Author:Bryan Talbot
With his trusty adjunct, Detective Sergeant Ratzi, away for Christmas, there’s no holiday for Detective Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard as he embarks on an investigation into the disappearance of his housekeeper’s niece, Bunty Spall.
The trail leads to a growing religious cult, where a charismatic unicorn messiah and his con men cronies, already responsible for mass murder in the United States, are about to lead a crusade for the ethnic cleansing of the French Empire’s doughfaces – the derogatory nickname for humans used by the majority, animal-headed population. Teaming up with Chance Lucas, a gun-slinging operative of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, and reigniting his steamy love affair with the voluptuous Parisian badger prostitute Billie, LeBrock clashes with both cult fanatics and doughface terrorists, uncovering in the process a centuries-old religious conspiracy that threatens to plunge the world into bloody civil war.
With Paris in the grip of the mysterious crime lord, Tiberius Koenig, and an increasingly violent backlash by human extremists, can LeBrock stop the seemingly inevitable slide into fascism? What is the secret of the legendary True Gospels? Can he rescue Bunty Spall from the clutches of the strangely hypnotic unicorn named Apollo? But does Bunty want to be saved? And will LeBrock be back in time for Christmas dinner?
No badger does it better!
There's an argument to be made for saying that Bryan Talbot is the most important comic creator in Great Britain.
—— Teddy Jamieson , HeraldThe latest well-crafted and slightly strange instalment in Bryan Talbot’s Grandville series of graphic novels.
—— Big IssueFabulous artistic puns, stunning page lay-outs, action sequences on a sky-gondola, puffins in dinner jackets – the perfect diversion for a chilly evening.
—— CrackA genius wit railing against the tropes of literature, a brilliantly skewed look at history, or even a sharply funny feminist comic strip; no matter how you come to this, you’ll fall a little bit in love with it.
—— Bookmunch[Beaton’s] jousting with history’s all-too-human figures makes for delicious jests.
—— Michael Cavna , Washington Post SundaySally Heathcote: Suffragette is a graphic novel for people who don’t like graphic novels, and a history book for people who don’t like history. Read it.
—— Rosie Hopegood , SkinnyA gripping read.
—— Emerald StreetA comprehensive and penetrating social analysis. Illuminating and provocative, this is serious, relevant history told with heart, guts and speech bubbles.
—— Larushka Ivan-Zadeh , MetroStunning... A visceral and deeply moving tale.
—— Doug Johnstone , Big IssueA fascinating new graphic novel… It’s a cliché to say a picture is worth a thousand words. But graphic novels remind us that it’s a cliché because sometimes it’s true.
—— Anna Carey , Irish TimesA powerful book, a real eye opener… A triumph.
—— BookmunchThe power and passion of the campaign is vividly brought to life by the dynamic illustrations.
—— Twin MagazineA fascinating graphic novel charting the rise of the suffragette movement through the eyes of a servant who embraces the cause.
—— Megan Farr , Wales OnlineAn informative but accessible read.
—— Antonello Sticca , Total PoliticsCommunicates elaborate ideas in deceptively simple ways
—— Antonello Sticca , Total PoliticsWonderful graphic novel.
—— Arifa Akbar , IndependentThe storyline is exciting and well thought out to give a wide overview of the suffrage movement. I was very pleasantly surprised.
—— Lattice , GuardianA seamless blend of historical fact and fiction ... The illustrations are full of energy and expression.
—— Jacqui Agate , Independent
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