By Millar, Gibbons & Vaughn Publisher: Titan Books ISBN: 9781781167038 This one’s billed as three creative people at the top of their game reinventing the spy genre for the 21st century. To be fair, it’s not reinventing anything as it borrows heavily from the pre-Daniel Craig Bond movies with its gadgets, villain, and approach to […]
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Barracuda Vol 2: Scars
By Dufaux & Jérémy Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181921 It’s three years later and the youngsters left behind at Puerto Blanco have matured and adapted in different ways to the enforced changes of direction in their lives. Maria has married the abusive and wealthy slave trader who once terrorised her and now dominates him, exploiting his […]
Jan’s Atomic Heart & Other Stories
By Simon Roy Publisher: Image ISBN: 9781607069362 This a neat little collection of short sci-fi stories set in various future settings. They’re all character driven, so despite the futuristic backdrops you don’t need to understand the greater whys and wheres of the worlds around them. The first tale is aboard a Russian two-man space mission […]
Lucky Luke Vol 42: Lone Riders
By Achdé, Pennac & Benacquista Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181686 The Dalton Brothers are a recurring theme in Lucky Luke, so the creators have always done well to spin a new tale around them that respects the history of the cartoon strip and adds something new and worthwhile. You want the running gags, but you don’t […]
Persepolis
By Marjane Satrapi Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 9780099523994 This book’s been around a while now, and even been turned into a movie, so I’ll hold my hands up and say I’m a bit late to getting around to reading it. It collects a series of autobiographical cartoon strips telling the story of the author’s childhood in […]
Spirou & Fantasio Vol 5: The Marsupilami Thieves
By Franquin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181679 When you visit continental Europe there’s a good chance you’ll come across a distinct looking cartoon character; in looks sitting somewhere between a large monkey and a leopard, with large emotive eyes, small floppy ears, and a tail that just goes on and on and on. I’ve never really […]
