By Franquin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182676 The Marsupilami has been living on the estate of the Count of Champignac, and although it gives him plenty of space to roam, it isn’t the tropical rainforests of Palombia. When Spirou and Fantasio arrive to visit they discover that the Count has developed an amazing new technology from […]
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Iznogoud’s Fairy Tale (Vol 12)
By Goscinny & Tabary Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182607 This latest outing for Iznogoud sees another collection of badly applied coup attempts to unseat the Caliph, including a fairy willing to aid and abet the Grand Vizier with her magical powers, a genie of the looking glass (Al Hiss, naturally) that tempts Iznogoud into a mirror […]
Spirou & Fantasio Vol 8: Tough Luck Vito
By Tome and Janry Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182485 Spirou and Fantasio are taking a break in true adventurer style, by enjoying some Pacific sailing, but unfortunately it means crossing paths once again with the notorious Vito Cortizone who has crash-landed a plane into the lagoon of the island he now finds himself stranded upon. The […]
Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection
By Kate Beaton Publisher: Jonathan Cape ISBN: 9781910702222 New voices in the world of comic strips are increasingly rare (there are plenty of new strips but often too similar to something that’s come before) so it’s always pleasing to come across something that’s both original and funny. Beaton’s Hark! A Vagrant strips are a heady […]
Lucky Luke Volume 51: The Painter
By Morris & De Groot Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182416 Part of Lucky Luke’s charm is the ability by its creators to weave in aspects of genuine Wild West life, including some of the colourful real-life characters that made it their home. One such fellow was Frederic Remington, famous for his dramatic paintings of frontier life. […]
Bizarro
By Corson & Duarte Publisher: DC ISBN: 9781401259716 Gustavo Duarte is a very gifted cartoonist with the ability to tell a great story through pictures alone. He’s got a slick effortless style with a brilliant ability to capture and interpret body language, and he’s also rather good at grotesques, so it’s little wonder that DC […]
