By Mézières and Christin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-118-1 Valerian and Laureline are visiting colonists at the very edge of the galaxy only to discover that their new existence is threatened by the collision of an incoming planet. When they investigate they find a barren rock; that is until they travel beneath the surface. Beneath the […]
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XIII: The Trial (vol 12)
By Vance and Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918–114-3 The latest episode in this intricately involved and exciting thriller is possibly the most daring yet, with an audacious kidnapping of the President of the United States by one of the leading characters from the series. The aim is to expose the President’s seedy and sinister […]
Spirou & Fantasio 3: Running Scared
By Tome & Janry Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-116-7 I may have mentioned this before (apologies if I have) but I taught a cartoon course a couple of years ago aimed at adults, and one of the attendees was a student over from Portugal. He implored me to check out Spirou and Fantasio which, for him, […]
Spooks: 1. The Fall of Babylon
By Rossi, Dorison & Nury Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-099-3 Genre mash-ups are increasingly common place these days and they're an inevitable mixed bag, so it's good to come across one that works and works well. Set in the US at the turn of the twentieth century and the the dying days of the wild west, […]
Darwin’s Diaries: 2 – Death Of A Beast
By Ocana & Runberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-110-5 Well, I wasn't expecting that. Darwin is carrying on with his investigations into the strange animal-like attacks in Yorkshire, but as the tale unfolds it becomes more and more curious as to his misdirection and apparent subterfuge. When a girl is attacked on her farm and is […]
XIII: Three Silver Watches (vol 11)
By Vance & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-109-9 The revelations about his past life keep coming for XIII, and now his new found father is keen to share more about the family history, including how their ancestors first came to the USA and what met them there. This is a very heavy chapter in […]
