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 […]
By Lambil and Cauvin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800440616 Having recently read a novel about the battle of Bull Run, this latest Bluecoats adventure had me itching to read it. It involves a look back to the very first battle of the war where, as far as the North was concerned, victory was inevitable and the […]
By Lapuss’, Larbier & Paillat Publisher: Magnetic ISBN: 9781951719463 I do like a book with cartoons in it, so when I spied this one in a catalogue, along with a few samples of the cartoons, I had to have it. Not a tremendous cat fan myself – I’m allergic, you see – it’s not an […]
By Gary Clark Publisher: Swamp Productions Pty Ltd ISBN: 9789490008260 Gary Clark’s Swamp strip is one of the funniest, most versatile comic strips being published today. Set in an Australian swamp, it features frogs, rats, dung beetles, mosquitos, crayfish and an awful lot of ducks. The ducks are the most analogous to humans (although humans […]
By Rich Nairn Publisher: Rich Nairn Rich’s third volume of his Covid journal brings us into slightly more relaxed and less restrictive times. Even now the pandemic is still with us, but for the period this book covers, March to October 2021, the palpable relief of doing at least some things normally is clearly relished. […]
By James Mellor Publisher: Filament Publishing ISBN: 9781913623791 www.filamentpublishing.com</strong> Cartoonists’ Club of Great Britain member James Mellor has another collection of timely cartoons to follow on from his recent Brexit-themed book. This time, the main focus is Covid-19, and how we’ve all had to cope with both the virus and the Government’s handling of it. […]
