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Kenya Vol 1: Apparitions

By Rodolphe & Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182201 I look forward to reading plenty of titles, but it’s not often I get the buzz of excitement and anticipation that I did when I first saw there was to be a new Leo book. His Worlds of Aldebaran series is an audacious and compelling story of […]

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The Walking Dead Vol 21: All Out War Part 2

By Kirkman, Adlard, Gaudiano & Rathburn Publisher: Image ISBN: 9781632150301 The behemoth that is the Walking Dead keeps ploughing forward, daring to take risks that leave you unsure just who will still be alive by the end of the book. Like the TV show (and indeed Game of Thrones) this makes for a more edge-of-your-seat […]

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Antares – Episode 5

By Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182058 The mission has begun to the neighbouring planet in an attempt to retrieve Kim’s daughter and Zao’s sister, and potentially make contact with a sentient alien species. However the small group preparing to enter this new world’s atmosphere must also contend with the religious fundamentalist Jedediah who sees the […]

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By Peter Bagge Publisher: Fantagraphics ISBN: 978-1-60699-745-1 Peter Bagge’s been drawing Buddy Bradley since 1981 and, unlike some characters in the world of comics and cartoons, Buddy is aging at the same pace as his readership. Buddy’s now old enough to have a family of his own (although considering this is a collection of strips […]

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Lady S Vol 3: Game Of Fools

By Aymond & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849180962 There’s something a little cheeky about this volume of Lady S, with Van Hamme taking us along on an as-to-be-expected intelligent thriller but having rather a lot of fun at the American’s expense while he’s at it. It’s a while since I read a Lady S […]

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Dinosaurs Vol 2: Bite Of The Albertosaurus

By Plumeri & Bloz Publisher: Papercutz ISBN: 9781597075152 If the last time you took any interest in dinosaurs was when Jurassic Park came out then you’ve got plenty of catching up to do. The science of palaeontology is constantly revealing new evidence, putting forward new ideas and reassessing old ones, so what we understand about […]

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