By Batem, Yann & Franquin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849185424 I read this the day after the attempted insurrection in Washington DC. Bearing in mind the book concerns a coup it gave the whole story an oddly obtuse slant. In Chiquito, capital of Palombia, there’s a zoo, and in that zoo is an ancient Marsupilami. No […]
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Bunny vs Monkey
By Jamie Smart Publisher: David Fickling Books ISBN: 9781788451772 Not new material, but certainly a new book. Jamie Smart’s most excellent Bunny vs Monkey gets a reprint of the first two volumes in this slightly chunkier, scaled-down edition. If you’re not familiar with the comic, it’s madcap, silly, and joyously funny. Besides Bunny there’s a […]
Distant Worlds: Episode 5
By Leo & Icar Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849183857 In this final volume of Distant Worlds Paul’s life is about to change once more. Last seen ascending into a beam of light with a host of Stepanerks we now discover the aftermath. And it’s not what you’d expect. Paul has landed himself the task of saving […]
Planet Paradise
By Jesse Lonergan Publisher: Image ISBN: 9781534316980 Once upon a time depictions of the future were all shiny spaceships, jet-packs and copious amounts of leisure time. But, oddly, that’s all a bit boring. Instead, the best sci-fi visions depict the worlds of tomorrow as, well, a little bit crap. Things don’t work properly. People are […]
Alone Vol 11: The Nailers In The Night
By Gazzotti & Vehlmann Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849185387 This one’s a shocker. Gazzotti and Vehlmann have crafted an interesting premise with their series to date. As the characters have come to understand the reality of their situation the creators have expanded upon how such a world could exist, teasing the rules by which everyone must […]
Alcohol & Painkillers
By Rich Nairn Publisher: Rich Nairn ISBN: 9798681496953 Available from Amazon This has been an extraordinary year. There have been many highs and lows and it’s easy to forget every uncharted twist and turn. Fortunately for us, Rich Nairn has been keeping a diary in cartoon form, noting down the events both national and personal […]
