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 ›
Reviews
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 ›
In Review: XIII – The Last Round
It has been a long haul, 18 books over almost two and a half years, but Cinebook have stuck with Jean Van Hamme and William Vance’s amnesiac tattooed agent XIII and that has lead us all to the final book… Read More ›
In Review: Yoko Tsuno: The Curious Trio
Roger Leloup’s Yoko Tsuno returns in the seventh of her books to be translated into English by Cinebook, The Curious Trio, which was actually the first of the Yoko Tsuno albums published in France back in 1972. Vic Van Steen… Read More ›
In Review: XIII – The Irish Version
As XIII the series nears its end, writer Jean Van Hamme takes time out to explain the beginning of the saga, and just exactly who XIII the man is, in The Irish Version and forsakes his regular artist for Jean… Read More ›
In Review: XIII – Maximilian’s Gold
XIII reaches book 16, Maximilian’s Gold, in which writer Jean Van Hamme and artist William Vance give readers the conclusion to the golden treasure hunt arc that began in book 11, Three Silver Watches. XIII, Jones and co have left… Read More ›
In Review: Blake and Mortimer – Curse Of The 30 Pieces Of Silver
EP Jacobs’ adventurers, Professor Phillip Mortimer and British agent Captain Francis Blake, return in a pair of modern books, The Curse of the 30 Pieces of Silver Parts 1 and 2, written by Jean Van Hamme, illustrated by three different… Read More ›
In Review: XIII – Operation Montecristo
With Operation Montecristo, XIII the series reaches the 15th book of the 18 that Cinebook are releasing and, after a run of solo adventures, writer Jean Van Hamme and artist William Vance get XIII the man back with his friends… Read More ›
In Review: Lion – King of Picture Story Papers
by Steve Holland Published by Bear Alley Books at £24.99 Paperback 262 black and white pages The Book: A history of the famous Lion weekly, which ran from 1952 until 1974. Steve Holland tells the story of Lion’s creation and… Read More ›
In Review: Porcelain: A Gothic Fairy Tale
WARNING: While I have tried to be circumspect in this review, mild spoilers do feature! Written by Benjamin Read, illustrated by Chris Wildgoose, coloured by André May, and lettered by Jim Campbell Publisher: Improper Books Out: Limited, indie release on… Read More ›
In Review: XIII – Release The Hounds
Just when we thought that we were on top of who exactly XIII is, writer Jean Van Hamme and artist William Vance are out to turn more than just the two cover characters on their heads in the latest book… Read More ›
In Review: Charley’s War Volume Nine
By Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun Publisher: Titan Books Out: Now The Book: In this explosive new ninth volume of never-before-collected comic strip, including for the first time reproductions of original artwork from artist Joe Colquhoun’s archive, things are looking… Read More ›
Photo Review: Thought Bubble 2012 Part 2
Last weekend the two day Thought Bubble comic convention took place in Leeds as part of the week long film festival. It is a true celebration of the diversity of the modern British comics scene, from veteran professionals, via all… Read More ›
In Review: The Ballad of Halo Jones stage play
(Re-posted here with the kind permission of Matthew Charlton from the Fictionstrker blog) The Story: Halo Jones lives on the Hoop, a futuristic floating slum tethered to a future Manhattan. Citizens of the Hoop live on State Benefit and a… Read More ›
Photo Review: Thought Bubble 2012 Part 1
Last weekend the two day Thought Bubble comic convention took place in Leeds as part of the week long comic art festival. The event has grown in leaps and bounds since its inception in 2007 and this year demand from… Read More ›
In Review: Dante’s Inferno by Hunt Emerson
Out: Now Publisher: Knockabout The Book: Hunt Emerson, the dazzlingly talented cartoonist, tackles the biggest literary name of them all: Dante. Emerson’s Inferno delights on many levels: as an ingenious translation of classic verse; an effortlessly readable introduction to a… Read More ›
In Review: Berlin – The Seven Dwarves
The Cinebook Expresso collection brings together interesting bandes dessinees that do not fit into the various series that the company normally publishes. Berlin – The Seven Dwarves, written and illustrated by Marvano (Mark Van Oppen) is one such book. In… Read More ›
In Review: Buck Danny – Ghost Squadron
After a gap of over two years Cinebook return to US military pilot Colonel Buck Danny in Francis Bergese’s Ghost Squadron, originally published in France in 1996 as L’Escadrille Fantôme, the 46th Buck Danny album. Colonel Buck Danny and his… Read More ›
In Review: Lucky Luke – Fingers
Roll up! Roll up! That master of bandes dessinee humour Maurice De Bevere, also known as Morris, will astound and amaze you with his work illustrating the man who shoots faster than his own shadow, known to one and all… Read More ›
In Review: Lucky Luke – The Daltons Always On The Run
Morris and Goscinny’s honest cowboy and his horse, Jolly Jumper returns in Lucky Luke – The Daltons Always On The Run. The new President of the United States announces a general amnesty for all prisoners freeing amongst many others Joe,… Read More ›