September 22, 2017
Yakari v14: “Lords of the Plains”
A Sioux boy who can talk with the animals protects newborn buffalos from hungry wolves on the Great Plains.
September 22, 2017
A Sioux boy who can talk with the animals protects newborn buffalos from hungry wolves on the Great Plains.
September 20, 2017
The second book in the series by Ferri and Conrad is one of best post-Goscinny volumes of the series. It’s Asterix versus Rome, once again!
September 19, 2017
It’s baaaaaack. Amazon is deep discounting all its Marvel collections, to the tune of $2.20 per six issues, basically. Over at ComicBook.com, this week’s Pipeline features a list of 11 categories of comics worth picking up on this sale. They range from the recent Mark Waid/Chris Samnee “Black Widow” series to Every Marvel Event/Crossover Series of the Past 15 Years.…
September 16, 2017
“Asterix” gets a new creative team. It’s not a perfect book, but it’s a big step up and forward for the series, which maintains is look and humor.
September 13, 2017
60 years later, “Gaston LaGaffe” is finally translated into English as “Gomer the Goof.” The crazy antics of Franquin’s creation can be read, at last!
September 11, 2017
The ghost of Spain’s most famous architect is killing people. Or is he? A well-drawn murder mystery thriller is complete in this book.
September 8, 2017
If you want to be a better comic book review, try practicing some of the disciplines of the comics creator. Walk a mile in their shoes.
September 6, 2017
Campbell is caught by a band of pirates. His kid set out to save him with the help of the Lepers. What could possible go wrong?!?
September 1, 2017
Whizbang was the first commercially available and very affordable comic book lettering font. It’s ugly as sin. Here’s a brief history.
September 1, 2017
For Letterer Appreciation Day, I take a look at a sample of Tom Orzechowski’s work, and some of the decisions he had to make to get the job done.
August 31, 2017
Zep, the creator of “Titeuf,” is featured in this pair of videos, where he draws his character in different situations. Lots of creative fun!
August 31, 2017
Ekho goes to Hollywood! The death of a young starlet finds Fourmille searching for an uncomfortable truth.
August 30, 2017
I found some impressive numbers for first printings of recent big Franco-Belgian comic releases. Compared to the North American market, they’re staggering.
August 24, 2017
I went into this book totally blind. I didn’t even read the blurb on the back cover. I just liked the looks of the art in the preview pages, and the writing didn’t seem overbearing. If you want to go into blind like me, skip this next paragraph, which is Cinebook’s summary copy from their website: Twenty years after the…