By Rodolphe, Leo & Marchal Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182836 Kathy Austin is in a coma in a hospital in Namibia while in America a disabled preacher of a small Chicago church is gently manipulated to capitalise on his particular brand of faith. The figure doing the manipulating, however, is unlikely to be of a religious […]
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Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir
By Stan Lee, Peter David and Colleen Doran Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN: 9781471152597 It would be reasonable to say that Stan Lee has led a rather charmed life. He landed a plum job in comics at an early age that was fortunately kept open for him while he was called up to the army […]
Namibia: Episode 2
By Rodolphe, Leo & Marchal Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182829 Kathy Austin, the British agent, has just confronted what appears to be Hermann Göring in a small out-of-the way bar in Namibia, with shocking consequences. Now she, and her two companions are attempting to piece together exactly what it is they have witnessed so far, but […]
Bad Machinery: The Case Of The Simple Soul
By John Allison Publisher: Oni Press ISBN: 9781620101933 Despite being published by the American publisher Oni Press, Bad Machinery is a very British cartoon strip. Set in a fictional Yorkshire town it follows the day-to-day lives of a group of school kids who are out to solve mysteries. Those mysteries just may well involve monsters […]
The Marquis Of Anaon Vol 4: The Beast
By Vehlmann & Bonhomme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182782 The Marquis Of Anaon series continues with Jean-Baptiste seconded to a squad of dragoons to investigate a series of gruesome killings along the eastern French border with Savoy (the story taking place before it’s annexed). The killings are sporadic and violent, and villagers tell tales of an […]
Hellbound Lifestyle
By Pizzo & Forsyth Publisher: Retrofit Comics ISBN: 9781940398563 Hellbound Lifestyle is a comic spawned from living in the 21st century, with particular emphasis on the direct relationship the writer shares with her phone. What was once recorded in a diary is now noted down in an app, written up in a Word document or […]