Cinebook Ltd Newsletter 192 - December 2023

 

Dear Reader, Well, looks like it’s a wrap for 2023. As we prepare to celebrate another revolution around the sun and the seasonal festival of our choice, there’s time for us to offer you one last title for this year – and lo and behold, it’s actually season-appropriate! It’s one of the most universally famous Christmas stories ever. A classic of English literature from 1843, adapted for the stage, the cinema, television … Even The Muppets had a (magnificent) go! Now it’s the turn of José-Luis Munuera, and oh, my, does he rise to the challenge. His art is as stunning and expressive as ever, bringing the whole gallery of characters to life, or unlife, in spectacular fashion … and there is his decision to make the main character, Scrooge, a woman. A choice that is inevitably rife with social meaning, and that allows him to describe a much more nuanced character with a much more subtle resolution. It’s a joy to read, and offers something genuinely new to the tale, without betraying it in the least. So, grab your copy of A Christmas Carol now! December with Cinebook – Merry Christmas and happy holidays, everyone! Goodbye 2023, hello 2024 – and hello 18 new titles and 3 new series! Head over to Catalogues (cinebook.co.uk) and take a look at our 36th catalogue. We’ve got criminal supervillains, alien encounters, time travel, Irish fairy folk, Cold War dogfights … and a Maaaarsupilami in aaaa treeeee! Books for all and something for everyone! A Christmas Carol José-Luis Munuera In 19th century London, on Christmas Eve, the greedy, selfish misanthrope Scrooge encounters the ghost of his dead partner, who warns him that three spirits will visit him to make him change his ways before he is damned forever. Charles Dicken’s story is universally known, but in this adaptation by Munuera, Ebenezer becomes Elizabeth … Read more Buck Danny Classics 6 Red Alert Harry Dickson 1 Mysterion 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 Before Blake & Mortimer 2 The Fiery Arrow Largo Winch 20