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Biscuits (assorted)

By Jenny Robins Publisher: Myriad Editions ISBN: 9781912408290 Jenny Robins won the Myriad First Graphic Novel competition back in 2018 with an extract from Biscuits (assorted). She has been diligently working on it ever since. That work went right through the early 2020 lockdown, as is reflected by aspects of the story. But it’s not […]

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Orbital Vol 8: Contacts

By Pellé & Runberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184977 We’ve had to wait patiently, but the final edition of Orbital has arrived to tie up the intergalactic tale. From the beginning it’s been an ambitious story that has been keen to set itself apart from other sci-fi fiction. For my money, it has succeeded in this […]

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Blackwood

By Hannah Eaton Publisher: Myriad Editions ISBN: 9781908434715 There’s something inherently captivating about the sleepy British village. Many of us dream of escaping there, or live somewhere like it already. Chocolate box cottages, village greens, pretty churches, and hundreds of years of history to call upon. Inevitably they have their own traditions, folk tales and […]

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Distant Worlds Episode 4

By Leo & Icar Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183840 Paul’s life hasn’t been an easy one of late. After his family made the tremendous journey from Earth to Altair-3 at the request of his father he’s spent all the time since trying to track him down. It’s been one frustration after another. His father always seems […]

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The Junction

By Norm Konyu Publisher: Norm Konyu ISBN: 9781527261136 Lucas disappeared when he was eleven years old. A dozen years later he turns up in his home town and hasn’t aged a day. His aunt and uncle, the police, and a psychiatrist all attempt to get to the bottom of where Lucas has been and how […]

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Spirou & Fantasio V0l 17: The Marsupilamis’ Nest

By Franquin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849185332 The Marsupilami is a brilliant cartoon creation. Comically funny, biologically absurd, but somehow grounded in enough reality to carry it all off. You might well be aware (because I’ve been banging on about them) of the Marsupilami books. They tell the tale of the South American rainforest where the […]

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