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Lucky Luke 25: The Stagecoach

By Moris & Goscinny Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-052-8 This latest Lucky Luke adventure sees him being asked to travel to Denver, to the offices of Wells Fargo. People are losing confidence in the company due to bandits holding up the stagecoaches, despite the fact that Wells Fargo always reimburses any loss, so the manager wants […]

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The Smurfs & The Magic Flute

By Yvan Delporte & Peyo Publisher: Papercutz ISBN: 978-1-59707-208-3 This is the original book-length tale that introduced the Smurfs to the world. They don't even appear until at least halfway through, and even then they are support characters, but you do get a sense that by the final page the creators are thinking, Hang about, […]

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Blake & Mortimer Vol 6: S.O.S. Meteors

By Edgar P Jacobs Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-905460-97-7 Volume six of this series sees a return to one of the works by the original creator, Edgar P Jacobs. As mentioned in a previous review, he's a close relative and collaborator of Hergé, working alongside him on some of Tintin books, and that style and storytelling […]

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XIII: Where The Indian Walks (vol 2)

By Vance & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-040-5 By the start of this second volume we know that XIII is suspected for the assassination of the US President (although due to his amnesia he has no way of knowing if this is true) and that a fair few individuals are after his hide. He […]

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XIII: The Day Of The Black Sun (vol 1)

By Vance & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-039-9 Cinebook's latest offering from the mind of Jean Van Hamme is an English language translation of the hugely popular XIII. The original series spawned a computer game and a TV show, so there's a simmering promise that this should be a series worth following. It's opening […]

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