By Marty Mulrooney
Victorian Undead: Sherlock Holmes vs Zombies is a graphic novel written by Ian Edgington with artwork by Tom Mandrake. Originally published as a six-issue mini-series, it offers a mash-up of genres, pitting classic literary figure Sherlock Holmes and his trusty sidekick Watson against a zombie outbreak – and their old nemesis Professor Moriarty – in 1898 London.
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By Marty Mulrooney
Lenore, The Cute Little Dead Girl is a comic series created by Roman Dirge, inspired by the poem ‘Lenore’ by Edgar Alan Poe. Lenore is – quite literally – a cute little dead girl who lives in a place called Nevermore with her collection of extremely odd friends. Lenore: Cooties collects issues 9, 10, 11 and 12 of Lenore’s original comic, now digitally remastered and recoloured by Roman Dirge.
By Marty Mulrooney
Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer is a 2009 graphic novel by Dusty Higgins and Van Jensen. A horror-themed follow-up to the original story by Carlo Collodi (where Pinocchio stays a puppet at the end rather than transforming into a real boy), this is an inventive – and often comedic – take on the iconic character, drawn in a highly stylised black-and-white manner. It was named among the Top Ten Graphic Novels for Teens by YALSA in 2010 and the first printing sold out within a few months.
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By Marty Mulrooney
A Sickness In The Family is the debut graphic novel of award-winning author Denise Mina. One of the leading figures in Scotland’s ‘Tartan Noir’ genre of crime fiction, she made her comics debut with a 13-issue run of Hellblazer in 2010. Here, she collaborates with artist Antonio Fuso, who has drawn such comics as Fear Agent and GI Joe: Cobra, to tell a deliciously dark tale of betrayal, deceit and murder…
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