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Murder Me Dead

By David Lapham Publisher: El Capitan/Image ISBN: 9781632150790 If you’ve read Stray Bullets then you need no introduction to David Lapham’s prowess as crime noir writer and comic creator. With Murder Me Dead he takes his beloved genre and puts a modern spin on it, resulting in a powerful story that’s a genuine page turner. […]

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Star Cat Book 1

By James Turner Publisher: David Fickling Books ISBN: 9781910200063 Courageous, intrepid and mature are not three words you’d use to describe the crew of the Star Cat. Cowardly, ineffective and juvenile are much more like it. There’s the odd shaped-head of Captain Spacington, the utterly useless Science Officer Plixx, the egotistically superior Robot One and […]

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Gary’s Garden – Book 1

By Gary Northfield Publisher: David Fickling Books ISBN: 9781910200094 The British comics industry has needed a shot in the arm for some time now and that came a few years ago with the introduction of The Phoenix, a weekly comic that caters for something other than the lowest common denominator and somehow manages to survive […]

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Red Baron Vol 1. The Machine Gunner’s Ball

By Veys & Puerta Publisher: Cinebooks ISBN: 9781849182034 The Red Baron is the tale of the infamous World War I pilot with a string of successful combat missions – his success was so spectacular that his name has passed into popular culture (to the point where even Snoopy regularly comes across him) and something of […]

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Learn To Speak Cat 2

By Anthony Smith Publisher: Souvenir Press ISBN: 9780285642867 Anthony Smith’s popular Learn To Speak Cat returns with a second collection of feline funnies to make you smile. Largely based around cunning puns and word play, we’re guided through an off-beat world where we see things from the moggy’s point of view. Witness the heist of […]

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Billy & Buddy Vol 5: Clowning Around

By Verron Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182003 Originally created in 1959 by Belgian Jean Roba, the current strips are now illustrated by his one-time assistant Laurent Verron and scripted by a small team of writers. Verron’s artwork is fabulous with a lively, animated style that wrings every ounce of fun from every panel, and it doesn’t […]

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