Cinebook Ltd Newsletter 188 - August 2023

 

Dear Reader, Let the byword for this month be: skulduggery! If nothing else, because it’s an awesome word. But also because there’s plenty of it in all three of our new titles, of course … Take Redbeard, for example. It’s a pirate story, after all. With three sides in the ongoing conflict – Redbeard, the Spectre and the Spaniards, there’s a heck of a lot of betraying and double-crossing taking place, and getting out of his growing heap of problems will call for plenty of cunning and underhandedness from the old privateer – plus a sharp blade and a steady aim, of course! Then there’s Highlands, and while most of the betraying has been done in volume 1, now our hero Joseph has to clear his name and get a measure of revenge – secretly, since he’s still wanted by the authorities. Also, there’s a whole uprising taking place, though perhaps an army lining up for battle is a tad too obvious to qualify as sneaky behaviour … Finally, we welcome our latest addition to the team, Michel Vaillant, and his Legendary Races series. This first volume takes us to the Indianapolis 500 in 1966, a real race that is remembered as being extremely exciting and full of surprises. This book offers a nail-biting narrating of the race itself combined with a great deal of – you guessed it – skulduggery going on in the background, possible explanation for some of the aforementioned surprises. It’s smart, it’s captivating, and you can almost hear the roar of the cars as they dash around the speedway! August with Cinebook: ladies, gentlemen, start your reading! Michel Vaillant Legendary Races 1 Vincent Dutreuil & Denis Lapière In the Hell of Indianapolis Indianapolis, 1966. The Vaillante team is there to prepare for the legendary Indianapolis 500-Mile Race. The competition promises to be fierce, but the two drivers, Michel Vaillant and Steve Warson, are confident. Soon they meet Rhona, a charming young woman who’s being harassed … Read more Highlands Philippe Aymondn Book 2 of 2! Joseph is in hiding and believed dead. Wrongly accused of seducing Amelia Menmuir, gravely injured by her brother William, he now rests and prepares his revenge. Against Peter, his apprentice, who altered his drawings to frame him, and against William … Read more Redbeard 2 Stefano Carloni & Jean-Charles Kraehn The Sea Wolves Redbeard’s mission has turned into a disaster. He and his ship, the Black Hawk, are now in Spanish hands … His son and his lieutenants have been captured by the mysterious Spectre, who turned out to be none other than his nemesis Morgan … Read more A Christmas Carol   Thorgal 24 The Battle of Asgard XIII 26 Cuba, Where it all Began North-American readers, to locate a comic book shop near you that stocks or can order these titles and many more, use this handy Read more   Or, if you're a retailer yourself, please go to: Read more Michel Vaillant Legendary Races 1 In the Hell of Indianapolis Outlaws 1 The Cartel of the Peaks Rin Tin Can 1 The Mascot