By Henriet & Callède Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182324 The Damocles Agency offers protection for wealthy clients in the same way many other security operations work, except they have an additional edge. Their operatives use a special drug called Blitz, tailored to their individual bodies, that gives them additional enhanced abilities when working in the field, […]
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Alone Vol 4: The Red Cairns
By Gazzotti &Vehlmann Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182560 Alone is achieving something rather special with it’s tale of children abandoned to fend for themselves when the majority of the population disappears. In many ways in feels like other post-apocalyptic narratives, and although it deals with some mature themes and harrowing situations, the creators don’t lose sight […]
Alone Vol 3: The Clan Of The Shark
By Gazzotti & Kehlmann Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781949182508 Alone is a well constructed, well presented thriller aimed at kids and young teens that mixes the simplistic outlook of childhood with having to survive in a world with no adults and very few other children. It treads a careful line between the darker horrors that reality […]
XIII Vol 20: The Bait
By Jigounov & Sente Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182386 This must be a task originally undertaken with some uncertainty as the XIII creators’ roles are big shoes to fill, but Jigounov and Sente’s second outing at the helm prove the series is in capable hands. We catch up with Jones, stationed out in Afghanistan, and doing […]
XIII Vol 19: The Day Of The Mayflower
By Jigounov & Sente Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182218 Without a doubt, the original 18 volume run of XIII by Vance and Van Hamme was possibly the most involved and ambitious thriller I’ve read in comics. Now a new creative team have been handed the title to extend the mysterious life of Jason Mclane – a […]
Lady S Vol 5: Portuguese Medley
By Aymond & Van Hamme Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849182225 The end of the previous volume saw Suzan/Shania being expelled from the United States, but fortunately she has the backing of Orion and his clandestine operatives at her back and appears to have found a more settled existence working as a translator at the European parliament. […]
