Books, Issue 590
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Charles M Schulz - Small world
15 Nov 2007
It’s the little things that make the difference. In the case of the Charles M Schulz cartoon strips, that could mean the smallest of pen strokes for a raised eyebrow, an extra crease on a forehead, the downward bend on the ends of a mouth. Schulz…
Charlie Brooker
15 Nov 2007
COLLECTED JOURNALISM Dawn of the Dumb (Faber) Listening to a verbose man rant on and on about the things that irritate him can be a relentless and exhausting chore at times. Put that down in print and those same demented opinions can appear more…
Mike Mignola
15 Nov 2007
HORROR Hellboy: The Troll Witch and Others (Dark Horse) Those lamenting the scaling back of Mike Mignola’s terrifically idiosyncratic illustrations (presumably so he can focus on comic scriptwriting, film development and other business affairs) will…
Jon Ronson
15 Nov 2007
COLLECTED JOURNALISM What I Do (Picador) I’ve mostly avoided Jon Ronson in the past, mainly because of an irrational fear of his ultra-liberal-looking potato-head, and witnessing an early simpering appearance of his on late-night Channel 4. So…
Mary Gaitskill
15 Nov 2007
SOCIAL DRAMA Veronica (Serpent’s Tail) Mary Gaitskill rarely shies away from the violence of inner life. S&M, self-harm and bad sex torment characters as they struggle to define themselves and the world and new novel Veronica is no different. Alison…
John Wagner, Alan Grant & Jose Ortiz
15 Nov 2007
HORROR The Thirteenth Floor (Hibernia) The 80s British comic boom is best-remembered these days as the glory days of 2000AD, when such creators as Alan Moore and Grant Morrison came to prominence. Yet, other contemporary comics from the same…
Also Published - 5 Humour Books
15 Nov 2007• Ibrahim Amin The Monster Hunter’s Handbook Subtitled ‘The Ultimate Guide to Saving Mankind from Vampires, Zombies, Hellhounds and Other Mythical Beasts’ this includes a Top Trumps on the weapons which might come in handy should you encounter said…
Elina Hirvonen
15 Nov 2007
FAMILY SAGA When I Forgot (Portobello) The first novel by young Norwegian filmmaker and journalist Elina Hirvonen is a slim but well-formed volume. At 180 pages it’s a day’s read, although many of the evocative situations Hirvonen conjures will…
Various
15 Nov 2007
SUPERHERO Marvel Europa (Marvel UK) Last fortnight we had a collection of the UK’s best writers and artists. This issue we look at Europa a collection bringing together a selection of European creators as they tackle Marvel’s roster of superheroes.
Reuters
15 Nov 2007
SPORT PHOTOGRAPHY Sport in the 21st Century (Thames & Hudson) Alongside the wilds of earthly nature and mysteries of the solar system, sporting endeavour and its surrounding dramas could have been created simply to be caught on camera. In this…
Jeff Lemire
15 Nov 2007
DRAMA Essex County Vol 2: Ghost Stories (Top Shelf) The second volume of an interconnected trilogy of graphic novels set in a fictionalised version of Essex County, Ontario is almost unbearably poignant. Ghost Stories follows the lives of brothers…
