By Gary Northfield Publisher: Walker Books ISBN: 9781406333268 It’s got dinosaurs! It’s got bodily functions! It’s got daftness by the bucketload! Dave, Ronnie, Thomas, Reggie and Natasha are a bunch of little dinosaurs looking for fun and adventure somewhere in the deep mesozoic. Like all kids, everything’s exciting, everything’s brilliant and terrible, crippling danger and […]
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XIII Mystery 1: The Mongoose
XIII is one of Cinebook’s strongest and most intriguing titles; an intelligent and involving series steered through its many complex twists and turns by the masterly Jean Van Hamme and wonderfully illustrated by William Vance.
Monsters & Other Stories
By Gustavo Duarte Publisher: Dark Horse I bought this one based on some sample illustrations accompanying the promotion, and was rather pleased to see it had a thoughtful introduction from Sergio Aragones. The reason Aragones was asked is that both artists produce wordless comic strips, and while Aragones is the veteran master, Gustavo Duarte is […]
Lady S Vol 4: A Mole In DC
By Aymond & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181631 You’ve got to feel a little sorry for Lady S, or Suzan, as we’ve come to know her. Her life’s been a huge upheaval and she’s found herself manipulated by others to their own ends, but despite it all she’s found a sense of normality and […]
Bunny vs Monkey Book 1
By Jamie Smart Publisher: David Fickling Books ISBN: 9781910200070 If ever a modern strip struck a chord with kids, it’s Bunny vs Monkey. While there are plenty of worthy contenders, particularly from the pages of the Phoenix, this is the one I hear most enthused about when I talk to kids. It’s not an overtly […]
BPRD Hell On Earth Vol 9: The Reign Of The Black Flame
By Mignola, Arcudi, Harren & Stewart Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN: 9781616554712 Since the Hell On Earth run began BPRD, once one of my firm favourites, has felt very much a hit and miss exercise with a lack of direction. However, the previous volume was certainly an improvement and then along comes this one – a […]
