Mirror blog :

Attention, for mirror blog please go here : https://europeancomicbandedesinee.blogspot.com/
Showing posts with label François Bourgeon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label François Bourgeon. Show all posts

Thursday, February 25, 2016

The Cyann Cycle

Cyann is the central character of a science fiction graphic novel series, The Cyann Cycle by François Bourgeon. 
As a pandemic fever threatens to kill a good proportion of the males on the planet Olh, Cyann, daughter of the rich aristocrat Lazuli Olsimar, leads an expedition to the planet ilO intent on discovering a cure for the disease. As the search for a cure is brought to an end on ilO, her adventures continue on other planets, beginning with Aldaal, and going on then to Marcade. In the distant future, purple fevers decimated the male population. Cyann Olsimar, daughter of the local dictator, leading an expedition to Ilo, the original planet where she hopes to find an antidote. Anyway, being suspected of murder, he was far better for her to leave. Cyann has many temperament and worship sentence is:"There are not that ass in life".


Wednesday, February 24, 2016

The Companions of Twilight

The Companions of Twilight is a series of comics on a script, designs and colors of François Bourgeon. 
Driven by chance, Knight takes Mariotte and Anicet in his quest for redemption which he himself can barely feel it. In the first volume, the three companions are asleep in the "wood of the mists" and enter a dream which speaks of strange elves and a Malbête fight. Narrowly, that first dream quest is a success. In the second installment, the wood elves mists call for help companions to deliver Dhuards, kinds of evil monsters who oppress them. Again, most of the story takes place in a dream but as companions foresee, it is not less important and dangerous. The companions finally arrive in the last episode in the town of Montroy where they decide to spend the winter. Dame Neyrelle lord of the castle is not indifferent to the arrival of the Knight in his city and scheming for the companions are housed in the castle.


Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Passengers of the wind

Passengers of the wind is a series of comic history, the scenario, the drawing and the colors of François Bourgeon. A sequel is published after a gap of 25 years. The young heroine Zabo is the great-granddaughter of Isa (both are actually prénomment "Isabeau"), immersed in the Civil War, between New Orleans and the bayous of Mississippi. The two meet, allowing the author to tell us flashbacks following the adventures of Isa.
This historic fresco which is set in the sea in the xviii th  century, tells the incredible and tragic adventures of Isa. The young heroine, a nobleman whose identity was stolen, meeting on a ship of the Royal Navy Hoel, a boatswain who she saves life. Hoel finds himself trapped in a sinister pontoon English. Helped by his English friend Mary Isa manages to free him. Isa, Mary Hoel and embark on a slave ship, the Maria Carolina, and arrive in Judah Counter Dahomey. Faced with the power and intrigues of African spells, Isa Hoel must fight to cure poisoning. The Marie-Caroline leaves for Santo Domingo with on board the "ebony", that is to say the slaves. They mutinied but their revolt was quelled in a bloodbath. The arrival in Santo Domingo will be key to Hoel and Isa.