By Marini & Desberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181228 The Scorpion has returned to Rome after the failure to secure Saint Peter’s Cross, and that failure looks as if it has solidified Trebaldi’s position as Pope – an opinion confirmed by the harsh and difficult conditions Trebaldi’s enforcers are inflicting upon the populace. But there is […]
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B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth Vol 7: A Cold Day In Hell
By Mignola, Arcudi, Campbell, Snejbjerg & Stewart Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN: 9781616551995 The latest BPRD volume follows two tales, and offers a brief preliminary to the recent Abe Sapien collection too. Director Nichayko, the reanimated leader of the Russian occult sciences division gets a tale to himself that sheds more light on the mysterious Varvara […]
The Bluecoats Vol 7: The Blues In The Mud
By Lambil & Cauvin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181839 Corporal Blutch and Sergeant Chesterfield of the Union Army are out on patrol when they stumble upon a woman bathing in the river. Being gentlemen, they avert their eyes and wait for her to dress, but once she’s done they’re surprised to find her in a Union […]
Hellboy Vol 12: The Storm & The Fury
By Mignola & Fegredo Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN: 9781595828279 It’s been a long-time coming, but the events that have shaped Hellboy’s life on Earth are coming together, thread by thread. Since breaking away from the BPRD some time ago now, Hellboy has wandered the world, often with a fair few drinks inside him, to finally […]
Spooks Vol 4: The 46th State
By Rossi, Dorison & Nury Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181853 It’s not been an easy time for the Spooks out in Cuba, and now elections have arrived to set the country’s future. The US occupiers want the result to go their way, which would see Cuba becoming the newest US State, and now there’s only one […]
Learn To Speak Cat
By Anthony Smith Publisher: Souvenir Press ISBN: 9780285642317 CCGB member Anthony Smith has had two books out recently (see the review on this site for Bad Dog No Biscuit) and this one concerns the pet of the feline variety. Learn To Speak Cat collects many of his regular gag cartoons from the Metro newspaper. The […]
