By Derib & Job Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-905460-04-5 The Yakari books follow the adventures of a young Native American boy from the Sioux nation. It's a very successful series when considered globally, including a TV series, but it's impact in the UK hasn't been huge to date. Now the books are widely available via Cinebooks […]
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Queen Margot: 3. Endangered Love
By Cadic, Gheysens, Derenne & Paganotto Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-905460-41-0 In this third and final volume Margot is at her lowest ebb. She is put upon and manipulated by her family and her husband leading to a hollow and lonely existence. Her brother, the King of France, is deeply unwell and the balance of power […]
Monster (Volumes 1-18)
By Naoki Urasawa Publisher: Viz ISBN: 978-1-59116-641-2 For once I'm not going to review a single book but an entire series. Naoki Urasawa's Monster is a manga title presented in those paperback-sized books that seem to now dominate the graphic novel section of bookstores. Each book runs to around 250 pages, and there are 18 […]
Yoko Tsuno 5: The Dragon Of Hong Kong
By Roger Leloup Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-041-2 This is the fifth Yoko Tsuno offering from Cinebook, a series about a Japanese electronics engineer who gets tangled up in all manner of mysteries. This particular tale involves Yoko travelling to Hong Kong and coming face-to-face with a sea monster in the fragrant harbour separating Hong Kong […]
Valerian – The City Of Shifting Waters
By Mézières & Christin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849180382 As anyone who has ever sat down in front of an original Star Trek episode will tell you, Science Fiction does date awkwardly. As a society we're just not great at spotting those technological breakthroughs that transform our lives, and why should we? I'm, of course, ignoring […]
The Effluent Society
By Thelwell Publisher: Methuen SBN: 414 66500 4 OK, I'm cheating on this one, but it's new to me. My sister-in-law's been living in Hong Kong for the best part of three decades and her son has been visiting us. One of his tasks while here was to sort out the piles of boxes she […]
