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Showing posts with label sea. Show all posts
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Thursday, November 17, 2022

Dragonblood (repost)

The terrible Captain Meriadec believes in the existence of a mysterious map of hidden worlds. He therefore penetrates with his men the legendary forest of scissy to try to entice dame Eloam, a guide of the elven people... But leaving this place is not so easy and there will be many dangers. Why did Meriadec decide to take such risks? What is he looking for? Dragonblood. A comic by Jean-Luc Istin and Guy Michel.

The captain Hannibal and his gang of pirates are not choirboys. That will not stop them from launching an expedition in the footsteps of a simple local legend: that of Mell-Talec, korrigan mythical pirate, who gained his fame thanks to the magic of a unique card, that of the Sidh worlds determined to seize Hannibal sailed to the island of Chausey, the first stage of his odyssey.


Sunday, May 8, 2022

Non Album Collections 370

The Archipelago on Fire (Europe Comics 2022)

Script by Giorgos Vlachos - Art by Thanasis Karabalios. A sweeping tale of love and war based on the adventure novel by Jules Verne. A free Greece is emerging from the ashes of four centuries of subjugation. The fight against piracy and the slave markets of the Aegean is one of the priorities of the newborn state. The story begins a few days before the decisive naval battle of Navarino, where the allied forces of Great Britain, France, and Russia are set to put an end to the naval domination of the Ottoman fleet off the Greek coasts. Against this historical backdrop, in British-held Corfu, a naval adventure unfolds in the archipelago that is literally ignited by the salvos of cannons and pirate onslaughts. At the same time, the French lieutenant Henry d’Albaret, in ruthless pursuit of the renegade pirate Nikolas Starkos, seeks to find his beloved Angelina, who has mysteriously disappeared…

Beneficio (Europe Comics 2018)

Script by Michał Kalicki - Art by Gawron. Not so long ago, humankind did not move as widely as it does today. Few left their native village, and people were left to wonder what lay beyond the next hill or valley. But life was full of storytellers, folklore, performers, nature. These days anyone can buy a ticket to the other side of the world, but what is the purpose? What are we seeking? This poetic work seeks evasive answers to the questions we have all asked ourselves about the mysteries of modern life.

The Twilight Man - Rod Serling and the Birth of Television (2019)

by Koren Shadmi. An illustrated biographical tale that follows Hollywood revolutionary Rod Serling's rise to fame in the Golden Age of Television, and his descent into his personal Twilight Zone.

Saturday, December 25, 2021

The Butcher

Looking to catch a break and make a buck, a man from a family of small-time traders takes a job on a cargo ship. But his hopes quickly fade when he discovers just what is in the ship's holds. And he's not the only one revolted by the ship's cargo. The Butcher disapproves too, and he's about to make his feelings known, the only way he knows how—with fatal force. Meting out justice to the ship's crew is a start, but he won't stop until he's tracked down the ringleaders behind the band of traffickers. The story of a man who has lost his faith in the world, and who will do everything in his power to restore it. Written and art by Ören Selçuk. 


Sunday, September 5, 2021

Space Pirate Captain Harlock

From the legendary Leiji Matsumoto, along with Jérôme Alquié, comes an epic new story! Set within the timeline of the original series, this brand-new Captain Harlock adventure marks the beginning of a new story arc. Planet Earth is threatened by an upcoming invasion by the Sylvidres and despite being banished as a pirate, Captain Harlock won’t give up trying to save the world. This time, the source of danger comes directly from Earth, not outer space. A team of scientists discovers a Sylvidres mausoleum where they find information about terrifying genetic manipulations and a destructive power capable of either providing the Sylvidres with immortality or putting an end to their civilization. The unprecedented cold spell hitting Earth might only be a taste of what this new enemy has in store... Will Captain Harlock and his crew manage to solve this mystery and save the Earth from yet another menace? Written by Jérôme Alquié, Leiji Matsumoto. Art by Jérôme Alquié.


Monday, May 24, 2021

Sirens of the North Sea

Fierce Vikings and mystical Sirens face each other in a never-ending battle to claim the most significant natural resource their world has to offer: the sea itself. For generations, Viking clans have faced Siren tribes in battles waged on land and sea—battles that pit brute strength against sorcery and cunning versus charm. Their war has torn apart the very world they fight over while filling graveyards that span farther than the eye can see.
These are the tales of their mythical encounters. These are the tales of the Sirens of the Norse Sea. by Françoise Ruscak (Author), Gihef Gihef (Author), Phil Briones (Illustrator), Marco Dominici (Illustrator)


Tuesday, April 6, 2021

King Classics (Joyas Literarias Juveniles)

Joyas Literarias Juveniles from the Spanish publisher Editorial Bruguera, produced 270 adaptations of classic stories from 1970 to 1983. 28 of these have been translated into English and published as King Classics. Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The Last of the Mohicans., Herman Melvlle's Moby Dick etc. All this series was printed in Spain, but distributed in U.S. only from 1977-78.


Friday, March 19, 2021

Non Album Collections 285

Fruit of Knowledge - The Vulva vs. The Patriarchy (2018)

by Liv Strömquist (Author, Artist). From Adam and Eve to pussy hats, people have punished, praised, pathologized, and politicized vulvas, vaginas, clitorises, and menstruation. In this graphic nonfiction book, drawn in chunky, punky pen, Swedish cartoonist Liv Strömquist traces how different cultures and traditions have shaped women’s health and beyond. Her biting, informed commentary and ponytailed avatar guides the reader from the darkest chapters of history (a clitoridectomy performed on a five-year-old American child as late as 1948) to the lightest (vulvas used as architectural details as a symbol of protection). Like humorists Julie Doucet (Dirty Plotte), Alison Bechdel (Dykes to Watch Out For), and Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant), she uses the comics medium to reveal uncomfortable truths about how far we haven’t come. Full-color illustrations throughout.

The Life of a Coat (2019)

by Kadya Molodowsky (Author), Batia Kolton (Artist). When the father of a large family makes a beautiful winter coat, little does he know how much use it will get. Little Gedalia wears the coat with pride all year, but when it gets too tight for him―he’s a growing boy, after all―it’s given to his sister, Yeshaya. Thus begins the journey of the coat as it’s passed down from child to child, a charming portrait of a loving family. Drawn in a clean-line style with a muted color palette, The Life of a Coat is based on the beloved Yiddish poem by the Polish poet Kadya Molodowsky and will delight young readers and their parents. Full-color illustraions throughout

The Sea (2018)

by Rikke Villadsen (Author). A fisherman traversing the ocean is used to danger and surprise, but what happens when he pulls up his net and catches a newborn baby and a talking fish? Thus begins a story full of provocative symbolism and a madness that doesn't just bubble beneath the surface of the water, but drenches the sailor--and reader--like a tidal wave. Danish cartoonist Rikke Villadsen makes her English-language debut with this seafaring tale soaked in surrealism that is ultimately about the end of one life, the beginning of another, and a man, literally and figuratively, lost at sea.

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Non Album Collections 281

The Swindling Indies (2019)

Writer Alain Ayroles (De Cape et Des Crocs) and artist Juanjo Guarnido (Blacksad) team up to give us a sequel to a seventeenth century novel called El Buscon. In this, we follow luckless pauper and general terrible person Pablos as he goes to the Americas to make his fortune.

Kiki de Montparnasse (2011)

In the bohemian and brilliant Montparnasse of the 1920s, Kiki managed to escape poverty to become one of the most charismatic figures of the avant garde years between the wars. Partner to Man Ray, whose most legendary photos she inspired, she would be immortalised by Kisling, Foujita, Per Krohg, Calder, Utrillo and Léger. Kiki is the muse of a generation that sought to escape the hangover of the Great War, but she is above all one of the first emancipated women of the 20th century. Above and beyond her sexual and emotional freedom, Kiki made her mark with her freedom of style, word and thought that could be learned from only one school – the school of life.

Terra Australis (2014)

Over two centuries ago, a fleet of ships set sail from England led by Admiral Arthur Phillip. Of the thousand men and women on board, most were convicts, sentenced to transportation for crimes against the Crown and banished to exile. They were bound for Botany Bay, on the other side of the world, in the freshly charted territory of New South Wales. The journey to their new home would take them across three oceans, cover 15,000 miles and leave them on the shores of a vast and virgin continent. Five years in the making, LF Bollée and Philippe Nicloux present Terra Australis, the vivid and sweeping tale of an epic journey and an unflinching account of the founding of modern Australia.


Friday, February 19, 2021

Non Album Collections 278

Don Vega (2020)

Script by Pierre Alary - Art by Pierre Alary. The year is 1849, and the future state of California is under the control of former soldiers from the Mexican-American War. Their leader, General Gomez, is busy buying up the locals’ land for pennies on the dollar, so that he and his cronies can maximize their profits from the coming gold rush. But he and his men are dogged by a series of masked, would-be avengers all calling themselves Zorro. They are an almost laughable annoyance, simple peasants living out the fantasy of a local legend. Until one man shows up and starts picking off Gomez’s men one by one, as stealthy as a fox. He brandishes a sword which he uses to carve the letter Z into his victims’ cheeks… Could this be the true Zorro?

Raven 001 - Nemesis (2020)

Script by Mathieu Lauffray - Art by Mathieu Lauffray. Raven is a fearless young pirate as capable of legendary exploits as he is of epic fails. In this inaugural volume, he finds himself on the high Caribbean seas on a search for a treasure meant for the Governor of Tortuga. Allied with the dreadful Lady Darksee, whose hope is to gain royal pardon, the terrible Governor must act quickly. But the impetuous and talented Raven has grand plans to beat them to it…

The Adventures of the Mad Tsar (2020)

It all starts in the capital. To be closer to his subjects, the Tsar, dressed in peasant clothes, strolls through the streets of St. Petersburg. Disaster strikes! The Tsar is captured by a group of conspirators wishing to use his uncanny "resemblance" to the Tsar (himself) for sinister ends. What fate awaits the true Tsar, now a simple peasant, in the hands of his enemies? And most importantly, what do they have in store for him next? by Tarek & Lionel Chouin.


Monday, February 1, 2021

Mutations

Two years have passed since the events of Mermaid Project. The world continues to suffer from the effects of climate change and economic upheaval, and Romane and Brahim have paid the price for their courage and integrity. Ignored, even censored, by their superiors, they're now reduced to taking lousy private-eye jobs to earn a living. Meanwhile, the same cetaceans whose advanced intelligence the UN had dismissed are now attacking fishing trawlers... with rockets! Before long, the authorities are forced to give our two investigators their old jobs back. Scenario: Leo, Corine Jamar. Drawing: Fred Simon.


Saturday, September 12, 2020

Sanctum Redux

Return to the terrifying secrets that lie deep beneath the ocean in this brand new manga re-imagining of the classic bestseller. On its maiden voyage, off the coast of Syria, the crew of the new super-submarine, USS Nebraska, receives a mysterious distress signal. At the bottom of the ocean cracks begin to show, and with a pair of maverick reporters on board, and a crew slowly losing their minds, they encounter an insidious and sinister force more terrifying they could possibly imagine. This bestselling Lovecraftian horror thriller "Sanctum" has been completely remastered by adding new characters, extra background storylines and unexpected plot twists. If "Sanctum" is the movie, then "Sanctum Redux" is the TV series. Bigger, deeper, darker, deadlier.


Sunday, August 23, 2020

Sea Creatures

Dolphin sonar, the "pistol" shrimp, the incredible intelligence of the octopus ... there's no end to the mysteries and varieties of creatures you'll encounter beneath the sea. It's time to don your wetsuit and follow us into the depths of the oceans to discover the amazing underwater world. Learn about the colors, shapes, species and lifestyles that making up this amazing realm, straight from the (sea)horse's mouth. Each encounter is more incredible than the last! By Cazenove, Christophe, Jytery, Thierry.


Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Non Album Collections 194

Panic Fables (2017)

In 1967, in response to theatrical censorship rules that put him on the political “black list” in Mexico City and caused his plays and his pantomime classes at the School of Fine Arts to be cancelled, Alejandro Jodorowsky decided to pursue a new form of artistic expression to earn his living: comics. Working with his friend Luis Spota, the editor of the cultural section of the newspaper El Heraldo de México, Jodo initially planned 3 months’ worth of weekly comics, which he would draw himself. However, his “Panic Fables”--named after his early ‘60s avant-garde theater movement in Paris--were met with such insatiable popularity that he continued the series for six and a half years, from June 1967 until December 1973.

Dallas Cowboy (2018)

Dallas Cowboy brings the reader into the author's face-off with insomnia, that weird limbo between wakefulness and slumber when we're conscious of being unconscious. The author looks back--or rather, flashes back to childhood, fears, complexes, mistakes.. everything that makes up a life. In his first book published by Les Rêveurs, Manu Larcenet experiments with autobiography, a new genre, a graphic narrative experience which ultimately gives birth to a story that's neither harsh nor tender, just sincere.

Pacific (2016)

Young Udo's first mission in the second world war is as a radio operator aboard a German U-Boat, patrolling the Pacific. In his personal effects, he carries a book banned by the Nazis. When the war hero and master of the vessel, Captain Kaleunt, tries to destroy it, it mysteriously reappears...


Friday, November 29, 2019

Non Album Collections 193

Sabrina

Sabrina is a graphic novel by Nick Ornaso that was first published by Drawn and Quarterly in May 2018. In the story, the murder of a woman named Sabrina spawns various conspiracy theories, and the book examines the impact these false narratives have on the lives of the victim's friends and family.

The Artist in the Family (2018)

In this seven-chapter graphic novel, Manu Larcenet doesn't hold back as he grapples with his relationship to drawing, his doubts, his limits, and others' perception of his books.

A Sea of Love (2018)

Each morning, a frail, old, bespectacled fisherman heads out to sea, leaving his doting, matronly wife at home patiently caring for the house, awaiting his return in the evening. But one evening he doesn't come home, instead accidentally snared by a much larger, industrial fishing trawler that absentmindedly carries him across the Atlantic. Back home, the village wonders what might have happened, assuming his death, but his wife refuses to give up hope. She consults a fortune teller who sees his visage in a crepe . . . alive in Cuba. Convinced her husband is still alive, she sets off on an improbable mission to save him. 


Saturday, May 25, 2019

The Fulgur

1907. Further to a terrible storm, a ship navigating in the Yucatán Channel sinks in an Oceanic trench with a billion dollars of pure gold in its holds. Three years later, a bold group of explorers and treasure hunters embarks aboard the Fulgur, a unique submarine, to find the lost cargo. But their adventure, diving to depths as great as 4,000 meters, is about to take a dramatic turn and defy all comprehension!

Saturday, May 11, 2019

Black Crow's Stories

Through the story of a frigate, become a witness to the independence of the American people in the Age of Enlightenment. In 1778, in the arsenal of Rochefort the frigate L'Hermione is started according to the plans of the engineer Chevillard Senior. For nearly a year, carpenters, piercers, caulkers, blacksmiths and convicts took turns to build this vessel of nearly 45 meters, with a wing of 1500 m2, 26 guns that can shoot 12-pound balls. In 1779, Gilbert Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, sought official and firm support from France for the conflict between England and its thirteen colonies in North America. Louis XVI agrees to provide military and financial assistance to the men of General Washington and orders La Fayette to embark on L'Hermione to fight alongside the insurgents. A comic book by Jean-Yves Delitte.


Friday, March 22, 2019

Black Crow

A pirate fresco and American beating drum signed by a roaring J.-Y. Delitte! Nova Scotia, December 1775. In the midst of the American War of Independence, a man cleverly slips between the English lines. His name: Black Crow, his mission: to report the results of a piracy mission against the insurgent troops of a certain George Washington ... Except that Black Crow also came to take revenge, because its sponsor did not exactly respect all the terms of their strange contract. A hitch that Black Crow will make him pay at the high price ...
In the company of Jean-Yves Delitte, official painter of the Navy, and his sublime talent as historical storyteller, trace the thread of revenge in American lands, in the secret footsteps of Black Crow, the darkest and most fascinating mercenaries, for a great pirate fresco with dazzling perfumes of history and elsewhere. Scenario + Drawing: Delitte, Jean-Yves.


Saturday, March 16, 2019

The Last Argonauts

One day, the Gods stopped talking to Men, abandoning them to disasters and despair. Only one man can complete the quest that will restore the balance of the world: Jason, the legendary hero who once led the Argonauts to fetch the golden fleece. But times have changed; Jason has become an old man haunted by terrible memories. He will, however, accept to leave for an ultimate adventure at the head of a band of heroes that nothing seems to predestined to enter the legend ...  This trilogy of heroic fantasy takes us into a world inspired by Greek myths, for a story to both epic and poetic, rich in action and emotion. Scenario: Djian, Jean-Blaise.   Legrand, Olivier. Drawing: Ryser, Nicolas.