By Mark Schultz Publisher: Flesk ISBN: 978-1-933865-31-7 The Earth has turned against humankind with a global cataclysm of devastating proportions, leaving isolated pockets of people attempting to survive in the ruins of their former civilisation. Strangely, prehistoric creatures, millions of years extinct, have steadily repopulated the land, sea and air, making a difficult environment all […]
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The Oldie Book Of Cartoons
By Various Forward by Richard Ingrams Publisher: The Oldie ISBN: 978-1-901170-08-5 At almost 200 pages, this is a delicious collection of gag cartoons from the pages of The Oldie. It features many Cartoonists' Club members, including Rupert Besley, Dish and Royston (to name but a few), amongst its broad selection of contributors, so making it […]
Lucky Luke 25: The Stagecoach
By Moris & Goscinny Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-052-8 This latest Lucky Luke adventure sees him being asked to travel to Denver, to the offices of Wells Fargo. People are losing confidence in the company due to bandits holding up the stagecoaches, despite the fact that Wells Fargo always reimburses any loss, so the manager wants […]
The Smurfs & The Magic Flute
By Yvan Delporte & Peyo Publisher: Papercutz ISBN: 978-1-59707-208-3 This is the original book-length tale that introduced the Smurfs to the world. They don't even appear until at least halfway through, and even then they are support characters, but you do get a sense that by the final page the creators are thinking, Hang about, […]
Blake & Mortimer Vol 6: S.O.S. Meteors
By Edgar P Jacobs Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-905460-97-7 Volume six of this series sees a return to one of the works by the original creator, Edgar P Jacobs. As mentioned in a previous review, he's a close relative and collaborator of Hergé, working alongside him on some of Tintin books, and that style and storytelling […]
Hägar The Horrible: The Epic Chronicles. Dailies 1974 to 1975
By Dik Browne Publisher: Titan Books ISBN: 978-1-84856-234-9 I'd forgotten how much I liked Hägar. I grew up in a house where we had the Daily Express for my fix of Garfield and Calvin & Hobbes and The Sun where I could get Hägar, but since leaving home all those years ago my relationship with […]
