By Adam & Lisa Murphy Publisher: David Fickling Books ISBN: 9781910989609 If you’re not familiar with the Corpse Talk format by now, here’s a brief introduction. Cartoonified Adam Murphy digs up the bodies of notable, and sometimes obscure, historical figures and then proceeds to interview them about their life’s achievements in the manner of a […]
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Marsupilami Vol 2: Bamboo Baby Blues
By Franquin, Batem & Greg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183642 The Marsupilami, the creation of cartooning genius Franquin during his time on the splendid Spirou and Fantasio, now has his own series, and long overdue it is too. Although this new series is not created by Franquin himself, he has overseen it, and huge credit to […]
Iznogoud’s Nightmares (Iznogoud Vol 14)
By Goscinny & Tabary Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183604 With this latest book we get to see a slightly different spin on Iznogoud’s tales. All the previous volumes have focused on roughly four short stories per book, jam-packed with quick-fire gags and comic situations that invariably fail to make Iznogoud Caliph instead of the Caliph. But […]
Notes On A Case Of Melancholia, or: A Little Death
By Nicholas Gurewitch Publisher: Perrible Books ISBN: None given Nicholas Gurewitch is the exceptional talent behind the Perry Bible Fellowship strips, the off-kilter and often dark comics that exploit Gurewitch’s artistic and cerebral versatility. A few years ago he announced a Kickstarter project, a book featuring Death, and being a fan of his work I […]
Marsupilami Vol 1: The Marsupilami’s Tail
By Franquin, Batem & Greg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183635 The Marsupilami is a character I remember from family summer holidays to France as a child. At the time my only experience of French and Belgium comics was Asterix and Tintin, but those holidays offered tiny glimpses to a host of other characters and stories, and […]
Untimely Demises
By Tim Cordell Publisher: Tim Cordell ISBN: 9781389661464 Since I started writing book reviews for the CCGB I’ve been lucky enough to be sent a whole host of books to review, and few parcels please me more than when I discover they have come from a CCGB member. So I was naturally chuffed to get […]