By Simon Roy Publisher: Image ISBN: 9781607069362 This a neat little collection of short sci-fi stories set in various future settings. They’re all character driven, so despite the futuristic backdrops you don’t need to understand the greater whys and wheres of the worlds around them. The first tale is aboard a Russian two-man space mission […]
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Lucky Luke Vol 42: Lone Riders
By Achdé, Pennac & Benacquista Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181686 The Dalton Brothers are a recurring theme in Lucky Luke, so the creators have always done well to spin a new tale around them that respects the history of the cartoon strip and adds something new and worthwhile. You want the running gags, but you don’t […]
Persepolis
By Marjane Satrapi Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 9780099523994 This book’s been around a while now, and even been turned into a movie, so I’ll hold my hands up and say I’m a bit late to getting around to reading it. It collects a series of autobiographical cartoon strips telling the story of the author’s childhood in […]
Spirou & Fantasio Vol 5: The Marsupilami Thieves
By Franquin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181679 When you visit continental Europe there’s a good chance you’ll come across a distinct looking cartoon character; in looks sitting somewhere between a large monkey and a leopard, with large emotive eyes, small floppy ears, and a tail that just goes on and on and on. I’ve never really […]
The Walking Dead Vol 20: All Out War Part 1
By Kirkman, Adlard, Gaudiano & Rathburn Publisher: Image ISBN: 9781607068822 Rick and his small group had thought they’d found relative peace in a walled community, but all sense of safety has been stripped away by the protection racket offered by Negan and his cohorts. What it has done is draw Rick’s community closer to two […]
Lament Of The Lost Moors Vol 2: Blackmore
By Rosinski & Dufaux Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181877 If you like Rosinski’s artwork, and I certainly do, then you’re in for a treat as not only is there a new Thorgal out but there’s a new Lament Of The Lost Moors, too. As the last descendant of the Kings of Sudenne, Siobhán’s life is at […]
