Archive | Reviews

Shaolin Cowboy: Shemp Buffet

By Darrow & Stewart Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN: 9781616557263 Following on from the original Shaolin Cowboy run that was cut-off in its prime, Geof Darrow’s found a new home for his hero at Dark Horse. This new tale does follow on from the original series, but you don’t need to have read it, plus it […]

Continue Reading

Thorgal Vol 16: Arachnea

By Rosinski & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182478 Thorgal and family have sailed from their island home in search of a new place to set down roots, but along the way the twin boats run into a storm in which Thorgal and Wolfcub become separated. By the time the sea has calmed the other […]

Continue Reading

Trees Volume 1

By Ellis & Howard Publisher: Image ISBN: 97816321527017 This is a tale of an alien invasion with a twist. Ten years ago they arrived and stand like gargantuan trees dominating the horizon for miles and miles around. They don’t interact with us, don’t move, and appear to treat us as insignificant specks unworthy of their […]

Continue Reading

Kenya Vol 3: Aberrations

By Rodolphe & Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182287 We’re spoilt with two lots of Leo in quick succession, with Survivors Vol 2 and this, the third book in the Kenya series. Kathy’s returned to Africa as the mysterious sightings of prehistoric creatures continue. Remington and Judith, meanwhile, are guests of the Baron at his incongruous […]

Continue Reading

The Sculptor

By Scott McCloud Publisher: SelfMadeHero ISBN: 9781906838973 David Smith is a sculptor who briefly tasted success following college and is now struggling with his art and his life. Still a young man, he’s single, lonely, and finding some solace in drink, which is where he’s squarely at when he bumps into his uncle. Except, this […]

Continue Reading

The Survivors (Quantum Anomalies): Episode 2

By Leo Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182430 Leo’s new series, set alongside the Aldebaran stories, is firmly set on its own course now. With the Aldebaran tales Kim and the other characters were forever up against unusual unexplored environments and the bizarre alien flora and fauna that was spawned there. In The Survivors, though, it’s not […]

Continue Reading