By Rob Harrell Publisher: Top Shelf ISBN: 9781603090759 Rob Harrell is an American cartoonist who has managed a decent career to date with his two syndicated comic strips, Big Top and Adam@Home, so this is a bit of a departure, although not really a great leap. Set in a Victorian England that bears as much […]
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Iznogoud vol 10: Iznogoud The Relentless
By Goscinny and Tabary Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181815 Iznogoud's back with another collection of surreal but funny short stories. Goscinny's punchy scripts hang each tale's premise around some magical quirk, event or person, making each an extended comedy sketch, but always with one outcome in mind – to make Iznogoud Caliph instead of the Caliph. […]
Freakangels (Books 1-6)
By Ellis & Duffield Publisher: Avatar ISBN: (Book 1) 978-1592910564 There are some big British names working on comics internationally and one of them is the talented Warren Ellis (not, though, of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds fame). Ellis is responsible for some of the most creative moments in modern comics, and some of […]
The Scorpion Vol 4: The Treasure Of The Templars
By Marini and Desberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849180467 I've said before now how much I'm enjoying The Scorpion series and I think this is largely down to Marini and Desberg's talent and hard work manifesting itself with such spirit and intelligence upon the page. The approach to comics on the continent means they're not pumped […]
Wolverine: Hunting Season
By Cornell, Davis & Pierfederici Publisher: Marvel ISBN: 9780785183969 When it comes to Alan Davis on art chores, I'm pretty willing to jump straight in. Older readers will know him from 2000AD's DR & Quinch, his work on re-imagining Captain Britain with Alan Moore, and the rather brilliant Excalibur. He's also done his fair share […]
The Scorpion Vol 3: The Holy Valley
By Marini and Desberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849180290 The previous volume saw the Scorpion, Hussar and Mejai arriving in the Holy Land in pursuit of St Peter's cross, but they're not alone. What they do have to their advantage is that hunting out relics is very much the Scorpion's speciality. Although it's an uneasy alliance […]
