By Leo Baxendale Publisher: Irmantas Povilaika by arrangement with Rebellion Publishing Ltd Well, isn’t this a delight! A hardback collection of the entire Leo Baxendale’s Mervyn’s Monsters, originally published in Buster and Giggle way back in 1968. This is all thanks to some incredibly hard work by Irmantas Povilaika who previously curated a fantastic slipcase […]
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Rin Tin Can Vol 2: The Godfather
By Morris, Fauche & Léturgie Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800441330 The second volume of this spin-off series from Lucky Luke sees hapless hound Rin Tin Can get everything wrong all over again. Mistaking wads of dollar bills for baklava, the world’s stupidest dog manages to consume a small fortune over the course of this tale. He […]
Ginseng Roots
By Craig Thompson Publisher: Faber & Faber ISBN: 9780571386611 There’s a small town in Wisconsin that is responsible for almost all of America’s ginseng production. As a child, Craig Thompson, his siblings and his mother would be paid to weed the ginseng beds, haul up rocks and stones, and eventually harvest the root. Now, as […]
Spirou & Fantasio 22: In The Clutches Of The Viper
By Yoann & Vehlmann Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800441620 A common problem with any long-running character is trying to avoid repeating what’s already gone before. Of course, there’s still the need to keep the tale within the familiar boundaries that make it all appealing in the first place. Stray too far from the source and it […]
Hate Revisited!
By Peter Bagge Publisher: Fantagraphics ISBN: 9798875000485 W-a-y back in the 90s, which, of course, was only yesterday, one of the biggest selling alternative comics was Pete Bagge’s Hate! It followed complete slacker Buddy Bradley’s teenaged years, first at home and then following him to Seattle. Making the wrong decisions and getting caught up with […]
Physics For Cats
By Tom Gauld Publisher: Canongate ISBN: 9781837265305 A new collection of Tom Gauld’s cartoons from New Scientist, and it’s crammed with goodness. His gift for finding humour across complex concepts, historical figures and the extremely diverse fields that fall under science is hugely rewarding, and all drawn in his exquisitely simple but satisfying style. Robot […]
