By Ocana & Runberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978184918144 This is a very daring story of lycanthropic creatures thrown headlong into the life of one of the world’s most brilliant scientists, Charles Darwin. It’s the kind of story that’s so bold in its premise that it could quite easily fail to work at all, but Ocana […]
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Lucky Luke 36: The Daltons Redeem Themselves
By Morris and Goscinny Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181327 The Daltons are to Lucky Luke what the Joker is to Batman, the Daleks are to Dr Who, and Lucy Van Pelt is to Charlie Brown; the inevitable recurring nemesis that plagues the hero but without which would leave them a little less interesting. We've had several […]
Superior
By Millar & Yu Publisher: Marvel ISBN: 9780785153177 Mark Millar's now synonymous with injecting comics with a fresh approach, spinning stories beyond the repeated cliches and offering the reader something that reflects a more mature readership. So it won't come as much of a surprise to learn that Superior is Millar's take on the Superman […]
The Bluecoats Vol 6: Bronco Benny
By Lambil & Cauvin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181464 The Union Army isn't doing so well, what with depleted numbers and next to no horses for the cavalry. A battle is looming so Sarge and Blutch are given the task to purchase new mounts (using the delayed pay of the soldiers in the hopes that some […]
Cartoons & Comic Strips
By Terry Bave Publisher: Terry Bave ISBN: 5800090803919 I’m of the right age to have grown up reading the likes of Whizzer & Chips, Whoopee and Buster, enjoying the antics of Odd-Ball, the Slimms and Sammy Shrink. Any trip to the newsagent resulted in hopeful glances to the comic rack and no holiday was complete […]
Antares Episode 3
By Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181501 The Worlds of Aldebaran books explore the difficulties we might encounter when we reach the point to be able to colonise distant planets. This isn't a series about intergalactic space battles or the struggle between good and evil but is rather about human endurance and survival in the face […]
