By Doctor Simpo & Graham P. Manley Publisher: Red Bird ISBN: 9781907083358 CCGB member Doctor Simpo has been celebrating 20 years of Space Dork. With a foreword by the esteemed Bryan Talbot and a cartoon and sign-off from Hunt Emerson, the anthology collects all the strips to date. Inspired by Basil Wolverton’s Space Hawk, the […]
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The Dead Horse: An Artful Doodler Journal
By Rich Nairn Publisher: Rich Nairn ISBN: 9798306070483 He just won’t leave it alone. CCGB cartoonist Rich Nairn has collected another year’s worth of observations, experiences and disturbing revelations into a brand new volume. Last year’s added extra was an infusion of poetry, something the bearded-wonder doesn’t shy away from here; but how do you […]
Ross Cartoons
By Ross Thomson Publisher: Shaggydoggs Publishing ISBN: 9798507510726 I’ve often mentioned that there just aren’t enough cartoon collections made available any more, so I was extremely pleased to come across this one by Ross Thomson. It’s a collection of 101 of the entries he’s made to international cartoon competitions around the world, for which he’s […]
Alcohol & Painkillers 2022: The Short, Fat Redemption
By Rich Nairn Publisher: Amazon ISBN: 97898372324657 Considering that the Alcohol & Painkiller books began as a lockdown diary, it’s quite an achievement that Rich is still recording his daily ups and downs – this is now the fourth volume. For all of you creative types reading this, there is so much to relate to […]
Spirou & Fantasio 19: The Visitor From The Mesozoic
By Franquin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800440661 As the little disclaimer states at the beginning of this book, this story was written 60 years ago. Consequently, what we now know about dinosaurs and the era they lived in is very different to the narrative liberties taken here. In some respects, they’re no worse than Spielberg upscaling […]

Revenge Of The Librarians
By Tom GauldPublisher: CanongateISBN: 9781838858216 Always guaranteed to be a treat, there’s a new Tom Gauld cartoon collection available. If you’re not aware of Tom’s work then pay attention ’cause you’re missing out. Although this collection focuses primarily on all things books, he’s just as comfortable with science, history, philosophy and pop culture. It’s the […]