By Tome & Janry Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-116-7 I may have mentioned this before (apologies if I have) but I taught a cartoon course a couple of years ago aimed at adults, and one of the attendees was a student over from Portugal. He implored me to check out Spirou and Fantasio which, for him, […]
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The Job Of A Laughtime
By Brad Ashton Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 5 800070 387996 These reviews are usually about books about cartoons, but this time it’s a book about a comic. Brad Ashton was an associate member of the Cartoonists' Club Of Great Britain many moons ago and he gave several talks to members about his experiences of writing comedy. […]
The Queens Counsel Official Lawyers Handbook
By Daniel R White & Alex Williams Publisher: The Robson Press ISBN: 978-1849-541701 Cartoonists’ Club member Alex Williams has had a regular strip, The Queen’s Counsel, running in The Times since 1993. He’s teamed up with Daniel R White to add another dimension of humour to an already deeply satirical publication that has seen previous […]
Spooks: 1. The Fall of Babylon
By Rossi, Dorison & Nury Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-099-3 Genre mash-ups are increasingly common place these days and they're an inevitable mixed bag, so it's good to come across one that works and works well. Set in the US at the turn of the twentieth century and the the dying days of the wild west, […]
Darwin’s Diaries: 2 – Death Of A Beast
By Ocana & Runberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-110-5 Well, I wasn't expecting that. Darwin is carrying on with his investigations into the strange animal-like attacks in Yorkshire, but as the tale unfolds it becomes more and more curious as to his misdirection and apparent subterfuge. When a girl is attacked on her farm and is […]
XIII: Three Silver Watches (vol 11)
By Vance & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-109-9 The revelations about his past life keep coming for XIII, and now his new found father is keen to share more about the family history, including how their ancestors first came to the USA and what met them there. This is a very heavy chapter in […]
