By Conrad & Wilbur Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800440166 With three missing nabobs and now Lord Bullock’s disappearance to contend with, the East India Company is deeply concerned about a situation spiralling beyond their control. Unfazed by the pressures placed upon him, Alexander Martin remains level-headed as they track Bullock down – not that he wants […]
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Raj: 1. The Missing Nabobs Of The City Of Gold
By Conrad & Wilbur Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800440159 I was wrong-footed by this one. I know, I know, you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Regardless, the illustration style made me think this was something akin to Cinebook’s Papyrus series, and so intended for a younger audience. More the fool me. It’s certainly darker […]
The Bluecoats Vol 18: Duel In The Channel
By Lambil & Cauvin Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800441521 Of all the things I’ve learned from these books about the American Civil War, the strangest fact comes from this one – that one of the battles took place in the English Channel. Aiming to stop transatlantic trade, a confederate privateer called the Alabama has been attacking […]
Mothballs
By Sole Otero Publisher: Fantagraphics ISBN: 9781683969617 I know you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but at least for comics and graphic novels it tends to be a solid reflection of what you’ll find inside. And I really like the cover to Mothballs. Sole Otero’s art is exciting, expressive, unusual, and […]
London’s Lost Pubs
By Sam Cullen Publisher: White Owl ISBN: 9781399038263 So what’s this book got to do with cartoons, then? Well, I’ll tell you. The Cartoonists’ Club of Great Britain was founded in 1960 by a bunch of Fleet Street’s doodlers. Over time, the pub they settled upon as a natural home was The Cartoonist, situated a […]
The Fortune Of The Winczlavs: 3. Danitza, 1965
By Van Hamme & Berthet Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800441170 The disparate parts of the future fortune of Largo Winch are rapidly coming together, thanks to the cunning, shrewdness, and, occasionally, downright underhandedness of Nerio. But while he’s taking advantage of every situation in the US to bolster his position and his wealth, a very different […]
