By Benjamin Schipper Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN: 9781506717074 Every once in a while I come across a book that genuinely excites me by daring to be different. With publishers increasingly playing it safe with what they put out, it’s a phenomenon that seems to happen less and less. I can recall delighting in the discovery […]
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Neptune Episode 2
By Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800441002 There’s no hanging around with this one as Leo throws us straight into the mysterious alien vessel alongside Kim and Marie. Confronted immediately by a swarm of robots acting like aggressive antibodies, their own defensive technologies are swiftly thinned. By the time they reach the central section the two […]
Neptune: Episode 1
By Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800440913 Well, this was an unexpected treat. There I was thinking we had received all we were going to get from the Worlds of Aldebaran books. And then along comes this. An alien craft has approached Earth, but, mysteriously, it contains the remains of human occupants. Stranger still, it appears […]
Trent Vol 8: Little Trent
By Rodolphe & Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978189183987 There has been an inexplicable charm running throughout all of this series that stands it apart from other comic tales. Perhaps it is down to its pacing, or maybe the maturity of the subject matter, or it could be the melancholy undercurrent of a man in a […]
Valerian & Laureline By… Where Stories Are Born
By Christin & Augustin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800440975 With the main series concluded, this is the second stand-alone book. The ‘Valerian And Laureline By…’ umbrella allows different creative teams to offer their particular take on the characters. Or, at least, one of them is different here. For, in this case, Pierre Christen returns to write […]
Largo Winch 19: The Edge Of Night
By Francq & Giacometti Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800440760 Giacometti continues to prove that he has the writing chops to follow on from Van Hamme with another solid tale of business intrigue, dirty tricks and high stakes. The world around us has changed a lot since Van Hamme and Francq put out the first Largo Winch […]
