By The Etherington Brothers Publisher: David Fickling Books ISBN: 9781910989784 Don Skelton is back. After kicking the bucket following an unplanned soup inhalation Don finds himself in a surreal afterlife of utter oddness known as Broilerdoom. After seeing off the evil machinations of Spode, the demon ruler of Corpse City, in the previous book, Don’s […]
Tag Archives | Humour
You’re All Just Jealous Of My Jetpack
By Tom Gauld Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly ISBN: 9781770461048 Cartoonists that are able to successfully encapsulate arts and literature elements, intellectual themes and slithers of the modern zeitgeist are few and far between, and yet not only is Tom Gauld one of those cartoonists but he also instils a brilliant sense of playfulness in his […]
The Iron Duchess: A Fred The Clown Adventure
By Roger Langridge Publisher: Hotel Fred Press I’ve long had a soft spot for Fred the Clown, an impossibly romantic but utterly befuddling character of stark stupidity. In this latest book Roger Langridge takes inspiration from Buster Keaton and creates a wordless tale in monochrome that combines love, a desperate rescue on a steam train, […]
Iznogoud Vol 13: I Want To Be Caliph Instead Of The Caliph!
By Goscinny & Tabary Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183109 Feeling down? Need a smile on your face? Then you really can’t do much better than Iznogoud, and, fortunately for you, there’s a new volume available of puntastic outlandish tales of magic, greed and consequences. Iznogoud is the Grand Vizier to the gentle Haroun Al Plassid, the […]
Good Dog, Bad Dog: Double Identity
By Dave Shelton Publisher: David Fickling Books ISBN: 9781910989005 Dogs. The city is full of them. And we get to follow two of their finest, a pair of cops called Bergman and McBoo as they aim to keep the streets of Muttropolis clean. It’s a city with a thriving movie business, based in Collie-wood, and […]
Bad Machinery: The Case Of The Simple Soul
By John Allison Publisher: Oni Press ISBN: 9781620101933 Despite being published by the American publisher Oni Press, Bad Machinery is a very British cartoon strip. Set in a fictional Yorkshire town it follows the day-to-day lives of a group of school kids who are out to solve mysteries. Those mysteries just may well involve monsters […]