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Showing posts with label Bernard Swysen. Show all posts
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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Non Album Collections 274

Mythics 01 - Heroes Reborn (Papercutz 2020)

by Philippe Ogaki (Author), Patricia Lyfoung (Author), Patrick Sobral (Author), Alice Picard (Illustrator). In the ancient times of Gods and heroes, evil attempted to seize the world disguising themselves as six different gods. While they were spreading all their power of destruction, six heroes, each with extraordinary powers and brandishing sacred weapons, rose against these incarnations of evil. The evil was defeated and sealed in a secret place within the red desert on the planet Mars ...Today, enter six young heirs: Yuko of Japan, Parvati of India, Amir of Egypt, Abigail of Germany, Miguel of Mexico, and Neo of Greece suddenly pulled from their everyday lives. About to face the greatest threat that the contemporary world has ever known, in a flash, they get to discover just how worthy successors they may be of the ancient heroes.

Raj 01 - The Missing Nabobs of the City of Gold (Europe Comics 2020)

Script by Conrad Didier, Wilbur - Art by Conrad Didier. Bombay, 1831. Freshly arrived from London, Alexander Martin reports to his new boss at the Indian Political Service—a government agency whose function is little more than helping the East India Company expand its grasp upon the Indian subcontinent. From the start, the enthusiastic and idealistic young man displeases the British establishment, and is shunned by Bombay’s polite society. Until, that is, until several of its members begin disappearing, forcing Alexander to investigate…

The Stars of History - Marilyn Monroe (Europe Comics 2020)

Script by Bernard Swysen - Art by Christian Paty. Marilyn Monroe, a name known to every generation! Whether sublime, touching, or pathetic, she personified the fantasies of the secret world of Hollywood. But behind the glittering myth was a woman whose life was anything but charmed. It is this singular life, from her turbulent childhood, via her tumultuous love life and her proximity to the highest spheres of society, to her tragic final days, that the authors have retraced here in vivid detail. Full of humor, the “Stars of History” collection offers a fresh new look at the legends of cinema.


Thursday, February 13, 2020

Non Album Collections 210

History's Greatest Villains 01 - Dracula (2018)

Script by Bernard Swysen - Art by Julien Solé. Everyone knows about Dracula the vampire, but have you ever heard of Voivode Vlad Dracula of Wallachia? Perhaps you know him better by his nickname: Vlad the Impaler! The bloodthirsty prince was the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s notorious character, but although the real Dracula gained infamy for his favorite method of execution—impaling—few know the true details of his life. Swysen and Solé have created an intimate and accurate portrait of this vicious tyrant, allowing you to follow his journey from childhood to death, with guaranteed laughs along the way.

Path of the Setting Sun (2018)

Authors: François Corteggiani (Scenario) / Sergio Tisselli (Drawing, Colors). Canada, along the Saskatchewan River 1885 Mounted police sergeant, Kenneth Keller receives a mission after the Battle of Batoche, to pursue and arrest before he crosses to the United States , a small group of rebels who managed to escape after the defeat of the Métis in revolt led by their leader the charismatic Louis Riel.

The Children (2018)

Script by Jean-Philippe Stassen - Art by Jean-Philippe Stassen. Meet the children: Airbus, with his barely contained rage, Angel, whose sweet looks belie a mercurial cruelty, and Mongol, who talks to insects and stray animals. They spend their days weaving baskets at Save the Innocents, an outreach foundation. They fantasize about the friendly blonde aid worker Anika, are wary of her blandly affable Belgian boss, and mock her short husband Recto, who speaks their language so poorly. Meanwhile, gunfire thunders daily in the hills just outside town. But when their old friend Black Domino resurfaces full of schemes and swagger, will the looming violence find an echo in the children’s hearts?