• Great British Comics: Celebrating A Century Of Ripping Yarns & Wizard Wheezes
by Paul Gravett and Peter Stanbury
Designed by Peter Stanbury
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Great British Comics transports you through more than 100 years of Britain's bizarre weekly comics, newspaper strips, magazines and graphic novels from their secret origins to today's cutting edge.
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• The "Dandy" Monster Comic
Facsimile Edition of the First Ever Dandy Annual (Facsimile Annual) (Hardcover)

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DC THOMSON COLLECTIONS

• Commando For Action and Adventure: ANZACS TO WAR
The Best 12 Anzac War Stories Ever
George Low

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• Commando: The Dirty Dozen: The Best 12 "Commando" Books of All Time

• True Brit
A collection of Commando's toughest ever Second World War stories.
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GIRLS COMIC COLLECTIONS
• The Best of Jackie Magazine

• The Best of Girl
For a teenage girl growing up in 1950s' Britain, Girl was essential reading, created by the publishers of Eagle.
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• Unleash Hell
Edited by Steve Holland

In all its grim glory, the Second World War is brought to life in 12 of the grittiest war dramas ever committed to paper.
War Picture Library was the daddy of them all – the first pocket library and for many fans, the best. The conflict that engulfed Europe forced ordinary men to give up their safe, happy lives and fight for freedom against an enemy who had been preparing for war for years.
Debuting in 1958, War Picture Library celebrated the heroic actions of the Allies as they fought back on land, at sea and in the air. No theatre of conflict was ignored. Written by authors who had themselves seen combat, from the baking deserts of Africa to the steaming jungles of the Far East, these complete stories gave youngsters growing up in the years after the war an answer to the question, "What did you do in the war, daddy?"
Gathered here is some of the most striking war art ever produced, reproduced 25% bigger than the originals so you can feel every bullet hit, every crashing wave and every nerve shattering explosion. This is military history as you've never read it before.

CONTENTS
Fight Back to Dunkirk, The Crowded Sky, Action Stations, Umbrella in the Sky, Crash Call, The Iron Fist, Lone Commando, The Black Ace, Air Commando, Fire Power, The Red Devils, Task Force

Steve Holland is the author of over 1,000 articles and a dozen books relating to comics and pulp culture, including The Trials of Hank Janson, nominated for the Silver Dagger Award by the Crime Writers Association. His latest book, The War Libraries Index charts the extraordinary history of Fleetway's war picture libraries.

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• Death or Glory
Edited by Steve Holland

When it comes to telling stories about the Second World War few did it better than the authors of Battle Picture Library! Here at last is the collection you've been waiting for, gathering together 12 of the toughest tales of war ever told.
From the bomb-shattered roads of Europe to the stifling jungles of the Far East, below the crashing waves of the Atlantic or in the war-torn skies over England's green fields – these stories of courage and comradeship stirred the imaginations of generations of British children whose parents and grandparents struggled against the Axis powers bent on enslaving nations.
The stories you'll find in this volume have an incredible range, from action with the Desert Rats to top-secret missions for Military Intelligence via the nightmare dreams of a Captain in the airborne division and the heroic rise of Jack Charlton (not that Jack Charlton) to the head of Baker Company. It's not just rattling good history ... it's explosive!
Attracting some of the finest talent from across Europe, these visceral pocket novels are reproduced 25% bigger than the originals so you can revel in every glorious detail.
If you remember these books from your schooldays, get ready to relive the excitement. If you're new to them ... have we got an experience for you!

CONTENTS
Introduction, Shock Tactics, The Rats of Tobruk, Fighting Blood, Blood on the Sand, Trained to Kill, Dawn Attack, Blaze of Glory, Jaws of Hell, Macey's Mob, Battle Order, Seize and Hold, Crack-Up

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Rumble in the Jungle
Features the 12 best jungle fighting episodes of Commando ever.

"Stories set in the jungles of Malay and Burma are, like all other Commando comics, packed with action and adventure," Carlton announces via Amazon.co.uk. "But there is something about these plots that really get the writers in top gear and they pull out all the stops. Who couldn't get enthusiastic about ambushes, impenetrable undergrowth, mysterious caves, deep river gorges flooded by monsoons, samurai swords, slithering snakes, fiendish fevers, strange cries in the night, menacing idols, dangerous insects and animals added to the usual threats from bullets and bombs?

Featuring such stories as "Jungle Madness", "Grudge Fight", "The Black Pagoda", "Halt - or Die!", "Danger Everywhere!" and "Jungle Sniper", this carefully selected anthology will transport you into a world of sweat, swamps...where our ever invincible allied heroes battle bravely and honourably to victory."

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Previous Graphic Novels from Carroll & Graf Publishers

The Mammoth Book of Best New Manga
(Hardback)
by Ilya (Editor)

Here comes the new breed! The first full-length anthology of best new manga, by the brightest young talents in the field. Bursting with energy and imagination, this collection features the most exciting new work by western manga-ka Japanese style comics being produced by western artists.


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The Mammoth Book of Best War Comics (Paperback)
by David Kendall (Editor)

A unique, comprehensive collection of gripping stories set in 20th-century battle grounds, by some of the world’s top graphic artists

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The Mammoth Book of Best New Manga (Paperback)
by Ilya (Editor)

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Previous Graphic Novels from Jonathan Cape

• Epileptic
by David B.

• Fun Home
by Alison Bechdel
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• Ghost World
by David Boring

• Ethel & Ernest
by Raymond Briggs

• Black Hole
by Charles Burns

• Ice Haven
by Daniel Clowes

• Pyonyang
by Guy Delisle
ISBN 022079905
Read 0ur Review by Robyn Talbot

Fluffy (Hardcover)
by Simone Lia (Author)

• Shenzhen
by Guy de Lisle

• Mendel's Daughter
by Martin Lemelman

• Exit Wounds
by Rutu Modan
Superb character-driven mystery set in Palestine.

• Stuff (Hardcover)
by Martin Rowson (Author)

• Palestine
by Joe Sacco

• Notes from a Defeatist
by Joe Sacco

• Chicken With Plums
by Marjane Satrapi

• Persepolis
by Marjane Satrapi

• It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken
by "Seth" (Paperback)

• Wimbledon Green
by "Seth"

• Gemma Bovery
by Posy Simmonds

• Literary Life
by Posy Simmonds

• Alice in Sunderland
By Bryan Talbot
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• 5 is the Perfect Number
by Igort Tuveri

• Jimmy Corrigan
by Chris Ware

• Quimby the Mouse
by Chris Ware

• Aya (Hardcover)
by Marguerite Abouet (Author), Clement Oubrerie (Illustrator)
For the residents of Yopougon, everyday life is good. It is the early 1970s, a golden time - work is plentiful, hospitals are clean and well-equipped, and school is obligatory. The Ivory Coast is as an island of relative wealth and stability in West Africa. For the teenagers of the town, though, worries are plentiful, and life in Yop City is far from simple. "Aya" tells the story of its nineteen-year-old heroine, the clear-sighted and bookish Aya, and her carefree and fun-loving friends Adjoua and Bintou. Navigating meddling relatives and neighbours, the girls spend a last summer of their childhood on the sun warmed streets of Yop City - sneaking out for dancing at open-air bars, strong solibra beer, chicken in peanut sauce and avoiding at all costs the scandal pages of the Calamity Morning... "Aya" is a captivating, colourful and hugely entertaining portrayal of an Africa we rarely see, spirited and resilient, and full of the sounds, sights and smells of a prosperous town and its varied inhabitants.
John Freeman writes: "This is a simply wonderful, beautifully illustrated tale of life in an African city with none of the Western stereotyping of the continent in sight. In Aya, lives are lived, hearts broken, romances kindled. There is no famine, no war, simply life as you'd expect on the streets of London or New York with all the complications that entails -- except the backdrop is the Ivory Coast, brought to vivid life by Clement Oubrerie's gorgeous art. Highly recommended."

• The Poor Bastard
by Joe Matt
Meet Joe Matt, a talented cartoonist with strong ideas about how life should be lived. He makes no apologies and never compromises. Well, almost never. Actually, Joe Matt is a painfully honest man who doesn't mind admitting - in print, in cartoon form - that he has one or two flaws. Just minor ones. The Poor Bastard is his neurotic, compelling and utterly shameless account of some of the most personal details of his life. With the timing of a stand-up comedian, he leaves no aspect untouched, from the disintegration of personal relationships to the grim realities of life in a Toronto rooming house and his obsession with pornography - or, as Joe prefers, "nature films". Watch as he alienates lovers and friends in a candid and hilarious story about his ruthless quest for a woman who understands him and meets his ridiculous standards. This is Joe Matt: neurotic, compulsive, cheap, self-absorbed - human. And funny.
John Freeman writes: Collecting the first six issues of Joe Matt's Peep Show comic, The Poor Bastard paints a black humoured picture of a thoroughly repressed and dislikeable human being obssessed with sex and finding the perfect girlfriend. The hunt is of course impossible but along the way Joe Matt throws up a mirror to the modern guy that is both disturbing yet familiar, though few would have the honesty to admit it. The art is simple yet appealing, a clean line with considerable attention to detail without losing sight of the storytelling. From Crumb and Pekar to Eisner, there are echoes of many artists in this book, delivering a unique, unpleasant but absorbing tale.

• An Alphabet of Aunts (Hardcover)
by C.M. Dawnay, Mungo McCosh
Aunts have not had their due recognition - until now. But here, in the simple tasks and pleasures of her ordinary life, the aunt is portrayed with wonder and affection. Starting with the Ambulant, walking her dogs past G.F.Watts' statue of Physical Energy in Kensington Gardens, this book describes her in twenty-six beautifully observed portraits, one for each letter of the alphabet. Here is the Elegant on the catwalk; the Hydrant, watering her garden; the Indignant, watching those same plants being dug up by the ubiquitous canines who are so much a part of her life; the Mendicant, begging outside Daunt's bookshop; the Osculant, indulging in the pastime that aunts do best; the Ruminant, eating salad in her lonely cafe, not to forget the Truant, shamelessly sporting Semper Absum on her school blazer. Each picture, meticulously drawn by Mungo McCosh, is followed on its subsequent page by the name of the aunt the picture describes. Beautiful and aptly chosen lettering tells us who she is - in case we can't guess for ourselves. A book of wit and wisdom, for nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles, everywhere. C.M. Dawnay used to be a niece, but now she is an aunt. She is also a literary agent who lives in London. Mungo McCosh is an artist. He lived in Turkey for some years. The Crimean Memorial Church in Istanbul contains a rood screen of saints and the city painted by him. Nearly three years ago he spent time in Basra with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, working in the war-artist tradition; the painting he brought back were exhibited in London in 2006 and now form part of the regiment's collection. He has made maps and illustrations and book jackets, and painted portraits. His name is not invented, and he lives in Scotland.

• Alias the Cat (Paperback)
by Kim Deitch (Author)
At the centre of "Alias the Cat" are Kim Deitch and his wife Pam - a passionate collector of Halloween cats from the 1920s and 30s. But when she buys a mysterious old cat costume, she and Kim find themselves in wholly new territory: the lost world of "Alias the Cat", who, in 1915, appeared not only in a comic strip and film serial, but in real life as a freedom-fighting superhero.When Kim begins to research this forgotten figure, he uncovers one almost unbelievable story after another: about the Furries, a tiny subculture of people who dress up as cartoon animals in order to have sex; about Keller and Frankie, two seamen stranded on a Pacific island, forced to make cat toys to appease the natives; about the secret lover of Alias' alter ego, Malek Janochek; and, of course, about Deitch's own "Waldo the Cat", the common thread weaving the stories together as Kim and Pam move toward a fateful showdown in Midgetville...New Jersey, of course. "Alias the Cat" is Kim Deitch at his eye-catching, mind-bending best.

• My Diary (Hardcover)
by Mio Matsumoto (Author), Min Matsumoto (Illustrator)

• Tamara Drewe
by Posy Simmonds
Like Posy Simmonds' 2000 graphic novel, Gemma Bovery, Tamara Drew is inspired by a great work of nineteenth-century fiction, in this case Thomas Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd. Set in a writers' retreat, it is a thrilling tale of jealousy and desire. Tamara Drew attracts the attention of three men, one married, one divorced, one sowing his oats. All of them lust after her. Two fall in love with her, one dallies with her, and one marries her. One of them is murdered.
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The Tale of One Bad Rat (Paperback)
by Bryan Talbot

Great news that this wonderful graphic novel by Bryan Talbot is to soon be back in print. It should never have been out of it. An abused child escapes into the fantasy worlds conjured by Beatrix Potter and seeks escape from her persecutuon in the real world, too. Simply one of the best graphic novels ever.

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(Cover is the original Titan/Dark Horse edition)

Freddie and Me (Hardcover)
by Mike Dawson
"Freddie and Me" is a wonderfully funny and moving graphic memoir of Mike Dawson's lifelong obsession with Freddie Mercury and Queen. Told alternately from Mike's childhood, teenage and adult perspectives, "Freddie and Me" explores the way in which music changes and shapes our lives, and the way in which random memories can both prop up and undermine the stories we tell ourselves. The counterpoint to Mike's obsession is his younger sister's love of George Michael and Wham - including several deliciously funny imagined scenes featuring a post-break-up Andrew Ridgeley - which, like the book as a whole, is written and drawn with a brilliant combination of exuberance and subtlety.
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•The Bumper Book of Look and Learn (Hardcover)
By Stephen Pickles

Informative, educational, exciting and fun, "Look and Learn" featured over a hundred popular characters and covered a wide-ranging collection of subjects of perennial interest to children and young adults. Each edition was filled with high quality illustrations created by some of the best artists of the time depicting almost every aspect of British history as well as extensive coverage of literature, legend and the natural world.

This fully illustrated annual contains a collection of some of the best "Look and Learn" features reproduced with the same traditional, well-loved look and feel of the original magazines.

Stephen Pickles, is also editor of the fortnightly Look and Learn magazine, and this 256 page book includes a complete adventure from the 'Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire'.

• Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre
John M Burns

• Charles Dickens' Great Expectations
John Stokes

Previous Graphic Novels from Cinebooks

• Blake and Mortimer: Yellow "M"
by Edgar P. Jacobs (Paperback - 13 Jan 2007)

• Biggles Recounts: Falklands War
by B. Asso, J. Rideau, D. Chauvin, and M. Uderzo (Paperback - 13 Jan 2007)

• Clifton: Black Moon
Turk & De Groot

• Ducoboo: In the Corner

• Melusine: Hocus Pocus (Melusine 1)
by Gilson, Clarke, and Erica Jeffrey (Paperback - 15 Feb 2007)

• Queen Margot Volume 2: The Bloody Wedding
by Ilya (Editor)

• Lucky Luke: In the Shadow of the Derricks
by Rene Goscinny and Morris (Paperback - 15 Feb 2007)

• Lucky Luke: Ma Dalton

• Lucky Luke: Barbed Wire on the Prarie

• The Rugger Boys: Why Are We Here Again?

• Thorgal: The Child of the Stars
by Jean Van Hamme and Grzegorz Rosinski (Paperback - 16 Mar 2007)

• The Rugger Boys: Why Are We Here Again?
They are sturdy Frenchmen, big eaters and drinkers, more physical than intellectual, more losers than winners... They like to punch it up during matches and won’t, for anything in the world, miss their third half-time at the bar... Who are they? The Rugger Boys of the Bawd-Room Club, of course!
With the Rugger Boys, readers infiltrate the heart of the cloakroom, the scrum, the clubhouse and the legendary third half-time...
In Why Are We Here Again?, we travel with them to England, where they discover another kind of rugby... and gastronomy!

• Yoko Tsuno - On the Edge of Life
Besides being pretty, intelligent and courageous, Yoko Tsuno is an electronics engineer. This specialization draws her and friends Pol and Vic into adventures that cross the border between fantasy and science fiction. Yoko crosses the globe and travels through time and space; but no matter where her exploits take her, the young girl always remains faithful to herself, never forgetting values such as loyalty, friendship and respect for life.

In this first volume, our heroine is called to the bedside of her friend Ingrid, who is struck down by a mysterious disease that leaves her powerless. Yoko Tsuno soon realizes that a strange vampire, dressed all in black, shadows her...

This two-volume book includes “The Black Galley”.

• Lucky Luke: Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane saves Lucky Luke from a delicate situation. A friendship is quickly formed, and they arrive together in El Plomo... where Calamity Jane proves by her manners and her strength that she’s not a weak woman: She acquires the local saloon by winning an arm-wrestling match! Its ex-owner, August Oyster, is hopping mad and has only one obsession: to send her packing. During this time, Lucky Luke tries to clear up a dark affair involving arms traffic...

• Melusine - Halloween
Melusine is a sorcerer’s apprentice, funny and dynamic, who does everything possible to become a powerful witch. Unfortunately, she’s not always successful, and very often her tricks turn against her and her friends... But tremble, poor mortals, for it’s the return of Halloween, the day of witches and the walking dead! This festival of demons must be celebrated with dignity, with great smashing of pumpkins and rotten tricks. The opportunity rises for Melusine and her friends to show what they can do... And then to start a new storm of gags and catastrophes!

• Blake and Mortimer: The Mystery of the Great Pyramid Volume 1
Professor Philip Mortimer has decided to spend his holidays in Cairo with his trusty servant, Nasir. There he plans to meet his old friend, Professor Ahmed Rassim Bey, who offers him the fantastic opportunity of satisfying his passion for Egyptology. Professor Bey has invited him to take part in deciphering his latest discoveries—in this case, some papyrus coming from mummies of the Ptolemaic age. Mortimer and Bey soon realize that one of the fragments deals with the “Chamber of Horus,” a fabled crypt that could contain priceless treasures...

• Papyrus: the Revenge of Rameses
A young peasant in ancient Egypt, Papyrus is a mischievous boy, crafty and courageous. Protected by a magic sword, he saves the princess Theti-Cheri, whose protector and confidant he becomes. He will be extremely busy protecting his friend from the plots woven by the priests of Amon or by cheating princes trying to make her disappear... On the way to Abou-Simbel, Theti-Cheri and Papyrus will have to face two bands of plunderers who want to seize a treasure that is guarded by the four colossi of the temple of Ramses.

• Yakari and the Stranger
There’s panic among the beavers. A pelican, fiendishly sick with a cold, makes an emergency landing among them. Not only does this undesirable guest keep all the neighbourhood awake with his monstrous sneezes, but he’s dying of hunger. Yakari and Little Thunder bring him to the otters, who cram him with fish. The pelican puts on weight again quickly, but his thundering cold persists!

DC Thomson

• 70 Years of "Dandy" and "Beano": Our Crazy Creatures
(Hardcover - 5 Sep 2007)

• "Animals and You" Annual: For Girls
(Paperback - 5 Sep 2007)

• The "Bash Street Kids" Annual
(Hardcover - 5 Sep 2007)

• The "Beano" Annual
(Hardcover - 5 Sep 2007)

• The "Beano" Calendar 2008
(Calendar - 5 Sep 2007)

• "Broons" Annual
(Paperback - 5 Sep 2007)

• The "Broons" and "Oor Wullie": The Golden Years: Vol 12
(Hardcover - 5 Sep 2007)

• The "Broons" Calendar 2008
(Calendar - 5 Sep 2007)

• "Bunty" Annual: For Girls
(Hardcover - 5 Sep 2007)

• The "Dandy" Annual
(Hardcover - 5 Sep 2007)

• Dennis the Menace Annual 2008
(Hardcover - 5 Sep 2007)

PREVIOUS RELEASES

• Murder on the Orient Express (Hardcover)
by Agatha Christie (Author), Francois Riviere (Editor), Solidor (Illustrator)
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The Murder on the Links (Hardcover)
by Agatha Christie (Author), Francois Riviere (Editor), Marc Piskic (Illustrator)
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• Death on the Nile (Hardcover)
Agatha Christie (Author), Francois Riviere (Editor), Solidor (Illustrator)
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• The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
by Agatha Christie (Author), Bruno Lachard (Editor, Illustrator)
Hercule Poirot has to solve a fiendishly clever murder mystery in this newly adapted full-colour comic strip adventure. Roger Ackroyd knows too much. He knows that the woman he loves poisoned her brutal first husband. He also suspects that someone has been blackmailing her. Now, tragically, the news has come that she has taken her own life with a drug overdose. But the evening post brings Roger one last fatal scrap of information. Unfortunately, before he can finish reading it, he is stabbed to death!
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• The Mystery of the Blue Train
by Agatha Christie (Author), Marc Piskic (Editor, Illustrator)
Poirot takes a train to France and find himself embroiled in an adventure of murder and mayhem in this exciting new comic strip adaptation.
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More ILEX Books

• Create Your Own Graphic Novel
By Mike Chinn and Chris McLoughlin
160pp paperback
ISBN: 1904705901

Graphic novels, which evolved from the universally popular comic book, have become one of the fastest-growing areas of publishing. Their full-colour illustrations add another element to the complex, action-packed storylines and have introduced a new audience to the full-length narrative genre.

The traditional methods used to create these works are now being superseded by digital techniques. Graphic artists are using computers to ink in their designs and create the lettering. But more fundamental changes are afoot. As technology changes, so does the means of publishing and distribution, and graphic novels now appear on the Web as well as the printed page.

This book – itself presented entirely in graphic novel form – teaches you how to use your computer to make your own graphic novel. Find out how to translate your writing and drawing talents into digitally realised artwork – from initial inspiration to publication – in easy-to-follow steps.

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Fantasy Art NOW!
The resurgence of interest in fantasy art sees some of the finest, freshest and most exciting talents in the world of fantasy illustration brought together for the first time in one luxurious showcase volume, Fantasy Art Now

Creators from across the globe are represented in a book that looks forward rather than back in its approach to fantasy art. Clint Langley, Greg Staples, Glenn Fabry, James Rayman, Linda Bergkvist, Liam Sharp, Jason Chan, Aly Fell, Aaron Sng and Robert Chang are just a few of the new generation of fantasy artists included. This is not a book of retrospectives, but examines what illustrators and painters are creating now – whether it’s for the latest graphic novel, book cover, trading card set or computer game.

Heralding the new wave of contemporary fantasy creators and their endlessly adaptable new media, this book is must for all fantasy art aficionados.

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• Kinderbook - a Picture Story for Melancholic Girls
by Kan Takahama (Paperback - 20 Jan 2007)

• MC2
by Hunt Emerson (Editor), Laura Howell (Editor)
A graphic novel anthology

• From Hell
by Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell (Illustrator)
Latest edition of the unflinching recreation of Jack the Ripper's mutilation of five Whitechapel prostitutes in 1888. Jack acts as "midwife to the 20th century", delivering the next 100 years of Holocaust, serial killing and media rapaciousness as he extracts his last victim's heart.