By Dave Shelton Publisher: David Fickling Books ISBN: 9781910989005 Dogs. The city is full of them. And we get to follow two of their finest, a pair of cops called Bergman and McBoo as they aim to keep the streets of Muttropolis clean. It’s a city with a thriving movie business, based in Collie-wood, and […]
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Bad Machinery: The Case Of The Simple Soul
By John Allison Publisher: Oni Press ISBN: 9781620101933 Despite being published by the American publisher Oni Press, Bad Machinery is a very British cartoon strip. Set in a fictional Yorkshire town it follows the day-to-day lives of a group of school kids who are out to solve mysteries. Those mysteries just may well involve monsters […]
Hellbound Lifestyle
By Pizzo & Forsyth Publisher: Retrofit Comics ISBN: 9781940398563 Hellbound Lifestyle is a comic spawned from living in the 21st century, with particular emphasis on the direct relationship the writer shares with her phone. What was once recorded in a diary is now noted down in an app, written up in a Word document or […]
Lucky Luke Vol 58: The Daltons’ Stash
By Morris Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182980 The Daltons’ Stash throws us another tale centred on the criminal brethren as they learn of a forger’s hidden stash of loot from their jail cell. The fact that the stash is simply a ruse by the forger to encourage the Daltons to escape and give him some peace […]
Love Is… Small Talk
By Fred Jefferies Publisher: Book Guild Publishing ISBN: 9781910878804 As a cartoonist, one of the most difficult attributes to lose must be sight, and yet that’s something Fred Jefferies has had to deal with for over a decade now after being registered blind. But not that that seems to have stopped him. Thanks to Blind […]
Cedric Vol 5: Grandpa Dives In
By Laudec & Cauvin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182539 I’ve a soft spot for Cedric. He may not be as mischievous as Dennis the Menace, or as exasperating as Horrid Henry, but he does have his moments. And yet, at his heart, he’s just an eight-year-old boy trying to make sense of the world around him, […]