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The Klondike – a sprawling, epic that distracts when it should have fascinated

22. November 2011

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The Klondike By Zach Worton Drawn & Quarterly It’s the 1890s, and we’re in the Yukon, at the time of the biggest gold rush in American history, where everyone, no matter who they were, no matter where they came from or how impossible it may have seemed, all felt the lure of gold. Worton’s 300 [...]

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Welcome to your midlife crisis…..

21. November 2011

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Mid-life By Joe Ollmann Drawn & Quarterly Midlife is a sort of, maybe, possibly kind of autobiography by Ollmann. He says it himself – “This is largely a work of fiction. Except where it isn’t” How much is autobiog and how much fiction he leaves open to us. But it certainly feels like the sort [...]

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Super Animal Adventure Squad…. a review by Lewis, Year 4!

19. November 2011

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More reviews from the children at school now. We’re having a great time with the new crop of DFC Library books now, with The Boss, Baggage and Super Animal Adventure Squad not having made it to the shelves yet! They’re in such high demand for reviews that there simply hasn’t been a chance to get [...]

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Nina…. what makes her mad will make you smile….

18. November 2011

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Nina in “That Makes Me Mad!” By Hilary Knight, based on a text by Steven Kroll Toon Books The latest Toon Books, those beautiful little hardbacks designed for much younger readers (and beloved in the school library I must add), is a little bit of a classic…. in both senses of the word. First of [...]

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O.M.F.G. – it’s Spandex Issue 5!

16. November 2011

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Spandex #5 By Martin Eden Five issues in and we know what to expect from Martin Eden’s Spandex; bright, bold colours, great artwork, diverse sexual politics, personal intrigues cast against the backdrop of superheroics…. and most of all a damn fine, highly enjoyable all-gay superteam soap opera series. Here’s a previous summary (but a note [...]

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This girl’s life: Nelson

15. November 2011

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Nelson Edited by Rob Davis and Woodrow Phoenix, contributions by over 50 UK based creators. Blank Slate Books It’s 1968; Jim and Rita Baker are eagerly awaiting their first child. In a sequence evoking that long-gone swinging Sixties era, Rob Davis’ lovely art sees Jim puttering around town on his scooter, a cool, hip 60s [...]

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Okie Dokie Donuts makes Molly laugh….

15. November 2011

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Okie Dokie Donuts: Open For Business By Chris Eliopoulos Top Shelf Productions Another interesting looking kids/ all -ages book from Top Shelf. I have to admit I saw this and just thought it was a little too over the top, a little too cramped, with so much going on in a lot of the panels [...]

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Back with Verity…..

14. November 2011

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VerityFair #3 By Terry Wiley IDCM Wiley promises in the intro to this latest issue of VerityFair that this will be “the most boring issue yet” and that “if you’re waiting for more comedy drunkenness hang on for issue 4″. I say ignore the artist, he’s just being as much of a drama queen as his leading [...]

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Nogoodniks – am I missing something?

13. November 2011

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Nogoodniks By Adrian Norvid Drawn & Quarterly Nogoodnik: n. A worthless, disreputable, or malicious person Another one of those Petits Livres books from Drawn & Quarterly, that really haven’t done that much for me in the past. Essentially my problem with them is that they’re merely art books with occasional mixing of words and pictures, [...]

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Johnny Boo – Twinkle Power! (A review by Harry, Year 5)

12. November 2011

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Back with another review from one of the children at the primary school with the greatest primary school graphic novel library in the world (probably). When we were setting up the graphic novel library Top Shelf in the US were amazingly generous, and sent over a box full of Johnny Boo and Owly books. The [...]

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Lady S vs The C.I.A. … no contest

11. November 2011

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Lady S. Volume 3 – Game Of Fools By Jean Van Hamme and Philippe Aymond Cinebook “Suzan and her father are taking a well-deserved break in the south of France. But their holidays are cut short when several men burst into the house and kidnap James Fitzroy. What Suzie doesn’t know is that the attackers [...]

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Rob Jackson’s Ice Cream Adventure….

10. November 2011

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It’s A Man’s Life In The Ice Cream Business …. The Hardest Game In The World By Rob Jackson Rob Jackson’s last comic was “Flying Leaf Creatures“, a fantasy adventure. Before that was “The Gods Are Bastards“, a ridiculously funny adventure. So of course, as a follow-up here’s a 24-page b&w comic about starting an [...]

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Daybreak – indie zombie goodness…

9. November 2011

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Daybreak By Brain Ralph Drawn & Quarterly Brian Ralph’s Daybreak is described on the back cover as “an art-house take on the zombie genre”. And you can read that in one of two ways….. a subtle, clever reworking of the genre, utilising stereotypical aspects and touchstones that we’ll all be familiar with to create something [...]

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Paper Science # 6 …. jobs, employment and more….

8. November 2011

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Paper Science #6 We Are Words + Pictures Edited by Matt Sheret Contributors include Sean Azzopardi, Kristyna Baczynski, Adam Cadwell, Francesca Cassavetti, Paul Duffield, Kyle Fox, James Howard & Kirsten Wyle, Anne Holiday& Tom Humberstone, Joe List and Thorsten Sideb0ard. Really strong Joe List cover on this latest edition of the Matt Sheret designed and edited regular comic paper, with the actual design elements added by [...]

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Sandcastle …. death comes quickly

7. November 2011

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Sandcastle Written by Pierre Oscar Lévy, illustrated by Frederik Peeters SelMadeHero “Early morning on a perfect summer’s day, people begin to descend on an idyllic, secluded beach. Amongst their number, a family, a young couple, a refugee and some American tourists. Its fine white sand is fringed with rock pools filled with crystal clear water. [...]

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