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Lady S Volume 1: Here’s To Suzie by Jean Van Hamme and Philippe Aymond Cinebook In many ways this is merely a female equivalent to Van Hamme’s Largo Winch series, featuring as it does a privileged hero character with a mysterious and somewhat shady past and a nasty habit of getting themselves into all manner of trouble. But [...]
Continue reading...Chimpanzee Complex – Big, Wonderful, Epic Sci-Fi.
5. November 2009
The Chimpanzee Complex – Volume 1: Paradox Written by Richard Marazano, art by Jean-Michel Ponzio Cinebook I love big , epic Sci-Fi. Always have. And there just isn’t enough of it in comics to keep me satisfied. Every so often something comes along though that gets it absolutely right, does everything big Sci-Fi is meant to do – [...]
Continue reading...Dragonology – is it Christmas already?
4. November 2009
Drakes Comprehensive Compendium Of Dragonology Templar Publishing I was sent this book to review after reviewing Shaun Tan’s Tales From Outer Suburbia. It was a bit of a surprise, as it’s hardly comics related. But, if Templar are kind enough to send me the book, the least I can do is have a look. And to be honest, [...]
Continue reading...Harker Volume 1: The Book Of Solomon – One of the best of 2009.
3. November 2009
Harker Volume 1: The Book Of Solomon Plot, story, script – Roger Gibson. Plot, art – Vincent Danks Ariel Press. Anyone reading the blog over the past 9 months or so will have surely picked up on my great love of Harker. I’ve championed it since issue 1 and every month have delivered positive review after positive review. [...]
Continue reading...Largo Winch 2 – the best thriller on an international business deal you’ll ever read….
2. November 2009
Largo Wich Volume 2: Takeover Bid by Jean Van Hamme and Philippe Franq Cinebook I’m reading these in the wrong order – Volume 3, Volume 1 and now Volume 2. I know what happens and it still doesn’t matter since Van Hamme does write such deliciously self contained thrillers. This is what I said last time about Largo [...]
Continue reading...Windell Superhero Showcase – kicking your favourite superheroes in the face for laughs.
30. October 2009
Windell Classics Compendium Presents: Superhero Showcase Written by Garret Shanley. Art by Cathal Duggan. Self Published A forty page superhero piss-take, that manages to be funny and pretty interesting at the same time. It sets itself out Viz style, as a complete package, mimicing the style of old Marvel comics, with a very tongue in cheek letters column [...]
Continue reading...Salem Brownstone – Just your usual art-deco gothic fantasy children’s book…
29. October 2009
Salem Brownstone – All Along The Watchtowers by John Hattis Dunning and Nikhil Singh Walker Books “A wonderfully imaginative and stylish piece of work and a perfect example of the adventurous new directions that comic books should be taking in the future.” Alan Moore. That Alan Moore quote on the back of this children’s book pretty much sums up [...]
Continue reading...Manga Shakespeare Twelth Night – If music be the food of love…..
28. October 2009
Manga Shakespeare: Twelfth Night By William Shakespeare, adapted by Richard Appignanesi, illustrated by Nana Li Self Made Hero Another entertaining exploration of the world of Shakespeare using Manga stylings from Self Made Hero’s Manga Shakespeare line – but I knew what to expect this time, having only recently reviewed The Merchant Of Venice and really a lot of [...]
Continue reading...Spleenal – absurd, sweet, sex-obsessed, sentimental and very funny
27. October 2009
Spleenal by Nigel Auchterlounie Blank Slate Books The key to reading Spleenal is realising that, although Spleenal may be a sex obsessed idiot, he’s a sex obsessed idiot with a heart. And it’s that emotional, guilt ridden streak that keeps the book on the very thin line between well observed comedy and complete filth. Because no matter how much [...]
Continue reading...Ultimate Human – Ellis by numbers……
26. October 2009
Ultimate Human by Warren Ellis & Cary Nord Marvel Comics One of the many reasons I like the work of Warren Ellis is that he can come up with some topnotch big, dumb sci-fi action thrillers – the sort of thing Luc Besson does so well in movies – and I’m a big fan of them. I know [...]
Continue reading...PJANG 3 – watching the world end, from the outsider’s perspective…
23. October 2009
PJANG issue 3 by Rol Hirst, art by Andrew Cheverton, Nigel Lowrey, Davey Metcalfe Self-published The third issue of Rol Hirst’s People Just Aint No Good (see here for the review of #1 & #2) – three stories, two hits, one not so much, and all dealing with the point of view of the outsider to one degree [...]
Continue reading...Bond. James Bond. The newspaper strips. Too much stop start, not enough Mr Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang.
22. October 2009
The James Bond Omnibus Volume 001 Stories by Ian Fleming, adapted by Anthony Hern, Peter O’Donnell & Harry Gammidge. Art by John McLusky Titan Books Before the films were made, Ian Fleming’s most famous creation featured in a long running daily newspaper strip and it’s 11 of these complete Bond tales, published from 1953 to 1961 that fill [...]
Continue reading...“Hello, I’m Johnny Cash”
21. October 2009
Cash: I See a Darkness Reinhard Kleist Self Made Hero “If you wanna save your soul from hell, cowboy, then change your ways today. Or you’ll ride with us through these endless skies, forever on the hunt for the Devil’s herd...” Ghost Riders in the Sky To say award-winning German comics creator Reinhard Kleist’s graphic biography of the late, [...]
Continue reading...Musetopia – bring on the puns…..
20. October 2009
Musetopia by J. Homersham Self-published. There’s really not that much I can say about Musetopia. Not because it isn’t good, merely because it’s a very simple, very visual 14 page mini comic. And when those 14 pages have just one panel gags on each page there just isn’t that much to be said (unless you really want to [...]
Continue reading...Harker issue 8 – wonderful business as usual for the nation’s grumpiest cop…
19. October 2009
Harker 8 By Roger Gibson and Vince Danks Ariel Press Oh, I may as well give up on this review right here. By now you know I really enjoy this right? You’ve maybe seen the reviews here, here, here, here and here? Or maybe read the blurb on the back of Harker Volume 1 by me: “A great detective [...]
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6. November 2009
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