Mayam

Lenny June is your average happy-go-lucky expat, out for a good time and a quick buck. And on Tyr Mayam, a technologically backward planet riven by religious rivalries, he has it easy. It helps that he’s quick-witted, handsome, and an exclusive member of the Galactic Confederation’s Terran delegation to a world that’s been declared an ethnologically protected zone for the next 500 years. But Lenny’s life is about to change. For one, his fiancée is due from Earth any day now. And Tyr Mayam, with its doomsday cults and competing sects, has surprises in store, buried deep in ancient history…Script by Stephen Desberg - Art by Daniel Koller.

Qumran

The first scrolls that make up the so-called "Dead Sea Scrolls" were discovered in 1947. This is the most sensational archaeological discovery of modern times. The study of rolls and fragments found in sealed jars is still ongoing. Over the past fifty years, it has given rise to all sorts of heated controversies and sometimes violent clashes. The disappearance of one of the most important scrolls, the scroll of the messiah, is not made to calm the spirits. It is true that, according to some researchers, this missing roll contains revelations likely to overturn the very basis of Judeo-Christian civilization! Scenario: Abécassis, Éliette  Makyo. Drawing: Gemine, Stéphane.

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Ghost War 01 - Red Dawn (2018)

In a near future, when oil reserves are running out, the bots - high tech, armored environmental suits and drones - make work easier for soldiers, handlers, and drillers... Drillers like Terry, who works on a maritime oil platform. But when unidentified bots attack the site, killing their friends and colleagues, Terry escapes to the mainland. There they team up with Iida, a waitress in the nearest coastal town, which has also been invaded by the bots. In spite of their differences, Terry and Iida find themselves leading the resistance in fighting back. Written by Jean-Pierre Pécau. Art by Stefano Martino.

Alt-Life (2018)

Script by Thomas Cadène - Art by Joseph Falzon. On a dying Earth in a not-so-distant future, Josiane and René are the first to enter a new virtual world where just about anything is possible… Part dystopian love story, part psychedelic meditation on human nature, “Alt-Life” takes the reader down a mind-bending rabbit hole of desire, loneliness, and self-discovery.

Texas Jack (2018)

Scenario: Dubois, Pierre. Drawing: Armand, Dimitri. Texas Jack is a local celebrity with his show and his eminent shooter skills. But the reality goes beyond the show the day he has to restore justice to the terrible Gunsmoke?

Vietnamese Memories

The personal stories of five family members, over five different time periods, as they are respectively forced to leave their home country of Vietnam when outside forces or inner turmoil shatter their normal lives. Each story follows the journey of a family member as they must leave everything behind, adapt to a new country and culture, and live with the nostalgia of their homeland and their people. by Clément Baloup (Author).

Timothy Top Book

Timothy Top is a grade school kid going through a hard time. His parents are constantly quarreling, and he's feeling like an outsider among his classmates. His fascination with nature and superheroes makes for an unusual combination that few of his peers can relate to. But when a crooked businessman moves into the neighborhood with plans to "reinvent the local park" into a concrete monstrosity devoid of nature and life, Timothy sets out on a mission to save a famous tree from the bulldozers. Being just a kid, he doesn't know how he'll be able to go about this, until one night he discovers that he's been given the power of a magical green thumb that can heal and grow plant life! He's a superhero! But will he be able to use this power to save the park or the relationship between his parents? A simple tale but with many layers, this first volume supports respect for the environment, as well as dealing with bullies, quarreling parents, and school expectations. Future volumes tiptoe into other topics such as discrimination, forgiveness, and commitment.

Scarlet Rose

Maud is quite happy living her simple life with her father and learning the exciting art of sword fighting. But when her father is murdered, Maud is whisked away from the life she knows by her rich and lordly grandfather. He wants to give her a home - on his terms - and help Maud become a real lady. All Maud wants to do is keep on fighting, so that she can have her revenger on her father's killer. High adventure and historical fiction come together in a swashbuckling thriller! Swords, vengeance, and a dashing highwayman known as the Fox comprise the key components to The Scarlet Rose, as Maud learns everything she thought she knew about her life wasn't true, and how to grow and grieve after losing her father. The Scarlet Rose blends exciting, thrilling action with grounded, emotional characterization.

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Skandalon (2014)

Julie Maroh burst onto the scene in 2013 with Blue Is the Warmest Color, a tender, bittersweet graphic novel about lesbian love, in which a young woman named Clementine becomes infatuated with Emma, a girl with blue hair. The book spawned a controversial and acclaimed feature film that won the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival as well as accolades for its stars Adèle Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux; the book itself is a New York Times bestseller and received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Library Journal.

Invincible 01 - Justice and Fresh Vegetables (2018)

by Pascal Jousselin. Invincible to the rescue! The one and only true comic book hero is here. there and everywhere! But this is no normal caped crusader. He has the power to traverse time. space... and page. a power he uses to foil the devious plans of evildoers the world over! And as if fighting crime wasn't enough. there are cats to be saved and corrupt politicians to take on! How will Invincible manage?! Especially with more heinous villains lurking on the horizon... It's going to be a wild ride. that's for sure. but if anyone can save humanity. it's the people's hero. it's Invincible!

Cici's Journal. The Adventures of a Writer-in-Training (2017)

by Joris Chamblain, Aurélie Neyret (Illustrations). Cici dreams of being a novelist. Her favorite subject: people, especially adults. She’s been watching them and taking notes. Everybody has one special secret, Cici figures, and if you want to write about people, you need to understand what’s hiding inside them. But now she’s discovered something truly strange: an old man who disappears into the forest every Sunday with huge pots of paint in all sorts of colors. What is he up to? Why does he look so sad when he comes back?

Milton's Dreams

Poverty. bitterness. spite... The story of a family. the fate of two brothers. one a dreamer. the other driven by hatred. A poignant tale streaked with a powerful yet splendid despair. Razor-sharp writing. and drawing so taut you can feel the tension.

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Curtain Call (2018)

Written by Wilfrid Lupano. Art by Rodolphe Guenoden. Vincent is spiraling down the drain, circling himself with no clue of what direction his life should take. He has already abandoned the woman he loved and their newborn child he never met, frightened of the responsibility of fatherhood. That's too much like growing up. But now, with nothing in his life but a barfly drinking buddy named Gaby Rocket, he's ready to finally fix himself and make things right. And that all starts with a bank truck heist . . .

The Heart of Shadows (2018)

Script by Marco Cosimo d’Amico, Laura Iorio - Art by Roberto Ricci, Laura Iorio. Luc is a frail child who’s afraid of anything and everything, no thanks to his Italian grandmother and her dark bedtime stories. So when he disappears from his bedroom one night, everyone fears the worst. Has he been kidnapped? Did he run away like his sister once did? Little do they know, Luc has traveled to a mysterious land filled with monsters and strange creatures named Shadows and is about to embark on a terrifying journey around the world where he must learn to conquer his fears if he ever hopes to return home. Accompanying him on his journey is the mysterious Uomo Nero, the bogeyman from the nursery rhymes his nana used to sing to him…

Blue is the Warmest Color (2013)

Blue Is the Warmest Color (Le bleu est une couleur chaude, originally announced as Blue Angel) is a French graphic novel by Julie Maroh, published by Glénat in March 2010. The English-language edition was published by Arsenal Pulp Press in 2013. The novel tells a love story between two young women in France at the end of the 1990s.

Jessica Blandy

Waves crash on the beaches of California as Jessica Blandy wakes up in her lover's arms for the last time. A mysterious killer is stalking the streets of San Francisco with a chilling final message for his victims: remember Enola Gay. Sexy. strong-willed Jessie won't rest until she's found the truth. a quest for revenge that propels her into a world of thugs. mystics. and crooked cops in this classic thriller by Renaud & Dufaux.

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Stevenson, The Pirate Within (2018)

Script by Rodolphe - Art by René Follet. This is the fascinating life story of Robert Louis Stevenson, the beloved author of classics such as “Treasure Island” and “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” from his early days as an aspiring writer to his first published works, his love affair and then marriage to Fanny Osbourne, his success as an author, his many travels across Europe and the U.S., and finally his voyage to the islands of the South Pacific, where he eventually built the house of his dreams. Stevenson never let his weak lungs (which he referred to as pirates waging a battle inside him) and delicate constitution stand in the way of his insatiable thirst for adventure, living life on his own terms until the very end.

Superman Isn't Jewish (But I Am...Kinda) (2018)

Created by Jimmy Bemon & Emilie Boudet. An intimate and humorous autobiography of a boy's quest for identity as he struggles with his heritage and his heroes. “I’m Jewish!” yells Benjamin, adorning a cape, as he soars among his classmates on the playground. Convinced by his father that Judaism is some kind of superpower, Benjamin believes that each of his eccentric, Jewish relatives is a superhero in their own right, and that he is sure to follow suit—that is, until he realizes that being “different” has turned him into a Bizarro among his classmates.

My Beijing. Four Stories of Everyday Wonder (2018)

Yu'er and her grandpa live in a small neighborhood in Beijing - and it's full of big personalities. There's a story around every corner, and each day has a hint of magic. In one tale, Yu'er wants to swim in the Special Olympics, a sports competition for people with disabilities. But she and her grandpa don't have a pool! Their trick to help Yu'er practice wows the whole neighborhood. In another story, a friend takes Yu'er to a wild place full of musical insects. Later, Yu'er hears a special story about her grandparents. And in the final story, Yu'er and her grandpa show a cranky painter the sweet side of life.

Perico

In Perico, which is the first of two volumes, Régis Hautière and Philippe Berthet take us to Cuba in 1958, a few months before the Castroist revolution ... This first episode of Perico opens with the murder of an American at the Exit of a casino in Havana, Cuba. The incident puts the head of the local underworld, Santo Trafficante, and the president Batista on the teeth ... And the young Joaquin quickly understands that, having wanted to help his brother, he is now in a bad history! It remains to understand why this assassination creates so much agitation in a country where settling of accounts are commonplace ... First part of the diptych Perico: corruption, mafia, Cuba, pretty girls and suspense ... a series that inaugurates a new comic collection, dedicated to black stories: Black line.

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Melvile 01 - The Story of Samuel Beauclair (2018)

Script by Romain Renard - Art by Romain Renard. Sam Beauclair’s life has hit the skids. He’s late with his second novel, his marriage is on the rocks, and the bank is foreclosing on the apartment. In desperation, he flees to Melvile, a small country town where he once spent idyllic vacations with his novelist father. There he finds work as a handyman, and when a pair of siblings befriend him, he slowly begins to come out of his shell. But is it a fresh start, or just willful denial of reality? Will Sam’s past and mistakes catch up with him, and will he ever escape his father’s shadow?

Algeria Is Beautiful like America (2018)

Algeria Is Beautiful Like America Hardcover – April 24, 2018. Olivia had always heard stories about Algeria from her maternal grandmother, a Black Foot (a "Pied-Noir," the French term for Christian and Jewish settlers of French Algeria who emigrated to France after the Algerian War of Independence).

Hibakusha (2018)

Script by Thilde Barboni - Art by Olivier Cinna. Ludwig has never been a soldier. A childhood injury left him lame in one leg, which has allowed him to largely sit out the war on the sidelines, as a translator. Fleeing his passionless marriage, he accepts an assignment in Japan, allowing him to return to the land of his youth. But the year is 1945. It is not a good time to be Japanese, or German… much less stationed in Hiroshima. Ludwig is tempted by love and, in furtively tampering with his translations of classified documents, by the chance to do something heroic. But none of that will save him…

The Golden Age

An exiled princess, a knight and his young companion travel across a kingdom in turmoil to rally support so the princess can reclaim her throne. On a journey fraught with danger, they briefly find sanctuary in an isolated community of woman warriors before departing for the city of Ohman. Not only is a mysterious treasure said to be hidden there, but a peasant uprising, inspired by a mythical text about equality, is in full, bloody swing. In the first volume of this sweeping graphic novel, each person's convictions will be put to the test.