By Peyo Publisher: Papercutz ISBN: 9781597072922 Ah, yes. The Smurfs. They were going to be all big again because Hollywood had animated them. Except the movie was awful, and some bright spark decided to change the Smurf’s look so they were less cartoony and keep their new human-like eyes pushed close together – like the […]
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Valerian & Laureline Vol 3: The Land Without Stars
By Mézières and Christin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-118-1 Valerian and Laureline are visiting colonists at the very edge of the galaxy only to discover that their new existence is threatened by the collision of an incoming planet. When they investigate they find a barren rock; that is until they travel beneath the surface. Beneath the […]
BPRD Hell On Earth 2; Gods & Monsters
By Mignola, Arcudi, Davis & Crook Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN: 978-1-59582-822-4 It's not looking too good on Earth as more and more demonic monstrosities appear and cities fall to their ravaging. Huge populations of refugees are on the move and there's a real sense that humanity is losing the war. As the outside word crumbles, […]
XIII: The Trial (vol 12)
By Vance and Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918–114-3 The latest episode in this intricately involved and exciting thriller is possibly the most daring yet, with an audacious kidnapping of the President of the United States by one of the leading characters from the series. The aim is to expose the President’s seedy and sinister […]
Ultimate X: Origins
By Loeb & Adams Publisher: Marvel ISBN: 978-0-7851-4101-3 Go on then, let's do a superhero book. Must be all that Avengers success. If there's one comic artist who'll make you sit up and take notice then it's Arthur Adams, whose phenomenally detailed and utterly brilliant artwork are an absolute joy to take in. He recently […]
Spirou & Fantasio 3: Running Scared
By Tome & Janry Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-116-7 I may have mentioned this before (apologies if I have) but I taught a cartoon course a couple of years ago aimed at adults, and one of the attendees was a student over from Portugal. He implored me to check out Spirou and Fantasio which, for him, […]
