By Goscinny & Uderzo Publisher: Orion ISBN: 978-1-4440-0444-1 Yesterday Albert Uderzo announced his retirement at the age of 84. As I may have mentioned before in these reviews, I think Uderzo is an outstanding cartoonist and is one of the key reasons I got interested in cartoons and cartooning. So it is with some regret […]
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Malinky Robot: Collected Stories & Other Bits
By Sonny Lieu Publisher: Image ISBN: 978-1-607-064060 This is a very, very lovely book, following the everyday misadventures of Atari and Oliver, inhabitants of a near future city in Asia. Perhaps inhabitants isn't the right word, as the pair live on the streets, with their concerns seeming to centre around giant robots. It's a little […]
MAD’s Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragones: Five Decades of His Finest Works
By Sergio Aragones Publisher: Running Press ISBN: 978-0-7624-3687-3 There are few cartoonists that turn out cartoons at the speed, quality and frequency of Sergio Aragones. He draws pretty much all day every day, turning wherever he is into his studio. With such an impressive history of funnies behind him this large hardback book barely scratches […]
Valerian & Laureline Vol 2: The Empire Of A Thousand Planets
By Mezieres & Christin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-087-0 That's quite a lengthy title they've got there, haven't they? This second Cinebook volume sees Valerian and Laureline heading to the planet of Syrte, the capitol of a thousand planet-wide system. They've been tasked with discovering if the Syrtians may present a danger to Earth, but instead […]
XIII: For Maria (vol 9)
By Vance & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-093-1 Although we've learnt an awful lot about Jason McLane in the past volumes, his amnesia and his desire to know more about himself, are still what drives the plot forward. Now out of the President's direct service after the last book's dramatic revelations, another shadowy group […]
XIII: Thirteen To One (vol 8)
By Vance & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-089-4 The despicable and dastardly Mongoose affects a daring escape from a high security prison while XIII, now Jason McLane, is courted by the President to be his personal intelligence agent and track down whoever is Number I. McLane accepts and decides the only way to take […]
