From a 92-year-old’s account of serving for Japan in WW2 to a gruelling depiction of cancer and the success of a Corkman, comics are thriving, says Don O’Mahony

The Devil I Know

WHEN the World is Ready for Bed by Gillian Shields (Bloomsbury €12.63 HB) is just the book to help round up reluctant sleepyheads.

THE Train Driver, by Kunak McGann (O’Brien; €7.55), is the story of a small boy who loves trains.