By Franquin, Batem & Greg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183642 The Marsupilami, the creation of cartooning genius Franquin during his time on the splendid Spirou and Fantasio, now has his own series, and long overdue it is too. Although this new series is not created by Franquin himself, he has overseen it, and huge credit to […]
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Valerian & Laureline Vol 19: At The Edge Of The Great Void
By Mézières & Christin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183345 As Valerian and Laureline attempt to carve a living on the edge of the Great Void, we must prepare ourselves for a similar experience as this Mézières and Christin tale sets up the final story arc for the few volumes that remain of their run. To prepare […]
Marsupilami Vol 1: The Marsupilami’s Tail
By Franquin, Batem & Greg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183635 The Marsupilami is a character I remember from family summer holidays to France as a child. At the time my only experience of French and Belgium comics was Asterix and Tintin, but those holidays offered tiny glimpses to a host of other characters and stories, and […]
XIII Vol 22: The Martyr’s Message
By Jigounov & Sente Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183499 This audacious continuation of the XIII series sees Jason torn between self preservation and saving his friends when a well armed and connected brother turns up for revenge. Fortunately for Jason, his contacts are greater still, and the resulting peace deal sees him gather the means to […]
XIII Vol 21: Return To Green Falls
By Jigounov & Sente Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183017 Trapped in Afghanistan, and seemingly outmanoeuvred and manipulated by unknown forces, our small band of heroes are held captive between a strange alliance between some renegade US officers and the Taliban. After a brutal display of just how far their keepers are willing to go to secure […]
Ether: Death Of The Last Golden Blaze
By Kindt & Rubín Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN: 9781506701745 After the discovery of a portal to a magical dimension Boone, a dyed-in-the-wool scientist, becomes obsessed with exploring and understanding this strange realm. Regardless of the mystical nature of the place he is rigid in his mindset that magic must obey scientific laws and so regardless […]
