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The Bluecoats Vol 9: El Padre

By Lambil & Cauvin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182867 Chesterfield and Blutch have been out on patrol and run into a bunch of Confederates, forcing them to flee across the Rio Grande to safety in Mexico. No sooner do they think themselves safe that they are tracked by Apache bandits, but a disguise of a local […]

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Patience

By Daniel Clowes Publisher: Jonathan Cape ISBN: 9781910702451 Looking back across Daniel Clowes’ many works it would be fair to say that the man has given us a diverse range of stories, and genres too. With his latest book he jumps manfully into the realm of science fiction with a time-travelling tale concerning a desperate […]

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The Survivors (Quantum Anomalies) Episode 3

By Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182942 Having stumbled through another anomaly a small group of the survivors, Marie, Max, Ilse and Alex, find themselves six years into the future, but fortunately they’re quickly in the presence of their companions, now older, wiser and settled on this strange planet. They’ve been taken in by the feline-like […]

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Manchette’s Fatale

By Cabanes & Headline Publisher: Titan ISBN: 9781782766827 Adapted from the 1970s’ crime noir novel, this is an incredibly impressive telling of the tale beautifully illustrated and painted by Max Cabanes. It follows the story of Aimée Joubert, a woman consumed with a need for vengeance that has turned her into a ruthless killer, travelling […]

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Spirou & Fantasio Vol 9: The Dictator & The Mushroom

By Franquin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182676 The Marsupilami has been living on the estate of the Count of Champignac, and although it gives him plenty of space to roam, it isn’t the tropical rainforests of Palombia. When Spirou and Fantasio arrive to visit they discover that the Count has developed an amazing new technology from […]

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Mega Robo Bros

By Neill Cameron Publisher: David Fickling Books ISBN: 9781910200834 Set in London within the not too distant future, this is a tale of two adopted brothers trying to cope with all the everyday worries of any other child, including getting on at school and bickering with your sibling. The difference here is that Alex and […]

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