By Marini and Desberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849180467 I've said before now how much I'm enjoying The Scorpion series and I think this is largely down to Marini and Desberg's talent and hard work manifesting itself with such spirit and intelligence upon the page. The approach to comics on the continent means they're not pumped […]
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Wolverine: Hunting Season
By Cornell, Davis & Pierfederici Publisher: Marvel ISBN: 9780785183969 When it comes to Alan Davis on art chores, I'm pretty willing to jump straight in. Older readers will know him from 2000AD's DR & Quinch, his work on re-imagining Captain Britain with Alan Moore, and the rather brilliant Excalibur. He's also done his fair share […]
The Scorpion Vol 3: The Holy Valley
By Marini and Desberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849180290 The previous volume saw the Scorpion, Hussar and Mejai arriving in the Holy Land in pursuit of St Peter's cross, but they're not alone. What they do have to their advantage is that hunting out relics is very much the Scorpion's speciality. Although it's an uneasy alliance […]
B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth Vol 6: The Return Of The Master
By Mignola, Arcudi, Crook & Stewart Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN: 9781616551933 This Hell On Earth run of B.P.R.D. hasn’t quite lived up to the lofty heights achieved by the preceding series. That’s not to say that it’s no good, but it continually just feels OK, possibly because so few people appear to be reacting to […]
The Scorpion Vol 2: The Devil In The Vatican
By Marini & Desberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781905460908 Well, I really should have been reading this sooner. This is the second book about the sword-weilding 18th Century archaeologist and adventurer, known as the Scorpion because of the strange birthmark upon his shoulder. It is exquisitely illustrated and there’s a nice mix of action, intrigue, desperation […]
Lucky Luke 37: Fingers
By Morris & Lo Hartog Van Banda Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181389 After Goscinny sadly died the Lucky Luke books continued under a host of writers and, more recently, with a completely new creative team (see Lucky Luke Versus The Pinkertons). Goscinny certainly brings something to Lucky Luke that is very difficult to replace, but this […]
