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Saturday, September 30, 2017

Non Album Collection 52

Globetrotting Viola 001 - Treasure Everywhere! (2016)

The first chapter of the series takes place in Paris. Viola, the young protagonist, is divided between her free life in the circus and her duty at school. But Paris is the city of beuty and art, and soon she will make an encounter with a special person!

Mattotti - Fires

A young naval officer has become entranced by the green, magical island of Saint Agatha - his enchanting, enchanted paradise of strange occurrences, secret rites and mocking laughter. But Lieutenant Absinthe is a deserter, guilty of murder, and afraid - not for himself but for the island of fire which he must save from destruction.

Bearskin (2015)

“Bearskin” takes us on a trip to modern day Italy and then all the way to the United States of the late 1930s. Every day, Amadeo bikes up the hill from his small hometown on a beautiful island off the coast of Italy to read the daily horoscope to Don Palermo. Little does he know that this blind and powerless old man with a cane in his hand used to be a bear tamer, not to mention his later shenanigans as the right-hand man of a powerful mafia boss. A highly moving story of love, vengeance and cowardice.


Thursday, September 28, 2017

Non Album Collection 51

Red Baron 01 (of 3) - The Dance of Machineguns (2012)

In the skies of France during the Great War, a red-painted fighter is chasing a British SPAD. The relentless German pilot eventually wounds his opponent mortally, and lands near the downed Briton to watch him die, confessing his delight in war and victory. Ten years earlier, a young Manfred Von Richthofen is attending a military academy in Berlin when, during an incident with classmates, he comes to realise he has an unnatural gift.

Brazenac's Gate (2014)

The story of La Porte de Brazenac takes place during the winter of 1771. André de Beltoise, tutor to the young Prince de Condé, is caught in a violent storm. He finds refuge in a castle inhabited by a sick man, a certain Baron de Brazenac, who is very cultivated. Beltoise leaves the next day before his host can tell him of a strange phenomenon ... His horse disappeared before his eyes, as if he had gradually crossed an invisible border. Intrigued and curious, the baron then himself tried this fantastic experience to discover, on the other side of this "door", an unknown world ... This door would be the entrance to Hell or, all simply, a temporal door?

Biocosmosis - Enone

The incident at Erra Neffia, 15 years before the Great Battle of Altomerra and the beginning of the War of Unity. Entirum.
Entirum and Noktoorni are two civilizations so different that they don't even communicate. They only tolerate their existence. But sooner or later there must be contact ... In the least expected moment. In the most unusual place. With the most tragic effects.


Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Non Album Collection 50

The Wine Buffs of Burgundy (2014)

Our Wine Buffs won’t ever have so deserved their name. For their passion for wine will lead them to Burgundy. A book of nectar!Napoleon, besides wanting to subjugate Europe, had one passion: Chambertin wine. Alexandre Dumas used to declare:“A Montrachet should be drunk on one’s knees with a bare head.”In this volume, it’s our wine buffs’ turn to make unforgettable quotes like “Mamma mia, Burgundy wine is the bomb!” And rightly so, for they’ll be sure to drink some real knock-outs! And in every corner of Burgundy! Methodically and humorously, they’ll prove that Burgundy is a heckuva wine, but maybe, above all else a sacred wine.

SAS T01 - A Pact With The Devil

In a Belgrade riddled with corruption and ravaged by years of war, Milorad Lukovic, the former commander of the Red Berets, one of the most terrible forces during the war, guilty of numerous atrocities and wanted by the International Criminal Court, is a hunted man... The Americans want his head. That's why they have sent in their best agent, His Serene Highness (Son Altesse Serenissime - S.A.S) Prince Malko Linge...

Andro and Gera  (Romania-1991)

Our friends, Andro and Gera are children of nature, a nature harsh, full of perils known and unknown, but extremely clean and beautiful nature. They are perfectly adapted to the environment they live in and with their friends, the dog “Fors” and the monkey “Senta”, They travel the vast spaces that separate them from the rare communities of other humans.


Sunday, September 24, 2017

Non Album Collection 49

History of Art 002 - The Babylonians (2013)

David, the young apprentice of the painter and the learned professor, and the Master Messina embark on a new adventure to the rhythm of the unknown art of Mesopotamia. They will not be alone this time. The friendly and intelligent Angela will travel with them in the past bringing her particular view of things. They will not give each other a second of respite, their amusing adventures succeeding each other at a dizzying pace. In addition, they can count on the invaluable collaboration of ancestral gods, historical figures and mythological heroes. The characters thus plunge into an exotic and mysterious world. They will learn all that it is possible to know about the culture of the Assyrian, Babylonian and Sumerian peoples until they reach their final objective: to know the origin of Mesopotamian art.

The Whining Sphinx (2009)

The tale unfolds in a village populated by black sphinxes who live with the villagers. These beasts try to learn something from each situation they encounter. The chimeras take on the form of a body when humans enter into conflict or disputes. When human beings move on to a new life, the white sphinx appears at that time with these words: ''Good night, young master. I am the reality of your tears, your heart, the path to the other side of the page.''

Kinky & Cosy - Nix (2015)

Shocking! Disgusting! Meet the most dangerous twin girls in the universe! Their record of wrong doings, on purpose or not, will raise your hair on end. A darkly subversive collection of cynical comics gags that is sweeping Europe. Nothing is sacred for these two lil’ monsters! South Park meets Monty Python.


Friday, September 22, 2017

Non Album Collection 48

Old Pa Anderson (2016)

In 1952, in the Mississippi, Whites and Blacks must not mix. Some decline completely the segregationist principles of the laws of the southern states; The others bow their backs, are afraid, and are forced to live a little. "Separate but equal" say the laws. Separated but equal. Equality is only theoretical. And when the two communities intersect, coexist, exchange, it is against a background of mockery, humiliation and violence. 

Ambulance 13 (2014)

His name is Louis-Charles Bouteloup. Freshly graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, he found himself at the front line in Fleury in December 1915. He ordered a horse-drawn ambulance, nicknamed the Ace of Spades because it is known both for the courage of his nurses, For their lack of submission to the Standing Orders. Bouteloup is a name that counts in politics, for Baron Horace, Louis's father, is a deputy, lieutenant-colonel and close to General Petain. This privileged relationship, far from protecting him, will make the young officer a target designated for the enemies of the elected, among others the formidable Georges Clemenceau. Nevertheless, Louis will accomplish the appalling task which war imposes on him, trying to preserve a humanism to which he is attached until rebellion. 


Wide Angle 001 - Carnival of Animals (2014)

History tells the adventures of the Tasmanian tiger. The tiger belongs to a group of extinct species. Theoretically its disappearance dates from more than a century, in reality, there is still a specimen. His case is so amazing that he goes to court and that an English wig judge dictates a death sentence. The tiger will never stop looking for, from there, the paradise of the "disappeared animals" whose tracks are in the carnivals that it runs and which offer a precarious cache.


Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Non Album Collection 47

The Century of the Shadows T01 - The Stone

1751. Under the influence of Pope Benedict XIV, Abeau and Cylinia ripen their project: to eliminate Weltman ... The latter, hidden under the name of Baron d'Holbach, a resolutely atheistic brilliant spirit, united under his roof the greatest thinkers Of Paris to celebrate his involvement in the Encyclopédie de d'Alembert. That same evening he was robbed of a precious commodity: a burst of meteorite.

Master of Arms (2015)

1537. In the depths of the lost mountains of the Jura, an envoy of the Church exacerbated the religious hatred of Catholic montagnards so that they would hunt a man against a young Protestant and his guide. Their crime? Want to have a Bible translated into French to Switzerland for printing. A heresy! Begins a pitiless track: two to thirty, the fate of the young man and the old Hans Stalhoffer seems sealed. Except that Hans is not a prey like the others; He is the former master-at-arms of Francis I. And the prey is determined to become the hunter.

Bear King (2015)

Xipil is a young girl offered up as a sacrifice to the god Caiman by her father, the village shaman. But the Bear King doesn't see things the same way and frees Xipil, taking her with him. In doing so, he steals the reptile's offering, by right, Xipil's life belongs to her. Reaching an agreement is going to be difficult, and Caiman is sure to fight for as much she can get.


Monday, September 18, 2017

Non Album Collection 46

The Man of the Year 08 - The Man Who Would Avenge Caesar (2015)

ROME, 44 B.C. The Republic is living out its last days. Julius Caesar died this morning, stabbed by a mod senators determined to bring down the man who would be king. Mark Anthony, consul and friend of Caesar still holds the city thanks to Lepidus's cavalry. But for how much longer? The conspirators regroup and proudly announce the death of the "tyrant". The two camps watch each other, the slightest sign of hostility could plunge Rome into a new civil war. Legionnaire and veteran of the Gallic wars, QUINTUS FALCO followed Caesar in all his battles and saw the man rise to the height of his power. Becoming his bodyguard, Quintus is never far, a gladius in the shadow of Caesar's laurels. So why did Caesar order him not to accompany him to the senate that morning, despite the growing rumours of an assassination attempt? Quintus will do anything to find out, and to punish whoever among the conspirators struck the fatal blow.

Pico Bogue T01 (08) (2015)

Pico Bogue is the eldest child of a normal family, and when we say 'normal', we mean unique, quirky and occasionally just stark raving mad! Along with his little sister Anna, Pico goes through life with as many certainties as he has questions, making the kind of pertinent observations that only children are capable of. Sometimes challenging, always loveable, there's no end to Pico's mischief, much to the amusement, exasperation and surprise of his long-suffering parents!

Different Ugliness Different Madness T01 (02)

America, 1930, the Golden Age of Radio. When two people from separate worlds collide, the dark secrets they’re burdened with start to spill out. Writer & Art : Marc Males.

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Non Album Collection 45

Buffalo Runner - One Shot - (2015, Oger)

1896. Henri Ducharmes and his two children are on their way from New Orleans to the Californian Eldorado when they're attacked by a small group of renegades. Ed Fisher, an old and ornery cowpoke, intervenes to save young Mary from the massacre. They hold-up in a broken down hacienda to await the dawn, when the rest of the Indian band are expected to attack. During a long and sleepless night, Ed relates his adventurous and cursed life, and the tragedies that hound him. One major theme -- slaughter of the buffalo -- was central to the conquest of the West, since it weakened the Indians and allowed the development of ranches and rail lines, and the parceling of the plains.

Unforgivable (2015)

The bounty hunters finally found the traces of Carter, the most wanted bandit in the country. Ready to do anything to save his skin, the latter abandons his family to the hands of his pursuers. Ten years later, his son became an outlaw without mercy. Carter, consumed by remorse, decides to save him at all costs from the fate that awaits him.

Animal'z (Enki Bilal)

The Earth as we know it disappeared during the "coup de sang", a global climatic disruption. Soon after, the few scattered survivors are looking for Edens, areas hypothetically spared, and drinking water, extremely rare.


Thursday, September 14, 2017

Non Album Collection 44

1066 - William the Conqueror (2015)

King Edward of England is dead. Edward’s son Harold, one of the potential successors, renounces his oath to yield the throne to William of Normandy. From that day forth, William will have no peace until his rightful claim to the throne is acknowledged. As the famous Halley comet soars across the heavens, giving rise to much speculation among the scholars of the time, William, Duke of Normandy, launches into the arrangements for the conquest that will change the face of England — one of the most formidable military expeditions History has ever seen. This is a tale of ambition, broken oaths, battles, love, death and glory.

Baldy 001 - Heart-Stopper (2015)

Hello, my name is Zita. But here, at the La Gaufre hospital, everyone calls me "Baldy" I have a type of leukemia that seems to be especially fond of my body. Because of all the treatments I have undergone, I now only have a few tufts of hair left on my head. So I prefer to shave my head bald. Hence my nickname.

Nanking (2011)

Nankin, 13 December 1937: the Japanese army invaded the former capital of nationalist China. Rape, humiliation and arbitrary executions will result in more than 300,000 victims in 6 weeks. Taken from a real fact, this poignant narrative is conceived as an inquiry in which fiction and lived testimonies intermingle to better make us apprehend all the horror of this bloody page of Chinese history.


Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Non Album Collection 43

Clues v01 - Traces of the Past (2015)

London, late nineteenth century. Emily, a proud young girl of about twenty years, manages to integrate the service of the famous inspector Hawkins. Accompanying her on one of her investigations, she finds clues that may have to do with the death of her mother who died tragically while she was a child.

Portugal (2015)

More inspired, more desires and no projects, the author of Comics Simon Muchat vegetarily gently in his work as a school animator, and exasperates Claire, his companion, who would like more invested. Invited to spend a few days in Portugal, where his family is native and where he had not been since childhood, he will discover another way of existing and being - and perhaps the beginning of a New inspiration? Cyril Pedrosa gives us an introspective narrative that explores the existential folds and folds of a daily without history, become without consistency and without flavor. The story, too, of a rebirth to oneself, through the rediscovery of a place of childhood, drowned in the mists of memory.

The Orphan Train 001 - Jim (2015)

"Life is a bitch and I am good for nothing. Do not try to see me again ... Your father. " 1990, in his high-rise residence in New York, Harvey is not surprised by Jim's visit. 70 years earlier, the two men, then young boys, met on board a train of orphans; An adoption system set up to stem the massive number of children on the American East Coast who have no European emigration. Embarked on a strange journey, Jim and his little brother will experience fraternity, friendship, trust, mutual aid, but will also pay the betrayal of those who would do everything, for lack of being well born, to be well adopted ...


Sunday, September 10, 2017

Non Album Collection 42

Tales from the Time of the Cobra 01 - The Lovers (2015)

« Allow me to tickle your fancies with my tale, a tale woven from the threads of a hundred other tales... ». These are the very first words of a smart and masked storyteller. His story tells how Irvi, an odd and acrobatic young man, tries to free Sian, a beautiful virgin sold by her own parents, called to join the Princess House. But Faith has other plan.

Mandalay T01 (04) - The Dark Mirrors

A sweeping saga of two brothers locked in combat in colonial 1940s Burma, where an ancient magic will decide their fate, and that of the whole country. Writer : Philippe Thirault. Art : Butch Guice, Gallur, Jose Malaga.

Stonehenge T1 Erin (2015)

446, Christian Era, a Pelagian monastery in the British archipelago, sees the arrival of Germain, a powerful bishop from Rome to verify that the monastic rules are well respected. During the excavations of the rooms, the monk Ninian will be eliminated from the theft of a manuscript prohibited by the dogma, referring to the stone of Fal. According to legends, the latter is the center of the universe, brought by the gods long ago, it is the key that leads an artefact offering its possessor full powers. This stone will be the object of all covetousness. Ninian manages to escape, but the emissary Germain discovers the existence of this stone and seeks to obtain it, with the aim of countering the Breton alliances. It is a war of power, but also a diplomatic one that will play out.

Friday, September 8, 2017

Non Album Collection 41

The World of Milo (v01)

Here is the first volume of the World of Milo, a Chinese tale remarkably adapted and transposed into a European and fantastic universe by Richard Marazano and Christophe Ferreira. The World of Milo is located very close to this house by the lake, in which it is so often alone. One day, he finds a magnificent golden fish, and his life is rocking! For after the marvelous fish, it is a man with a toad's head, then another with an eagle's head appearing, soon followed by a girl prisoner. Milo discovers that on the other side of the lake there is a fantastic world in which a battle between good and evil rages. He understands especially that he is not involved in this story by chance ...

Antonello in Venice

Venice, 1510. The great painter Giorgione is dying of the plague. He expends a final burst of energy finishing his last piece, a pictorial homage to his first romantic emotion. Giorgione also must face the question all painters ask themselves, how to bring to life the extraordinary image of a presence on a completely flat surface?

Of Blood and Gold 01 - Call of the Open Sea (2015)

Two soldiers. A Pledge. The Adventure. Within the WWI trench, a French aristocrat officer, Calixte de Prampéand, and a Corsican soldier, Léon Matilo, make a deal. If they survive, they will turn into pirates and sail over the sea. Three years later, léon pays a visit to Calixte : there is business opening in arms dealing and I want you in. But beware, if you leave to gain your freedom, there is no way back...

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Non Album Collection 40

The Invisible Lesbian (2015)

Oceanerosemarie has been attracted to women since she was young. For some reason, no one believes she's a lesbian, not even other lesbians. Is she too feminine? She does love women, but she also loves lipstick and pretty flowery dresses. Going from a women's soccer club to the ultra-trendy nightclub "Le Pulp", she explores and decodes the stereotypes associated with lesbians, and she doesn't spare the heteros either! A well-written, miles-away-from-the usual-clichés, funny and compelling graphic novel. 

Ulysses 1781 Cyclops Part 1 (2015)

After contributed to the victory of Yorktown, Captain Ulysse Mc Hendricks is forced to return with his family to New Itakee. Thus begins a long journey to find his wife Penn ... 


Balkans Arena T01 (02)

This original, fast-paced tale catapults us into the seedy underworld of a country whose violent past still echoes into a fractured present. "Prisoners" meets "The Deer Hunter." Ex-soldier, and widower, Frank Sokol must face the ghosts of the past when he returns to his native Croatia with his Canadian-born 11-year-old son, Ben. But when Ben is kidnapped, Frank will be forced to mend deep-seated familial wounds, and resort to his military training to get him back. Nothing will prepare him for what his search for his boy will uncover…


Monday, September 4, 2017

Non Album Collection 39

Zuzuko (2014)

Noble and kind comic pages from the world of small animals by Zdravko Zupan (72 colour pages, introduction by Vasa Pavkovic).

Alandor 01 The Jealous God

Jodorowksy imagined for Cadelo a story in keeping with his drawing, aggressive and colorful, a fantastic fresco, full of noise, fury, religion and monsters thirsting for glory and power. A sacred union, and vice versa, which unites in a single volume The Jealous God (1984) and The Carnivorous Angel (1986).

The Epic of Gilgamesh - T01 - Uruk's Throne (2010)

At the death of his father and his forced exile, Gilgamesh is determined to reconquer his throne. His name is enough to make his opponents tremble and after fighting for the kingdom of Kish who collected him, he goes to Uruk to take back his property. The earth trembles before his chariot drawn by fierce bulls. After several authors from various backgrounds modifications Brion (Defiance of Edaleth, Corpus Hermeticum) and Blondel (Nova, Orphans of the tower) are getting their turn in The epic of the son of King Ludalbanga, descendant of the first dynasty of the rulers of Uruk: Gilgamesh, two-thirds god and a third human. This legendary story from the bottom of ages offers a multitude of possibilities of adaptation.


Saturday, September 2, 2017

Non Album Collection 38

After The Night (2008)

It's good to live in Westwood City, Kansas. And thanks to Sheriff Jude Stanton and his reputation that makes him a true living legend. Nobody knows more exactly when was the last time someone dared to challenge him. But all remember that he was called Jedediah Cooper ... and that his body rests in the cemetery!

Charly 9 (2015)

Charles IX was the unluckiest King of all the monarchs of France. At the age of 22, to please his mother Catherine de' Medici, he orders the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, which horrified all Europe. Later, appalled by the enormity of his crime, he lapsed into insanity. Bleeding profusely, reduced to mere skin and bones, by the end of his life he was hated by all of Europe... Although, at one time he did have a good heart.


Ghost Money T01 - The Lady From Dubai

Handling ? Surveillance? Information? The team of contractors gathered by Kendricks, a veteran of the war against terrorism of the years 2000, enjoys the unconditional support of the new neoconservative American administration. The challenge ? A secret that could waver all our certainties. Their target? A young billionaire who jumps over time zones with disconcerting ease and frequent the most closed business circles. At the forefront of technology in the 2020s, will Kendricks' plan with his men break through this aura of mystery? They do not know yet, but the Lady of Dubai has ample means to defend herself. Otherwise to counter-attack.