By Vrancken & Desberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781905460519 It’s taken me a long time to convince myself that a book with a title that’s equivalent to the British HMRC is really going to captivate me. Tax returns and finances don’t really get my juices flowing. Two things ended up changing my mind; firstly Cinebook have […]
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Age Of Ulton
By Bendis, Hitch, Pacheco & Peterson Publisher: Marvel ISBN: 9781846535406 It would be misguided to say that this book spawned the movie – the only real similarity beyond the characters is the name. Whereas the movie plunders years of Ultron-related stories to build a strong introduction to the character in the cinematic world, the comic […]
XIII Vol 20: The Bait
By Jigounov & Sente Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182386 This must be a task originally undertaken with some uncertainty as the XIII creators’ roles are big shoes to fill, but Jigounov and Sente’s second outing at the helm prove the series is in capable hands. We catch up with Jones, stationed out in Afghanistan, and doing […]
Powers Bureau – Icons
By Bendis & Oeming Publisher: Marvel/Icon ISBN: 9780785189183 Cinema and TV have very much embraced the superhero these days thanks to CGI finally making everyone look slightly more convincing on screen, and although we’ve not quite reached saturation point yet you’ve got to wonder if that’s getting close. One of the new TV shows is […]
Review: The Americans are Coming!
There was a real sense of occasion at the Chris Beetles Gallery on May 5th as flying over the pond to attend the opening of ‘The Americans are Coming’ exhibition were some very illustrious guests indeed… Pat Oliphant – America’s greatest post-war political cartoonist, and recognised as the Godfather of political cartooning in the United […]
Blake & Mortimer Vol 14: The Curse Of The 30 Pieces Of Silver Part 2
By Van Hamme, Aubin and Schréder Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181303 I’m not going to say too much about this one as it’s the concluding part and anything I reveal could spoil it if you’ve not read part one. However, suffice to say that Van Hamme pulls off another superb script that feels both contemporary and […]
