By Giraud and Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181457 Well, you expect a surprise or two from a XIII book, but I wasn't expecting a different artist. Giraud, also known as Moebius, has taken up the artistic chores on this flashback episode, and what a fantastic job he does too. The Irish Version pieces together […]
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XIII: Maximilian’s Gold (vol 16)
By Vance and Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-139-6 Now that XIII and his band of outcasts are in possession of the three silver watches they now have the coordinates of Maximilian's gold – if only they knew how to make sense of coordinates. Hidden in an out-of-the-way Pacific hotel, the group puts their collective […]
XIII: Operation Montecristo (vol 15)
By Vance and Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-134-1 Things have been going from bad to worse for XIII and his associates. Despite beating the odds again and again they're in dire straits as prisoners of the Costaverdean government and the USA wants them extradited. There seems to be very little they can do about […]
Lucky Luke 34: The Daltons, Always On The Run
By Morris & Goscinny Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-119-8 Luke comes unstuck when the Daltons aren't even given the opportunity to escape from jail but are instead released as part of a national amnesty. Never a wise move, they immediately spring into mischief by playing to Lucky Luke's expectations as they lead him to believe they've […]
Figures Of Speech
By John Jensen Published by MyBooks ISBN: 9780755214808 One of the best books I've come across in ages is Figures of Speech by John Jensen, and for no other reason than its utterly absurd brilliance. I've read many a book about the wonders of the English language and have always delighted in its uncanny ability […]
Thorgal vol 13: Ogotai’s Crown
By Rosinski and Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181426 Another Thorgal book, and another unexpected twist. I love the way Van Hamme approaches these stories, setting them in the time of the Vikings with all the history that entails, but allowing elements of fables and legends to bleed into that world, and to cap it […]
