The Corsairs of Alcibiades

The scene is early nineteenth century England. in a secret and exclusive university under the auspices of the British Crown. Peter. Lydia. Mike. Curtis. and Maryline. five young people with nothing in common. have been brought together here to take part in the admissions process of this most unusual school. Why were they chosen? And to what end? None of them realize yet that they will soon leave behind their relatively calm lives for untold adventures that lie ahead of them. Created by Denis-Pierre Filippi, Eric Liberge.

The Daughters of Salem. How We Sent Our Children to Their Deaths

Colonial Massachusets, early 1690's. When a young girl in a Puritan town rejects a farmer boy's gift and instead slips out into the forest to dance with a young man from the Abenaki tribe,it sets off a chain of events resulting in one of the worst cases of mass hysteria in U.S. history, as neighbor turns against neighbor and friends accuse friends of the most terrible things. A fictional re-imagining of the Salem Witch Trials, in which gender politics, religion, xenophobia, innocent games of fortunetelling, and one man's sinful indiscretion are all factors that lead to the deadly witch hunt. Created by Thomas Gilbert.

Authorised Happiness

When society pushes the ideals of equality to their breaking point, the result can easily become plain absurd. In order to avoid the chronic budget deficit of the healthcare system, for instance, what better way is there but to become a nanny state? Even if it leads to the Medical Police imposing fines on anyone not watching the weather forecast… Three Kafkaesque stories that paint a frightening picture of an over-regulated world. Script by Jean Van Hamme - Art by Griffo.

Telemachus

Ulysses. mythical hero and king of Ithaca. left years ago to fight in the Trojan War. He never came home. His son. Telemachus. an impatient and immature prince who is as clumsy as he is ambitious. decides to go looking for him. On the way. he meets the hot-headed princess Polycaste. who helps him in his perilous adventure full of vengeful gods and terrifying monsters. Will the winds be favorable to them?

Moebius Library - Inside Moebius

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.

Conquest

The goal has been achieved: Icelandia, an inhabitable, if inhospitable ice planet, has been reached. On the orders of Admiral Ragnvald Hakarsson, Oberleutnant Kirsten Konig is placed in charge of establishing first contact with the few non-human natives of Icelandia. But since her awakening from cryo-sleep, Konig has suffered incessant headaches, vertigo, and hallucinations that seem connected to the planet.

But as settlement begins, the fragile peace Konig has won is threatened by the mysterious destruction of the second human colony. With no survivors or witnesses to the attack, the situation is about to become a flashpoint, which will burn away everything Konig believed she knew.

The Collected Toppi

Presenting the first in a seven-volume library of works by master illustrator Sergio Toppi. The first volume, The Enchanted World, contains eleven tales of high fantasy in English for the first time, previously collected as Black & Tans, Krull, and A Minor God.

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To Drink and to Eat 01 (2019)

The comic itself is structured around the four different seasons, predictably starting with Spring and ending with Winter. As the seasons change, the ingredients and cuisine shift to match the temperature and it allows Long to cover a wide range of topics in an efficient matter. There is a distinct personality to the book, with Long’s art style excelling at capture the different moods of the kitchen and his handwriting imparting great character onto the narration and dialog. While I can’t speak to the accuracy of all of his tips and tricks, I can say with certainty that Long is funny and that I’m at least willing to try some of his techniques going forward.

Four Sisters 01 - Enid (2018)

The first story is about the youngest sister Enid. A free spirit, she enjoys wandering alone and talking to animals and anything she meets. Her best friend Gulliver is, like her, offbeat and creative. Enid keeps hearing ghost-like screams and the two friends embark on a scary adventure.

Canopy (2016)

by Karine Bernadou (Author). At the edge of a magical wood, a little girl named Canopy grows up with her family. When she is grown her mother makes her venture into the dark forest on her own, where she encounters a loving ogre, sirens, and a man without a face... all while trying to discover herself and grow into a woman. Interspersed with stories of her relationship with her father, Canopy is a fantastic fable told with Karine Bernadou's amazing cartoon pantomime style.

Eleanor The Dark Legend

1137. Eleanor, duchess of Aquitaine, aged fifteen, becomes queen of France. Humiliated in public by her mother-in-law, treated like a child by the king's adviser, kept away from the affairs of the kingdom, the young woman swore to take her rightful place. Politician, intriguing, perfidious or sublime in love, she will decide the course of history. Scenario: Delalande, Arnaud. Mogavino, Simona. Drawing: Gomez, Carlos.

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Violette Around the World 01 - My Head In the Clouds! (2018)

A 12-year-old girl travels the globe with her parents' circus, having adventures and learning to appreciate the joys of being different. Her name is Violette, like the flower in the spring, like the seventh color of the rainbow. She lives with the Circus of the Moon, where her mother is the stuntwoman and her father is the insect tamer. At the end of the 19th-century, Violette is a curious, happy 12-year-old who is fascinated by the beauty of the world around her: music, painting, drawing, nature, and much more. She shares adventures with her friend Samir (a budding trapeze artist), her unusual animal friends, and her father's trained insects!

Bigby Bear 01 (2019)

It's a series of one-page comics by Philippe Coudray starring Bigby Bear and friends. Where Peanuts’ jokes were often verbal (and Coudray’s animals can talk), Bigby Bear’s punchlines tend to be visual. Bigby himself is an artist who we first meet chipping away at a rock with his chisel.

The Art of Dying (2019)

Script by Raule - Art by Philippe Berthet. Philippe Martin, a Paris cop, is called to Barcelona to look into the suspicious suicide of a girl who might be his daughter. Barcelona is a charged place for Martin—he’s been visiting every summer for the 25 years since the girl’s mother left him and fled there. His investigations lead him into a labyrinth of criminal activity stretching from the most violent depths of Barcelona’s society to its wealthiest families. Taunted by a particularly vicious and wily opponent, the stakes of Martin’s investigation are not only justice but his very soul.

Servitude

The Powers were the first to populate the Earth. When men appeared, they aroused passion and division among them. All Powers then chose to take physical form: Dragons, Giants, Angels, Sirens, and Fairies. Then came the time of fighting, of internal wars... A thousand years have passed, and the Sons of the Earth have finally founded the greatest of all Kingdoms. For them, the Powers are only legends... But a new age is coming; is it the end or the beginning of servitude? written by Fabrice David, drawn and colored by Éric Bourgier.

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Dare to Disappoint - Growing Up in Turkey

It is an autobiographical graphic novel about artist and writer Ozge Samanci's childhood and teen years. It emphasizes how the Turkish military coup in 1982 affected Ozge's friends, family, and neighbors and deepened the conflict between secularism and fundamentalism in the country.

Little Miss Cheery (2019)

Script by Zidrou - Art by Benoît Springer. What do you do when you hate your wife and you’re sleeping with your stepdaughter? If you’re ostrich farmer Pep, you beat your wife’s head in with a shovel when your stepdaughter asks you to. You might do it some rainy night, and toss the body down a well for good measure. You might even think you’re getting some money out of it. But if you’re hapless and unlucky as Pep is, you might find yourself trapped in a hell of your own making, endlessly wondering: how many times do you have to kill someone before they’re really dead?

Seven Places Without You (2019)

Script by Juan Berrio - Art by Juan Berrio. Elena is losing Jorge, and she doesn’t know why. They’ve been living together at Jorge’s parents’ house for some time now, and so far, everything between them had seemed to be going well. But recently, Jorge has been spending less and less time at home. Elena isn’t sure what to make of his absence, and one day, she decides to leave. “Seven Places Without You” is the story of a young couple’s first experience of a relationship on the rocks; a story that allows time to elapse and silences to lengthen, focusing more on how events develop than on the events themselves. It’s also the story of the spaces where these events occur: the seven places of the title, and of Jorge’s absence.

Operation Overlord

On June 6, 1944, 14,000 Allied paratroopers from the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division landed in the hinterland of the Utah Beach stretch of beach and conquered the town of Sainte-Mère-Église. They should secure the area until reinforcements come. This action became known as the start of Operation Overlord. There are five American soldiers among the fighters - each with their own story, dreams and motivations. Everyone experiences the horrors of war in their own way and none of them will return home ... Exciting preparation of one of the most spectacular military operations of the Second World War.

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East-West (2018)

Script by Pierre Christin - Art by Philippe Aymond. Prolific comic book author Pierre Christin, who penned the game-changing classic sci-fi series “Valerian and Laureline,” switches to autobiography here to bring us the thoughtful, enlightening tale of two vastly different lands, the American West during the civil rights movement and the counter-culture phenomenon, and the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War, as seen through the eyes of an inquisitive French artist and journalist with a love for travel, intellectual query, gypsies, and jazz. Christin and his faithful road companion and “Valerian” co-creator Jean-Claude Mézières drive across landscapes ranging from Utah to Bulgaria in a series of cars each more dilapidated than the next, encountering people and adventures of all kinds in a story that is part travel journal, part geo-political documentary, and part artistic coming-of-age.

Double 7 (2018)

Script by Yann - Art by André Juillard. The Spanish Civil War attracted involvement from a wide variety of governments, individuals and political factions, with Italians, Germans, and North Africans helping Franco and his supporters, and the Soviet Union, Mexico, and international brigades aiding the Republicans. Dusting off a little‐known and often forgotten chapter of history, the authors take us back to this remarkable and terrible period of war as only they can, with a tale full of scheming intrigues. The world they uncover is one of no‐holds‐barred plotting to obtain victory at whatever the cost. And in the midst of the backstabbings and despair, one young Russian pilot falls in love with a feisty Spanish freedomfighter. In the hope it will outlast the bitter conflict engulfing them all.

The Song of Aglaia (2018)

The Song Of Aglaia Hardcover – July 3, 2018. Aglaia is a simple sea nymph. One day, a Merman seduces Aglaia, forever altering her life's course. She is cast out of Oceanid by her chauvinistic father, forcing her to wander many days and nights, until one day she finds herself at the benefit of one Mr. Author : Anne Simon.

Ghost Money

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.