Being a fan of Cinebook and its English translations of foreign works I quickly snapped up Lady S: Here’s To Suzie!, the first volume of this series. Adopted daughter and principal collaborator of James Fitzroy, roving ambassador, special correspondent for…
Lots of internet chatter over Near Death, so I pre-ordered the trade paperback and tore my way through it when it arrived. The critically acclaimed crime series is collected for the first time, featuring exclusive bonus material. Meet Markham, a professional…
Flipping through Previews I had made a note to check out Afrika by Hermann; I didn’t want to commit until I could give it a decent thumbing. It looked solid so I bought my local comic shop’s only copy. The masterpiece by…
After thoroughly enjoying Fire & Water, Bell’s biography of Bill Everett, I eagerly awaited this first collection of early Everett comics. This book collects over 200 pages of this never-before-reprinted work from titles such as Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938), Amazing-Man Comics (1939), Target Comics (1940), Heroic Comics (1940),…
Like my other newspaper strip reading, this is my first exposure to Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim. This was solicited as The Definitive Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim Volume 1 but that seems to have changed at some…
After a long wait, at least it seemed to me, we have Jim Henson’s Tale Of Sand. Join us as we explore this missing piece of Jim Henson’s career in a celebration of his creative process. Discovered in the Archives of…
We’re finally presented with Torpedo Volume 4, originally solicited for November 2011. Book Four of Abuli and Bernet’s masterpiece, Torpedo, continues Luca Torelli’s adventures in the stinking, crime-infested waters known as New York City. There Luca and his crony pal, Rascal, maneuver…
When published The Last Days Of American Crime looked like an edgy and must have read, but I lost track of it along the way until I was scouring longboxes at a Boxing Day sale. THE LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME is…
I love Dave Stevens’ creation The Rocketeer and have followed it from Pacific comics to IDW’s deluxe Artist’s Edition and every stop in between. Recently new stories by today’s top talents have been collected in Rocketeer Adventures Volume 1. Dave Stevens’…