By Marini & Desberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181532 Trebaldi’s grip on the papal throne is beginning to look a little shaky. He’s unable to pay his warrior monks who are enforcing his brutal crackdown throughout the city and the Scorpion continues to play on his mind as a shameful reminder of his past. His one […]
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The Scorpion Vol 5: In The Name Of The Father
By Marini & Desberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181228 The Scorpion has returned to Rome after the failure to secure Saint Peter’s Cross, and that failure looks as if it has solidified Trebaldi’s position as Pope – an opinion confirmed by the harsh and difficult conditions Trebaldi’s enforcers are inflicting upon the populace. But there is […]
The Bluecoats Vol 7: The Blues In The Mud
By Lambil & Cauvin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181839 Corporal Blutch and Sergeant Chesterfield of the Union Army are out on patrol when they stumble upon a woman bathing in the river. Being gentlemen, they avert their eyes and wait for her to dress, but once she’s done they’re surprised to find her in a Union […]
Spooks Vol 4: The 46th State
By Rossi, Dorison & Nury Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181853 It’s not been an easy time for the Spooks out in Cuba, and now elections have arrived to set the country’s future. The US occupiers want the result to go their way, which would see Cuba becoming the newest US State, and now there’s only one […]
Wayne Shelton Vol 2: The Betrayal
By Denayer & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181846 A new parcel arrived from Cinebook yesterday and the first book I grabbed was this one. Van Hamme’s no stranger to writing a decent thriller so I’ll gladly reach for anything written by him, but this new (to us reading in English) creation is still something […]
The Adventures Of Blake & Mortimer Vol 11: The Gondwana Shrine
By Sente & Juillard Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849180948 It’s hard to put your finger on quite why Blake and Mortimer are as successful as they are. To modern eyes the characters are anachronisms, particularly with their attitudes and facial hair, but for some reason the sum is greater than the parts. There is no doubt […]