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The Art of Sushi (NBM 2021)

Fly to Japan and come discover all there is to know about sushi. After revealing the secrets of chocolate to us, Franckie Alarcon offers a gourmet panorama of this exceptional dish that has conquered the planet! But do you really know sushi? The author traveled to Japan to meet all the players involved in the making of this true work of culinary art. From the traditional starred chef to the young cook who is shaking up the rules, including all the artisans and producers involved, this book covers the most emblematic of Japanese products from A to Z. A fascinating journey of discovery that, along the way, tells a lot about Japan itself. You’ll never believe the precision and detailed obsession with quality ingredients involved.

Beauty and The Beast (1989)

How can the passion, the exclusive love, explode between the most beautiful woman who shoots the Earth, Light, a true manifesto of feminine perfection, and a horrible, merciless killer, Bold, more like a respectable ape than a man? To split the two protagonists of this exhilarating comic, you also put your mind: hyper-sensitive Bold, the Beast; insensitive to everything, even to the most atrocious physical pain, Light, Bella. To guide us in the funny mystery is Carlos Trillo, a South American cartoon myth that, in the first person, as an active character, follows and tells the adventures of the two protagonists, assisted by the secure section of Catalan Jordi Bernet. A very enjoyable book and amazing narrative freedom.

Chaland Anthology (Humanoids 2003)

Story and art by Yves Chaland. Freddy Lombard and friends go on four adventures spanning Belgian castles and African jungles from this Eisner Award-nominated creator! These classic stories exhibit the elegant design that made Chaland a legend amongst cartoonists and animators worldwide! Don't miss this classic in the style of Hergé's Tintin.

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Bionic (Top Shelf 2020)

Story and art by Koren Shadmi. An eerie and beautiful graphic novel from the stunningly creative mind behind Highwayman and Love Addict. Bionic is a coming-of-age tale for the digital generation, taking place in the near future. It's the story of Victor, a geeky teenager on a hopeless quest to win the love of the gorgeous Patricia -- but when she returns from a horrible accident with astonishing new robotic parts, both their lives will be changed forever. Koren Shadmi (Highwayman, The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television) presents a hypnotically illustrated story of warm flesh and cold metal. It's the story of a love that was never meant to be, of overwhelming emotions, trauma, rebellion, loss of innocence, and the fear that wanting something may not be enough.

The Secrets of Chocolate - A Gourmand's Trip Through a Top Chef's Atelier (NBM 2021)

by Franckie Alarcon. Following Jacques Genin for a year, Franckie Alarcon hobnobbed with one of the biggest chefs of Chocolate. Former chef and pastry chef for prestigious restaurants, this super-talented autodidact shares all his passion and knowledge of chocolate and his process for creating recipes. In this docu-comic, we travel with the starry-eyed author, satisfying many a craving from the chef's amazing atelier above his store, trying his hand as an apprentice, all the way to the Peruvian cocoa plantations where another chef shows how one carefully chooses the beans.

The Man for the Job (Europe Comics 2021)

Script by Lou Lubie - Art by Lou Lubie. Manu always embraced his role as a strong, protective man, until one day his world is turned upside down. In quick succession, his girlfriend walks out on him, and he’s passed over for a position at work in the name of gender parity. In an effort to regain his bearings, he clings to a family of seven troubled children, determined to rescue them from their social misfortunes. Thus begins a long descent into the heart of his fears…