Interiorae

A high-rise apartment building in an unnamed European city. Its inhabitants come and go, meet each other, talk, dream, regret, hope... in short, live. A ghostly, shape-shifting anthropomorphic white rabbit roams from apartment to apartment, surveying and keeping track of all this humanity... and at the end of every night, he floats down to the basement where he delivers his report to the “great dark one.” by Gabriella Giandelli.

Icaro

Two award-winning graphic artists have produced an outstanding tale of cyberpunk adventure and the quest for freedom. Icaro is a thrilling manga science fiction adventure in the tradition of Akira, Ghost in the Shell and Clamp's sf sagas. Icaro is the mind-bending, fast-paced adventure of a young man, Icaro, with the ability to fly and a young woman, Yukiko, who risks her life-and more-to help Icaro achieve his dream. Best of all, it capitalizes on Taniguchi's ability to depict a vast and oppressive advanced science laboratory that has made Icaro its guinea pig and will use all its resources to keep him imprisoned for study. Icaro's fight to be free and Yukiko's sacrifice to aid him in his quest make this one of the most inspiring manga stories and one of the first significant original manga collaborations between East and West. by Mœbius, Jirō Taniguchi (artist).

Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec is a gaslamp fantasy comic book series first appearing in 1976 written and illustrated by French comics artist Jacques Tardi and published in album format by Belgian publisher Casterman, sometimes preceded by serialisation in various periodicals, intermittently since then. The comic portrays the titular far-fetched adventures and mystery-solving of its eponymous heroine, herself a writer of popular fiction, in a secret history-infused, gaslamp fantasy version of the early 20th century, set primarily in Paris and prominently incorporating real-life locations and events. Initially a light-hearted parody of such fiction of the period, it takes on a darker tone as it moves into the post–World War I years and the 1920s.

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Big Scoop of Ice Cream (NBM 2022)

by Conxita Herrero. It’s about life in our time, about being a young adult woman in the early twenty first century. Conxita, in her twenties, the latest representative of a whole generation, lost her heart somewhere between Madrid and Barcelona. 

Oneira 01 (Europe Comics 2022)

Script by Cab - Art by Federica Di Meo. In an obscure world gripped by terror, nightmares have come to life. Driven by the sole desire to eliminate their hosts, these monsters have become a plague to be eradicated. The Ordo-Sancti, a powerful religious group, has put the Weaver corps in charge of slaying the beasts. Arane Heos is a renowned member of the Weavers. As she battles the nightmares, she will have to deal with the growing turmoil within the Church and her caste, which now threatens the secret that involves her child.

Alice On the Run - One Child's Journey Through the Rwandan Civil War (Humanoids 2022)

by Gaspard Talmasse  (Author). Gitarama, the Southern Province of Rwanda, 1994. Five-year-old Alice enjoys a peaceful childhood with her parents and little sisters, but life as she knows it is about to change forever as the genocide of the Tutsis erupts, forcing her to flee her village with her family.

The Nightmare Brigade

The Nightmare Brigade is a dream team led by Professor Angus. With his two young sidekicks, 14 year-olds Esteban and Tristan, they have one goal: help people get rid of their worst nightmares. With unique skills, the team members can literally infiltrate their patient’s nightmare to seek its root and destroy the cause. Things are shaken up a bit, however, when they meet the young Sarah. The Brigade has a feeling they have seen her before… Then, an insomniac is invading other’s dreams. How does he do it and how can he be stopped? It’s a paranormal story you won’t want to sleep on! by Franck Thillez (Author), Yomgui Dumont  (Illustrator). 

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The Royal Game (2017)

During a boat trip, Czentovic, world chess champion, finds himself faced with a stranger who manages to beat him. This unknown learned chess from a manual during a long stay in a cell courtesy of the Nazis. A short story written in 1941, which stands as a testimony against Nazi attempts at dehumanization. Stefan Zweig's masterpiece enhanced by the talent of David Sala.

Cinq Avril 001 - The Heir of da Vinci (2022)

On April 5th, 1514, a mysterious noblewoman leaves a newborn bearing only an unusual golden necklace at the gates of the Château du Clos Lucé in Amboise, France. Named "Cinq Avril" by the cooks who care for him, and taken under the wing of another resident of the castle, a certain Leonardo da Vinci, the child grows in energy and knowledge as he's instructed in a multitude of secrets. When his mentor dies, the young man discovers a posthumous letter explaining that he has the power to change the course of history if he can unravel the enigma of his birth. by Fred Duval (Author), Michel Bussi (Author), Noë Monin (Illustrator).

Billie Bang Bang 001 - Totally Bonkers (2022)

Annoying people beware: there's a new sheriff in town, and her name is Billie Bang Bang! Life isn't always easy when you're 8 years old. But Billie has a new best friend, named Bonkers. (Who isn't even imaginary, by the way!) And a partner in crime means double the trouble... Watch out, world! Billie Bang Bang is a series about our precocious, smart, immature, hilarious, and sometimes tyrannical children. by Théa Rojzman and Steve Baker.

India Dreams

London, December 1944. Emy hates the Indies. She lost her parents 16 years earlier. And here comes the past. Inadvertently, Emy becomes acquainted with the diary of her mother, Amelia, a young woman resigned, just outside the principles of Victorian England, and confronted by a so-called lewd India, awakening her own sensuality. January 1930. Amélié arrives with Emy on the first liner destined for Bombay, to find Thomas, his husband, captain in the army of the Indies in Khalapour, at Radjasthan. But the reunion is disappointing, Thomas seems to have changed, unless it is Amelia, proven by the suffocating heat reigning in this region located on the edge of the Thar desert. Fortunately, there is Kenneth Lowther, a friend of Thomas, an atheist philosopher and preceptor of the Royal children, who tries to explain to Amelia the disconcerting India, its religion, its customs and the magnificence of its maharajas.  by Jean-François Charles, Maryse Charles.

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The Vertical Sea (2022)

From the minds of creators Brian Freschi and Ilaria Urbinati comes The Vertical Sea, a tale of a woman learning to push through her struggles in a world where the pressure seems endless. With a good job as an elementary school teacher and a love for her partner, India’s life seems okay at face value. However, with a chronic mental illness that causes her to have panic attacks regularly, each day can be a struggle. With the threat of having her class taken from her, the pressure is building, and India needs to face her problems head on and take action.

The Strange (2018)

The Strange follows an unnamed, undocumented immigrant who tries to forge a new life in a Western country where he doesn’t speak the language. The story is deftly told through myriad viewpoints, as each narrator recounts a situation in which they crossed paths with the newly arrived foreigner. Many of the people he meets are suspicious of his unfamiliar background, or of the unusual language they do not understand. Jerome Ruillier.

Ralph Azham v01 (of 04) - Black Are The Stars (2022)

From the award-winning mind of cartoonist Lewis Trondheim comes the expansive and rich anthropomorphic medieval world of Ralph Azham. After failing the test of the Chosen One as a young duck, Ralph had a tough time growing up as the village pariah, often getting into trouble due to an innate extra sense that’s rather unbelievable, embarrassing, and unfortunate. That was only compounded by the constant visit of spirits that only he, Ralph, could see.