By Laudec & Cauvin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182539 I’ve a soft spot for Cedric. He may not be as mischievous as Dennis the Menace, or as exasperating as Horrid Henry, but he does have his moments. And yet, at his heart, he’s just an eight-year-old boy trying to make sense of the world around him, […]
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Showman Killer
By Jodorowsky & Fructus Publisher: Titan Comics ISBN: 9781782761396 Showman Killer is from the writer that brought us The Incal and if you enjoyed that then there’s plenty of familiar tones and beats in this book to keep you interested. The book opens with an unprincipled and self-serving scientist seeking to grow a genetically modified […]
Valerian & Laureline Vol 11: The Ghosts Of Inverloch
By Mézières & Christin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182935 Laureline and Valerian are once again separated in their roles as spatio-temporal agents, working across time and space on the orders of the future Terran Galaxity. But all’s not well. Laureline is in Scotland at a roughly contemporary time to our own, enjoying the hospitality at Inverloch […]
Mezolith: Stone Age Dreams & Nightmares Book 1
By Haggarty & Brockbank Publisher: Archaia ISBN: 9781608866991 Sorry to say that I missed the original David Fickling Books printing of this one, but fortunately spotted this American printing available from Page 45 in Nottingham. It’s the story of a boyhood from 10,000 years ago, set amongst a small tribe in Ancient Britain. The boy, […]
Alone Vol 5: Eye Of The Maelstrom
By Gazzotti & Vehlmann Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182966 Alone, to date, has been a great series for kids that transcends age barriers as we follow a group of children trying to survive in an almost empty world. Although we’ve met a few other groups of children in a similar situation, there are no adults, so […]
Bunny vs Monkey: Book 3
By Jamie Smart Publisher: David Fickling Books ISBN: 9781910200841 Back for another collection of madcap nuttiness, Jamie Smart’s Bunny vs Monkey Book 3 is full of yet more crazy inventions, oddball schemes and daft shenanigans. If all the usual sublime silliness wasn’t enough, there’s now an added dimension to what’s happening in the woods as […]
