By Donald Rooum Publisher: Freedom Press ISBN: 978-1-904491-14-9 Donald has been creating the Wildcat strips since 1975, originally in a title by the same name and then in Freedom, the anarchist newspaper, and this is the seventh such collection. I was a little apprehensive when I picked this up to read as I’ve never held […]
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Orbital: 4. Ravages
By Pelle and Runberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-088-7 Following on directly from volume 3, the plan is to press ahead with the ceremony in Kuala Lumpur even though it's still not clear what is responsible for the deaths out in the mangrove forest. What's more, there's a brooding tension between Caleb – keen to more […]
Iznogoud Rockets To Stardom (Vol 8)
By Goscinny & Tabary Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-092-4 It's a real shame that Iznogoud has taken so long to find its English audience as it is a genuine triumph of cartooning and solid comic writing. Unlike Asterix, Goscinny's much more famous creation, these tales are just a few pages long, so each Iznogoud volume features […]
Where’s Asterix?
By Goscinny & Uderzo Publisher: Orion ISBN: 978-1-4440-0444-1 Yesterday Albert Uderzo announced his retirement at the age of 84. As I may have mentioned before in these reviews, I think Uderzo is an outstanding cartoonist and is one of the key reasons I got interested in cartoons and cartooning. So it is with some regret […]
Malinky Robot: Collected Stories & Other Bits
By Sonny Lieu Publisher: Image ISBN: 978-1-607-064060 This is a very, very lovely book, following the everyday misadventures of Atari and Oliver, inhabitants of a near future city in Asia. Perhaps inhabitants isn't the right word, as the pair live on the streets, with their concerns seeming to centre around giant robots. It's a little […]
MAD’s Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragones: Five Decades of His Finest Works
By Sergio Aragones Publisher: Running Press ISBN: 978-0-7624-3687-3 There are few cartoonists that turn out cartoons at the speed, quality and frequency of Sergio Aragones. He draws pretty much all day every day, turning wherever he is into his studio. With such an impressive history of funnies behind him this large hardback book barely scratches […]
