By Batem & Yann Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184182 These books are proving a lot of fun, largely helped by Batem’s art style that gives a healthy nod to Franquin. The Marsupilami of note may be the titular character but the stories are very much set in the world surrounding him rather than focusing on him […]
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Asterix And The Chariot Race
By Ferri & Conrad Publisher: Orion ISBN: 9781510104013 I admit I’ve been hesitant in reading the new Asterix book. A few cartoonist friends got copies after its launch and their response made me cautious. That all said, the magic of Christmas had placed a copy beneath the tree for me so I’ve now read and […]
Perdy Vol 1: Flowers. Sex. Robbery.
By Kickliy Publisher: Image ISBN: 9781534308473 Well, here’s a fresh spin on the western genre. A hard-hitting, hard-drinking, foul-mouthed outlaw, and she’s a woman. Perdy lets nothing stand in her way. Released from prison after a lengthy stay she wants to recover some hidden loot and get back to the way things were., which is […]
Maestros
By Steve Skroce Publisher: Image ISBN: 9781534306738 Born the child of the most powerful being in the universe and a human mother, Will never really got to grips with the magical way of life. His father is the Maestro, the wizard king, and his only weakness appears to be Will’s mother, so when Will messes […]
The Three Rooms In Valerie’s Head
By David Gaffney & Dan Berry Publisher: Top Shelf ISBN: 9781603094153 What you don’t want from a book about relationships is the same old same-old. Something that promises to be a new take on love something but then just retreads familiar ground. Instead what’s needed is fresh perspective, and that’s exactly what you get from […]
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 […]
