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Berlin – The Seven Dwarves

By Marvano Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849181358 As the void between today and the Second World War grows wider it does seem that there's an increasing amount of tales associated with it bordering on the absurd and the comical. There's a danger there that the grim realities of those years get lost in grandiose heroic fiction […]

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Valerian & Laureline Vol 4: Welcome To Alflolol

By Mézières and Christin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-133-4 Here's an interesting science fiction concept for you. What should we do if the human race discovers an uninhabited planet and settles in to reap the natural resources for two hundred years only to discover that the native population have been off travelling and now want their […]

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Largo Winch vol 8: Shadow

By Francq and Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-075-7 Largo's facing his biggest threat to date, having been out-manouvered to such a degree that he and the W Group are in serious trouble. The W Group has been backed into a corner and it's Group Administrator appears to be deeply involved, while Largo himself finds […]

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Largo Winch Vol 7: Golden Gate

By Francq and Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-069-6 A slight change of pace for this Largo tale, and one that brings us to another arm of the W Group. This one involves a TV production company, a TV network, and some brazen tax avoidance, and, bizarrely, Largo's friend Simon who has somehow landed the […]

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Largo Winch Vol 6: …And Die

By Francq & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-032-0 This is the conclusion to volume 5's See Venice… and finds Largo well and truly in at the deep end. Charity has been kidnapped and the police claim they are too small a force to adequately deal with the matter, so Largo is left to his […]

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Largo Winch Vol 5: See Venice…

By Francq & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-020-7 If I can only persuade you with one reason to pick up this book then let it be the magnificent illustrations of Paris and Venice by Philippe Francq. Not just produced with an astounding attention to detail but beautifully coloured to create a wonderfully crafted atmosphere. […]

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