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Thursday, July 30, 2020

Ariol

From multiple award-winning author Emmanuel Guibert and renowned illustrator Marc Boutavant! Ariol is your everyday tween donkey. He lives in the suburbs with his mom and dad. His best friend is a pig. He's in love with a beautiful cow in his class. His teacher is a dog. His gym teacher is a huge rooster. In short, Ariol is just like you and me.


Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Non Album Collections 245

Lena's Odyssey (Europe Comics 2020)

Script by Pierre Christin - Art by André Juillard
Who is Lena? What is she up to? Does she even know her mission? Setting out from an East Berlin neighborhood that is home to former dignitaries, she goes about passing out small, innocent-seeming gifts from Budapest to Transylvania to Kiev. She crosses the Danube delta, the Black Sea, Anatolia, and the Aleppo bazaar. Each time, she crosses borders incognito, claiming to have nothing to declare. A journey at once timeless and inextricable from the great issues of our age, “Lena” combines the intimacy dear to André Juillard and Pierre Christin’s predilection for vast geopolitical canvases.

Miss Endicott, Part 1 (Europe Comics 2019)

Script by Jean-Christophe Derrien - Art by Xavier Fourquemin
After many years abroad, Prudence Endicott is back in England for her mother’s funeral. Hired as a nanny by a wealthy London family, the young woman begins to spend her nights in the more common neighborhoods… For Miss Endicott is the new Conciliator, entrusted with helping the poor and the humble to solve their problems when society ignores them. A difficult task—especially as something sinister appears to be brewing underneath London…

To Build a Fire - Based on Jack London's Classic Story (2018)

A 2019 EISNER AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST ADAPTATION FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM
From the "master of black and white" artwork (Paste Magazine) and the bestselling illustrator-storyteller of Park Bench and Alone comes a starkly beautiful graphic novel adaptation of Jack London's most famous short story. Discover the beloved author of White Fang and The Call of the Wild, Jack London's renowned short story "To Build a Fire" in a new and evocative way from master artist Christophe Chabouté. With his signature "stunning black-and-white art" (Publishers Weekly), Chabouté illustrates London's gripping story of man versus nature in the harsh and unforgiving Yukon that has enthralled readers for over a century.


Sunday, July 26, 2020

Animal Jack

Jack is a typical grade school kid... except that he never speaks a word, is followed everywhere he goes by a flying bug, and can turn into any animal he wants, usually to come to the rescue of his family and classmates. Not everybody appreciates his strange behavior, however. When the town's children start disappearing into the forest, though, Jack's special ability is their only hope. Will Jack ever be understood and accepted by those around him? And will the townsfolk come to see the forest as anything besides a danger and a nuisance? Script by Kid Toussaint - Art by Miss Prickly.


Friday, July 24, 2020

Non Album Collections 244

Lewis's Sprit - Act I (2017)

by Lionel Richerand  (Drawings), Bertrand Santini  (Contributor), Hubert (Inker). Part one of a two-part Gothic tale. A young English gentleman's mother dies, so he secludes himself on his family's island estate to find peace and write his first novel, when he meets a ghost.

Brina the Cat 01 - The Gang of the Feline Sun (2020)

by Salati, Giorgio, Cornia, Christian. Brina, a city cat, moved to the mountains with the owners for a summer holiday. Here she meets some stray cats who call themselves "The Gang of the Feline Sun". The new friends convince her to escape her owners and become a free cat. But while Brina enjoys her newfound freedom and all the new types of delectable bugs the countryside has to offer, her young owners are panicking over losing her, a member of their family. Brina must make a choice to live with her owners, where it's safe (but confined) or go free in the wilderness. A heartwarming tender cat tale.

A Lapse in Judgment (Europe Comics 2020)

Script by Denis Robert - Art by Franck Biancarelli. Any resemblance to persons living or dead or actual events would be strangely coincidental… In a town in the east of France, Sylvestre Ruppert-Levansky, a president of the circuit court, begins his last trial, in the same place his career began. Everything here reminds him of Rachel, his first love, and most of all, Mathilde, a manipulative, diabolic serial killer. The old magistrate has a spotless reputation. He is considered tolerant and fair. But then a police officer from his past asks to see him. Perhaps the legend of Sylvestre, the eminent judge, isn’t so cut and dry… In a gripping tale full of surprises, Denis Robert and Franck Biancarelli reinvent the thriller.


Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Worlds Unseen

1906. William is ten years old when his family leaves London for Barellito, a small Italian fishing village. The quiet of the village will not last long, however, thanks to the ripples created by the arrival of William and his family. His own life, too, is about to be upturned, in this remarkable and wondrous new land where he will find new southern landscapes, a new kind of liberty, and above all new friends: Paolo, Nino, and the charming Lisa, united forever by an extraordinary event and a strange object... Script by Georges Abolin - Art by Olivier Pont.


Monday, July 20, 2020

Non Album Collections 243

Perihan the Girl without a Mouth (Europe Comics 2020)

Script by Cem Ozuduru - Art by Cem Ozuduru. Perihan was an eagerly awaited baby. She was her family’s greatest excitement for the future. But when the moment of her birth finally arrived, the marvelous cry that would make their dreams into reality and sweep worries aside never came. From that day on, Perihan was destined for extraordinary growing pains. Finding her voice and expressing herself in her life song would be a truly exceptional journey for her. And lies and rage would guide her life like no other teenager in the world… as well as truth and hope.

The Colony (Europe Comics 2020)

Script by Nicolas Debon - Art by Nicolas Debon. At the turn of the 20th century, society is in tumult. Anarchist groups have turned from political terrorism to nonviolent revolution, seeking to escape the world’s injustice by returning to nature. Against this backdrop of upheaval, Fortuné Henry travels alone to a remote clearing on the edge of the vast Ardennes Forest, there to found his own colony: L’Essai. Many will join him. Some will leave. Others will stay. In colors by turns muted and vibrant, but always sensitively attuned to the setting and character, Nicolas Debon breathes life into the true story of a short-lived utopia.

Gérard - Five Years with Depardieu (Europe Comics 2020)

Script by Mathieu Sapin - Art by Mathieu Sapin. Mathieu Sapin has made a career as a nonfiction cartoon chronicler. In a blend of witty, insightful diary and documentary vérité, he has tackled topics from moviemaking to the making of a presidential campaign, and provided behind-the-scenes looks at the presidential Palais d’Élysée. But the French government is no match for his latest subject: larger-than-life film star Gérard Depardieu, the most famous Frenchman in the world! From Azerbaijan to Bavaria, passing through Moscow and Portugal, Sapin tags along on a wild ride, creating a faithful portrait of a man full of contradictions.

Saturday, July 18, 2020

Hardy Agency

Edith Hardy runs a small detective agency off an unassuming alley in the 13th arrondissement. It's the 1950s, and foreign forces are busy vying for power in a Paris still recovering from World War II. Edith has a good heart and a missing husband, and her attempts to do right by her small world get her caught up in far larger, darker affairs. A classic Pierre Christin script - a strong sense of place and history, humane leftist sympathies - combines with Annie Goetzinger's indelible artwork to deliver a stylish mystery for fans of classy whodunits.


Thursday, July 16, 2020

Non Album Collections 242

Sweeties 01 - Cherry-Skye (Papercutz 2017)

by Veronique Grisseaux (Adapter), Cathy Cassidy (Author), Anna Merli (Illustrator). Cherry Costello’s father owns a successful candy store franchise with best-selling chocolates. As the father remarries to the Tanberry family, Cherry now has four new half-sisters and must start at a new school in a new town. Trouble arises as Cherry meets Shay, the boyfriend of her older half-sister, Honey! Plus, the Tanberry twins Skye and Summer learn life is not identical for the both of them. It’s going to take a sweet miracle to overcome the sour tensions in this household!

The World According to Kev 01 - Who\'s the Boss (Europe Comics 2019)

Written by Chico. Art by Minte. If the world worked the way Kev thinks it should, he'd be the star of the school, his teacher would admire his less than stellar grades, and Camille would fall in love with him. But Kev's life is anything but perfect: he has to compete for attention with his best friend Leo's snail collection, survive his mother's wrath, and suffer humiliation at the hands of the back-stabbing Stan, all while trying to grab some decent shut-eye before recess.

Magic 7 01 - Never Alone (Europe Comics 2019)

Script by Kid Toussaint - Art by Rosa La Barbera, Giuseppe Quattrocchi. On his first day of class at a new school, Leo, a boy who talks to the ghosts of famous dead people for fun, meets Hamlin, who can talk to animals, and Farah, a human flamethrower. The new friends band together to track down the thief who has made off with the school’s prized trophy, and must use all their powers to fight off an army of gigantic robots intent on destroying them. What they don’t know is that this is all just part of a much, much bigger plan…


Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Hell School

Starting a new school is daunting at the best of times, but for Bastien, Hina, and Boris, their first year at the Institute of Excellence is going to be downright terrifying. New students at the ultra-elite private school are subjected to the "ritual" - weeks of hazing by the seniors - and if they refuse to take part, they are branded "bastards" for life and can say goodbye to any kind of social life. But something even more sinister is going on behind the scenes... Who is the mysterious benefactor paying Bastien's tuition, what is the principal hiding, and what are the real circumstances behind the deaths of former "bastard" alumni? Script by Dugomier - Art by Benoît Ers.


Sunday, July 12, 2020

Non Album Collections 241

The Great Outdoors (Europe Comics 2019)

Script by Catherine Meurisse - Art by Catherine Meurisse. “Girls, living in the country will be your chance,” her parents tell her. And so Catherine Meurisse spends her childhood outdoors. Construction all around her: an old farmhouse renovated into a home, trees planted, a garden created, dreams cultivated. They dig, they graft, they plant a rosebush “adopted” from Montaigne, a fig tree from Rabelais. They observe the tumult of the outside world: new developments in industrial agriculture, the citification of rural France… With her characteristic humor, Catherine Meurisse has composed a witty poem dedicated to the countryside where her vocation as an artist first took form. The Great Outdoors, like Lightness, her previous album, is a testament to her conviction that nature and art —everything that grows, everything that lives against all opposition— always offer us a chance.

Zeropedia (Europe Comics 2019)

Script by Fabcaro - Art by Julien Solé. What was the Roswell incident? Why did people in the Stone Age paint pictures on cave walls? What is the Larsen effect? What was the “Wow!” signal? How do carnivorous plants catch their prey? What is absolute zero? Author Fabcaro, smitten by science, tackles countless scientific subjects alongside artist Julien/CDM in this illustrated “encyclopedia.” Through humor and irony, they manage to make even the trickiest topics accessible to all—in just one page!

Melowy v1 - The Test of Magic (2018)

by Cortney Faye Powell (Author), Ryan Jampole (Illustrator). When flying unicorns called Melowies turn fourteen they go to school at Destino, a legendary castle hidden somewhere in the clouds. Here they develop their special power, which lies dormant in them until they finish school and discover their place in the world. What lies ahead for the impressive group of Electra, Selene, Kora, Maia, and Clio, each destined for their own paths? Dreams, adventure, and friendship around every corner!


Friday, July 10, 2020

Cash Cowboys

Sam Hicks: ex-SAS, no ties, no family, and nothing to lose. Darwyn: his former Sergeant. Umata: a deadly female operative from Israeli Special Forces. They're the perfect team to go deep undercover and take down Darkwater, the outfit that's made private military contractor Jason King a billionaire, profiteering from war the world over. Because King isn't content with just riches; he wants power. His next step? Fascist empire. Amazing Améziane's wild yet thoroughly researched world of tough-talking mercs, pop-art layouts, twisty plots, and pop-cultural references are a must for fans of hardcore action from "Strike Back" to "The Losers." Script by Amazing Améziane - Art by Amazing Améziane


Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Non Album Collections 240

Kinderland (Europe Comics 2019)

Script by Mawil - Art by Mawil. East Berlin, summer of 1989: Mirco Watzke is caught in a bind. Usually a model student, the seventh grader has got himself in trouble with a couple of bullies from the Free German Youth, and the only person who can help is the mysterious new kid in school… Vivid and funny, tender and nuanced, “Kinderland” chronicles East Germany’s final months as seen through the eyes of a child. It’s a story of friendship, courage, and trust, but also of growing up between Young Pioneers and the church, fathers who “disappear,” and a ping-pong tournament interrupted by the fall of the Berlin Wall. Winner of the Max & Moritz Award for Best Comic at the 2014 Erlangen International Comics Festival.

Man in Furs (Europe Comics 2019)

Script by Catherine Sauvat - Art by Anne Simon. In 1870, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch publishes “Venus in Furs,” an erotic novel revealing the author’s desire to be dominated by a woman. After the success of the novel, a woman turns up at his doorstep and offers to take on the role of the dominant woman. He submits to her completely and they get married. Years later, Leopold has remarried and lives a quiet life, far removed from the sexual escapades of his first marriage. This is when he learns that his surname is being used, to his detriment, to describe a new sexual perversion: masochism.

Raowl 01 - Beauty and the Creep (Europe Comics 2019)

Script by Tebo - Art by Tebo. Raowl is not a hero for the faint of heart: he slices, dices, and decapitates anyone standing between him and a kiss from a princess. Unfortunately for Raowl, the first princess he encounters doesn’t find him to her liking. So when Raowl rescues a second princess, he doesn’t take no for an answer—and as it turns out, the two have a lot in common! Raowl’s rage is all the greater when the princess is kidnapped and taken to a castle full of cannibals, and he doesn’t waste any time leaping into the mouth of the beast! A rollicking rewrite of classic fairy tales, filled with guts, quips, and colorful characters.


Monday, July 6, 2020

Children of the Resistance

On May 10th, 1940, Nazi Germany attacked France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Their advance was swift, and led to the fall of France just six weeks later. In the fictional French village of Pontain-L’Écluse, 13-year-old François is shocked to see his fellow villagers—and even some of his family members—accept this occupation and submit to the laws and behavior of the German invaders. Determined to thwart the enemy, he enlists his friend Eusèbe to help sabotage the Nazis and motivate his village to unite against them. A fascinating tale of the Resistance and of actions taken by its youngest activitsts, inspired by true stories. Script by Dugomier - Art by Benoît Ers.


Saturday, July 4, 2020

Non Album Collections 239

Venezia (Europe Comics 2019)

Script by Lewis Trondheim - Art by Fabrice Parme. After their first explosive encounter, Giuseppe and Sophia hate one another with a passion. As fate would have it, both have a secret identity permitting them to conduct investigations incognito. Once his false mustache and wig are removed, Giuseppe becomes “the Eagle.” And when her tights and black hood are donned, Sophia transforms into “the Black Scorpion.” The Eagle and the Scorpion feel an irresistible attraction for one another… but will they share their first kiss and track down the mysterious “Codex Bellum” before Giuseppe and Sophia tear each other into beautiful little pieces?

CaptainZ (Europe Comics 2019)

Script by Texier - Art by Yoann. Monsters are popping up all over, wreaking wild havoc on Earth! Captain Woof, a dog from another dimension, is here to find out what’s been weakening the walls between parallel universes and letting these creatures through. Helping him are Captain Mysterioso, a teen reassembled by aliens to be invulnerable and shoot destructo-rays; Captain Bummer, a woman with the power to push anyone to suicide; and Captain Smooch, a playboy that one kiss can turn into a raging beast. Throw in Captain Megahertz, a man who can travel along any electrical frequency, and you’ve got the Captainz! A rollicking love letter to superhero comics.

Human (Europe Comics 2019)

Script by Diego Agrimbau - Art by Lucas Varela. Planet Earth: 500,000 years in the future. Humans have been extinct for millennia. Two scientists, Robert and June, have been orbiting the Earth, waiting for the planet to become habitable once more. With the help of a team of robots, they plan to start over from scratch: a new Adam and Eve who won’t make the same mistakes as their ancestors. But first Robert has to find June, who seems to have landed somewhere else in this vast jungle—their Eden—full of grotesque creatures and strange primates…


Thursday, July 2, 2020

Hubert Reeves Explains

After spending many years gazing up at the stars, Hubert Reeves has turned his attention to the future of our planet. The world's friendliest and most enthusiastic astrophysicist takes us on a surprising journey, which will make us all realize how important it is to protect our environment. Script by Nelly Boutinot, Hubert Reeves - Art by Daniel Casanave.