Strange & Stranger

Author: Blake Bell

Steve Ditko is known among the cartooning cognoscenti as one of the supreme visual stylists in the history of comics, as well as the most fiercely independent cartoonist of his generation. His unique style and innovative spatial designs moved from the imaginatively hallucinatory landscapes of Dr Strange to the almost plebeian earthiness of The Amazing Spider-Man. Strange & Stranger is a coffee-table book tracing Ditko's life and career and his unparalleled stylistic innovations with lush displays of obscure and popular art from Ditko's thousands of comics.

Picking Up The Brass

MONDAY BOOKS - 9781906308032

It's 1985 and teenager Eddy Nugent is slowly going out of his mind with boredom in Manchester - so he joins the British Army. Overnight, he leaves the relative sanity of civvie street and falls headlong into the lunatic parallel universe of basic training: a life of press-ups, boot polish and drills. Gradually, he finds his feet and settles down to life as a soldier. Written by two soldiers and closely based on their own experiences, this is a must for anyone who has served, anyone who is planning to serve or anyone who is thinking about it.

Through a Glass, Darkly

Author: Bill Hussey

Modern horror novel that deals with secrets long buried, festering guilt and haunting loneliness. Jack Trent, the most effective CID officer in the history of the department, is having bad dreams. He has seen the murder of a child in a forest at the hands of something indescribable. But these are more than dreams. They are visions of the future that Jack has tried for years to suppress. This is a brilliant novel from an exciting new writer who is steeped in the traditions and themes of the genre.

Hiding in Hip Hop

Author: Terrance Dean

Terrance Dean worked his way up in the entertainment industry for 10 years, from intern to executive, and has lived the life of glitz and bling, along with Hollywood and hip hop's most glamorous - but with a family full of secrets and in an industry founded on maleness, where one's job, friendships and reputation all depend on remaining on the down low in hiding. Here he writes a revealing account of coming out from hiding, full of startling anecdotes and incredible true stories. A poignant and provocative account of stardom and sexuality.