By Yoann & Vehlmann Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800440227 There’s quite a lengthy history to the Spirou and Fantasio stories. For Cinebook, publishing the tales in English for a new audience, they could have simply started at the beginning and printed them consecutively. The trouble with that approach is that it would take a very long […]
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Zookie The Dragon: Book One
By Keri Johnson Published By: Keri Johnson Following another successful Kickstarter campaign, Keri Johnson presents Zookie The Dragon Book One. Collecting the first strips, up to number 157, and packed with bonus material, there’s lots here to enjoy about this loveable little dragon. And there are more dragons present than just Zookie, each with their […]
The Bluecoats Vol 14: The Dirty Five
By Lambil & Cauvin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800440043 With both sides in the Civil War battling themselves to a standstill, the Yankees are feeling the strain. Having lost so many men, and with a cavalry of three, Chesterfield and Blutch are ‘volunteered’ to seek out fresh recruits. The trouble is, too many men are more […]
Giant Days: Volume Fourteen
By Allison, Sarin & Cogar Publisher: Boom! Box ISBN: 9781684156054 Volume 14! Why are we banging on about Volume 14? That’s hardly an entry-level point! Well, because this has been a genuinely brilliant series from beginning to end. Awarded Best Humour Publication and Best Continuing Series at the Eisner Awards, this tale of three girls […]
Alcohol & Painkillers: Journal Of A Lockdown Layabout – Sep 2020-Feb 2021
By Rich Nairn Publisher: Rich Nairn ISBN: 9798726737454 Having really enjoyed the first of Rich Nairn’s cartoon diaries, charting the global pandemic and his part in it, I was particularly tickled to be sent volume two. As with the first book, this is instantly relatable. We’ve all been there doing it (or rather, not doing […]
Corpse Talk: Dead Good Storytellers
By Adam & Lisa Murphy Publisher: David Fickling Books ISBN: 9781788451253 There are a lot of great books to come out of the David Fickling stable, but for me the best is Corpse Talk. Adam Murphy had the genius idea of drawing himself interviewing historical figures. However, because they’re all dead, the interview involves him […]
