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Fierce (2023)

The legendary King Arthur is now an old drunkard who spends his days slouched on his throne. He owes his former glory to the magic sword the wizard Merlin forged for him in order to slay the hordes of demons who came to invade the kingdom of Pendragon. The enchanted weapon now suffers from a bad case of boredom, while Arthur’s daughter, the Princess Ysabelle, is wondering how to flee the marriage her father has arranged with the vile Baron of Cumber. Both Ysabelle and the sword are determined to change their fate, and to do so they must become allies on a long journey. But the wide world can prove much harsher than life at the palace, and the sword’s intentions may not be as noble as they seem… Mathieu Burniat is at it again with “Furieuse,” a work of pure fiction scripted by Geoffroy Monde.

Aristotle, Part 1 (Europe Comics 2023)

Let’s join the class and take a stroll with Theophrastus, the great botanist, as he tells us the life of Aristotle. Caught up in times as turbulent as our own, Aristotle is witness to the troubles of 4th-century Greece. In his story, we meet the wise Plato, the brilliant, arrogant Alexander (before he was ‘the Great’), the women Aristotle loved, the children in his life, and a whole cast of characters torn from the papyri of classical literature. As no biography of a philosopher would be complete without philosophy, we’re given an in-depth overview of Aristotle’s many ideas. Ancient people come to life (no, not literally—this isn’t a zombie story) in this wonderful biography of the great philosopher. By Tassos Apostolidis.

Nocean 01 - Atari and Tika (Europe Comics 2023)

Ice melting has caused the oceans to swallow up vast swaths of the Earth. The ocean itself has radically changed and is now called the Nocean. The European continent's borders and coastlines have transformed; new cities have appeared where others have changed, and some have been abandoned for many years. A new form of government, called Systema, runs society along with the large corporations that support it. A neo-liberal dictatorship rejects those it no longer considers citizens. Amidst it all, two young orphan girls become modern-day Robin Hoods, helping the most needy – those whose voices have been repressed by the system. By Efa.

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Degas and Cassatt - The Dance of Solitude (2021)

Founder of the Impressionist movement of which he was one of the most merciless critics, too bohemian for the bourgeois and too bourgeois for the artists, Edgar Degas was a man of many paradoxes. A loner, he loved only one woman without ever courting her. Looking into this unique relationship at the twilight of Degas’ life, Efa and Rubio open the pages of the artist’s notebooks hoping to unravel the mystery of this genius full of contradictions (Europe Comics: 95 pages).

Diosamante (2012)

Diosamante the queen falls passionately in love with a king. To prove themselves worthy, she began a long journey in search of perfection. The kingdom of Arhas is run by the iron fist of Queen Diosamante. This queen without pity is known as much for her cruelty as for her incredible beauty. This is why mighty warriors do not hesitate to take part in fatal combats whose only aim is to share one night of love with the legendary Diosamante…only to be killed by her very hands at the time of the winter solstice. The reputation of Urbal de Sarabba will one day challenge the pride of the young queen. This king is said to be wiser, more powerful, and loved by his people. Furious, the intrepid beauty will go in search of this man who dares cast a shadow over her. Having barely arrived at the palace of Urbal, their meeting will take an unexpected turn: the two sovereigns will fall madly in love with each other.

 

Master of the Ninth Art : Bandes Dessinées and Franco-Belgian Identity

Although virtually unknown in the US and the UK, the bande dessin e is a vitally important aspect of popular culture in France and Belgium, where it is known as 'the ninth art'. Masters of the Ninth Art offers an introduction to bandes dessin es for English readers, considering examples of the genre from Herg 's Adventures of Tintin (1929) up to the late twentieth century. The strips are considered in terms of plot, style, influences and the wider context of Franco-Belgian culture, and they range from literary parody, gag-humour, westerns and realism to science fiction and historical drama. Screech analyses the work of a variety of artists, some well known to English-speakers such as Goscinny, some less well known such as Jacques Tardi and Marcel Gotlib.

 

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Django - Hand on Fire (2020)

Script by Salva Rubio - Art by Efa. “Django: Hand on Fire” tells the story of the youth of Django Reinhardt, a Roma raised outside Paris who would go on to be one of the most influential guitarists of all time. We follow his early years as an aimless and rebellious kid who is heading for a life of trouble until his devoted younger brother Nin-Nin convinces their mother Négros to buy him a banjo. Captivated by its possibilities and spurred by his natural talent, Django becomes obsessed with the instrument and quickly surpasses his older peers, mastering the popular bal-musette and intrigued by the new jazz coming over from the States. Soon he is playing in clubs and winning awards. He is on the verge of international success at the age of 18 when a tragedy strikes that will mark the rest of his life and career: he is badly burned in a caravan fire and spends the next years relearning how to play the guitar with only two fully-functioning fingers. This is an amazing story of perseverance and of fierce family love that is little known even to many jazz aficionados.

I, Robot (2020)

Script by Cuadrado Raúl - Art by Cuadrado Raúl. What do we mean when we talk about artificial intelligence? Are we talking about beings more intelligent than humans? Wiser? Would we be able to coexist with such beings and overcome our presumption of superiority? These and other questions are what Isaac Asimov explores in his legendary stories of robots. And what Raúl Cuadrado has now dared to illustrate.

Mutations - Episode 001 (2020)

Two years have passed since the events of Mermaid Project. The world continues to suffer from the effects of climate change and economic upheaval, and Romane and Brahim have paid the price for their courage and integrity. Ignored, even censored, by their superiors, they're now reduced to taking lousy private-eye jobs to earn a living. Meanwhile, the same cetaceans whose advanced intelligence the UN had dismissed are now attacking fishing trawlers... with rockets! Before long, the authorities are forced to give our two investigators their old jobs back. Scenario: Leo, Corine Jamar. Drawing: Fred Simon.

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Marie Antoinette, Phantom Queen (2016)

by Rodolphe (Author), Annie Goetzinger (Author). During the 1930s, Maud, an artist, discovers she has a psychic gift. The first signs manifest themselves in the royal gardens of the Trianon where gradually she understands that a woman from the beyond is attempting to communicate with her. The revelation is beyond belief: it is the ghost of Marie Antoinette appearing to her to share a terrible secret that has tormented her for centuries. After being guillotined, the Queen is said to have been thrown into a common grave but then exhumed and buried with her husband, Louis XVI, in the Saint-Denis basilica. Yet the ghost tells Maud that her remains are still in the pit on which a chapel stands today. The queen asks Maud to move her body to the right place so she can finally find peace and no longer haunt people. Part fantastic ghost story, part biography, this is a delicious beautifully illustrated look into French revolutionary history by the artist of the bestselling ‘Girl in Dior.’

POS - Piece of Sh-t (2017)

by Pierre Paquet,  Jesús Alonso Iglesias (Illustrator). A young man struggles to build a publishing company, find love, and discover who he really is, with his one true trusted companion being the dog who truly seems to understand him. In the end, he realizes that for far too long he has been a self-absorbed piece of sh*t.nA touching autobiographical story by Swiss BD publisher Pierre Paquet, the spiritual sequel to Paquet’s Eisner-nominated A Glance Backward, which recounted his experience dealing with the death of his father at age 11.

Monet, Itinerant of Light (2017)

by Salva Rubio  (Author), EFA (Illustrator). The life of the great French painter, one of the founders of Impressionism, is narrated in lush comic art reminiscent of his style. From the Salon des Refuses (“Salon of the Rejected”) and many struggling years without recognition, money, and yet a family to raise, all the way to great success, critically and financially, Monet pursued insistently one vision: catching the light in painting, refusing to compromise on this ethereal pursuit. It cost him dearly but he was a beacon for his contemporaries. We discover in this comics biography how he came to this vision as well as his turbulent life pursuing it.