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The Shaolin Cowboy

By Geof Darrow Publisher: Burlyman ISBN: 9781932700404 It would be fair to say that the collected comic works of Geof Darrow won’t fill a shelf, although what he lacks in quantity he certainly makes up for in quality. His superbly detailed artwork is visually compelling, meaning this is a man who likes to draw stuff, […]

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R.I.P

By Aitor I Eraña Publisher: Kettledrummer Books ISBN: 9788415153658 Set in the graveyard of Saint Stool, this is a collection of cartoon strips about its ghoulish inhabitants who are attempting to make the best of their afterlives. The main protagonist is Raph, the new gravedigger, and it’s through his eyes that we get to meet the […]

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SAM Vol 1: After Man

By Marazano and Shang Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182188 Post-Apocalyptic worlds are cropping up all the more in comics, literature, film and TV – maybe that’s just a reflection of our current collective angst – and it’s interesting to see just how the various creators make the dynamics of these resulting worlds work. In SAM, the […]

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Even More Bad Parenting Advice

By Guy Delisle Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly ISBN: 9781770461673 This is a follow-up to Guy Delisle’s A User’s Guide To Neglectful Parenting, a rather splendid collection of somewhat frightening yet recognisable scenarios we parents get to face. What’s good about this book, and its predecessor, is that it does make you feel you’re not alone, […]

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Wisher Vol 2: Faeriehood

By De Vita/Latour Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182256 The magical world, and its downfall, is further expanded and explained in this second volume, with Nigel coming to terms with this hidden township beneath the streets of London and its wider implications. Hunted and slowly exterminated, many of the inhabitants of this labyrinthine habitat are the last […]

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