By Morris & Goscinny Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-008-5 Lucky Luke's back again with another tale of the old West. This time he's called in to supervise the Oklahoma land rush, an event where a whole new swathe of land was opened up to settlers at a fixed time on a fixed date. To ensure fairness […]
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Queen Margot: 1.The Age Of Innocence
By Cadic, Gheysens, Derenne and Barroux Publisher: Cinebooks ISBN: 1-905460-10-4 This is a serious historical tale that follows the life of Marguerite de Valois, known as Queen Margot, who was the first wife of King Henri IV of France. This first volume follows her as she is leaving her childhood behind and encountering love and […]
Thorgal: The Master Of The Mountains
By Rosinski & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-023-8 This series is a particular favourite of mine at the moment, melding mythology, science fiction, fantasy and pure adventure between its pages. Possibly it's closest British counterpart is 2000AD's Slaine, although the pace and scale of Thorgal allows for more involved and detailed storytelling. This is […]
Lucky Luke 19: On the Daltons’ Trail
By Morris & Goscinny Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 0-978-1-84918-007-8 There are many, many Lucky Luke books, the bulk of which are by the creative team of Morris and Goscinny. The English reprints don't follow the original published order, which isn't necessarily a problem, but does throw up the odd inconsistency now and again, such as in […]
Iznogoud & The Magic Computer
By Goscinny and Tabary Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-000-9 More grand scheming from the Grand Vizier who wants to be the Caliph instead of the Caliph. This is a collection of five stories created at different times (I'm presuming this because the style of art changes) from Tabary, a gifted and accomplished cartoonist, and Goscinny, a […]
Orbital: 1. Scars
by Pellé & Runberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-905460-89-2 This reminded me greatly of the excitement of belting home with the latest issue of 2000AD when I was but a lad. It's a futuristic tale, set in the 23rd century, where Earth has joined a galactic group of worlds, although humans aren't particularly liked or trusted […]
