Book of the week : Berlin city of stones Book one

BERLIN : City of stones presents the first part of Jason Lutes' captivating trilogy, set in the twilight years of Germany's Weimar Republic. Kurt Severing, a journalist, and Marther Muller, an art student, are the central figures in a broad cast of characters intertwined with the historical events unfolding around them. City of stones covers eight months in Berlin, from September 1928 to May Day, 1929, meticulously documenting the hopes and struggles of its inhabitants as their future is darkened by a growing shadow.

Best of the week : Zombie vs Zombie

This week see's the arrival of Vertigo: The New Deadwardians issue #1.

This is the last of four new titles released over the last month to help bulk out the dwindling line of Vertigo titles, in my opinion along with Saucer Country it's one of the strongest.

The clean art of Mr Culbard and Mr Abnett's intriguing twist to the bloated corpse that is the zombie comic story genre, make for a clever and disturbingly quaint read.

Image : Walking dead #95

Rick... You are really starting to piss me off.

Book of the week : HABIBI

Habibi, based on a Middle Eastern fable, tells the story of Dodola, who escapes being sold into slavery and rescues an abandoned baby she names Zam.They live in isolation in an old boat in the desert. As they age their relationship shifts from mother and son, to brother and sister and eventually lovers. In the meantime however Dodola is forced to prostitue herself to desert traders in order to provide for Zam. When he seeks an alternative means of income Dodola is captured by the sultan and Zam is forced into a quest to try and rescue her. At heart Habibi is, like Blankets, a profound love story, but it also functions as a parable about the environment and the state of the world.