By Rossi, Dorison & Nury Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-099-3 Genre mash-ups are increasingly common place these days and they're an inevitable mixed bag, so it's good to come across one that works and works well. Set in the US at the turn of the twentieth century and the the dying days of the wild west, […]
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Darwin’s Diaries: 2 – Death Of A Beast
By Ocana & Runberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-110-5 Well, I wasn't expecting that. Darwin is carrying on with his investigations into the strange animal-like attacks in Yorkshire, but as the tale unfolds it becomes more and more curious as to his misdirection and apparent subterfuge. When a girl is attacked on her farm and is […]
XIII: Three Silver Watches (vol 11)
By Vance & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-109-9 The revelations about his past life keep coming for XIII, and now his new found father is keen to share more about the family history, including how their ancestors first came to the USA and what met them there. This is a very heavy chapter in […]
The Walking Dead Vol 15: We Find Ourselves
By Kirkman and Adlard Publisher: Image ISBN: 978-1-607-064404 Not so long ago I reviewed a zombie book with it's tongue set firmly in its cheek (or at least someone's tongue), and I mentioned the profusion of such comics and cartoons out there. For me, the only one worth bothering with is Kirkman and Adlard's The […]
Antares – Episode 1
By Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-097-9 Many sweeping sci-fi epics deal with an established human presence in the galaxy or beyond, so what makes Leo's take on the genre so interesting is that we as a race are still taking our first faltering steps. How do you establish a community on an alien world? And […]
Lucky Luke 31: Lucky Luke Versus The Pinkertons
By Achdé, Pennac & Benacquista Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-098-6 Always good to see a new Lucky Luke book, and I was quite looking forward to this one having seen it promoted for some time. When it arrived, instead of the usual Morris signature upon the cover there's this: 'Achdé, Pennac & Benacquista in the style […]
