Cinebook the 9th Art: Newsletter 148 - April 2020

Dear Reader, In these continuingly strange and difficult times, we hope that you’re all staying safe, and preferably inside if you’re not needed out there. We know that cabin fever is definitely a thing, and we would like to suggest again a clever way to stave it off: reading! Grab a pile of comics, make a nest somewhere out of the way and escape for a while. Yes, we have a vested interest in advocating this method! Anyway, let’s start this month with maximum escape: the fourth volume of Distant Worlds is now available, and what started as a family matter on a far-away planet is now turning into a potentially life-saving quest for every Human colonist on Altair … Spirou and Fantasio tend to stay on our planet, but they do take us to some remarkably remote corners of it. This time, though, they’re spectators, like us, to a documentary film on the life of Marsupilamis in the wild. Read this, then raise your hand if you feel Sir David Attenborough should be narrating the audio book version! Finally, Lucky Luke is hired to protect a rich heir from none other than the Daltons. The twist? It’s Rin Tin Can – the dumbest dog in the West is also the wealthiest after some crackpot’s last will bequeaths half a town to him. The main question, though, is who the main danger to the canine’s life will be: irate tenants, the Dalton brothers … or his own dim-wittedness? April with Cinebook – doesn’t escapism sound like a great idea, now? Distant Worlds 4 Icar & Leo Episode 4 Paul has learned that his father died in an accident — then, a few days later, he’s seen him pass by in a car, alive and well! Shaken by the discovery, the young man continues his investigation and eventually manages to track him down... Read more Lucky Luke 75 Morris & Goscinny Rin Tin Can’s Inheritance When a former convict at the penitentiary where Rin Tin Can ‘works’ passes away, he leaves his entire fortune to ... the stupidest dog in the West! The inheritance includes multiple buildings in Virginia City, including most of Chinatown, which isn’t to everyone’s taste... Read more Spirou & Fantasio 17 Franquin The Marsupilamis’ Nest Spirou and Fantasio are famous — among other things — as the official discoverers of that legendary creature, the Marsupilami, one of which often accompanies them on their adventures. So when one of their conferences is cancelled in favour of a documentary film from an unknown author, they are understandably irritated... Read more The May issue of Previews was cancelled due to the current emergency, and content reported to the next month. North-American readers, to locate a comic book shop near you that stocks or can order these titles and many more, us this handy Read more   Or, if you're a retailer yourself, please go to: Read more Authorised Happiness 1   SAM 4 We Will Never Forget You Thorgal 22 I, Jolan