By Vance & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-040-5 By the start of this second volume we know that XIII is suspected for the assassination of the US President (although due to his amnesia he has no way of knowing if this is true) and that a fair few individuals are after his hide. He […]
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XIII: The Day Of The Black Sun (vol 1)
By Vance & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-039-9 Cinebook's latest offering from the mind of Jean Van Hamme is an English language translation of the hugely popular XIII. The original series spawned a computer game and a TV show, so there's a simmering promise that this should be a series worth following. It's opening […]
The Complete Ro-Busters
By Pat Mills & Many, Many Others Publisher: Rebellion ISBN: 978-1-905437-82-5 Admittedly, I've had this one hanging around for a while, so hardly a new book. It charts the creation and development of those two iconic British comic characters Ro-Jaws and Hammer-stein (a joke that utterly passed me by as a spotty youth) from their […]
Blacksad
By Juan Diaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN: 978-1-59582-393-9 A few years ago iBooks published the first and second Blacksad volumes which I eagerly snapped up having having seen some promotional artwork. Since iBooks is now defunct, Dark Horse has taken over and collected both of those volumes plus the new tale […]
Yakari And The White Fleece (Vol 8)
By Derib & Job Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-055-9 If you've got young children that you'd like to introduce to comics then Yakari is a great way in. It's a good mix of adventure and talking animals set against the North American wilderness. Yakari is a member of the Sioux and along with his best friend, […]
Long John Silver: 1 – Lady Vivian Hastings
By Dorison & Lauffray Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-062-7 Set many years after the events in Treasure Island, this first volume in a new series claims not to be a sequel but merely a homage. And what a good job they do to. Lady Vivian Hastings has been abandoned by her husband who has sailed to […]
