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Showing posts with label Philippe Thirault. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Philippe Thirault. Show all posts

Friday, March 17, 2023

Thousand Faces (repost)

A sweeping historical epic where science and the supernatural blend in a fusion of horror and redemption.Writer : Philippe Thirault.Art : Marc Males, Mario Janni. “Take nothing with you, but two mules, a rifle, and ten bullets.” Those words echo in ex-surgeon Frank Quinn’s head as he flees across mid-19th century America to escape the demon known as Thousand Faces, an evil entity that uses blood to enslave others and will stop at nothing to conquer the world.
Philippe Thirault, writer of the acclaimed Miss: Better Living Through Crime and Balkans Arena, collaborates with artists Marc Malès (Different Ugliness Different Madness) and Mario Janni to chronicle a sweeping historical epic where science and the supernatural blend in a fusion of horror and redemption.

Saturday, February 25, 2023

Balkans Arena (repost)

This original, fast-paced tale catapults us into the seedy underworld of a country whose violent past still echoes into a fractured present. "Prisoners" meets "The Deer Hunter." Ex-soldier, and widower, Frank Sokol must face the ghosts of the past when he returns to his native Croatia with his Canadian-born 11-year-old son, Ben. But when Ben is kidnapped, Frank will be forced to mend deep-seated familial wounds, and resort to his military training to get him back. Nothing will prepare him for what his search for his boy will uncover…

Sunday, February 19, 2023

Mandalay (repost)

A sweeping saga of two brothers locked in combat in colonial 1940s Burma, where an ancient magic will decide their fate, and that of the whole country. Writer : Philippe Thirault. Art : Butch Guice, Gallur, Jose Malaga.



Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Sanctum Genesis (repost)

Journey to the roots of the nightmare as the Nazi party attempts to control the ancient evil entity that was introduced in the bestselling series Sanctum. Writer : Christophe Bec, Philippe Thirault. Art : Stefano Raffaele. Sanctum Genesis.

Aleppo, Syria, 1934. Following a major archeological discovery, German soldiers from the esoteric branch of the Nazi party forcibly take over the site and hold the French-led archeological team hostage. The Nazis are after an ancient weapon that they hope can further their world conquering plans, but in the process of uncovering it they awaken Môt, a primeval divinity that proves utterly impossible to control. A tale of suspense, action-adventure, and horror for fans of Indiana Jones and Lovecraftian horror.

Sunday, April 3, 2022

Non Album Collections 365

Cosplay (Europe Comics 2022)

Script by Mikko - Art by Maribel Conejero. Abel is a cosplayer. His parents don’t get it. His brother’s a big, dumb jock. Still, the geek heaven of Comic-Kon is just around the corner, and this year, Abel plans to win the cosplay contest as his hero, Batman. But the convention has other surprises in store. When an intelligence team invades the floor in hot pursuit of a rogue agent, Abel and his friends have a chance to be the heroes they only dress up as. A series of chases and double-crosses ensues that will teach these eager kids what being a true hero really means.

Makhno - Ukrainian Freedom Fighter (Humanoids 2022)

Philippe Thirault & Roberto Zaghi. The spellbinding true story of the infamous Ukrainian anarchist and revolutionary. In early 20th century Ukraine, freedom fighter Nestor Makhno, the son of peasants, was among the most heroic and colorful figures of the Russian Revolution, encouraging his people to find and embrace social and economic self-determination. This is his story, of a military strategist who tirelessly defied both the Bolsheviks and the Germans to protect his homeland.

Menji and the Sea Dragon (Europe Comics 2022)

Script by Fabien Grolleau - Art by Mathieu Demore. Once every thousand years, the incredible Sea Dragon reappears! It is said that the first person it lays eyes upon will become its master and be able to control its extraordinary powers. The time has come: the Sea Dragon is about to return at any moment! Master Fox wishes to use the Sea Dragon’s powers to reign over the Squirming Archipelago. But he will need the help of his servant, the cowardly and naive cat Menji. But others are also searching for the legendary Sea Dragon… and they will stop at nothing to get there first!


Monday, May 25, 2020

Non Album Collections 229

Bloody Winter (2019)

On the day of his mother's untimely funeral, Ralph, a wheelchair- bound child, is abducted. Twenty years later he returns and is now linked to Norton Gable – a heartless, drug trafficking monster. What's their connection? That's what F.B.I. agent Michelle Pollock wants to know after the strangely quiet Ralph tells her where to find a serial child killer's latest victim. As Agent Pollock gets sucked further and further into Ralph and Norton Gable's twisted world, she encounters deception, betrayal and violence the likes of which she's never known. Dark, gritty and relentless, Sergio Bleda's “"Bloody Winter"” is frighteningly compelling as it creates a world where good doesn't always conquer evil.

Shanghai Dream (2019)

by Philippe Thirault (Author), Jorge Miguel (Illustrator). A young German Jewish filmmaker escapes the Nazi threat in Shanghai, where he is forced to adapt to a new land and cope with loss through the magic of filmmaking. Berlin, 1930. Aspiring filmmakers Bernhard and Illo are madly in love, united by their passion for cinema...and now, on the eve of the Second World War, it could be the only thing they have left. As the streets heat up with the flames of violent antisemitism, the couple has no choice but to abandon their home and go into exile. With nothing but a screenplay and each other, they manage to board a ship headed for Shanghai—a bubbling and enigmatic city that holds the promise of freedom...but at what cost? A powerful humanistic take on World War II from the largely undocumented perspective of the forced Jewish immigration to China.

Sleep, Little Girl (2019)

Juan, a freelance reporter, stumbles on a scoop at the local hospital: people are dying in their sleep. Healthy married couples in the prime of life are being discovered dead in their own beds. The connection seems to be the Little Girl, an autistic child. Each time she's been adopted by a set of foster parents, these turn up dead in their beds the next morning, with no visible cause of death. Digging deeper, Juan discovers that the Little Girl's biological parents met an even more horrible fate... Haunting and frightening, "Sleep, Little Girl" reminds us that there are forces in the universe that should not be tempted. Sergio Bleda, author and artist of this SAF graphic novel, first gained attention for his horror comics series "The Vampire's Dance."


Friday, July 26, 2019

The Dream of Jerusalem

France, 1076. Hermance Languedolce, a child with miraculous healing powers, falls in with religious rebels and is branded a heretic. Hideously tortured, he summons a miracle and saves himself, only to be taken in by kind gypsies. When fearsome warrior Karlis Oresund is converted to Christ, he too receives a miraculous ability to sense evil. Entering the service of Bohemond of Taranto, he sets forth on a crusade to the Holy Land, conscripting Hermance by force along the way. Hermance can’t or won’t remember his powers, but can Karlis bring them out of the scarred young man? Script by Philippe Thirault - Art by Marty.


Thursday, July 18, 2019

Interpol

A highly dubious investigation in the heat and humidity of Mexico’s badlands. When headless women’s bodies are found all across Mexico City, Interpol agent Clare Burnell faces the indifference of the local police and the ultra-violence of gangs of drug traffickers. Her only choice is to team up with Pablo Tikal, a P.I. whose methods are as effective as they are unorthodox. Script by Philippe Thirault - Art by Marty.



Friday, August 18, 2017

The Hounds of Hell

A Sword and Sorcery adventure of a formidable band of mercenaries on a quest for a legendary treasure. Writer : Philippe Thirault. Art : Christian Højgaard, Drazen Kovacevic, Roman Surzhenko. At the turbulent period of Christian and Barbarian clashes, a fearsome group of mercenaries reunite after many years apart to take on a secret mission for the Empress of Byzantium. They must search for an infamous treasure hidden in the heart of the ancient underworld. But for all the dangers that lie ahead, both human and supernatural, the greatest one may well rest within them. The Hounds of Hell.


Sunday, November 6, 2016

Miss- Better Living Through Crime

Set during the early 1900s in New York, Miss tells the tale of two unlikely partners in crime, Nola and Slim. Nola is a poor white girl who has learned to survive by hook or by crook since being expelled from an orphanage. Slim is a black pimp with an uncertain past, trying to keep one foot out of the grave. When their paths cross and their options run out, Nola and Slim forge a partnership as murderers for hire. This is their story what it takes to survive when all you have is a gun. Miss-Better Living Through Crime. A comic by Philippe Thirault, Riou and Mark Vigoroux.