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 […]
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Ningen’s Nightmares
By JP Kalonji Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN: 9781595828590 Printed under Dark Horse's Originals imprint, Ningen's Nightmares follows on directly from 365 Samurai & A Few Bowls Of Rice, but if you missed that one, don't worry, as this does a great job of standing on its own. Set in Japan of old, Ningen is a […]
Barrauda 1: Slaves
By Dufaux & Jérémy Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181655 Cinebook already have one excellent pirate series under their belt, and sailing into harbour comes another, but offering a very different kind of tale. This first book is largely based in the port of Puerto Blanco, safe haven and home to the pirates that stalk the seas […]
Benny Breakiron In The Red Taxis
By Peyo, with backgrounds by Will Publisher: Papercutz ISBN: 978-1-597-07-409-4 Can’t say I’ve heard of Benny Breakiron before, but perhaps that’s because he remained very much in the shadow of Peyo’s other creation, the Smurfs. Like many of the characters from our own classic British kids’ comics, this is about a child with an exceptional […]
Antares Episode 4
By Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181662 It's not being going well for Kim. Stranded with a small group on a relatively hostile (to humans) planet, with a long, long trek back to base ahead and the crushing impact of the loss of her daughter behind her. However, Kim's not convinced all is lost and believes […]
Wayne Shelton Vol 1: The Mission
By Denayer & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181594 The name's Shelton. Wayne Shelton. There aren't too many action heroes called Wayne, nor ones sporting a rather fetching moustache and greying at the temples, so what you definitely do not want to do is judge this book by its (back) cover. If that's as shallow […]
