A Friend Goes Missing In Canada In ‘Lucky Luke: The Klondike’ From Cinebook
A blast from the past, maybe, but Lucky Luke has a new book out in print (May 22nd) and digitally
Read more
Euro Reviews: ‘HSE’ Volume 3 – The Finale To A Horribly Prescient Future
The finale of a horribly plausible dark vision of the future successfully nails its conclusion set in a world where
Read more
Review Round Up: All Last Week’s Comic Book Reviews
Once again we give you a one-stop guide to all the comic book reviews we posted over the past week
Read more
Euro Reviews: ‘HSE’ Volume 2 – Asking What If Humans Were Listed On The Stock Exchange Gives Us A Fabulous Euro Thriller
I reviewed the first volume of this Euro title back in 2021, saying this: “It’s very clever, it’s very well
Read more
Review: ‘Authorised Happiness’ Volumes 2 & 3 – Wrapping Up A Trilogy For A Terrifyingly Possible Future
The near-future sci-fi saga from one of the modern greats of Euro comic thrillers, Jean Van Hamme (XIII, Largo Winch)
Read more
Review Round Up: All Of Last Week’s Comic Book Reviews
While it was an exceptionally quiet week for me, which I was thankful for, it wasn’t for our regular reviewer
Read more
‘The Man Who Shot Lucky Luke’ Reviewed: Matthieu Bonhomme Brings A New Look And A Classic Sensibility To An Old Favourite
It’s the man who shoots faster than his own shadow – but not necessarily the one you remember. But that
Read more
Art For Art’s Sake Special: Celebrating The Life And Works Of Jean-Claude Mézières, Co-Creator of ‘Valérian’
Art For Art’s Sake – our weekly celebration of all things comic art. And this week, it’s a sad celebration
Read moreEuro Reviews: ‘Route 66 List’ – A New Euro-Thriller Just Too Light On The Thrills
Éric Stalner‘s noir spy thriller set in JFK’s America follows a father and son travelling state to state in search
Read moreEuro Reviews: The Magnificent Madness and Fabulous Farce Of ‘Marsupilami Volume 5 – Baby Prinz’
André Franquin‘s Marsupilami was one of the most successful, most recognisable Euro comics characters of all time. Here, in a
Read moreEuro Reviews: ‘XIII Volume 24: 2,331 Yards’ – A Return To Thrilling Form For The Series
The latest XIII continues the second phase of the series after creators Jean Van Hamme and William Vance left once their story
Read moreEuro Reviews: ‘Lucky Luke – A Cowboy In High Cotton’ Tackles Racism, But How Well?
The latest in the Cinebook Lucky Luke reprints brings us right up to date with this Jul and Achdé volume
Read moreEuro Reviews – ‘The Human Stock Exchange’ Asks What Price On Your Life?
The question of what price a life takes on a whole new meaning in HSE, The Human Stock Exchange, where
Read moreEuro Reviews: ‘Largo Winch’ – Bond With A Boardroom Is Back With A New Writer
The Largo Winch graphic album series by Jean Van Hamme and Phillippe Francq is a wonderful, thrill-packed adventure of a
Read moreEuro Reviews: Blake & Mortimer Enter The Valley Of The Immortals
Edgar P. Jacob‘s Blake and Mortimer is a Euro classic, first appearing in 1946 and going on to become a
Read moreEuro Reviews: It’s Lucky Luke But Not As We Know It – And That’s The Problem
Lucky Luke Volume 76 brings us the exception to the rule of these Lucky Luke adventures being fabulous things that
Read moreEuro Reviews: ‘Alone’ Volume 11: A Brilliantly Dark Dystopian Series You Need To Read From The Beginning
Five children wake up in a mysteriously deserted city. They must learn to survive – alone. That’s the tag-line for
Read moreEuro Reviews: Yoko Tsuno – Intrepid Adventures Of A Fabulous Heroine
Time for another look at some of the delights of the Euro comics scene. This week, it’s the long-running series,
Read moreEuro Reviews: ‘Spiro & Fantasio’ Is Another Euro Classic Translated For The First Time
Spiro & Fantasio, another great series from Europe, full of fun and fabulous cartooning. Yet, like Lucky Luke, you may
Read moreEuro Reviews: ‘Orbital’ Brings The Epic Sci-Fi
Welcome to Orbital – a political action thriller from Sylvain Runberg and Serge Pellé. It’s a strip that’s part thoughtful
Read moreEuro Reviews: It’s Lucky Luke, The Man Who Shoots Faster Than His Own Shadow
Lucky Luke, a classic name, a classic look, yet you may not have ever read one. Well, here’s where we
Read moreEuro Reviews: ‘Kivu’ Attempts To Tell A Worthy Tale That Needs Telling
Kivu tells a tale of Africa, one that certainly needs telling, exposing the brutality, the death, the horrors – and
Read moreEuro Reviews: ‘Authorised Happiness’ Asks, What If The Government Took Over Your Health & Happiness?
A near-future sci-fi saga begins with three dystopian visions of mundane existence that don’t seem all that far away, where
Read moreEuro Reviews: ‘The Bluecoats’ Gives The Civil War A Sitcom Spin
Take the US Civil War, Union vs Confederates, and turn it into a screwball comedy sitcom – and you get
Read moreEuro Reviews: ‘Islandia Volume 2’ – Icelandic Folk Horror
A strange folk-horror Euro adventure of a young Frenchman on a quest to the heart of 17th century Iceland, a
Read moreReview: ‘The Corsair’ Is A Swashbuckling Adventure That Gets Far Too Calm, Far Too Soon
A tale of the high seas, during the time when there was danger both from pirates and enemy ships during
Read moreValerian And Laureline: When The Conclusion Of An Epic Isn’t The Epic Conclusion You Want
If all you know of Valerian and Laureline is the 2017 Luc Besson-helmed movie Valerian and The City of
Read moreOur World Is A Three-Inch Screen – Conversations With Geof Darrow Part 2
Towards the end of this month of October, the hardback edition of The Shaolin Cowboy: Who’ll Stop The Reign? arrives
Read moreTitan Comics Announce New Imprint: Statix Press Offering English Language Versions Of Continental Comics
The biggest gripe for me has always been the lack of English translated books from the continent. As a child,
Read moreThere’s A Graphic Novel About The Life Of Madame Tussaud
The vast number of people who hear the name Madame Tussaud will associate the name with waxwork museums, the creepy
Read moreSomething For The Weekend: The Valerian Vol.1 Collection
Being German-Irish like Tom Hagen in The Godfather, or as Woltz puts it, “Kraut-Mick”, I spent many a happy
Read more