The Wellington Comic Lover's Guide to... the Bobbinsverse

Welcome to the Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide, where we take you through the Wellington City Libraries’ collection of a comic book character or series. This guide is all about the sprawling webcomic-turned-print comic universe, the Bobbinsverse!

The Bobbinsverse encompasses several comics that all take place in the same universe, centered around a fictional Yorkshire town called Tackleford. Written and drawn by John Allison, these comics are either slice-of-life stories or supernatural mysteries, all told with a trademark light-hearted tone.

Updated August 12, 2024
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Giant days. Volume one
Allison, John
Paper Book
Susan, Esther, and Daisy started at university three weeks ago and became fast friends. Now, away from home for the first time, all three want to reinvent themselves. But in the face of hand-wringing boys, "personal experimentation," influenza, mystery-mold, nu-chauvinism, and the willful, unwanted...
Giant days. Volume two
Allison, John
Paper Book
Continuing their first semester at university, fast friends Susan, Esther, and Daisy want to find their footing in life, But in the face of hand-wringing boys, "personal experimentation," holiday balls, nu-chauvinism, and the willful, unwanted intrusion of "academia," they may be lucky just to...
Giant days
Pratt, Non
Paper Book
Based on the hit graphic-novel series from BOOM! Studios, the publisher behind Lumberjanes, Giant Days follows the hilarious and heartfelt misadventures of three university first-years: Daisy, the innocent home-schooled girl; Susan, the sardonic wit; and Esther, the vivacious drama...
Bad machinery. Vol. 2, The case of the good boy
Allison, John
Paper Book
Everyone's favorite pre-teen British detectives are back for another case!With toddlers disappearing and rumors of a large, beast-like creature roamingthe woods, Tackleford is in serious danger. And then there's Mildred's new dogArchibald... if you can even call it a dog. After all, what...
Bad Machinery. 3, The case of the simple soul
Allison, John
Paper Book
"A good, humorous addition to school andpublic libraries' graphic novel collections." - School LibraryJournal The Tackleford gang is backwith a new case that demands solving! When Tackleford's derelict barns...
The case of the lonely one
Allison, John
Paper Book
"a truly unique blend of fantasticaloccurrences, British small-town life, and middle-school troubles." -Booklist "Funny andclever" -- Kirkus A newschool year...
The case of the fire inside
Allison, John
Paper Book
The new year brings the all the joys and near-drownings of young love inThe Case of the Fire Inside, the latest volume of Bad Machinery! Sonnymeets a mysterious new girl who seems to have climbed out of the sea itself,while Mildred falls for the bad boy of Saturday detention. But...

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