By Rodolphe & Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978189183987 There has been an inexplicable charm running throughout all of this series that stands it apart from other comic tales. Perhaps it is down to its pacing, or maybe the maturity of the subject matter, or it could be the melancholy undercurrent of a man in a […]
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Largo Winch 19: The Edge Of Night
By Francq & Giacometti Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800440760 Giacometti continues to prove that he has the writing chops to follow on from Van Hamme with another solid tale of business intrigue, dirty tricks and high stakes. The world around us has changed a lot since Van Hamme and Francq put out the first Largo Winch […]
Authorised Happiness 2
By Griffo & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184489 After the Black Mirror-style twisted futures of the previous volume, I had high hopes for this second book – and I’m pleased to say I wasn’t disappointed. What makes the tales more disturbing is that the future they depict is not some unfathomable distant century but […]
Largo Winch Vol 18: Scarlet Sails
By Francq & Giacometti Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849185400 I read this book in the same week that the GameStop stock market story hit the news. The relevance was startling. As institutions grow and expand their influence their choices have knock-on effects for us all. It draws others in, to react, to object, and to take […]
Wyoming Doll
By Franz Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184502 To date, the Expresso label on a Cinebook title has been a guarantee of quality, and that’s no less the case here with Wyoming Doll. Set in the Wild West, the story begins with settlers crossing the vast expanse of open country, only to come a cropper when aggressive […]
The Walking Dead Vol 32: Rest In Peace
By Kirkman, Adlard, Gaudiano & Rathburn Publisher: Image ISBN: 9781534312418 In a clever if not surprising move creators Kirkman and Adlard pulled the wool over the eyes of their readership and have ended the series. The subterfuge went as far as submitting fake future issues so that when the big moment did arrive you were […]
