By Franquin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184625 For me, what’s most enjoyable about Gomer Goof is Franquin’s deliciously detailed drawing. The panels are chock-full of manic movement, dramatic expressions and little extras that the page pulses with life. Franquin’s an extraordinary cartoonist and made more interesting in that he writes the tales too. Each page is […]
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Lodger
By David & Maria Lapham Publisher: Black Crown/IDW ISBN: 978164054763 One of the greatest crime comics ever written is David and Maria Lapham’s Stray Bullets. It’s an absolute masterclass on how to use the comics medium to tell emotional, gritty and often shocking tales. Lodger could very well be a Stray Bullets side story, but […]
Valerian: Shingouzlooz Inc
By Lupano & Lauffray Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184014 There’s an obvious conundrum presented when creators end their involvement in a project, either by someone’s choice or the via the difficult-to-negotiate-around issue of dying. The current Asterix books are a good example of this. They’re in the spirit of the old tales, but the latter of […]
The Wolf Of Baghdad
By Carol Isaacs (The Surreal McCoy) Publisher: Myriad Editions ISBN: 9781912408559 In all likelihood, you’ll have come across a few of Carol’s cartoons as The Surreal McCoy, but you may not be aware of her heritage. Carol’s family herald from Iraq which, back in the 1940s, had a population which was a third Jewish. Within […]
Valerian & Laureline Vol 23: The Future Is Waiting
By Mézières and Christin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184359 What? Hang about… Didn’t we just finish this series? Well, it looks like I spoke too soon in my previous review. Turns out there are two volumes of short stories, not one, but you shan’t find me complaining. As with Memories From The Futures, these vignettes aim […]
Billionaires: The Lives Of The Rich & Powerful
By Darryl Cunningham Publisher: Myriad Editions ISBN: 9781912408221 With Christmas but a memory, how many of you have purchased a gift from Amazon? The retail behemoth’s meteoric rise is one of three tales told in Billionaires, a brilliant book by Darryl Cunningham. It explores the ruthless practices that have lifted four individuals to billionaire status. […]
