Brazilian artist and writer Leo (Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira) continues his Worlds of Aldebaran saga with Antares Episode 3, the (presumably) middle part of the third series of his incredibly alien tales of 22nd century interplanetary settlers and the beasts… Read More ›
Reviews
In Review: Thorgal – Ogotai’s Crown
Thorgal – Ogotai’s Crown picks up directly from where the previous book, Brand Of The Exiles, left off. However this Thorgal title is very different to the more traditional Viking tale of exile and slavery of the preceding book as… Read More ›
In Review: Thorgal – Brand Of The Exiles
Cinebook may have completed Jean Van Hamme’s XIII series of books but they still have others from the bandes dessinee master and one of them is the Viking fantasy series Thorgal. Illustrated by artist Gzegorz Rosinski, The Brand Of The… Read More ›
In Review: Ron Turner’s “Space Ace” Volume 1
Out: NowPublisher: John LawrenceOriginally published by Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd The Magazine: Four vintage stories from the pages of Lone Star Magazine and Lone Star Annual featuring Space Ace. “Space Ace was a labour of love for Ron,”… Read More ›
In Review: Illustrated British Classics Volume 1
Publisher: Book Palace BooksOut: Now The Book: The Illustrated British Classics: King Solomon’s Mines + Allan Quatermain + Montezuma’s Daughter features the talents of Jesus Blasco, Mike Hubbard, Cecil Doughty, Bill Baker and John Millar Watt (cover). The strips are… Read More ›
In Review: Laptop Guy Issue 2
Created by artist Sha Nasir, Laptop Guy is one of the comics titles published by Glasgow’s Black Hearted Press. The first issue was something of an oddity – a US-size, anthology humour comic that played with the somewhat nonsensical idea… Read More ›
In Review: WesterNoir Book Two
After the Old West of the first book, writer Dave West and artist Gary Crutchley take us to America’s Deep South where demon hunter Josiah Black is battling a new supernatural enemy in Accent UK’s WesterNoir Book Two – The… Read More ›
XIII x 18 = A Full Set
With our review of The Last Round, downthetubes has now reviewed all 18 of the XIII books published by Cinebook over the last two and a half years – from the beginning of the saga of the amnesiac agent in… Read More ›
In Review: Hit-Girl
By Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.Publisher: Titan BooksOut: NowWarning: Contains swearing and extreme violence. Not for younger readers The Book: Hit-Girl spins off into her own blood-soaked saga in this prelude to the Kick-Ass 2 film. Mindy McCready tries… Read More ›
In Review: Dead Space – Liberation
By Ian Edginton and Christopher ShyPublisher: Titan BooksOut: NowWarning: Contains violence and swearing – not for younger readers The Book: Following the events of the video game Dead Space 2, we follow Earthgov Sergeant John Carver whose wife and son… Read More ›