All year round we review books that would make ideal seasonal presents but believe nobody should be bombarded with gift suggestions before mid-November at least.
This year we’re doing something about it…
Therefore from now until the Big Blow-out we’ll be posting occasional reminders/links to older posts that might just solve any last-minute gift-giving quandaries for the youngsters and merely young at heart in your home.
Here’s a not-so-Seasonal dozen to kick things off…
The Phoenix Presents… Star Cat book 01
By James Turner (David Fickling Books)
ISBN: 978-1-910200-06-3
Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: outrageous and hilarious fun for all the family… 9/10
Charley’s War – A Boy Soldier in the Great War
By Pat Mills & Joe Colquhoun (Titan Books)
ISBN: 978-1-78116-914-8
Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: A Stunning Masterpiece… 10/10
Showcase Presents Super Friends volume 1
By E. Nelson Bridwell, Denny O’Neil, Ric Estrada, Joe Orlando, Ramona Fradon, Kurt Schaffenberger, Bob Smith & Vince Colletta (DC Comics
ISBN: 978-1-4012-4757-7
Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: Delirious All-Ages Super-Fun… 10/10
Starling
By Sage Stossel (Penguin/InkLit)
ISBN: 978-0-42526-631-1
Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: A Charming Affirming Delight For Girls All Who Don’t Like Princess Parties… 9/10
Garth Ennis Presents Battle Classics
By John Wagner, Alan Hebden, David Hunt, Mike Western, John Cooper, Cam Kennedy & various (Titan Books)
ISBN: 978-1-78116-741-0
Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: Proper Blockbuster Afternoon Entertainment… 9/10
Madison Square Tragedy
By strong>Rick Geary (NBM/ComicsLit)
ISBN: 978-1-56163-762-1
Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: Masterful Murder Mystery, Classic Cartooning Confection … 1010
Moomin: the Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip volume 2
By Tove Jansson (Drawn & Quarterly)
ISBN: 978-1-897299-19-7
Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: Perfect Poetic Pictorial Paradise… 10/10
The Phoenix Presents Gary’s Garden book 1
By Gary Northfield (David Fickling Books)
ISBN: 978-1-910200-09-4
Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: Anarchic Green Fingered Fun For All… 9/10
Sock Monkey Treasury – A Tony Millionaire’s Sock Monkey Collection
By Tony Millionaire (Fantagraphics Books)
ISBN: 978-1-60699-696-6
Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: Utter Ineffable Magic… 10/10
The Phoenix Presents How to Make Awesome Comics (With Professor Panels & Art Monkey!)
By Neill Cameron (David Fickling Books)
ISBN: 978-1-910200-03-2
Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: Captivating Activity And Amusement… 9/10
Superman: – The Silver Age Dailies 1959-1961
By Jerry Siegel, Curt Swan, Wayne Boring & Stan Kaye with Otto Binder, Robert Bernstein & Jerry Coleman (IDW Publishing Library of American Comics)
ISBN: 978-1-6137-7666-7
Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: Sheer Nostalgic Comicbook Gold … 10/10
Tarzan in the City of Gold (The Complete Burne Hogarth Comic Strip Library volume 1)
By Burne Hogarth and Don Garden (Titan Books)
ISBN: 978-1-78116-317-7
Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: Incomparable Cartoon Adventure… 10/10
…And For Older Readers…
Hunger House
By Loka Kanarp & C/M Edenborg, translated by C/M Edenborg & Martin Tistedt (Borderline Press)
ISBN: 978-0-99269-724-2
Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: Spooky And Unforgettable Scary Story … 10/10