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Thursday, March 29, 2018

Non Album Collection 125

Little Tulip (2016)

A serial killer haunts the city streets, a stalker of isolated women who leaves a Santa Claus hat at the scene of his crimes. Pavel, a Russian émigré, assists the police investigation as a sketch artist. But Pavel's true calling is as a tattoo artist, and the so-called Bad Santa killings conjure up memories of the nightmarish world in which he learned his craft: a Russian prison camp that shattered his childhood and destroyed his family. Shifting between the living hell of a 1940s Siberian gulag and the crime-ridden chaos of New York City during the 1970s, this graphic novel's stunning artwork provides an atmospheric backdrop to its tale of corruption, murder, and revenge. Author Jerome Charyn was acclaimed by The New York Review of Books as "a fearless writer. Brave and brazen." This edition of Little Tulip, which was originally published in French, features Charyn's new English translation. Award-winning illustrator François Boucq also collaborated with Charyn on the acclaimed graphic novels The Magician's Wife and Billy Budd, KGB.

The Cross-Eyed Mutt (2017)

Channeling the gentle absurdity of his Lulu Anew, Davodeau takes readers on a comic romp that questions the nature of high art. Meeting his girlfriend Mathilde’s family for the first time, Fabien is quickly welcomed into the off-kilter clan. When his prospective in-laws discover he’s a security guard at the Louvre, they make a peculiar request: to convince the world’s most famous art museum to accept a thoroughly mediocre painting by their ancestor. Fabien’s attempt to follow through on his mission brings him into contact with the Republic of the Louvre, a secret society that controls the museum’s collection. In the process, Davodeau meanders among questions that have plagued artists for centuries: what differentiates low art from pieces worth millions? Why do we overlook some artists in favor of others? In the end, Davodeau suggests that both sides of the spectrum are equally ridiculous, exquisitely incorporating classical sculptures and oils into his cartooning—but sparing a moment to laugh at his own form, too. - Publisher's Weekly.

French Ice Featuring Carmen Cru 1-5 of 13

French Ice, Featuring Carmen Cru, published in English translation by Renegade Press in 1987. This is a French Canadian comic series about a horrible older woman and how she ruins everything for everyone around here.

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Non Album Collection 124

Moebius Library - The World of Edena (2016)

Working closely with Moebius Productions in France, Dark Horse is putting the work of a master storyteller back in print--with some material in English for the first time! Stel and Atan are interstellar investigators trying to find a lost space station and its crew. When they discover the mythical paradise planet Edena, their lives are changed forever. The long out-of-print Edena Cycle from Moebius gets a deluxe hardcover treatment! Moebius's World of Edena story arc is comprised of five chapters--Upon a Star, Gardens of Edena, The Goddess, Stel, and Sra--which are all collected here. 

The Divine (2015)

The Divine tells the story of Mark, an explosives expert who, despite his better judgment, signs onto a freelance job with his old army friend, Jason. In Quanlom, a fictional Southeast Asian country, the pair are assisting the military when Mark is lured in by a group of child-soldiers, led by 9-year-old twins nicknamed "The Divine", who intend on forcing a showdown between ancient magic and modern technology. The Divine is very loosely inspired by the real story of twins Johnny and Luther Htoo, who jointly led the God's Army guerrilla group – a splinter group of Karen National Union – in Myanmar (Burma) during the late 1990s, and according to legends had magical powers.

Foligatto

The first work by Eisner-nominated artist Nicolas de Crécy is the lyrical and hauntingly beautiful tale of a tormented opera singer. Art : Nicolas de Crécy. Writer : Alexios Tjoyas.In order to curb the blood lust of Eccenihilo’ inhabitants, a big carnival is organized. Its main attraction: the homecoming of the local golden child, the famous castrato opera singer Foligatto. The artist’s return to his roots, however, triggers a series of surreal events with reverberating consequences. From acclaimed creator Nicolas de Crécy ('The Celestial Bibendum', NBM’s 'Salvatore' series, 'Glacial Period').

Friday, March 23, 2018

Harmony

One day, Harmony wakes up in an unfamiliar basement having completely lost her memory. All she now knows of the world is the name of her "host," the mysterious voices in her head and a newly discovered talent for telekinesis. She's going to have to get her memory back pretty quickly in order to face the dangers that await her. There are so many unanswered questions, and the fight has only just begun...


Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Non Album Collection 123

Moby Dick (2017)

A masterful adaptation of the timeless literary classic, faithfully and beautifully rendered by an award-winning artist. In striking black-and-white illustrations, Chaboute retells the story of the Great American Novel. Captain Ahab strikes out on a voyage, obsessively seeking revenge on the great white whale that took his leg. This hardcover edition collects both of the Vents d'Ouest volumes, printed in English for the first time.

Zanardi (2017)

In this graphic novel, presented in English for the first time, the Italian “Crumb” portrays a lost generation of late 1970s/early 1980s teenagers coping with family problems, school, sex, and drugs. A true visionary, with a fluid line and an uncanny sense of color and composition, Pazienza’s innovative graphic style served up stories that were iconoclastic, outrageous, humorous, and deeply personal, often based on himself and his microcosm of friends and collaborators. Pazienza was a revolutionary cartoonist who ushered an underground sensibility to Italian and European comics, breaking from the more staid tradition of genteel adult (and children’s) graphic albums.

Bluesman (2010)

This story, structured like a traditional twelve bar blues song, with three sections each made of four chapters, follows blues musician Lem Taylor's harrowing journey across Arkansas of the late twenties, hunted for a crime he didn't commit.


Monday, March 19, 2018

Dakota

In a perfect world, only the superheroes have their place ... It was a Friday night that Gordon Ox was taken with an irresistible desire to enjoy a delicious risotto in a restaurant forbidden to those of his condition, the "Collapses". It was first looked awkward, imperfect in the middle of these people beautiful, young, impeccable. Succeeding in being forgotten, he almost managed to savor his dish, until he committed an inconceivable act: Gordon Ox coughed. However, in the spheres where he dared to introduce, everyone has of course super-powers, and the disease has long been eradicated! Triggering panic, Ox is forced to flee. 
A special agent is put on his track: it is the beautiful and cold Dakota. This world where some people have the means to live better longer, more fit, more beautiful, and dig ever more away with the rest of the population, does not that tell you anything? In this new series inspired by the universe of "superheroes", Dufaux and Adamov offer us an ironic and distanced mirror on our own company ?? A comic book by Jean Dufaux and Adamov, Philippe.

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Non Album Collection 122

Gudesonn 001 - Walpurgis Night (2017)

In this religious uchrony, only ancient polytheisms are practiced. The economic power of the Scandinavian Federation makes Stockholm the center of major influence of the modern world. It is then that a massacre of infants is perpetrated the night of Walpurgis in the nursery of an isolated village. Police captain Martin Gudesonn is entrusted with the investigation, which will take him to the very heart of power ...

ARNAL & The Two Dragon Fangs (1988)

It is a Czech comic , one of the few who has won the prize abroad. The author of the screenplay is Ondřej Neff , Kája Saudek's drawing. Saudek uses his classic style with numerous shades he used in the seventies and eighties. This is a rather complicated story on the edge of sci-fi , fantasy and fairy tale with elements of humor and exaggeration. The comic has 24 pages.

The Egyptian Princesses

A tale of adventure, conspiracy, and black magic amid the myths and mysteries of Ancient Egypt. Writer : Igor Baranko. Art : Igor Baranko. During Egypt’s 20th dynasty, toward the end of Ramesses III’s reign, a dangerous plot sows disorder inside the royal palace. The conspirators plan to hasten the end of the Pharaoh in order to place the heir of their choice on the throne. Unaware of the scheme, the inseparable daughters of the Pharaoh, Kiki-Nefer and Titi-Nefer, will have to uncover the mysteries of the forbidden knowledge of necromancy and black magic to confront their many enemies.

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Non Album Collection 121

The Boys of Sheriff Street (2016)

Amid the tenements and riverfronts of the Lower East Side, twin brothers Max and Morris rule the seedy streets as chieftains of a crew of thieves and hoodlums. Tensions rise when a rival gang encroaches upon their Sheriff Street territory, leading to a wave of violence that threatens to develop into an all-out war. The setting becomes even more explosive when a femme fatale enters the scene and tests the brothers' loyalty to each other. With its moody, atmospheric images of New York City's underworld during the 1930s, this graphic novel conjures up the timeless allure of film noir. The haunting illustrations are the work of French artist Jacques de Loustal, who is also a noted painter and graphic artist. This edition includes a series of the artist's preliminary sketches. Author Jerome Charyn, hailed by New York Newsday as"a contemporary American Balzac," provides a new introduction and translation for the tale, which was originally published in French. Suggested for mature readers.

Sartre (2017)

by Mathilde Ramadier , Anaïs Depommier. An emblematic figure of French literature and philosophy, Sartre was a personality apart: a free thinker and a revolutionary, he was a modern man who refused honors. This book recounts with emotion his political commitment, his writings, his fusional relationship with Simone de Beauvoir, the creation of the existentialist movement, etc.

The Sun, The Idea & Story Without Words (2009)

Three wordless novels by a master, told in 206 Expressionistic woodcuts: The Sun, a struggle with destiny; The Idea, the triumph of an artistic concept over suppression; and Story Without Words, a poignant romance. "So compelling, so deeply felt, so rich in ideas, that one never tires of looking at them." — Thomas Mann.

Friday, March 9, 2018

Non Album Collection 120

Millennium - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 001 (2017)

Presenting a new vision of the worldwide bestselling Millennium novels by Stieg Larsson, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO is the first comic book adaptation of Lisbeth Salander's harrowing story ever to appear in English.

My War (2015)

"In their passionate intensity these drawings are as emotionally poignant as the very best war work that Paul Nash or Nevinson ever produced, while technically the broad lines and heavy blacks of Mr. Szüts have a sledge-hammer mastery which is more akin to the work of Forain and Steinlen." - The Sunday Times (London). The pen, ink, and wash images of this graphic novel speak louder than words in relating a soldier's experiences during World War I. My War, a dramatic narrative by Hungarian veteran Szegedi Szüts, portrays the tragedy of wartime life on the battlefield as well as on the home front. With pathos and grim humor, more than 200 images trace a young recruit's progress from initial enthusiasm to ultimate disillusionment. Includes new Foreword by Peter Kuper.

Legends of the Tour (2014)

Legends of the Tour by the Dutch illustrator (and amateur racing cyclist) Jan Cleijne. Cleijne tells the story of the Tour in 10 chapters, kicking off with its beginnings in 1903 as a race to promote the French sports newspaper L'Auto (the first Tour was won by Maurice Garin, who was cheered by 10,000 people as he took his victory lap; Garin finished two hours and 49 minutes ahead of the next competitor, still the largest gap between first and second places in the race's history).


Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Angel Face

Los Angeles, 1959. Paul Ares receives a call from the police. His ex-wife, Diane, was found murdered in a hotel room. He must now take care of his daughter, Callie, whom he has not seen for years. Veteran of the Korean War, Paul drowned himself in alcohol, moving away from his family. Callie never really forgave him. But today, the little girl has no choice: she must return to live on her father's farm. As she begins to reconnect with him, she perceives strange phenomena. One night, she sees the ghost of his mother, who seeks to reveal to him the circumstances of his death ...
Koldo is a fantastic and moving polar between LA Confidential and the Sixth Sense , whose late 1950s vibe is perfectly restored by Angel Unzueta's stylized and retro graphics. Angel Face.

Monday, March 5, 2018

Non Album Collection 119

Strip 014 (1990) (MavelUK)

The magazine "Strip", in which the story "The Labyrinth of Death" of The fantastic Storm series by Don Lawrence was published. This is a copy of the Strip Magazine #14 (1990) that features an interview + pictures of Don Lawrence at work.

Modern Speed (2017)

Script by Blutch - Art by Blutch. Modern-day Paris. One night, as she’s leaving rehearsal, Lola, a young dancer, is approached by Renée. She introduces herself as a writer, and asks Lola if she could share her life for a while in order to gather material to write a book about her. Despite not feeling entirely comfortable with the idea, Lola accepts. The very next day, Lola and Renée experience the strangest day of their lives, involving an absent father who reappears at random points throughout the book, a bashful but psychopathic admirer, Omar Shariff, and a huge spider… All this is set against a backdrop of a general power cut, a highly demanding dance class and a very rainy day. In the world of today, where everything goes too quickly, twenty-four hours is sometimes enough to change your life.

Geronimo (2017)

1850, Northern Mexico. On the ancestral lands of the Apaches, yet another massacre. A camp is attacked by Mexican soldiers. Among the victims, the woman, the three children and the mother of a young medicine man renowned for his science and his premonitions: Goyahkla, "the one who yawns". Thirsty for revenge, Goyahkla reunites the various Apache tribes to avenge the village where the massacre took place. The great chefs Cochise, Juh, Mangas Coloradas follow him. In the Homeric fight that will follow, Goyahkla will illustrate himself, win the rank of warrior and a new name: Geronimo. Because the Mexican survivors fleeing invoked St. Jerome. But if Geronimo decided to dedicate his life to revenge on the Mexicans, the arrival of the whites will upset everything. The Apaches have to face an even more numerous and more dangerous enemy, which Geronimo will begin to underestimate. It is a desperate struggle, that Geronimo will lead to the limit of his forces and those of his own, elusive for the US Army. Geronimo was the proverbial Indian, living in communion with nature. He was the repository of the ancestral customs of the Apaches, knew his territory better than anyone, the last free Indian.

Saturday, March 3, 2018

Captain Crown's Will

17th century, somewhere on the Venezuelan coast. Captain Alexander Crown is dead, murdered in his cabin. In his will, it is to Red, his second, that he entrusts the task of reuniting his five children, swarmed by a life spent in the Caribbean. A great legacy awaits them, but the mission is delicate: they are uncontrollable, dangerous, and hate each other ... as much as they hated this father who ruined their lives. Captain Crown's Will.

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Non Album Collection 118

Billie Holiday (2017)

Born in Baltimore in 1915, and dead too early in New York in 1959, Billie Holiday became a legendary jazz singer, even mythical. With her voice even now managing to touch so many people, we follow a reporter on the trail of the artist on behalf of a New York daily. Beyond the public scandals that marred the life of the star (alcohol, drugs, violence...), he seeks to restore the truth, revisiting the memory of Billie. Through this investigation, Muñoz and Sampayo trace, through the undertones of racism, and in the wake of the blues, the slow drift of a singer who expressed the deepest emotions in jazz. By internationally renowned Argentine artists, featuring Munoz' strikingly raw heavy blacks, this is not just a biography but a spell-binding art book tribute.

Pretending is Lying (2017)

It is a rare gift to come across a book as tender, affecting and complete as “Pretending Is Lying.” Dominique Goblet, a Belgian painter and sculptor, began working on her graphic memoir in 1995, completing it 12 years later. Jean-Christophe Menu, her editor at the influential French comics press L’Association, which first published Marjane Satrapi’s “Persepolis,” writes in the introduction that the initial pages she showed him “were as impressive as they were pungent. . . . This book smells of oil, grease pencil, humid wood.”

So Long, Silver Screen (2017)

Script by Blutch - Art by Blutch. What is cinema? What is its effect on us? Why do we love it so much? These are all questions to which Blutch seeks the answers in his considered and humble way, drawing on his prodigious cultural knowledge and his gift for the comic book form. He references Burt Lancaster, Jean Gabin, Michel Piccoli, Luchino Visconti, Claudia Cardinale, Tarzan, Psychose, and many more. As much comic book as graphic essay, this reverie on the narrative art of image marks the advent of one of today’s masters of the 9th art.