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Nikolai Dante: The Romanov DynastyNikolai Dante: The Romanov Dynasty by Robbie Morrison
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Book 1 - A common thief with an eye for the ladies falls into the company of the Tsar's beautiful daughter Jena and becomes host to some rather dangerous alien technology.
Nikolai Dante: The Great Game (Nikolai Dante 2)Nikolai Dante: The Great Game (Nikolai Dante 2) by Robbie Morrison
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Book 2 - Dante, now firmly ensconsed in the upper echelons of nobility, sets about disproving that label serving his new-found father, Dmitri Romanov...
Nikolai Dante: The Courtship of Jena Makarov v. 2Nikolai Dante: The Courtship of Jena Makarov v. 2 by Robbie Morrison
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Book 3 and the title says it all. Sadly for our hero, he's most certainly NOT in line for that honour...
Nikolai Dante: Tsar Wars v. 1Nikolai Dante: Tsar Wars v. 1 by Robbie Morrison
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Book 4 is the first half of the long-anticipated battle between the Romanov Dynasty and Tsar Vladimir's Makarov clan. Unfortunately Dante's in love with the Tsar's daughter...
Nikolai Dante: Tsar Wars v. 2 (Nikolai Dante)Nikolai Dante: Tsar Wars v. 2 (Nikolai Dante) by Robbie Morrison
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Book 5 forms the concluding chapters of the bloody war between Romanov & Makarov. One house will fall...
NIKOLAI DANTE: HELL AND HIGH WATER (Nikolai Dante)NIKOLAI DANTE: HELL AND HIGH WATER (Nikolai Dante) by Robbie Morrison
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In book 6 Nikolai, on the run after the war, falls (literally) into a new role. Scourge of the high seas. And son to his mother. Guess which is hardest....
Nikolai Dante: Sword of the Tsar (2000 Ad)Nikolai Dante: Sword of the Tsar (2000 Ad) by Morrison
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In book 7 Nikolai is finally cornered by the Tsar and threatened with the worst fate imaginable. A job working for his hated nemesis. With the lives of those he loves in danger, Dante has to accept.
Nikolai Dante: The Beast of Rudinshtein (Rebellion 2000ad)Nikolai Dante: The Beast of Rudinshtein (Rebellion 2000ad) by Robbie Morrison
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Book 8 and Dante, as the Sword of the Tsar, is sent to all corners of the empire enforcing the will of the Tsar. But Dante has his own plans...
Nikolai Dante: Amerika (Rebellion 2000ad)Nikolai Dante: Amerika (Rebellion 2000ad) by Robbie Morrison
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In book 9, Nikolai is investigating the White Army for his former enemy Tsar Vladimir. But this is Dante, and he's nothing if not unpredictable.
From Russia with Lust: The Nikolai Dante OmnibusFrom Russia with Lust: The Nikolai Dante Omnibus by David Bishop
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This collects all three of David Bishops rather good Dante novels - "The Strangelove Gambit", "Imperial Black" & "Honour Be Damned!"
Shakara: the Assassin (2000AD)Shakara: the Assassin (2000AD) by Robbie Morrison
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The world is destroyed on page one. The last human dies soon after. I'm not even CLOSE to giving anything away. Repeat after me: SHAKARA SHAKARA SHAKARA! And you just thought he wrote Authority...
ShimuraShimura by Robbie Morrison
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Set in the Japan of Judge Dredd's world this is both an early Morrison & Fraser collaboration AND a pretty interesting take on Dredd's world - NOT recommended for uninitiated Dreddheads.
Lux and Alby: Sign on and Save the UniverseLux and Alby: Sign on and Save the Universe by Martin Millar
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Martin Millar shows that there's more to Simon Fraser to high concept swashbuckling S/F. Very entertaining.
Richard Matheson's Hell House: Book 1: Bk. 1Richard Matheson's Hell House: Book 1: Bk. 1 by Ian Edginton
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Part one of Ian Edginton & Simon Fraser's treatment of Richard Matheson's epic. Well worth picking up, get all four at once though, you'll only be straight back here otherwise....
Richard Matheson's Hell House: Book 2: Bk. 2Richard Matheson's Hell House: Book 2: Bk. 2 by Ian Edginton
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More Edginton & Fraser horror! Eek!
Richard Matheson's Hell House: Book 3: Bk. 3Richard Matheson's Hell House: Book 3: Bk. 3 by Ian Edginton
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And even more
Richard Matheson's Hell House: Book 4: Bk. 4Richard Matheson's Hell House: Book 4: Bk. 4 by Ian Edginton
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Yet more
FamilyFamily by Rob Williams
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Simon Fraser displays some more non-Dante artwork but this is arguably for major fans only.
Modesty Blaise: Green Cobra (Modesty Blaise)Modesty Blaise: Green Cobra (Modesty Blaise) by Peter O'Donnell
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Although Dante is Morrison & Fraser's creation, it arguably owes much of it's charm to the art of John Burns. Here's why he was hired. Classic stuff no comic fan should miss.
Judge Dredd: Chief Judge's ManJudge Dredd: Chief Judge's Man by John Wagner
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More John Burns, this time as one of three artists illustrating three connected modern classics from Judge Dredd's creator John Wagner.