{"id":22754,"date":"2020-09-22T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T08:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=22754"},"modified":"2020-09-21T18:49:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T18:49:32","slug":"london-inferno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2020\/09\/22\/london-inferno\/","title":{"rendered":"London Inferno"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy LF Boll\u00c3\u00a9e<\/strong> & Roger Mason<\/strong> (Markosia)
\nISBN: 978-1-913359-80-5 (TPB)<\/p>\n

There’s nothing better than a sharp and nasty noir crime caper and this chilling mini-epic – the result of a superb cross-Channel collaboration – is perfect proof of that.<\/p>\n

Life is all about the promises we keep and the bonds we make, but which are the most important: the comradeship of best friends or the fierce passion of true love?<\/p>\n

Laurent Fr\u00c3\u00a9d\u00c3\u00a9ric Boll\u00c3\u00a9e was born in Orl\u00c3\u00a9ans in 1967 and has been writing since he was twenty: comics such as Bruno Brazil<\/strong>, Terra Australis<\/strong> and ApocalyseMania<\/em><\/strong> as well as proper books too, should your inclinations stray that way\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

Young Brit Roger Mason crafts the Mice<\/strong> series of graphic novels, drew stuff for 2000AD<\/strong> and first worked with Boll\u00c3\u00a9e on Mongo le Magnifique<\/strong>. Now safely ensconced in New Zealand he pushes pencils brushes and computer mice on film storyboards and other commercial art mainstays\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

London Inferno<\/strong> is a smart and violent cop story with nasty psychological undertones used to highlight a classic noir scenario. John<\/em> and Mark <\/em>are hardened Vice coppers, always looking to take out the scum of the underworld and ready to give their lives for each other.<\/p>\n

Mark is married to Valerie<\/em>, but John knows it’s not a happy union. After all, he’s shagging her whenever Mark isn’t around, even in some extremely risky locations\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

The unstable situation suddenly ends in the most horrific manner possible, when Valerie is murdered at a party, and John realises that despite all the witnesses, the killer they have in custody is not the perpetrator\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

And thus unfolds a seamy sordid example of crimes of passion and vengeance taken, but in the end, who’s really the victim and who is truly guilty?<\/p>\n

Rendered in stark and stunning monochrome, this is a feast for lovers of sophisticated crime thrillers that will delight the eyes and the mind, and art lovers can also enjoy a bonus section comprising a section on how the cover was created, as well as full creator biographies.<\/p>\n

Bleak, uncompromising and splendidly amoral, this is a book you’ll enjoy over and over again.
\nLondon Inferno<\/strong>\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 & \u00c2\u00a9 LF Boll\u00c3\u00a9e, Roger Mason & Markosia Enterprises, Ltd. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By LF Boll\u00c3\u00a9e & Roger Mason (Markosia) ISBN: 978-1-913359-80-5 (TPB) There’s nothing better than a sharp and nasty noir crime caper and this chilling mini-epic – the result of a superb cross-Channel collaboration – is perfect proof of that. Life is all about the promises we keep and the bonds we make, but which are … <\/p>\n

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