A comiXologist Recommends:
Mike Isenberg recommends Bandette #8

Whimsical and charming, gentlewoman thief Bandette is sure to steal your heart.

Written by Paul Tobin and drawn by his wife Colleen Coover (colleencoover), Bandette is a lighthearted crime tale about a young French girl who also happens to be the world’s greatest thief.

Bandette is cheerful and irreverent, never without a smile on her face and a joke on her tongue, even in the most deadly of circumstances.  This gleeful sense of fun permeates the whole series, and it’s hard not to smile along with Bandette as she “liberates” great works of art from the villains that covet them.

The last few issues have seen Bandette in a friendly competition with rival thief Monsieur, racing to pilfer a list of prized cultural artifacts belonging to criminal mastermind Absinthe.  Absinthe, meanwhile, has enlisted all the resources of his criminal enterprise FINIS to a singular task: kill Bandette.  Issue #8 sees things really start to heat up as Monsieur, Bandette, police inspector Belgique, Absinthe, and the dread assassin Il Tredici all converge on FINIS headquarters at the same time.

Coover has an airy, cartoony style, gorgeously watercolored, that sets the tone of the book perfectly.  Above all else, Bandette (the character as well as the book itself) is determined to have fun, and it’s clear on each page that Coover and Tobin have had a blast as well.

The Eisners nominated Bandette for four awards in 2013; Tobin and Coover ended up taking home the prize for Best Digital Comic.  It was well deserved; this is a wonderful read.  And at just 0.99 per issue, you really have no excuse not to check it out for yourself!

[Read Bandette # 8 Here!]

_{Mike Isenberg is an Associate Production Coordinator at comiXology, and the co-writer of FIRST LAW OF MAD SCIENCE.  He lives in Harlem with his cats, TESLA AND EDISON}

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Kevin’s Picks of The Week (8/21/2013)

• PICK OF THE WEEK: Edison Rex #9: Things get Meta in this issue and I personally loved every minute of it. There’s even a few Guided View^TM Native moments stuck in for good measure.  Do yourself a favor and pick this one up, you won’t be disappointed.

• Daredevil #30: This self-contained story gives the Man Without Fear a taste of the Power Cosmic and a sweet one at that. If you’ve been wondering what all the fuss is about with this series, this issue is just what you need to be reading.

• Bloodshot #0: Got to love a good secret origin story. Another self-contained single issue, this one shines a light on the Bloodshot project’s early days with an ending that is guaranteed to shock!

• Doc Unknown #2: This gem of an indie books is fresh from comiXology Submit, yes it’s another secret origin issue but the art is fun and the story top-notch. If you’ve been looking for something new, check out Doc Unknown.

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Just when you thought you were safe from Bandette, writer Paul Tobin got the chance to spill the beans on his experience as a creator behind a series with 4 Eisner nominations. 

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Next up in our Eisner hot seat is Colleen Coover. The artist behind Bandette, a book with 4 nominations going in to the show this year. 

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