Tag Archives | Mystery

Alone Vol 7: The Lowlands

By Gazzotti & Vehlmann Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183475 This award-winning series for kids continues its fine run, skirting the terrible and difficult situations faced by a bunch of children finding themselves alone in an empty city. Its success and its charm come from the creators’ firm grip on their characters, keeping their actions and reactions […]

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The Last Templar Vol 2: The Knight In The Crypt

By Khoury & Lalor Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183086 This second volume, based on the bestselling novel, kicks off with another historical flashback that teases the nature of the secret and those those keen to obtain it for themselves. Back in present day New York the FBI agents are trying to get their collective heads around […]

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Valerian And Laureline Vol 13: On The Frontiers

By Mézières & Christin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183123 With anticipation building for the Valerian movie building the books should begin to get the broader audience they so deserve, and although Cinebook have produced over a dozen volumes now that’s not too many to sink your teeth into and enjoy should it all be new to […]

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Namibia: Episode 3

By Rodolphe, Leo & Marchal Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182836 Kathy Austin is in a coma in a hospital in Namibia while in America a disabled preacher of a small Chicago church is gently manipulated to capitalise on his particular brand of faith. The figure doing the manipulating, however, is unlikely to be of a religious […]

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Namibia: Episode 2

By Rodolphe, Leo & Marchal Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182829 Kathy Austin, the British agent, has just confronted what appears to be Hermann Göring in a small out-of-the way bar in Namibia, with shocking consequences. Now she, and her two companions are attempting to piece together exactly what it is they have witnessed so far, but […]

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Bad Machinery: The Case Of The Simple Soul

By John Allison Publisher: Oni Press ISBN: 9781620101933 Despite being published by the American publisher Oni Press, Bad Machinery is a very British cartoon strip. Set in a fictional Yorkshire town it follows the day-to-day lives of a group of school kids who are out to solve mysteries. Those mysteries just may well involve monsters […]

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