By Vance & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-039-9 Cinebook's latest offering from the mind of Jean Van Hamme is an English language translation of the hugely popular XIII. The original series spawned a computer game and a TV show, so there's a simmering promise that this should be a series worth following. It's opening […]
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The Complete Ro-Busters
By Pat Mills & Many, Many Others Publisher: Rebellion ISBN: 978-1-905437-82-5 Admittedly, I've had this one hanging around for a while, so hardly a new book. It charts the creation and development of those two iconic British comic characters Ro-Jaws and Hammer-stein (a joke that utterly passed me by as a spotty youth) from their […]
Blacksad
By Juan Diaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN: 978-1-59582-393-9 A few years ago iBooks published the first and second Blacksad volumes which I eagerly snapped up having having seen some promotional artwork. Since iBooks is now defunct, Dark Horse has taken over and collected both of those volumes plus the new tale […]
Yakari And The White Fleece (Vol 8)
By Derib & Job Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-055-9 If you've got young children that you'd like to introduce to comics then Yakari is a great way in. It's a good mix of adventure and talking animals set against the North American wilderness. Yakari is a member of the Sioux and along with his best friend, […]
Long John Silver: 1 – Lady Vivian Hastings
By Dorison & Lauffray Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978-1-84918-062-7 Set many years after the events in Treasure Island, this first volume in a new series claims not to be a sequel but merely a homage. And what a good job they do to. Lady Vivian Hastings has been abandoned by her husband who has sailed to […]
The Purple Smurfs
By Peyo Publisher: Papercutz ISBN: 978-1-59707-206-9 Guess what? There's a Smurf movie coming out, so that means the perfect opportunity to reprint some Smurf tales for a new generation. 25 years ago I remember watching an animated Smurf cartoon on children's TV, but I've never sat down and read the original strips before, and I […]
