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Petit Paul (2018)

Petit Paul lives in the countryside with his parents and his sister Magalie. And he is what you might call a precocious child. Although he's not yet old enough to realise it, he's been endowed with one formidable attribute that is very difficult to hide and which triggers the most violent urges in the chaste women around him. On the family farm, with his friends or in class, our poor little farmer finds himself thrust, despite himself, into situations as dirty as they are absurd and embarrassing... Bastien Vivès.

Treasure 001 - The Red Wave (2023)

There’s no such thing as pirates. At least, not anymore. Treasure and his friends still like to pretend though, and what better prop than a real-life sailboat? But everything changes when The Brig is put on sale, and the gang realizes pirates may exist after all… Pauline de la Provote, Jean Baptiste Saurel.

Burne Out (18+) (2022)

A current of panic is flowing through the start-up nation! The prime minister, Daniel Poutrenbois, is caught in a chipstore, shipshore, shtrim… well, a big shitty tornado. The press has revealed his thing for nasty hentai porn and that's the kind of bad buzz that has a serious impact on the government. Despite his apologies, the official's reputation is taking a hit. Faced with media pressure, although Daniel is corporate through and through, his manager, uh, the President of the Republic calls him in for a debrief and invites him to go remote: Daniel is having a mega burn out! In order to be forgotten asap and focus on his family, the statesman drops out for the deep south of France, heading to the Grande Raie naturist resort to resynergise with his loved ones in a win-win spirit of collaboration. Daniel will come to understand that the roadmap of love is always paved with intense, complex and sometimes confusing feelings. Bastien Vivès.

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The Butchery (2021)

A young man and woman fall for each other and all is sweetness and light. But when their relationship crumbles, they each must endure the ensuing emotional fallout. Starting from this ostensibly simple premise, Bastien Vives crafts an affecting narrative about the mercurial and tempestuous nature of romance and why we pursue it anyway. by Bastien Vivès  (Author).

The Thud (2021)

In this YA graphic novel, a boy with developmental disabilities finds his world turned upside down after his mother has a stroke and he realizes for the first time he's on his own. When Noel’s mother has a stroke, his world is turned upside down. Especially when a man comes, who tells Noel that he can’t stay in the only home he’s ever known. He has to move from his apartment and his city to some kind of care facility, in a town he’s never heard of. For the first time, Noel is on his own. Who can he trust? Who can he love? by Mikael Ross (Author).

The Penguin Café at the Edge of the World (2021)

In the icy reaches of the South Pole live three penguin brothers: Amos, Max, and Hans. They love cooking so much that one day they band together to start a cozy café. There, they will serve a delicious, cinnamony concoction of their own creation ― Peng-Winter Stew! The only snag? Since they are located at the edge of the world, people don’t visit them very often. As the penguin brothers wait for the next boat to arrive, they hope that their customers will enjoy their splendid stew as much as they do. by Nurit Zarchi  (Author), Anat Warshavsky (Illustrator).

The Tipping Point

Fourteen international creators—all renowned and all unique—present 13 short stories in this love letter to the endless possibilities of sequential art in all its forms. Some of the world's greatest creators have each written and drawn an original story that explores the key moment when a clear-cut split occurs, a mutation, a personal revolt or a large-scale revolution that tips us from one world into another, from one life to an entirely new one: The Tipping Point. From slice-of-life tales and science-fiction adventures, to amusing asides and fantastical fables, witness these major (and minor) changes and evolution through the eyes of these visionaries from the worlds of manga, bande dessinée, and comics.

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Spooky and the Strange Tales - Monster Inn (2017)

by Élian Black'Mor, Carine-M. Once upon a time, in the heart of the kingdom of Fairy Tales, a king and a queen had the strangest of children: Spooky! The traditional-fairy tale tropes turn topsy-turvy in this lavishly illustrated storybook as Spooky explores her dark, enchanted world. And when her uncles the Three Little Pigs offer a trip to their London hotel, Spooky trades one improbable setting for another! Monster Inn shines a charming, childish light on contemporary goth culture for a rich and unique story that’s like nothing you've seen before.

Parenthesis (Top Shelf 2021)

Story and art by Elodie Durand. A triumph of graphic memoir, Parenthesis narrates the author's experience with tumor-related epilepsy-losing herself, and finding herself again. Julie is barely out of her teens when a tumor begins pressing on her brain, ushering in a new world of seizures, memory gaps, and loss of self. Suddenly, the sentence of her normal life has been interrupted by the opening of a parenthesis that may never close.

A Sister (2021)

A coming of age story in the tradition of Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, Tillie Walden's Spinning, and Mariko Tamaki's This One Summer. Antoine, a teenager, is on holiday at the seaside with his parents and his younger brother, Titi. Both spend most of their time drawing, at restaurants and on the beach. But one day Helene and her mother come to spend a few days with the family and her presence will change Antoine's life. In A Sister, Bastien Vive's, a master storyteller, conveys the stumbling awakenings of adolescent feelings.

La Grande Odalisque

Alex and Carole are two high-flying, seductive, uncomplicated burglars who can pick up any painting in any museum. In search of a driver, they meet Sam, a motorcycle champion with multiple talents. The trio that has just been born is called to enter the legend.

For the Empire

Glorim Cortis is a military celebrity in the Imperial army. The Empire has conquered many known lands, but not yet any unknown. This is the mission entrusted by the emperor to Glorim and his squadron. Once they cross the final frontier of mapped Imperial territories, this group of elites rides their way through a series of intense emotions spanning from doubt to fear. One thing is for sure: as the new map’s outlines slowly take shape, their expedition will lead to things that none of them were expecting. Written & Art by Merwan, Vives.

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