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What’s Your Favourite Animal?

By Ian Ellery Publisher: Ian Ellery ISBN: 9798323393244 Ian Ellery, being the talented so-and-so that he is, decided he was going to have a stab at an AmazonKDP colouring book. The beauty of AmazonKDP is that your work is immediately available to a global market as all the books are printed on-demand in the country […]

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Zookie The Dragon: Book Two

By Keri Johnson Publisher: Keri Johnson ISBN: 979884461553 When Keri first joined the Cartoonists’ Club of Great Britain she was still finding her feet as a cartoonist. She had the ideas, the skills, and a direction she wanted to take, but getting there was going to take a lot of time and hard work.   Her […]

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Alcohol & Painkillers 2023: Forest Grump

By Rich Nairn Publisher: The Artful Doodler Press ISBN: 979884461553 What began as a route out of the insanity of Covid has now become Rich Nairn’s route out of the daily insanity of life. It’s his opportunity to journal the ups, downs and sometimes left-field occurrences of his day-to-day experiences, which he then bundles up […]

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Spirou & Fantasio 20: The Dark Side Of The Z

By Yoann & Vehlmann Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800441033 A nice touch about Cinebook’s English translations of these books is the alternating between contemporary creators and the older stories. That could, quite easily, become confusing, but it’s handled with a thoughtful dexterity that allows them to blend seamlessly. In this latest book, Zorglub is back, and […]

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Penny Nichols

By Reed, Means & Wiegle Publisher: Top Shelf Productions ISBN: 97981603094481 I bought this book four years ago and it instantly got buried. I only rediscovered it this month while tidying up the tower of future reading material. What an idiot. Because this is a really great book, and one that deserves more attention. It […]

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Marsupilami 7: The Gold Of Boavista

By Batem & Yann Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800440692 Although these books aren’t illustrated or written by the Marsupilami creator, Franquin, I do find that Batem’s artwork utterly captures Franquin’s frantic, frenetic energy. And, let’s face it, that’s what we want. Strong visual humour, great characters, and panel by panel storytelling that drives the narrative forward […]

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