By Tome and Janry Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182485 Spirou and Fantasio are taking a break in true adventurer style, by enjoying some Pacific sailing, but unfortunately it means crossing paths once again with the notorious Vito Cortizone who has crash-landed a plane into the lagoon of the island he now finds himself stranded upon. The […]
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Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection
By Kate Beaton Publisher: Jonathan Cape ISBN: 9781910702222 New voices in the world of comic strips are increasingly rare (there are plenty of new strips but often too similar to something that’s come before) so it’s always pleasing to come across something that’s both original and funny. Beaton’s Hark! A Vagrant strips are a heady […]
Lucky Luke Volume 51: The Painter
By Morris & De Groot Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182416 Part of Lucky Luke’s charm is the ability by its creators to weave in aspects of genuine Wild West life, including some of the colourful real-life characters that made it their home. One such fellow was Frederic Remington, famous for his dramatic paintings of frontier life. […]
Bizarro
By Corson & Duarte Publisher: DC ISBN: 9781401259716 Gustavo Duarte is a very gifted cartoonist with the ability to tell a great story through pictures alone. He’s got a slick effortless style with a brilliant ability to capture and interpret body language, and he’s also rather good at grotesques, so it’s little wonder that DC […]
Lucky Luke Vol 50: Seven Stories
By Morris & Goscinny Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182263 For this landmark 50th volume Cinebook have compiled seven of Morris And Goscinny’s shorter tales into one book, offering us stories concerning topics such as a dentist-shy kid, a disputed calf, a saloon pianist with grand designs and a look at good ol’ Western hospitality. There’s everything […]
Lucky Luke Vol 49: The Daltons’ Amnesia
By Gauche, Léturgie & Morris Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 978149182195 During their latest escape attempt the four Dalton brothers manage to tunnel into the neighbouring cell just prior to a visit from the prison authorities. With the tunnel entrance concealed beneath the bunk they learn that the cell’s occupant is suffering from amnesia, and because he […]
