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Showing posts with label Georges Bess. Show all posts
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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Anibal 5 (repost)

The misadventures of a sex-addicted cyborg humorously subvert classic science fiction and super-spy tropes.

The European Defense Organization (EDO) is entrusted with protecting the Earth from cosmic terrorists bent on the destruction of humanity. Their key weapon: a sex-obsessed secret agent by the name of Anibal 5. As Anibal and the rest of EDO's eclectic team battle evil dictators, nymphet clones, and a mysterious criminal syndicate, things turn inevitably, and irrevocably, delirious and erotic.

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Son of the Gun (repost)

Son of the Gun. A modern-day spiritual western by the same creative team behind "The White Lama." Writer : Alejandro Jodorowsky. Art : Georges Bess. When an abandoned baby, sporting a tail, is rescued from a South American rubbish bin by a dwarf transvestite prostitute, you know you’re reading a story that only the mad genius of Alejandro Jodorowsky ("The Incal," "The Metabarons") could conceive! The child grows up to become Juan Solo, a vicious gangster and political enforcer, whose savagery sees him quickly rise through the ranks. Until his past catches up to him.



Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Non Album Collections 397

Otto Porfiri - Drama On the Cliff (Dark Horse - 2001)

Portly and good-natured, Otto Porfiri may not look the part of a hard-as-nails private eye, but don't be fooled. He may abhor violence, but when circumstances require a little mayhem, Porfiri rises to the occasion, in spades! As relentless as he is rotund, Porfiri is often drawn into the scandalous world of the decadent rich, a hidden landscape of sex, drugs, blackmail,...and murder! Created by Franco Saudelli, reknowned internationally for his intricate and often highly erotic work, Otto Porfiri: Drama on the Cliff is another eye-opening Venture graphic album, published in collaboration with Strip Art Features, and available for the first time in an English-language edition!

Dracula (Bram Stoker) (Georges Bess) - FRA

The brilliant cartoonist Georges Bess took it upon himself to create his own version of that myth here, keeping to the idea of ​​portraying the soul of the novel as well as possible. Endowed with his well-known graphic virtuosity, he chooses the black and white technique for the panels of dark beauty to emphasize the strength of his lines and give them a breath of Gothic, quite unusual for him. His Dracula is a masterpiece that once again proves that Bess is undeniably one of the best cartoonists in contemporary comics.

Comment faire fortune en juin 40 - FRA

June 1940. France has been at war for ten months, and has just noticed it. After less than a week of "Blitzkrieg", the Nazis are at the gates of Paris. Since 1939, the Banque de France, no doubt anticipating a brilliant victory by the national army, has prudently evacuated all of its gold reserves far from the capital. In Paris, all the coffers are empty... Or almost. Two tons that an armored van must urgently transfer from Paris to Bordeaux. Except that Franck Popp and Ange Sambionetti have another plan for the piggy bank. Two tons of gold on the roads, in the middle of the ambient brothel, an accomplice in the van, two others outside with them. Let's go ! The five of them will rob the Banque de France.


Friday, October 14, 2022

The White Lama (repost)

Late 19th century Tibet. When the Grand Lama Mipam dies, the seeds of corruption are sown across the land. Raised by locals, Gabriel, the orphan of white explorers, is chosen as the reincarnation of the Grand Lama. Torn between two worlds, he must master the sacred ways, defeat his own personal demons, and battle a great evil. He will need to enlist the aid of warrior monks, yetis and the Lord of Cats if he is to save his adopted country from utter devastation. The White Lama.

If you aren’t familiar with Alexandro Jodorowsky as a comic book writer, you might be know him better as cult director of films like “Santa Sangre”, “El Top” and “Holy Mountain”. The illutration in this book are so unique and come from the award-winning team that created “Son of a Gun”. This series also travels a bit away from the world of sci-fi that Jodorowsky has conquered with his past comics but it does show his range and that he is able to show some great range.


Sunday, January 23, 2022

Non Album Collections 351

The Photographer - Into war-torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders (2009)

In 1986, Afghanistan was torn apart by a war with the Soviet Union. This graphic novel/photo-journal is a record of one reporter's arduous and dangerous journey through Afghanistan, accompanying the Doctors Without Borders. Didier Lefevre's photography, paired with the art of Emmanuel Guibert, tells the powerful story of a mission undertaken by men and women dedicated to mending the wounds of war.

Nottingham 01 - The King's Ransom (Cinebook 2022)

1192. Richard, King of England, hasn't returned from the Crusades. Rumours say he may be dead, and his brother John Lackland begins moving his pieces to claim the throne, counting on the support - and money - of the kingdom's sheriffs. Deep inside Sherwood Forest, Marian, young Saxon Lady, tries to convince a family of outlaws to join her in fighting the prince, with the help of a mysterious man in a hood - none other than the Sheriff of Nottingham himself! by Vincent Brugeas, Emmanuel Herzet.

The Magical Twins (Digital)

A magical quest that explores the senses and sensibility of teamwork, duty and honor, by best-selling creators, Jodorowsky & Bess.


Monday, September 2, 2019

The Vampire of Benares

They are among us ... When his friend journalist suddenly disappears in Benares, India, Mircea goes in search of him. What he finds is beyond comprehension ... His investigation leads him to the heart of a hallucinatory world where terrible and evil creatures reign, Vampires ?? These are organized into castes and sub-castes, and an entire aristocracy revolves around an all-powerful ruler. Vampiric history dates back to the dawn of time. Mircea will discover that vampires gather in clans and hives and engage in endless fratricidal wars. But the worst thing is that he also discovers that they are the ones responsible for the calamities that strike humanity forever. At the end of a real descent into hell, horrified by this terrible revelation. A comic of Georges Bess.