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Antares – Episode 1

By Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-097-9 Many sweeping sci-fi epics deal with an established human presence in the galaxy or beyond, so what makes Leo's take on the genre so interesting is that we as a race are still taking our first faltering steps. How do you establish a community on an alien world? And […]

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Lucky Luke 31: Lucky Luke Versus The Pinkertons

By Achdé, Pennac & Benacquista Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-098-6 Always good to see a new Lucky Luke book, and I was quite looking forward to this one having seen it promoted for some time. When it arrived, instead of the usual Morris signature upon the cover there's this: 'Achdé, Pennac & Benacquista in the style […]

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Giles – The Collection 2012

By Giles Publisher: Hamlyn ISBN: 978-0-600-62409-7 You really don't need me to introduce you to Giles, so I shan't waste your time on that score. This year's collection is, somewhat bizarrely, introduced by Adam Hart-Davis. I have nothing against the fella, but not really sure what it adds to the book. The collection is broken […]

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Dotter Of Her Father’s Eyes

By Mary M Talbot & Bryan Talbot Publisher: Jonathan Cape ISBN: 978-0-224-09608-9 Bryan Talbot's versatility is beyond question encompassing a rich body of work tackling subjects from the intimately personal to the vastness of the multiverse. But as far as Dotter Of Her Father's Eyes was concerned, billing itself as part personal history, part biography, […]

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XIII: El Cascador (vol 10)

By Rosinski and Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-102-0 Hard to believe we're past the half-way mark already on this series, not that the creators have let it stunt the work at all. Rather than falling into a predictive rut, Van Hamme continues to pull out surprises and send our expectations off in the wrong […]

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