By Pellé & Runberg Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184977 We’ve had to wait patiently, but the final edition of Orbital has arrived to tie up the intergalactic tale. From the beginning it’s been an ambitious story that has been keen to set itself apart from other sci-fi fiction. For my money, it has succeeded in this […]
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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 […]
Vanni: A Family’s Struggle Through The Sri Lankan Conflict
By Dix & Pollock Publisher: New Internationalist ISBN: 9780271084978 This is an excellent if harrowing story of innocents being caught up the war zone of northern Sri Lanka, based on survivor testimony. Starting with the Boxing Day tsunami we follow the impact on two families as their everyday existence is ripped apart. But there’s little […]
Escaping Wars And Waves: Encounters With Syrian Refugees
By Olivier Kugler Publisher: Myriad Editions ISBN: 9781912408122 Olivier Kugler is a German journalist and cartoonist who combines his talents to tell the stories of those he interviews. Escaping Wars And Waves is a collection of the individuals and families he met who were fleeing from the Syrian conflict. Travelling to Iraqi Kurdistan, the Greek […]
