By Rupert Besley ISBN: 9781870947763 CCGB member Rupert Besley lives on the Isle of Wight and is a regular cartoon contributor to the Isle of Wight County Press, of which many make up the contents of this latest collection. Never been to the Isle of Wight? Think these gags will sail right over your noggin? […]
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Let’s Compromise & Say I’m Right… Calman On Love & Relationships
By Mel Calman Publisher: Souvenir Press ISBN: 9780285643093 It’s over 20 years since Mel Calman was prematurely taken from us so, in his memory, his daughter Stephanie has brought together some of her favourite cartoons on the subject of love for this new collection. Opening with a touching foreword by Michael Palin, the book is […]
The Bluecoats Vol 8: Auld Lang Blue
By Lambil & Cauvin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182454 The Bluecoats is a book I could have very easily overlooked, but since discovering it it’s become a firm favourite in our house. Set during the American Civil War, it’s the tale of cavalrymen Sergeant Chesterfield and Corporal Blutch and their escapades on and off the battlefield. […]
Bunny vs Monkey Book Two
By Jamie Smart Publisher: David Fickling Books ISBN: 9781910200476 Part of The Phoenix’s success is its blend of stories, from action and adventure through to historical comedy and onto the complete unruly mayhem that is Bunny vs Monkey. Jamie Smart somehow encapsulates everything that is daft and wonderful about the kids’ comics we used to […]
Melusine Vol 5: Tales Of The Full Moon
By Clarke & Gilson Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182126 Melusine is a superbly drawn comic tale of an adorable young witch and her group of friends, all of which are in some way monsters, creatures of the night, or of myth, fairytale and legend. Melusine is herself a teen as she’s still studying and the majority […]
Lucky Luke Vol 48: Dick Digger’s Gold Mine
By Morris Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182089 Although he first appeared a few year’s earlier, this is the very first Lucky Luke collected edition, first seeing print in 1949. Morris’s style back then was very different to the one we now know where Luke’s portrayed as bring rugged, slender and seldom-fazed, no doubt channelling a bit […]
