he gift giving season is well and truly upon us once more and it’s entirely possible that you’re desperately looking for the perfect present, or maybe even that you’re still not sure what to ask for yourself.  Perhaps you’re reading this post Yule and have some book tokens burning a hole in your pocket. In any case, the truth of the matter is, we went to Thought Bubble last month (had such a good time that we pulled this face) and picked up some comics which we haven’t had time to write about. So, it being the season of giving and all, what better time could there be to catch up on a bit of blogging and recommend some comics to your good selves?

FALL OF THE WOLFMEN is the follow up to 2008′s supernatural noir crime thriller WOLFMEN. This second  volume is once again penned by Dave West with wonderful, stylish black and white artwork from Andy Bloor. FALL picks up where book one left off but definitely takes things to a new level. Our (anti) hero Jack Grey is hellbent on the destruction of The Wolfmen – the toughest gang south east of the Thames – but it’s not just his own life he’s risking.

Order now at www.accentukcomics.com

GRANDVILLE MON AMOUR - Bryan Talbot’s Detective Inspector LeBrock returns in another gorgeously realised action packed art nouveau anthropomorphic steampunk adventure.

This time the badger is on the trail of Edward “Mad Dog” Mastock – an escaped serial killer with an intriguing past.

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AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS is Ian J. Culbard’s stunningly good adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft’s classic novella.

The tale concerns an scientific expedition to Antarctica headed by geologist, and Miskatonic University professor, William Dyer. There they find strange fossils of unheard-of creatures, carved stones tens of millions of years old and, finally, the unspeakable, mind-twisting terror of the City of the Old Ones.

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HOKUSAI: DEMONS AND OTHER TALES OF THE FOX MOTHER – ‘Kitsune’, the Japanese term for ‘Fox’ is most often used to represent the mythical shape-changing trickster of Japanese folklore. This fox confuses, seduces, and bewitches. Sometimes it has good intentions, other times it just wants your blood. The dreams transcribed in this volume all have a common thread, the Kitsune appears in one form or another, for better or worse. Al Davison first dreamed of the Kitsune when he was only three years old, and has been dreaming of her on and off ever since. Why? A question he often asks himself, and a question he now throws open to you…

Order now from www.astralgypsy.com

MADAM SAMURAI is actually a book we picked up many months ago but that we didn’t have time to write about previously.

It’s  a hard-hitting historical adventure story that tells the tale of a young female samurai warrior who travels from feudal Japan to Victorian London on a mission of vengeance. Witten by Gary Young (Harry Brown) and drawn by our old mate Dave Hitchcock at the very, very top of his game this is an absolutely fantastic book.

Order now from www.scarcomics.com

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Mrs. Henry from Accent UK’s Western

Let us know what you think and if it’s something people seem interested in then maybe we’ll post a few more.

For those of you who don’t know, Accent UK is an indie comic publisher based in Cheshire here in the United Kingdom. Leah and I have been contributing to their yearly anthology titles since Monsters back in 2006.

For this year’s story we teamed up once again with the legendary Dave Hitchcock for a tale entitled “Mrs. Henry” and, just for you, here’s a sneaky peek at the first page to whet your appetite.

There are loads and loads of hugely talented people involved in this year’s book – the likes of Andy (Wolfmen) Bloor, Kieron (Phonogram) Gillen, Chris (Video Nasties) Doherty, Dwight (American McGee’s Grimm) MacPherson and many more.

The book is 192 pages long and costs £7.99 ($11.99). What are you waiting for?

Order now from Accent UK

Some of you might also want to visit our Accent UK page and check out the other AUK titles we’ve contributed to.