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Hondo City Law

By Morrison, Wagner, MacNeil, Quitely, Clarke, Googe Publisher: Rebellion ISBN: 978-1-907519-91-8 This is a collection of tales from the world of Judge Dredd, or, to be more precise, the Japanese equivalent of Mega City One where they do things a little differently to their counterparts across the Pacific. Dredd appears, but the focus is instead […]

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XIII: Top Secret (vol 13)

By Vance and Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918–121-1 An awful lot has happened in the story of XIII so far, so it's gratifying to see the first two pages of this thirteenth volume turned over to a comprehensive recap of the saga so far (which perhaps works better than the entire recap volume we […]

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Good-Bye

By Yoshihiro Tatsumi Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly ISBN: 978-1-77046-078-2 In the world of Japanese manga, Yoshihiro Tatsumi was a pioneer of the craft and is largely over-looked now in the country of his birth where there is a constant focus on the new. Us westerners still have a lot to learn and discover about Japanese […]

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Lucky Luke 33: The One-Armed Bandit

By Morris & De Groot Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181112 Cinebook continue their brilliant Lucky Luke series with The One-Armed Bandit, where our sharp-shooting hero is tasked to escort two naive brothers who have invented the world’s first slot machine and want to tour it round the West to gauge a reaction. They get to meet […]

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Antares Episode 2

By Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-120-4 This fantastically inventive sci-fi series continues with Kim heading off to the new planet with a packed ship of pioneers and, not forgetting, her hybrid daughter. The opening chapter is undeniably bleak, with Kim battered from all sides by events that seem to be running out of her control, […]

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Largo Winch Vol 3: Dutch Connection

By Franq and Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-905460-78-6 Just as Largo is getting to grips with the huge corporate empire he's inherited, another threat to his authority and position rears its head, this time in the form of a gigantic heroin trade that appears to be being run from within the W Group. Largo's […]

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