By Busiek, Ross & Herbert Published by Dynamite ISBN: 978-1-60690-342-1 If you've ever read the epic Marvel tale Marvels, delighted in DC's Justice, or lost yourself amongst the pages of the many Astro City tales, then you'll fully appreciate the amazing multi-layered, multi-threaded, multi-character stories that the likes of Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross excel […]
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Blake & Mortimer Vol 10: The Sarcophagi Of The Sixth Continent Part 2
By Sente & Juillard Published by Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-077-1 You really do have to doff your hat to the modern day creative teams of Blake and Mortimer; firstly because they so brilliantly capture the spirit of comics of over half a century ago, and secondly due to the amazing way they mimic Edgar P. Jacobs […]
Spooks: 2. Century Club
By Rossi, Dorison & Nury Publisher: Cinebook ISBN:978-1-84918-129-7 In an era between the cowboy and the Untouchables, a group of investigators have been hired to get to the bottom of a very real threat to the country's ruling elite. Already many have died, so Morton Chapel and his team are under pressure to find results […]
XIII: Release The Hounds (vol 14)
By Vance and Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-128-0 Well, I hope you've been paying attention, because we're up to volume 14 now and the revelations and twists keep coming. Despite all the recaps and reminders, it's starting to get a little tricky to keep up, especially when we're dealt yet another hand of everything's […]
Lucky Luke 32: Rails On The Prairie
By Morris & Goscinny Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-104-4 This is the first collaboration on Lucky Luke between Morris and his creation and the man that would go on to be one of the most successful comic writers in the business, René Goscinny. Originally published over fifty years ago, this early stab at Luke's adventures is […]
Terribly English
By Rupert Besley Publisher: Souvenir Press ISBN: 978-0-28564-092-4 Cartoonists’ Club member Rupert is no stranger to observing the idiosyncrasies of our nation’s populace through his regular Isle of Wight County Press cartoons and his vast array of postcards. In fact, the Tourist Board recently calculated that so prolific are the latter items that Rupert has […]
