By Darryl Cunningham Publisher: Myriad Editions ISBN: 9781912408221 With Christmas but a memory, how many of you have purchased a gift from Amazon? The retail behemoth’s meteoric rise is one of three tales told in Billionaires, a brilliant book by Darryl Cunningham. It explores the ruthless practices that have lifted four individuals to billionaire status. […]
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Thorgal Vol 0: The Betrayed Sorceress
By Rosinski & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184434 The run up to Christmas is often filled with unexpected delights and pleasant surprises, and this was undoubtedly one of them. A book I’d not seen coming as I’d presumed we were moving on to the Jolan stories in the Thorgal saga. Well, how wrong was […]
The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol IV: The Tempest
By Moore and O’Neill Publisher: Top Shelf/Knockabout ISBN: 9780861662821 The final volume in Alan Moore and Kev O’Neill’s outstanding tale has now been gathered for our reading pleasure, and what a feast for the ol’ eyeballs it is. I’m not quite sure what anyone outside of the UK will make of it, such is the […]
Marsupilami Vol 4: The Pollen Of Monte Urticando
By Franquin, Batem & Yann Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184588 This latest book takes an unexpected turn with the storytelling, but a welcome one at that. Rather than have outsiders blundering into the jungle domain of the Marsupilami and family we instead get what is, to all intents and purposes, a wildlife documentary. Deep within the […]
Billionaires: The Lives Of The Rich & Powerful
By Darryl Cunningham Publisher: Myriad Editions ISBN: 9781912408221 With Christmas almost upon us, how many of you have already purchased a gift from Amazon? The retail behemoth’s meteoric rise is one of three tales told in Billionaires, a brilliant book by Darryl Cunningham that explores the ruthless practices that have lifted four individuals to billionaire […]
Islandia Vol 1: Boreal Landing
By Marc Védrines Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184342 Fifteen-year-old Jacques has been living with his aunt and uncle. Although not poor, they’re struggling to live well and in order to make a living Jacques uncle must spend long periods at sea fishing in the North Atlantic. He’s keen to take Jacques with him but Jacques’ aunt […]
