Non Album Collections 393

Lastman (2022)

Adrian Velba has trained all year to fight in the Valley of the Kings’ legendary tournament. However, despite his ambition, he has no chance of winning. Not only is his partner unable to compete, but at 12 years old, Adrian is the longest of longshots. That is, until a mysterious, powerful stranger enters town, offering to join forces with Adrian. But who is Richard Aldana? And why in a world of magic does he rely solely on his fists? Balak, Michaël Sanlaville, Bastien Vives.

The Court Charade (2022)

Young Serine is determined to become a lady-in-waiting to help provide for her family. But she soon finds herself at the mercy of a thoughtless queen, scheming lords and ladies, and vicious palace fauna. Luckily, this garrulous and down-on-her-luck countess has always been able to count on her wits—and her words!—to survive, and life at court proves no different. by Vesco Flore, Kerascoët.

Trapped on Zarkass (2022)

It is the third millennium, and gender definitions are gone, references practically banned. Larry and Marcel are two Earth agents sent to the lush and threatening jungles of the planet Zarkass forced to collaborate for an ultra-secret mission. Their official cover is to study the fauna, flora, and the unique customs of the native Zarkassian people. But really they are there to find and examine the mysterious wreckage of an alien vessel that has the government concerned. But the two young agents start to suspect that each of them might be hiding the real reasons for their presence on Zarkass… reasons that are much more personal… by Yann, Didier Cassegrain.

Lastman

In the "Valley of Kings", a world where magic is acknowledged as reality, an annual grand tournament sponsored by the King and Queen is being prepared. Young Adrian Velba works all year in the combat school of Master Jansen to participate. Sadly, Adrian’s partner suddenly falls ill and deserts. Since it is a duo tournament, the young boy is forced to give up his dream… until Richard Aldana, a hunk with bearish manners comes out of nowhere to unexpectedly ally himself with Adrian. Written by Bastien Vivès, Balak. Artist(s): Bastien Vivès, Michaël Sanlaville

Sambre

Sambre is a series of comic historical drama created by Yslaire and Balak in 1986. Very dark and melancholic, Sambre tells the story of a rural middle-class family of the xix th  century and particularly that of Bernard Sambre, loving Julie, a young vagabond with red eyes that her family hates the point of wearing them among superstition. The fates, minds and bodies express themselves, meet and get injured. No one can escape his destiny. Sambre is a portmanteau formed from " blood" and "som ber" but he is also a river of Belgium.
The series is divided as follows:

1. Sambre second generation (1847-1848) - Bernard & Julie
2. Sambre third generation (1856-1862) - Bernard-Marie & Judith
3. Sambre last generation (1862-1871) - Judith & Nelson
4. Special issue (The Legend of the Sambre)

A second series of the same family, The War of the Sambre , started in 2007 by Editions Futuropolis / Glénat.

1. The War of the Sambre First generation (1830-1847) - Hugo & Iris
2. The War of the Sambre First Degree Ancestry (1768-1769) - Werner & Charlotte
3. The War of the Sambre Generation Cujus (1789-1794) - Maxime Augustine & Constance
4. The War of the Sambre Book III (40,000 BC) - Aam & Yev