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Love Is… Small Talk

By Fred Jefferies Publisher: Book Guild Publishing ISBN: 9781910878804 As a cartoonist, one of the most difficult attributes to lose must be sight, and yet that’s something Fred Jefferies has had to deal with for over a decade now after being registered blind. But not that that seems to have stopped him. Thanks to Blind […]

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Lament Of The Lost Moors Vol 4: Kyle Of Klanach

By Rosinski & Dufaux Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183000 After the third volume ended on such an unexpected cliffhanger I was rather looking forward to where Rosinski and Dufaux were going to take this next, and I’m pleased to say they don’t disappoint. Siobhán is now under the complete control of the sinister Gerfauts, twisting her […]

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Drawing Breath

By Dicky Howett Publisher: Miwk ISBN: 9781908630636 All of you will have come across a Dicky Howett cartoon at some point, and some of you older members will no doubt have raised a glass with him in the old Cartoonist pub in Shoe Lane, back when he was a member of the club. Dicky’s biography […]

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Cedric Vol 5: Grandpa Dives In

By Laudec & Cauvin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182539 I’ve a soft spot for Cedric. He may not be as mischievous as Dennis the Menace, or as exasperating as Horrid Henry, but he does have his moments. And yet, at his heart, he’s just an eight-year-old boy trying to make sense of the world around him, […]

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Showman Killer

By Jodorowsky & Fructus Publisher: Titan Comics ISBN: 9781782761396 Showman Killer is from the writer that brought us The Incal and if you enjoyed that then there’s plenty of familiar tones and beats in this book to keep you interested. The book opens with an unprincipled and self-serving scientist seeking to grow a genetically modified […]

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Valerian & Laureline Vol 11: The Ghosts Of Inverloch

By Mézières & Christin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182935 Laureline and Valerian are once again separated in their roles as spatio-temporal agents, working across time and space on the orders of the future Terran Galaxity. But all’s not well. Laureline is in Scotland at a roughly contemporary time to our own, enjoying the hospitality at Inverloch […]

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