Batman: Arkham City
Want to know how Arkham Asylum became Arkham City, just in time for the computer game? This prequel reveals all.
Andy Shaw
Green Man, The
A graphic novel, aimed at children (and the young at heart), and created entirely out of Playmobil
Queen of the Black Black
A selection of Megan Kelso’s early short strips, collected together for the first time
Sweet Tooth 1: Out of the Deep Woods
Jeff Lemire’s post-apocalyptic tale of a boy (with antlers), orphaned and alone in a cruel world on the edge of survival
Wrong Place, The
Brecht Evens’ watercolours create an impressionistic whirl of parties, relationships and night clubbing
Hidden, The
Richard Sala’s brutal depiction of a post-apocalyptic world, juxtaposing a deceptively simple clear-line and watercolour style, with violent horror
Dry Spell
Ken Krekeler attempts to take the superhero comic to its next level in this violent but sophisticated graphic novel
Professor Munakata’s British Museum Adventure
Professor Munakata (a Japanese cross between Hercule Poirot and Indiana Jones) investigates the mysterious disappearance of Stonehenge
Turf
Jonathan Ross and Tommy Lee Edwards mix gangsters, vampires and aliens in an intriguing blend of genres
Burma Chronicles
Cartoonist Guy Delisle spends a year in Myanmar (aka Burma), bringing up a baby, while his wife works for Medecins Sans Frontiere