By Boisserie, Guillaume & Maffre Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800441675 Desperation, rivalry, and ruthlessness ooze from each page in this second volume. Former aristocrat Charlotte de Saint-Hubert, forced back to selling herself for the satisfaction of wealthy clients, is offered a glimmer of hope when France aims to compensate those that lost land and wealth at […]
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Raj: 2. An Oriental Gentleman
By Conrad & Wilbur Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800440166 With three missing nabobs and now Lord Bullock’s disappearance to contend with, the East India Company is deeply concerned about a situation spiralling beyond their control. Unfazed by the pressures placed upon him, Alexander Martin remains level-headed as they track Bullock down – not that he wants […]
Raj: 1. The Missing Nabobs Of The City Of Gold
By Conrad & Wilbur Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800440159 I was wrong-footed by this one. I know, I know, you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Regardless, the illustration style made me think this was something akin to Cinebook’s Papyrus series, and so intended for a younger audience. More the fool me. It’s certainly darker […]
The Bluecoats Vol 18: Duel In The Channel
By Lambil & Cauvin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800441521 Of all the things I’ve learned from these books about the American Civil War, the strangest fact comes from this one – that one of the battles took place in the English Channel. Aiming to stop transatlantic trade, a confederate privateer called the Alabama has been attacking […]
Mothballs
By Sole Otero Publisher: Fantagraphics ISBN: 9781683969617 I know you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but at least for comics and graphic novels it tends to be a solid reflection of what you’ll find inside. And I really like the cover to Mothballs. Sole Otero’s art is exciting, expressive, unusual, and […]
London’s Lost Pubs
By Sam Cullen Publisher: White Owl ISBN: 9781399038263 So what’s this book got to do with cartoons, then? Well, I’ll tell you. The Cartoonists’ Club of Great Britain was founded in 1960 by a bunch of Fleet Street’s doodlers. Over time, the pub they settled upon as a natural home was The Cartoonist, situated a […]
