By Morris, Fauche & Léturgie Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181600 No, not the somewhat grotty British tabloid, but an Old West newspaper with a proprietor inspired by a real editor who went on to run America’s most influential newspaper. The Horace P Greeley of this book, we’re reliably reassured, is not intended be the same man, […]
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Dinosaurs Vol 1: In The Beginning…
By Plumeri & Bloz Publisher: Papercutz ISBN: 9781597074902 I picked up the original French language editions of volumes 2 and 3 while in Brussels a couple of years ago, and not being the most gifted of people with languages I just about muddled through (it certainly helps that comics are a visual medium). At the […]
Lucky Luke Vol 40: Phil Wire
By Morris Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181556 This book sees a reprinting of one of Lucky Luke’s earliest adventures, before Morris teamed up with writing partner Goscinny, and only the eighth Lucky Luke tale to see print. Morris’s cartoon style is still developing at this point, and Luke has some way to go to settle on […]
Spaceman
By Azzarello & Risso Publisher: Vertigo ISBN: 9781401242701 The superb creative team behind 100 Bullets return with Spaceman, a grim tale of life in the near future where the seas are rising, the coastal cities are flooded and the space programme is a distant memory. The book follows Orson who, along with his brothers, were […]
Largo Winch Vol 12: The Way & The Virtue
By Francq & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181549 It’s all looking rather desperate for Largo at the beginning of this volume, and it doesn’t look like all the wealth and resources at his disposal can dig him out of the predicament. What he does still have, though, is his own resourcefulness, and it’s this […]
The Queens Counsel Lawyers Omnibus
By Alex Steuart Williams Publisher: Law Brief Publishing ISBN: 9780957553019 CCGB member Alex Williams has another new book out, collecting 20 years of his favourite cartoons from The Queen’s Counsel strip that appears in The Times. You don’t need to have an understanding of the law to appreciate the gags in here – they’re largely […]
