By Veys & Puerta Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182119 Using an intriguing art style and a fictional take on a real historical figure, the first volume certainly hooked me in. Puerta is audaciously combining digital painting with manipulated period photography to generate an immersive and atmospheric tone that further blurs the lines between fact and fiction. […]
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Recounting Streets
By Juan Berrio Publisher: Kettledrummer Books/Diabolo Ediciones ISBN: 9788415153665 City-life has a unique vibrancy that makes it the ideal backdrop to many an unfolding drama across a dozen genres. Juan Berrio has attempted to bring the city into the centre stage, often making the streets and the buildings as much a part of the tales […]
How To Make Awesome Comics
By Neill Cameron Publisher: David Fickling Books ISBN: 9781910200032 The Phoenix presents another great little collection, this time on the theme of creating your own comics, packed with plenty of tips, tricks and ideas. Aimed squarely at kids (but there’s no reason keen adults won’t reap the rewards of reading too) this is a clever, […]
Lucky Luke Vol 47: Outlaws
By Morris Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182010 I have to confess that I’d not realised that the Daltons were based upon a real-life gang until I read this (although they weren’t all brothers) and that their depiction here, and the story’s outcome, resulted in the creation of a second gang of Daltons – their equally despicable […]
District 14
By Gabus & Reutimann Publisher: Humanoids ISBN: 9781594650567 There are a few books available at the moment using anthropomorphic animals in a crime noir setting, most notably Bryan Talbot’s excellent Grandville and the utterly glorious Blacksad. So, considering Pixar are also developing a movie on a similar footing you’d be forgiven for thinking this was […]
Little Death
By Thomas Kriebaum Publisher: Soaring Penguin Press ISBN: 9781908030047 Spotted this one on sale at the Lakes International Comics Art Festival, and it’s a good one. A simple premise, where Death is represented in the form of a small but dapper businessman complete with briefcase. The set up is almost always the same with Little […]
