Operation Copperhead

London, 1943. The actors David Niven, then a colonel in the British Army, and Peter Ustinov, his batman, take part in a diversion operation known as Operation Copperhead, with the aim of feeding misinformation to the Germans. The plan was to recruit a look-alike — Clifton James — who could impersonate General Montgomery, and thus throw the enemy off the scent of the real location chosen for the Normandy landings. An extraordinary tale based on real events, with echoes of Ernst Lubitsch’s 1942 comedy “To Be or Not To Be.” Script by Jean Harambat - Art by Jean Harambat.

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Gunblast Girls 01 - In Your Face Loser! (2018)

Script by CRISSE - Art by CRISSE

After a job that went wrong, Zdenka and the other “Galactic Sistas” decided to go their separate ways. But now Zdenka has found something that seems to offer big rewards for zero risk, which is why she’ll need to convince her “sistas” to get the old gang back together. The job? Taking the director of the Economic Consortium’s daughter safely across Alliance lines. Fearing that too large a protection detail could attract unwanted attention, the director has requested something more discreet. But his headstrong teenage daughter isn’t going to make things easy. And as if that wasn’t enough, certain people seem to have a score to settle with Zdenka… Action, comedy, girls, and big guns are all on the menu in this first-rate space opera.

Sour Apple (2018)

Script by Jerzy Szyłak - Art by Joanna Karpowicz

By all appearances they are a happy couple. Married, religious, hardworking. What happens behind closed doors, however, is a secret, even to those closest to them. “Kwaśne jabłko” (Sour Apple), written by Jerzy Szyłak and illustrated by Joanna Karpowicz, tells a story of domestic abuse, a story of a victim and persecutor. This story of violence spiraling out of control brings no hope, instead playing on emotions and powerful illustrations, painted with acrylic on canvas-textured paper, to create a unique atmosphere of horror. It is violence as seen by a painter. In truth, no one would like to hear this kind of story, and yet such stories are told, and need to be told. They need to be told because they happen to real people, be they old or young, educated or uneducated, pious or atheist. None of these people wants to take a bite from the sour apple in the basket. However, it happens to some. That is why such stories must be told.

A Hell of an Innocent (2018)

Script by Zidrou - Art by Philippe Berthet

When unassuming candy store owner Ike Hopper dies of a heart attack, he leaves behind a bombshell that rocks his small Australian town. His confession of guilt to a 27-year old murder—the savage stabbing of local girl Lee Duncan—brings his brother Greg, accused of the crime, out of the bush where he’s been hiding. But Greg, returning to his hometown of Dubbo to tie up loose ends, finds not all ghosts go quietly to the grave. For instance, he seems to see his ex-wife Lee taunting him wherever he wanders… A hard-hitting, guilt-ridden, sun-drenched slice of outback noir.

Tiny Fox and Great Boar

Tiny Fox lives alone beneath his apple tree in the distant hills. He is a happy little animal, busy looking after himself and his foxy things. Yet, one day, a Great Boar appears and moves in under the apple tree, bringing with him a time of change and adventure. Is Tiny Fox ready? Script by Berenika Kołomycka - Art by Berenika Kołomycka. 

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Arale (2018)

SUMMARY: The 1930s in Russia: what if history did not go as planned? The Russian Revolution failed and the First World War continued, allowing the construction of new machines. It is in this original context that we discover Rasputin became advisor to the Tsar. Following an attack, the latter is plunged into a deep coma. Rasputin appeals to a war hero, Kyril, to transfer - with the aid of a strange machine - the spirit of the military into that of the Tsar, in order to awaken the inert body of the sovereign and save Russia chaos. But he will discover an unreal world ... A daring surprising uchronie!

How Much Land Does a Man Need (2018)

Script by Martin Veyron - Art by Martin Veyron

A humorous adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s short story about a farmer in a small village who develops a lust for acquiring ever more land and who, against the advice of his much more reasonable wife, will stop at nothing to become the biggest landowner around, traveling to a distant part of the country where the soil is said to be fertile and virgin and abundant and where grass grows chest high.

The Toucan Patrol (2018)

Script by Nico Naranjo - Art by Nico Naranjo

Newb wants to join the Toucan Patrol. But first, he’ll have to earn the two things every toucan needs: a neckerchief and slide. How? By confronting his greatest fears. Geez! It’s not going to be easy!

Flor de Luna

When the intoxicating smoke of cigars of Havana reveals the secrets of two centuries old family, between Cuba and Geneva. In Geneva, nowadays, Antoine Chatel is for two years the private secretary of Charles Porter, the last cigar nabob. Today, he discovers the dead body of his boss, murdered with a bullet in the heart, while he himself came to kill him. Taken aback, he does not lose the north and finds what he had come to get: the memories of a certain Diego Antonio Castellano who, in 1825, flees Europe and its troubled past to embark on board a slave to Cuba, the pearl of the West Indies. There, he hopes to take advantage of the abolition of the Spanish royal monopoly on the tobacco trade to become a farmer and trader. But neither travel nor life in the new world will be a part of pleasure. A comic book by Éric Stalner and Éric Lambert.

Carthage

The still hot blood of 12 newborns flows on the forecourt of Tophet, cemetery of Carthage la Punique. But the bitter tears of desperate mothers can not be enough to contain the enthusiasm of a boiling crowd. A child survived the ritual led by the priests of Baal. Scenario: Lassablière, Gregory.  David, Fabrice. Drawing: De Luca, Mauro.

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Moebius Library - Inside Moebius Part 01 (2018)

Moebius draws himself encountering his favorite characters--creations like Blueberry, Arzak, and Major Grubert--and also meets a younger version of himself!

Working closely with Moebius Production in France, Dark Horse presents Inside Moebius, A six-part study with Inside Moebius Part 1 collecting the first two chapters in this fantastic exploration of a creator meeting his own creations. Dark Horse will release all parts to this exceptional, intimate series in 2018! This is the third volume in the Moebius Library hardcover series and the beginning of Moebius's most intensely personal project.

Moebius Library - The Art of Edena (2018)

A companion volume to the critically acclaimed and New York Times best-selling World of Edena graphic novel, Moebius Library: The Art of Edena collects four fantastic Edena-related short stories and a motherlode of Moebius illustrations. A celebration of the imagery and creative enthusiasm Moebius held for his Edena universe and his characters Stel and Atan, the short stories "Seeing Naples," "Another Planet," "The Repairmen," and "Dying to See Naples" are collected here, as Moebius explores his imagination with two of his favorite characters.

Prison Ship (2018)

Showcasing the beautiful black and white art of the renowned Spanish artist in this science-fiction space opera first published in the 1980s. Faye has been assigned what should be an easy mission, transporting a group of criminals in suspended animation, but after her ship is struck by a meteor and crashes, the plague-stricken prisoners escape and Faye must head out and capture them in this original graphic novel.

Shadows of the Styx

A serial killer under Septimius Severus (2nd century AD). 205 AD, Leptis Magna, great imperial city of North Africa. A wave of panic blows over the city in the grip of a wave of particularly cruel and singular murders. Young boys belonging to the elite are kidnapped and murdered, their bodies exposed in the form of mummies in the public square ... Marcus Seïus Dento, the special investigator of Septimius Severus is sent on the spot. Created by Isabelle Dethan.

The Arch

When the unthinkable becomes reality, everything is only confusion! 2040. A police officer suspects the Cadillac consortium of being involved in the disappearance of a mysterious cargo. In full investigation, he is soon chased by killers. For its part, a student makes believe to the girl he is in love that these same killers stalk him and that Cadillac is at the origin of a new form of life, born of billions of data circulating on the Internet. A lie that is soon taking form before his eyes ... Scenario: Félix, Jérôme. Drawing: Mallié, Vincent.

Kabul Disco

A satirical autobiography about a young Frenchman and his hilarious, yet poignant, adventures in the heart of Afghanistan. Created by Nicolas Wild.

Factory

A band of mutants slog through the harsh deserts of a dystopian planet in search of the factory - the last semblance of civilization left among the wasteland. Dystopian science fiction from Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius collaborator - Yacine 'Elgo' Elghorri, character designer on Matt Groening's Futurama TV series.

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The Road of Life (2018)

USSR, 1941. Olenka's life changes when Nazi troops invade the Soviet Union and besiege the city of Leningrad. The eight-year-old girl loses her parents and brother and finds refuge in her ruined apartment. Now living alone with her dog, Olenka survives somehow to hunger and frost, and escapes by vibrating the strings of her violin. One day she meets in a dream a mysterious two-headed eagle who explains to her that the whole city is under the yoke of a curse. 

His Name Was Ptirou (2018)

Script by Yves Sente - Art by Laurent Verron. The best part of Christmas is getting to hear one of Uncle Paul’s stories. This year, Uncle Paul treats the kids—and us—to the story of the real-life boy who inspired the beloved Spirou. It’s 1929. Ptirou is a circus acrobat who, while the world’s economy is crashing, sees his own world fall apart. Orphaned, and possessing only his skill, a bottle of perfume, and an inherited dream, Ptirou sets out for New York and new adventures. With saboteurs on one side, the lovely Juliette on the other, and his own knack for mischief, Ptirou finds adventure aboard an ocean liner before it’s even left port.

Die Laughing (2018)

This is a collection of darkly comic standalone strips by a cartoonist Herge (Tintin) idolized. Die Laughing, which is executed in stark black and white, takes aim at everyone and everything in its scathing critique of modern life, but is particularly ruthless toward animal abusers, the military industrial complex, and death penalty enthusiasts. Franquin’s loose but meticulous line work features expressionistic shadows and silhouettes that infuse his depressed, repressed, and oppressed characters with a disturbing manic energy. Die Laughing is filled with visual gags and gag-inducing visuals that will haunt you.

Opal Conspiracy

Marseilles 1561. A certain Nostradamus gives an opal to each of the three castaways whom he has collected and cured of the plague. Nearly 70 years later, in Bordeaux, the young and beautiful Walaya of the Martray promised her dying father to find the opal given him by a strange doctor and to honor the oath he had made to him ... Scenario: Corbeyran, Eric. Hamm, Nicolas. Drawing: Grun.

Expedition

When former Roman soldier Marcus Livius is arrested in Egypt, starving and half mad, he is swiftly accused of desertion and murder. He denies the charges and embarks on an incredible tale… His story begins with the discovery of a body surrounded by documents written in an unknown language, as well as spectacular jewels and other items all suggesting the existence of a rich and powerful civilization previously unknown to Rome. Under the orders of Centurion Caius Bracca, Marcus decides to desert, and along with nine other men begins a secret expedition to find this unknown land. What will they discover… and how many will survive? Script by Richard Marazano - Art by Marcelo Frusin.

Aama

In the distant future, Verloc Nim wakes up in the middle of nowhere suffering from complete amnesia. He remembers nothing of his former life. But when Verloc is handed his diary by a robot-ape called Churchill, he is able to revisit his past. His life, he discovers, has been a miserable one. He lost his business, his family, and his friends because he refused the technological advancements of society - the eye implants, the pharyngeal filters, the genetic modifications — he went without all these. He was astray in a society he deeply resented until his brother, Conrad, took him to another planet to retrieve a mysterious substance called aama. Full of action, adventure, and strange characters, Aama is a unique exploration of society’s dangerous relationship with technology. by Frederik Peeters,  Edward Gauvin.

For a Bit of Happiness

Spring 1919. After six years of absence, Felix Castelan returns to his native village. He is worried about finding his wife and son whom he did not see growing up. An anxiety justified as much by the duration of his absence as by his new face: Felix is ​​a broken Maw. Torn off by a shell, half of his face is now hidden behind a white mask. In addition to his difficulties in reconnecting with civilian life, former Hairy learns that a mysterious killer kills the beasts of the peasants. Cows, sheep and other domestic animals are shot by an anonymous sniper. At the request of the mayor, an investigator emeritus of the Paris police arrives at the village ?? Scenario: Galandon, Laurent. Drawing: A.Dan.