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Lady S Vol 3: Game Of Fools

By Aymond & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849180962 There’s something a little cheeky about this volume of Lady S, with Van Hamme taking us along on an as-to-be-expected intelligent thriller but having rather a lot of fun at the American’s expense while he’s at it. It’s a while since I read a Lady S […]

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Dinosaurs Vol 2: Bite Of The Albertosaurus

By Plumeri & Bloz Publisher: Papercutz ISBN: 9781597075152 If the last time you took any interest in dinosaurs was when Jurassic Park came out then you’ve got plenty of catching up to do. The science of palaeontology is constantly revealing new evidence, putting forward new ideas and reassessing old ones, so what we understand about […]

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Swamp Tour

By Gary Clark Publisher: Swamp Productions Pty Ltd ISBN: 0958806241 I discovered Gary Clark's work a few months ago now and quickly signed up for a daily Swamp cartoon in my inbox. After a couple of weeks I was suitably engrossed to order a couple of collections too, the first of which is Swamp Tour. […]

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Largo Winch Vol 14: Red Hot Wrath

By Francq & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181952 So, Largo’s trapped aboard a ship sailing out into the Black Sea, Simon’s in prison facing historical charges of burglary, and the FBI think Largo’s up to his neck in something extremely murky. Just who is puling all the strings here? Van Hamme and Francq take […]

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Sledgehammer 44

By Mignola, Arcudi, Latour, Campbell & Stewart Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN: 9781616553951 From Mike Mignola’s Hellboy universe comes this second world war tale of a powerful iron battle suit, The Sledgehammer, deployed into France in 1944. Supported by US Soldiers, the aim of the suit, and the man inside, is to test the suit’s capabilities […]

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Largo Winch Vol 13: Cold Black Sea

By Francq & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181891 Cold Black Sea underscores the strength of the Largo Winch books as Largo returns for another instalment of intrigue, murder and manipulation set against the backdrop of big global business. The book opens by addressing the recent global economic crisis and its causes, and while I’m […]

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