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Thud! from Terry Pratchett
KoomValley? That was where the trolls ambushed the dwarfs, or the dwarfs ambushed the trolls. It was far away. It was a long time ago.

But if he doesn’t solve the murder of just one dwarf, Commander Sam Vimes of Ankh-Morpork City Watch is going to see it fought again, right outside his office.
With his beloved Watch crumbling around him and war-drums sounding, he must unravel every clue, outwit every assassin and brave any darkness to find the solution.And darkness is following him....

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Title: Steampunk: Manimatron
Author: Chris BachaloJoe Kelly
ISBN: 1563897628
EAN: 9781563897627
160 Pages
Publisher: D C Comics (a division of Warner Brothers - A Time Warner Entertainment Co.)
Binding: Paperback
Publication date: 2001-08

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After awakening from centuries of slumber, Cole Blaquesmith is recruited to play the part of hero and lead the oppressed London Underdwellers in a revolution against the tyranny of the malevolent Lord Absinthe. A Graphic Novel. Original.

2002-03-26 Beatifully drawn steampunk comic

Chris Bachalo is probably one of the most gifted and experimental artist in the comics industry today. In this collection, he shows his talent again.

The story is set in an alternate version of London, filled with the weird and wonderful creatures of Kelly & Bachalo. This includes a man with a wing for an arm, a monk with a diver's helmet, and the manimatron himself, Cole Blaquesmith.

The characters are great. The artwork is fantastic. The story... well, it somehow fails. Cole Blaquesmith just isn't interesting, the marvellous villain Absinthe and Victoria, Queen of Savages are the ones that actually makes you turn the page. Part of the reason might be that Bachalo and Kelly simply tries to do too much in too little space, which wrecks the timing and does not allow for much development of character.

All in all, the story seems a bit like an overloaded airplane that isn't able to lift.