The Scorpion returns with The Mask Of Truth, the third part of the latest on-going story of the swashbuckling 18th century rogue and his battles with the less-than-holy Pope Trebaldi written by Stephen Desberg and illustrated by Enrico Marini. One… Read More ›
Cinebook
In Review: Alpha – Sanctions
It is quite a while since Cinebook translated one of writer Mythic (Jean-Claude Smit-le-Bénédicte) and artist Youri Jigounov’s albums about CIA agent Alpha but they have returned to the series with Sanctions, originally published in France in 2000. A Russian… Read More ›
More XIII For British Viewers And Readers
The bandes dessinee series XIII written by Jean Van Hamme and illustrated by William Vance began in the French weekly Spirou in 1984 and ran for nineteen albums between 1984 and 2007. In 2008 XIII was brought to the small screen… Read More ›
Cinebook releases new Thorgal in English, announces digital titles
Cinebook, publishers of a wide range of bande dessines in English, have had a bit of a Grzegorz Rosinski special in terms of their recent releases, with two different volumes drawn by the legendary Polish artist coming out at the… Read More ›
In Review: Long John Silver – Guiana-Capac
With three books already translated from French to English, writer Xavier Dorison and artist Mathieu Lauffray’s on-going tale of Robert Louis Stevenson’s pirate Long John Silver reaches its fourth and final book, Guiana-Capac. In the South American rainforest, with their… Read More ›
Cinebook’s November Titles: The Scorpion, Valerian and more
Mystery and adventure have been the bywords for Cinebook releases this month, with four titles on sale now, including the long-awaited conclusion to the epic tale of Long John Silver. Here’s a run down of the releases. The Scorpion Volume… Read More ›
In Review: Lady S Volume 4 – A Mole In DC
Born as Shania in Estonia, now a naturalised American under a stolen passport as Suzan, while blackmailed into espionage activities as Lady S, the leading lady of writer Jean Van Hamme and artist Philippe Aymond’s Lady S series has such… Read More ›
In Review: Lament Of The Lost Moors – Siobhán
Cinebook start yet another new series with Siobhán, the first book in the Lament of The Lost Moors series, a tale of dark ages swords and sorcery written by Jean Dufaux and illustrated by Grzegorz Rosinski. In the land of… Read More ›
In Review: Wayne Shelton – The Mission
Writer Jean Van Hamme is a major name in the Franco-Belgian bandes dessinees world, indeed one could equate the success of his many graphic novel series and the films and TV series based on them with Alan Moore, so when… Read More ›
A French Artist’s View of ‘Cinebook Censorship’
British publisher of bandes dessinees albums Cinebook has come in for criticism from some quarters in the past for the relatively minor changes to the artwork in their Franco-Belgian originated books that have been made to make them more suitable… Read More ›