LAST SWORDFISH Format: Paperback

Several months after the end of the Third World War – won thanks to the Swordfishes, the formidable jet bombers designed by Professor Mortimer – England is dismantling its base in the Makran, from which the final counter-attack was launched, and where the surviving airplanes are still kept. But in the shadows, devious schemes are being hatched, and while Mortimer is busy preparing his Swordfishes for repatriation, Blake is in Ireland, where rumour has it the IRA has some sinister plans – and even worse allies …

Jean Van Hamme is one of Belgium's most successful contemporary novelists and comics writers. His most popular successes are Thorgal, Largo Winch, Lady S., and XIII, all published in English by Cinebook. Peter Van Dongen and Teun Berserik are both Dutch illustrators with ample experience in multiple domains, as well as several comic series under their belts (Rampokan, Vincent Van Gogh).