By Marc Védrines Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184519 A story set in Iceland during the 17th Century is an intriguing proposition; just how do you frame a tale set against such a bleak and unforgiving landscape? The first book showed Jacques using cunning to gain passage on a ship from mainland Europe to the remote landmass […]
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Flake
By Matthew Dooley Publisher: Jonathan Cape ISBN: 9781787330580 This is cartoonist Matthew Dooley’s first graphic novel and he’s off to a flying start. A quintessentially British tale of the ice cream man, Howard is slightly down-trodden but seemingly content with his lot. The patch once belonged to his dad, although we soon learn that his […]
IAN Vol 4: Metanoia
By Meyer & Vehlmann Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183819 All too often when reading comics and graphic novels you can pretty much anticipate the various beats and plot direction along the way. So it’s a genuine pleasure to come across a series that defies that. I certainly thought I knew what I was reading in the […]
The Book Of Forks
By Rob Davis Publisher: Self Made Hero ISBN: 9781910593738 This is the third, and final, part of a series that started with The Motherless Oven, and continued in The Can Opener’s Daughter. If you’ve not read them, then here’s not the place to start, but perhaps I can at least persuade you why you should […]
Kivu
By Simon & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184939 It won’t be the first time I’ve said it, but comics and cartoons are a great way for getting across all sorts of information for a new audience. Inevitably it means simplifying a sometimes difficult or nuanced subject matter. But, if given room, it can draw […]
The Crogan Adventures: Last Of The Legion
By Chris Schweizer Publisher: Oni Press ISBN: 9781620102435 There have been a handful of these books now, but the bonus is that you don’t need to have read any of them to make sense of the next. The Crogan dynasty stretches across history and geography, with ancestors being pirates, gunfighters and, as here, a legionnaire. […]
