By Vance & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-065-8 There have been many twists and turns in the life of XIII as he struggles to discover who he is and the truth about what he may or may not have done. After the last episode's dramatic escape XIII, Jones and Barnowsky must now get back […]
Archive | Reviews
Hagar The Horrible: The Epic Chronicles Dailies 1973-74
By Dik Browne Publisher: Titan Books ISBN: 978-1-848562332 I did a review for what I thought was the first volume in this series a little while ago. Whoops. This is the first volume, collecting all the daily strips from Hagar's first appearance in 1973 through to 1974. And what's so startling is how instantly the […]
Long John Silver: 2 – Neptune
By Dorison & Lauffray Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-072-6 This Treasure Island sequel ploughs on, this time through the Atlantic waves aboard the Neptune. All the key players are in place, and all within the ship's walls, so suspicions begin to be raised about certain members' intentions while plots threaten to reveal themselves. At the forefront […]
The Smurfette
By Yvan Delporte & Peyo Publisher: Papercutz ISBN: 978-1-59707-236-6 In fairness, this was created decades ago, but I don't think you'd get away with this sort of stereotyping these days. This is the story of how the first female Smurf comes to the village. She is created by the evil sorcerer Gargamel to sow discord […]
Lucky Luke 27: Versus Joss Jamon
By Morris & Goscinny Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-071-9 There's a distinctly different feel to this twenty-seventh volume of Cinebook's series, so a little bit of research turns up the reason why. This is just the second volume that Morris and Goscinny worked on together (Morris had created some before the partnership began) which explains why […]
King Of The Flies: 2. The Origin Of The World
By Mezzo & Pirus Publisher: Fantagraphics ISBN: 978-1-60699-390-3 Definitely one for the grown-ups, this is the second volume of an intended trilogy that takes place in a dark and sometimes disturbing suburban setting that follows a group of hapless individuals through their everyday lives. Most of the story centres around Eric, the self-proclaimed King Of […]
