El Nino (repost)

El Nino takes us on a journey. This album, with its sun-drenched name, will plunge us into the identity quest of Vera, a nurse of the Red Cross. This young Parisian woman, of Gypsy origin, will discover at the death of her father the existence of her Siamese brother Kolya disappeared. Based on this Vera survey will lead us to discover many destinations across the globe. The 1st Cycle, of 5 volumes, will take us step by step in the footsteps of Kolya. The album makes us discover, places, people, and cultures around the world. The whole is credible, atmospheres and atmospheres perfectly offered to the reader. Created by Christian Perrissin, Boro Pavlovic.

Vera is a volunteer nurse for the Red Cross. At the death of her father, she learned of the existence of a twin brother. Determined to find her trail, she begins a quest that will lead her to the confines of the South Seas.

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Young Agatha Christie (Humanoids 2022)

The hilarious adventures of the acclaimed mystery writer Agatha Christie as a child—a curious little girl who treats the everyday world as one big crime scene! As an unusual child with a penchant for puzzles, Young Agatha imagines thrilling twists on the classic fairytales (was the story of "Goldilocks" a plot by Baby Bear to get more porridge?), transforms a tea party into a crime scene, and in general drives her friends and family mad with her insatiable inquisitiveness. As with Young Mozart and Young Leonardo, William Augel offers a comic tale that is both enriching and amusing, full of humor and tenderness!

Beethoven - A Stand for Freedom (Humanoids 2022)

Through an important episode in the life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Régis Penet paints the portrait of a humanist genius who refused to submit to the powerful. 1 VOLUME RELEASED - INDEPENDENT STORIES. Tell the French that there is still one man in Austria who is not subject to them, and that he does not bear any title! 1806. The great Napoleonic conquests are underway and Austria is now occupied by French troops. by Régis Penet  (Author, Artist).

Fists Raised - 10 Stories of Sports Star Activists (NBM 2022)

What does Muhammad Ali, the greatest boxer of all time, have in common with Megan Rapinoe, the badass pink-haired female soccer player? They achieved perfection, won medals, and lived the glory. But it is above all their raised fists, when, at a time of their envied existence, they dared to sacrifice their privileges to defend a cause greater than their status of adulated champion. Rich in authentic anecdotes, this book tells the fate of those who paved the way. That of women and men who have written the political, social or cultural history of sport by taking a stand. Fists Raised: when sports collide with social activism! by Karim Nedjari  (Author), Chloe Celerien (Illustrator).

By the Numbers (repost)

Victor Levallois did not lead the job. With his first class tunes, he finds himself plunged in a whirlwind of perilous adventures, in French Indochina or the disturbance of Paris after the war. By the Numbers. A comic by Laurent Rullier and Stanislas. An album that makes you want to fall in love with a whore of a brothel of Cao Bang is priceless. Without appearing, Victor Levallois, second knife of third zone, tells us the end of Indochina like nobody.

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A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story (Cinebook 2022)

In 19th century London, on Christmas Eve, the greedy, selfish misanthrope Scrooge encounters the ghost of his dead partner, who warns him that three spirits will visit him to make him change his

ways before he is damned forever. Charles Dicken’s story is universally known, but in this adaptation by Munuera, Ebenezer becomes Elizabeth, and that simple yet fundamental difference, with all the social baggage it entails, may make her rather more unrepentant than her original model. by José-Luis Munuera (Author, Illustrator).

Pepe Moreno - Gene Kong (1986)

A hapless scientist living in the slums of New York city is tired of getting bullied, robbed and harassed so he invents a serum that transforms him into... Gene Kong! Drawn by Moreno in the 1980s,l it only took Heavy Metal 20 years to translate it and publish it.

moebius - Maxwell coffee portfolio (1989)

A small portfolio of beautiful advertisements moebius created for Maxwell coffee in the late 1980s. Very elegant style drawings. Small amount of text that I translated. Not the highest quality but that's what I got.

Dominion (repost)

A gripping supernatural thriller of biblical proportions quite literally. When detective Jason Ash arrives on the scene of a particularly strange murder in the suburbs of New Orleans, little does he know that he is about to take on the case of a lifetime. Written by screenwriter Thomas Fenton and drawn by Jamal Igle (DC's Supergirl, Teen Titans: Titans of Tomorrow ) and Steven Cummings. Dominion.

As dead people begin to come back to life, revealing that they hail from a realm where angels fight for power, it becomes clear that an epic battle between good and evil is at play, one threatening the very future of humanity. 

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Otto Porfiri - Drama On the Cliff (Dark Horse - 2001)

Portly and good-natured, Otto Porfiri may not look the part of a hard-as-nails private eye, but don't be fooled. He may abhor violence, but when circumstances require a little mayhem, Porfiri rises to the occasion, in spades! As relentless as he is rotund, Porfiri is often drawn into the scandalous world of the decadent rich, a hidden landscape of sex, drugs, blackmail,...and murder! Created by Franco Saudelli, reknowned internationally for his intricate and often highly erotic work, Otto Porfiri: Drama on the Cliff is another eye-opening Venture graphic album, published in collaboration with Strip Art Features, and available for the first time in an English-language edition!

Dracula (Bram Stoker) (Georges Bess) - FRA

The brilliant cartoonist Georges Bess took it upon himself to create his own version of that myth here, keeping to the idea of ​​portraying the soul of the novel as well as possible. Endowed with his well-known graphic virtuosity, he chooses the black and white technique for the panels of dark beauty to emphasize the strength of his lines and give them a breath of Gothic, quite unusual for him. His Dracula is a masterpiece that once again proves that Bess is undeniably one of the best cartoonists in contemporary comics.

Comment faire fortune en juin 40 - FRA

June 1940. France has been at war for ten months, and has just noticed it. After less than a week of "Blitzkrieg", the Nazis are at the gates of Paris. Since 1939, the Banque de France, no doubt anticipating a brilliant victory by the national army, has prudently evacuated all of its gold reserves far from the capital. In Paris, all the coffers are empty... Or almost. Two tons that an armored van must urgently transfer from Paris to Bordeaux. Except that Franck Popp and Ange Sambionetti have another plan for the piggy bank. Two tons of gold on the roads, in the middle of the ambient brothel, an accomplice in the van, two others outside with them. Let's go ! The five of them will rob the Banque de France.

Dreams (repost)

Some borders are sometimes so thin, so fragile, that they become transparent. Dream, reality, it is so easy to forget his way between these two worlds. Let us then let innocence take us to those countries where we must abandon all certainties, all except perhaps that of losing ourselves there. Dreams. A comic by Denis-Pierre Filippi and Terry Dodson.

The hen arrives at the gates of the mansion, Coraline has no idea what she will discover the other side. The sculptural blonde presents itself to occupy a position of preceptor, without knowing more about the personality of the one on whom she will have to watch. The host is hard to pin down and his universe full of surprises.

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The Incal - Psychoverse (2022)

The world of the Incal, the Matterverse, is full of strange technology, astonishing worlds, and extraordinary creations. But where do these things come from? Why, the Psychoverse, of course–a reality of infinite possibility where everything that can be exists…that is, until it is dreamed up in the Matterverse, at which point it is then pulled from one reality into the other. Tired of having their wondrous creations stolen by the Matterverse, agents of the Psychoverse breach the barrier between realities to reclaim their stolen property by force, which means the destruction and reclamation of nearly the entire universe! It is up to John DiFool, the Metabaron, Kill Wolfhead, and more to stop the destruction of their entire reality! If only any of them knew the most powerful, primordial forces in either universe was sitting just within their grasp…the Luminous Incal!

When Everything Turned Blue (2022)

Chiara lives her life afraid of many things, but most of all the fear of an undiagnosed illness. As she delves further and further down a rabbit hole of denial and disassociation, she will be forced to make a decision that will alter her life forever. Presented in English for the first time, Alessandro Baroncianis’s When Everything Turned Blue is the intimate story of one woman’s journey toward acceptance and healing. 

Drawing on the Edge 01 (Europe Comics 2022)

It is the story of Turkish comics author Ersin Karabulut and his journey from the underprivileged outskirts of Istanbul to the top of the satirical press and editorial world, against a backdrop of political agitation and upheaval. As his country slips from democracy toward authoritarianism, the author finds himself on the front lines, despite his father's warnings and his own misgivings. Told through the unsparing but lighthearted observations of an artist and average citizen, this is the portrait of a country pulled apart by discord and military coups. A country where basic liberties, once thought to be a birthright, have been chipped away and erased. A country where the prime minister's powers are growing by the day, and where a political cartoonist can end up on trial, or even behind bars. A sobering, insightful, and captivating look into what it means—and what it costs—to pursue one's dream in the face of repression.

Milo Manara Collections (repost)

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Ladies of Legend (Europe Comics 2022)

Script  & Art by Blanche Sabbah. Eve, Snow White, Karaba the Sorceress, Scheherazade, the Little Mermaid, the Queen of Sheba… From the dawn of mythology to medieval fairytales and today’s pop culture, these women characters have filled our childhoods and fueled our imaginations. But do we know their real stories? These ladies of legend have almost always been presented from a male viewpoint. Their stories have been used to fuel negative stereotypes and keep women in their place: in the subordinate, rigid, and caricatured roles of evil temptress, devoted wife, femme fatale, jealous stepmother, or sweet ingenue… But what if the same legends were—finally—told by women?

moebius - FUSION (1995)

Artwork moebius did during the 1990s for commercial projects, advertisements, personal illustrations, sketches, movie projects, etc. Some of is the work he did for Marvel and DC. This is a scan of library copy, so a few of the pages with nudity were removed. The file size is big because made the jpgs in highest quality as possible.

Temudjin (2022)

A child is born in an ancient distant land, celebrated by the shamen Ozbeg who senses the spirit of greatness inside him. This boy, Temudjin, must be guided to listen to the voices of nature around him, for one day, he will lead the Mongol clans to glory as the great Genghis Khan. A lush, lyrical, almost operatic fable speculating on the youth of the first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. Filled with mysticism and surreal visions, this grand epic takes on a fantasy quality lightly infused with just enough nuggets of history to set in time. Torn between a destiny he is told to have and a life he would otherwise chose for himself, the mind of a legendary warlord is laid bare to readers in a cinematic and poetic narrative breathtakingly illustrated by Antoine Carrion.

Eros Gone Wild (repost)

Eros Gone Wild is an adult erotica anthology containing many stories from many different european creators. From acclaimed authors such as Jean-Claude Forest (creator of "Barbarella"), Varenne, Beltran, Caza, Bilal, and many others come unique short stories rich with the inherent freedom of artistic sexual escapades.

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Marianne Dyviver - BAD SEEDS v1 (1993)

Pray that you never meet Manu, a baby faced but callous little creep, who will rob you if you give him half a chance. He keeps on trying to make money but always fails. Manu hangs around with Leila, an older teen that he is infatuated with so he is always trying to impress her. Leila turns tricks to make spare cash, infuriating Manu. Rounding the trio is Malik, an even older teen who is always with them too. he is more careful and doesn't get involved into their scams to make money. They live in the industrial part of town, in an abandoned building. One day, their turf is invaded by another gang and the three of them witness a murder.

All Princesses Die Before Dawn (Europe Comics 2022)

Script & Art by Quentin Zuttion. August 31st, 1997. In the bathroom of his suburban home, 8-year-old Lulu is trying on his mom’s lipstick. He dreams of kissing his best friend, a neighborhood boy. Meanwhile, his teenage sister Cam covers her much-older boyfriend sneaking up to her bedroom by blasting the latest summer hits. In the kitchen, their mother is waiting for their father, who didn’t come home last night. On TV, newscasters are announcing the death of Princess Diana. Three love stories, from budding desire to fading passion, play out within one family on a late summer’s day—a day that will change all their lives forever.

A Taste for Blood (Europe Comics 2022)

Script & Art by Debuhme. When former mobster Aldo joins forces with Lou—who has just murdered her husband—in order to oppose the local Mafia, scores are settled and misunderstandings abound. This story could only end in a bloodbath…

Whispers in the Walls (repost)

Somewhere in post WWII Central Europe exists an orphanage where children having survived a mysterious, transformative virus are admitted. Czechoslovakia, 1949. What Evil lurks within the walls of an ancient children's infirmary? After the brutal murder of her parents, Sarah, a young orphan, is about to discover that and much more. From long-buried secrets to imminent battles, the fate of man, and monster, lie with young Sarah. A gothic tale of horror from David Muñoz (co-writer of Guillermo Del Toro's The Devil's Backbone film) and artist Tirso. Whispers in the Walls.

Final Incal (repost)

The story from the unfinished After the Incal was rewritten to provide a separate narrative for this volume. The story starts after The Incal climax in which John DiFool encountered flowing-beareded divine being named Orh, witnessing a universe-shaking event, hurtling towards certain death in the acid lake. DiFool forgets about the cosmical encounter, and recovers his memory as the universe faces a threat of a metallic virus. The Prezident was cloned in metallic body, equipped with both chemical and brutal weapons, but also altered mind - operating under the influence of the "destroyer of all living things", the Bentacodon (equivalent to The Incal's Black Egg). He unleashed destructive organic virus called the Biophage 13-X with the purpose of forcing the population to abandon their natural bodies in favor of robotic ones.

The only way to counteract is to reunite John DiFool with his true love, Luz de Garra (from Before the Incal), and the Elohim (a force of goodness) makes four John DiFools from different realities to encounter each other on a quest to find her. It is ridiculed the ego of the allegedly evolved guru DiFool and the super-evolved "angelic" DiFool, and the least enlightened DiFool, the ugliest and most craven, is selected to save the universe. In the end, the cosmic humanity managed to become one collective consciousness, as a true love saves from turning into unfeeling metallic beings. Final Incal.

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Lastman (2022)

Adrian Velba has trained all year to fight in the Valley of the Kings’ legendary tournament. However, despite his ambition, he has no chance of winning. Not only is his partner unable to compete, but at 12 years old, Adrian is the longest of longshots. That is, until a mysterious, powerful stranger enters town, offering to join forces with Adrian. But who is Richard Aldana? And why in a world of magic does he rely solely on his fists? Balak, Michaël Sanlaville, Bastien Vives.

The Court Charade (2022)

Young Serine is determined to become a lady-in-waiting to help provide for her family. But she soon finds herself at the mercy of a thoughtless queen, scheming lords and ladies, and vicious palace fauna. Luckily, this garrulous and down-on-her-luck countess has always been able to count on her wits—and her words!—to survive, and life at court proves no different. by Vesco Flore, Kerascoët.

Trapped on Zarkass (2022)

It is the third millennium, and gender definitions are gone, references practically banned. Larry and Marcel are two Earth agents sent to the lush and threatening jungles of the planet Zarkass forced to collaborate for an ultra-secret mission. Their official cover is to study the fauna, flora, and the unique customs of the native Zarkassian people. But really they are there to find and examine the mysterious wreckage of an alien vessel that has the government concerned. But the two young agents start to suspect that each of them might be hiding the real reasons for their presence on Zarkass… reasons that are much more personal… by Yann, Didier Cassegrain.

Ralph Azham

From the award-winning mind of cartoonist Lewis Trondheim comes the expansive and rich anthropomorphic medieval world of Ralph Azham. After failing the test of the Chosen One as a young duck, Ralph had a tough time growing up as the village pariah, often getting into trouble due to an innate extra sense that’s rather unbelievable, embarrassing, and unfortunate. That was only compounded by the constant visit of spirits that only he, Ralph, could see.

Sara Lone

A young woman with a rough past finds herself caught in a destructive spiral after the brutal murder of her father, the owner of a modest artisanal shrimp fishery. Leaving the hot nights of New Orleans, she returns to the countryside to take over the business on her own, despite the ambient hostility around her. But she gets arrested during her trip back and learns that a murder was committed in the strip club where she worked at and everything seems to point towards her committing the crime. Pursued by Mafia killers, she passes from police handcuffs to the hands of the Secret Service. Just who is Joy Carruthers, stage name, Sara Lone? Find out in part one of this mystery thriller. by Erik Arnoux, David Morancho.

Nottingham

1192. Richard, King of England, hasn't returned from the Crusades. Rumours say he may be dead, and his brother John Lackland begins moving his pieces to claim the throne, counting on the support - and money - of the kingdom's sheriffs. Deep inside Sherwood Forest, Marian, young Saxon Lady, tries to convince a family of outlaws to join her in fighting the prince, with the help of a mysterious man in a hood - none other than the Sheriff of Nottingham himself! by Vincent Brugeas, Emmanuel Herzet.