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 […]
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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 […]
The Adventures Of Blake & Mortimer: The Francis Blake Affair
By Jean Van Hamme & Ted Benoit Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-905460-63-2 I've already mentioned the (obvious) similarities between Edgar P. Jacobs Blake & Mortimer and Tintin, and nothing wrong with that, in a previous review. At first glance The Francis Blake Affair seems to promise more of the same period adventure until, that is, you […]
Yakari: The Island Prisoners
By Derib & Job Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-010-0 Like the previous review about Melusine: Love Potions, this books offers a way into comics and cartooning for younger readers that is sadly lacking today. Yakari is a little Native American boy, and along with his mustang, Little Thunder, explores the world around him in the North […]
