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By Morris & Goscinny Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-905460-98-4 This Lucky Luke tale reintroduces Morris and Goscinny's version of Billy the Kid, who, for comic effect, is literally a kid. The plot involves Lucky Luke (and Jolly Jumper) having to take Billy from the penitentiary, where he's currently serving 1247 years, to New Mexico for a […]

By Roger Leloup Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-460-56-4 At first glance this looks like a book intended for a female readership, which reminded me of a comic strip art course I attended back when I'd just left school. The teacher wanted to compare girls' comics to boys' comics, so he started off by showing us lots […]

By Jean Van Hamme & Ted Benoit Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-905460-63-2 I've already mentioned the (obvious) similarities between Edgar P. Jacobs Blake & Mortimer and Tintin, and nothing wrong with that, in a previous review. At first glance The Francis Blake Affair seems to promise more of the same period adventure until, that is, you […]

By Derib & Job Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-010-0 Like the previous review about Melusine: Love Potions, this books offers a way into comics and cartooning for younger readers that is sadly lacking today. Yakari is a little Native American boy, and along with his mustang, Little Thunder, explores the world around him in the North […]

By Clarke & Gilson Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-005-0 The Melusine books are collections of, usually, lengthy gag strips that fill the whole page. Melusine is a young witch who inhabits a world of fairytale and folklore, and they're both charmingly written and beautifully drawn. The theme of this one is love, and often how it […]