By Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181662 It's not being going well for Kim. Stranded with a small group on a relatively hostile (to humans) planet, with a long, long trek back to base ahead and the crushing impact of the loss of her daughter behind her. However, Kim's not convinced all is lost and believes […]
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Wayne Shelton Vol 1: The Mission
By Denayer & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181594 The name's Shelton. Wayne Shelton. There aren't too many action heroes called Wayne, nor ones sporting a rather fetching moustache and greying at the temples, so what you definitely do not want to do is judge this book by its (back) cover. If that's as shallow […]
The Scorpion Vol 1: The Devil’s Mark
By Marini and Desberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781905460625 Set in Rome during the Renaissance this is a story of power, corruption, swordplay and adventure above and below the city. At the end of the Roman Empire nine families recognise that the growing Christian faith could be used to their advantage to ensure their long-term grip […]
A Users Guide To Neglectful Parenting
By Guy Delisle Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly ISBN: 978-1-77046-117-8 Guy Delisle has made a name for himself with his cartoon travelogues but he also did two wickedly amusing books that collect perverse short tales of bizarre individuals. A User’s Guide To Neglectful Parenting is more like the latter, featuring a collection of short interactions between […]
The Zombies That Ate The World Book 2: The Eleventh Commandment
By Frissen & Davis Publisher: Humanoids ISBN: 978-1-59465-013-0 This isn’t Night Of The Living Dead, nor is it World War Z, nor is it The Walking Dead. It’s its very own take on the increasingly bloated genre but its saving grace is that it’s done with lashings of black humour and the brilliant art of […]
Clockwerx
By Hostache, Henderson, Salvaggio & Izu Publisher: Humanoids ISBN: 978-1-59465-039-0 Set in London during 1899, this is a steampunk story of big robot-like machines known as clocks controlled by their human drivers. The clocks do a lot of the manual labour on big projects but the engineer who helped create them is on the run […]
