new creative team. It’s been many years since Goscinny’s death and it was his superb sense of humour that shaped the anarchic world that centred on that little village in Gaul. Uderzo’s brilliant rendering of that world […]
