By Rodolphe, Leo & Marchal Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800441637 We finally get to learn of the origin of the mysterious man-like being that’s brought Kathy to the Amazon. We’ve seen it in action several times now, and understand what it can do, but its exact nature will come as something of a surprise. Beginning in […]
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Beat It, Rufus
By Noah Van Sciver Publisher: Fantagraphics ISBN: 9798875000478 Rufus Baxter is way, way past his best. He’s never shaken the meer brush of success he experienced back in the 1980s with his rock band, and remains convinced of a stature he’s simply never achieved. Bad decisions have followed bad decisions, and now he’s reaching the […]
Amazonia: Episode 3
By Rodolphe, Leo & Marchal Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800441538 With the off-grid setting of the Amazon rainforest, exacerbated by the time period (no satellite or mobile phones), this series continues to explore the mystery of the unknown so brilliantly captured in Leo’s Aldebaran books. The story feels all the more vivid for it, not least […]
Space Dork: The Intergalactic Goofball
By Doctor Simpo & Graham P. Manley Publisher: Red Bird ISBN: 9781907083358 CCGB member Doctor Simpo has been celebrating 20 years of Space Dork. With a foreword by the esteemed Bryan Talbot and a cartoon and sign-off from Hunt Emerson, the anthology collects all the strips to date. Inspired by Basil Wolverton’s Space Hawk, the […]
Rin Tin Can 1: The Mascot
By Morris, Fauche and Léturgie Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800441125 It’s probably a stretch to expect that most folk under forty, let alone the youth of today, will know that there was once a canine movie star called Rin Tin Tin. The hound was so popular that he starred in 27 films from 1922 until 1931. […]
The Dead Horse: An Artful Doodler Journal
By Rich Nairn Publisher: Rich Nairn ISBN: 9798306070483 He just won’t leave it alone. CCGB cartoonist Rich Nairn has collected another year’s worth of observations, experiences and disturbing revelations into a brand new volume. Last year’s added extra was an infusion of poetry, something the bearded-wonder doesn’t shy away from here; but how do you […]
