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Cartoons & Comic Strips

By Terry Bave Publisher: Terry Bave ISBN: 5800090803919 I’m of the right age to have grown up reading the likes of Whizzer & Chips, Whoopee and Buster, enjoying the antics of Odd-Ball, the Slimms and Sammy Shrink. Any trip to the newsagent resulted in hopeful glances to the comic rack and no holiday was complete […]

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Antares Episode 3

By Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181501 The Worlds of Aldebaran books explore the difficulties we might encounter when we reach the point to be able to colonise distant planets. This isn't a series about intergalactic space battles or the struggle between good and evil but is rather about human endurance and survival in the face […]

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Peter Bagge’s Other Stuff

By Peter Bagge Publisher: Fantagraphics ISBN: 9781606996225 Other Stuff is a collection of Peter Bagge's more obscure strips and collaborations. The collection kicks off with Lovey, a character used in the pages of Hate Annual, and if you're a fan of his Buddy Bradley work then these strips will go down well. These are followed […]

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Lucky Luke 35: The Singing Wire

By Morris and Goscinny Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181235 You'd think that a series based around the wild west would constantly retread the same ground, and yet this is the thirty-fifth volume and it's still fresh and inventive. This is largely down to the abilities of its creators, not least the scribing of Goscinny who just […]

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The Bluecoats Vol 5: Rumberley

By Lambil & Cauvin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181082 Corporal Blutch and Sergeant Chesterfield have faced a bloody and terrible battle and we join the tale at its aftermath on a desolate field of death and destruction. Blutch and Sarge have survived (Blutch typically doing better due to his natural survival instincts) but both sides have […]

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Long John Silver Vol 3: The Emerald Maze

By Dorison & Lauffray Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181051 There aren't many graphic novels out there that evoke a truly cinematic quality, but this is certainly one of them. That's partly due to the powerful presence of the title character, but most of the credit must go to the thoughtful pacing of the story, the strength […]

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