By Peattie & Taylor Publisher: Masterly Publishing ISBN: 978-1-85375-745-7 Well, what a gift 2009 was to the Alex team, and there’s nothing to disappoint here. The Masterley Masters of the cerebral and clever comic strip take full advantage of the credit crutch and wring every drop of well observed and well deserved biting satire, made […]
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Orbital: 1. Scars
by Pellé & Runberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-905460-89-2 This reminded me greatly of the excitement of belting home with the latest issue of 2000AD when I was but a lad. It's a futuristic tale, set in the 23rd century, where Earth has joined a galactic group of worlds, although humans aren't particularly liked or trusted […]
Ode To Kirihito
by Osamu Tezuka Publisher: Vertical ISBN: 978-1-93-223464-0 Remember that quaint little book shop on the high street, next to Woolworths, and opposite the Virgin Megastore. I think it was called Borders. Anyway, just before it shut up shop, I picked this one up, and it's a monster at over 800 pages. It's the story of […]
The Bluecoats 3: The Skyriders
By Lambil & Cauvin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-014-6 It is a tricky task to make humour out of warfare, although not impossible as single panel gag cartoons, editorials and Blackadder Goes Forth prove, but the difference with this book is that the the humour is often drawn from the very battles themselves, not the lulls […]
Lucky Luke 18: The Escort
By Morris & Goscinny Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-905460-98-4 This Lucky Luke tale reintroduces Morris and Goscinny's version of Billy the Kid, who, for comic effect, is literally a kid. The plot involves Lucky Luke (and Jolly Jumper) having to take Billy from the penitentiary, where he's currently serving 1247 years, to New Mexico for a […]
Yoko Tsuno 3: The Prey & The Ghost
By Roger Leloup Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-460-56-4 At first glance this looks like a book intended for a female readership, which reminded me of a comic strip art course I attended back when I'd just left school. The teacher wanted to compare girls' comics to boys' comics, so he started off by showing us lots […]
