By Goscinny & Tabary Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182607 This latest outing for Iznogoud sees another collection of badly applied coup attempts to unseat the Caliph, including a fairy willing to aid and abet the Grand Vizier with her magical powers, a genie of the looking glass (Al Hiss, naturally) that tempts Iznogoud into a mirror […]
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Take Care, Son: The Story Of My Dad And His Dementia
By Tony Husband Publisher: Robinson Ltd ISBN: 9781472115560 A family member of ours recently went through a troubled period with vascular dementia. It’s a very nasty condition that begins with robbing you of words and then slowly strips away your ability to do the simplest of tasks. You might know that making a cup of […]
Thorgal Vol 17: The Blue Plague
By Rosinski & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182904 This latest outing allows us to catch up with Thorgal and his family as they seek a new, quite life, away from the havocs of the north, but, as is increasingly obvious, the world is an unforgiving place and one danger is simply replaced with another […]
Von Doogan & The Great Air Race
By Lorenzo Etherington Publisher: David Fickling Books ISBN: 9781910200827 The Phoenix has been a breath of fresh air in British Comics and one of the regular contributors is Lorenzo Etherington, artist on Long Gone Don and creator of the fiendishly entertaining Von Doogan, a weekly puzzle-based strip that collectively forms a greater narrative, but requires […]
Spirou & Fantasio Vol 8: Tough Luck Vito
By Tome and Janry Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182485 Spirou and Fantasio are taking a break in true adventurer style, by enjoying some Pacific sailing, but unfortunately it means crossing paths once again with the notorious Vito Cortizone who has crash-landed a plane into the lagoon of the island he now finds himself stranded upon. The […]
Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection
By Kate Beaton Publisher: Jonathan Cape ISBN: 9781910702222 New voices in the world of comic strips are increasingly rare (there are plenty of new strips but often too similar to something that’s come before) so it’s always pleasing to come across something that’s both original and funny. Beaton’s Hark! A Vagrant strips are a heady […]
