By Mézières & Christin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183383 And so we reach the conclusion of Mézières and Christin’s saga, told across 22 volumes of creative, thoughtful and sometimes bizarre tales. This final book is an end piece, or an appendix, rather than the last chapter, collating a brief series of vignettes about characters we’ve met […]
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Dull Margaret
By Jim Broadbent and Dix Publisher: Fantagraphics ISBN: 9781683960980 Guardian cartoonist Dix has teamed up with actor Jim Broadbent to create a graphic novel crammed with dark self interest and black humour – and it’s rather good, too. I’ve no idea if Broadbent’s a fan of comics and cartooning, but he’s done an excellent job […]
Valerian And Laureline Vol 21: The Time Opener
By Mézières & Christin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183376 I’ve been trying to avoid anything in the way of spoilers so was rather surprised to learn that this is in fact the final part of the saga, despite there being a volume 22 after this. I’d been anticipating a two book epic to bring everything to […]
Bunny vs Monkey Book Five: Destructo
By Jamie Smart Publisher: David Fickling Books ISBN: 9781788450553 Turn the silly dial to 11 and strap yourselves in for more bonkers stuff in the woods with Bunny, Monkey and the rest of the gang. Skunky is an evil genius with the amazing capacity to build oddball machines and madcap gadgets, but unfortunately that genius […]
Valerian & Laureline Vol 20: The Order Of The Stones
By Mézières and Christin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183369 Although we’re moving ever closer to the dramatic climax of Mézières and Christin’s opus I can’t help but feel, in all the building tension, drama, and excitement, a bit of sadness that it will be soon be over. I’ve even been a little reluctant to pick this […]
Corpse Talk: Queens & Kings
By Adam & Lisa Murphy Publisher: David Fickling Books ISBN: 9781788450324 Adam and Lisa Murphy are not resting on their laurels with regards their previous books because here’s another one. Once again it breathes life into the dusty cadaver of history by animating some fascinating figures of the past. This time it’s royalty, going as […]
