By Schulz Publisher: Canongate ISBN: 978-1-847-67075-5 The third volume, covering the years 1955 and 1956, features the endearing Pig-Pen on the cover, with some lovely gags centred around his complete inability to keep clean. We do indeed get to see him clean a couple of times, revealing a very different character beneath the muck. The […]
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Yoko Tsuno 6: The Morning Of The World
By Roger Leloup Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-082-5 I'm struggling to think of another comic character, aimed predominantly at the children's market, that is as daring in its sense of adventure and its use of history and geography as Yoko Tsuno. It also adds a fascination of science and the world around us into the mix, […]
Spirou & Fantasio: In New York
By Tome & Janry Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-054-2 This second volume from Cinebook sees Spirou and Fantasio struggling to stretch themselves until payday, but just when all looks lost Fantasio finds a lucky charm in his pizza in the form of a safe key. They track the key to New York and the promise of […]
XIII: The Night Of August Third (vol 7)
By Vance & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-078-8 Following on from the events of the previous book, XIII, now known as Jason Fly, is still on the hunt to discover his past and is trapped in the town that he believes he grew up in. The local sheriff and town bigwig want him out […]
Lucky Luke 28: The Dalton Cousins
By Morris & Goscinny Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-076-4 This is an early Lucky Luke book following on from the recent Joss Jamon title where we get a first sneaky glimpse of the Daltons. The suggestion here is that the other Daltons are nefarious bandits that Lucky Luke has dealt with already, and these four desperadoes […]
The Smurfs And The Howlibird
By Peyo & Gos Publisher: Papercutz ISBN: 978-1-59707-260-1 Papa Smurf inadvertently creates a twisted fertiliser potion that turns a simple daisy into a Smurf-eating carnivorous plant. He decrees the potion too dangerous and sends a pair of Smurfs off to dispose of it by burying it in the desert, but instead they take the easy […]
