Well hopefully. I need to persuade my dad to order it for me, since I don’t have the money in my main account, Natwest have locked me out of ordering stuff online directly and I can only make payments up to £100 on my card anyway.
But hopefully it should be okay! I’ll be £779 poorer (though mum said she’d put £200 or so towards it as my christmas present), but 100 x happier. And there should be digital art in the future!
Beasts of Burden - Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson
Gorgeous artwork and a cast of fantastic characters too! The basic plot is dogs Vs. ghosts/spirits/a magical cult/werewolves, all right under the noses of their oblivious human companions! If I’m honest, this one was a gift and I was a little dubious to start with, but it’s definitely worth it!
The Wrong Place - Brecht Evens
This one’s all about the fantastic characters and the funny stories they have to tell. It features around a central character called Robbie, who you don’t actually get to meet until quite far on in the book. Illustrated in beautiful watercolours and not presented in the traditional style, this one’s a good laugh and really original too!
Joe the Barbarian - Grant Morrison and Sean Murphy
Just a warning, this one was on a limited run so it may be a little difficult to find! I had to order my copy over from America, but if you can get your hands on a copy it’s definitely worth it. It tells the story of Joe, a diabetic boy who slips into hypoglycemia and finds himself in a fantasy world filled with his own creations and his toys. I don’t want to go into too much detail on this one, it’s one of those comics that you just have to read to get into, but it’s well worth it, the story is great and the artwork is really really stunning!
£350 for 7 book covers? Of course I’m interested!
