By Rosinski & Sente Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184984 There are two panels in his new Thorgal story that made me pause. On page 11, a ship is sailing up a river flanked by snow-covered banks. Grey skies and a white mountain set the backdrop, while, in the foreground, wisps of a chill mist hang in […]
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Om
By Andy Barron Publisher: The Mansion Press ISBN: 9782492646553 There’s something breathtakingly refreshing about Andy Barron’s Om. For a wordless book, its unique voice catches your attention from the very first page. It’s so very different to just about anything else you’ll come across that it doesn’t fall neatly into a conventional genre. In some […]
Amazonia Episode 2
By Rodolphe, Leo & Marchal Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800441408 Kathy has gone in search of answers, heading up the Amazon River to find where the photograph of the mysterious being was taken. This means she happens to be at a small outpost when a large boat arrives, carrying several passengers. Although it appears innocent enough […]
Mothballs
By Sole Otero Publisher: Fantagraphics ISBN: 9781683969617 I know you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but at least for comics and graphic novels it tends to be a solid reflection of what you’ll find inside. And I really like the cover to Mothballs. Sole Otero’s art is exciting, expressive, unusual, and […]
Texas Jack Book 2
By Dubois & Armand Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800440548 This concluding part to the tale contains some really incredible art. In a book full of mustachiode, bearded and hat-wearing characters it would be easy to lose track of who was who, but the character design and skilled visual storytelling cut through all that to deliver a […]
London’s Lost Pubs
By Sam Cullen Publisher: White Owl ISBN: 9781399038263 So what’s this book got to do with cartoons, then? Well, I’ll tell you. The Cartoonists’ Club of Great Britain was founded in 1960 by a bunch of Fleet Street’s doodlers. Over time, the pub they settled upon as a natural home was The Cartoonist, situated a […]
