Non Album Collections 373

Pygmalion and the Ivory Virgin (Europe Comics 2022)

Script by Serge Le Tendre - Art by Frédéric Peynet. After “La Gloire d’Hera” and “Tirésias,” Serge Le Tendre is back with a new Greek tragedy. Convinced that an extraordinary destiny awaits him, the young sculptor Pygmalion throws himself into the creation of a work that will change his life. He carves an ivory statue of his ideal woman, leading him to lose his mind and shut himself away, even rejecting the passionate and very real love of a young woman named Agape… The gods often meddle in the affairs of men, so Aphrodite, the goddess of love, decides to give the statue life in answer to Pygmalion’s mad desires. But there is a price to pay!

Sixty Years in Winter (Europe Comics 2022)

Script by Ingrid Chabbert - Art by Aimée de Jongh. A subtle and touching tale of liberation, following a protagonist on the path to self-discovery. On the day of her sixtieth birthday, Josy refuses to blow out the candles on her cake. Her bags are packed. She’s come to a decision: she’s going to win back her freedom by taking off in her old Volkswagen minibus! Even if it means leaving behind her husband and family. In a state of shock, they all blame her for making such a selfish move. But is it really so selfish to listen to that little voice deep within? Josy soon finds support among new friends who have faced similar scorn and incomprehension from family and society… But will that be enough to stop her from leaving once more? Perhaps a newfound love can help her find her way…

The Goddess V01 (2016)

Nanna dedicates her life to her studies in calligraphy without worrying about the naughty encounters of which her two girlfriends are fond. Watched by the mystical and mischievous eye of Madame Swyn, her art teacher, Nanna is preparing a graduation exhibition on the Celtic goddess of sexuality, Anann. But the teacher knows illumination as much as love, and in the guise of the goddess, she will introduce the young student to sensuality in all its forms...  by Katia Even, Nephyla (Illustrator).

The Tiger Awakens - The Return of John Chinaman

You’ve followed his adventures through the Gold Rush, the building of the Continental Railroad, and the taming of the frontier. Now Chen Long the Chinaman, the triumphant creation of Olivier TaDuc and Serge Le Tendre, is back for his greatest adventure of all: finding out he’s a father. Twenty years after his violent past drove away his true love Ada, the Civil War, prison camp, and opium have left Chen Long a broken-down shell of his former proud self. Can the tiger rise to save his son? A fitting conclusion to an epic series that explores forgotten pockets of western history. Script by Serge Le Tendre - Art by Olivier TaDuc. 

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Loonicorns 001 - Bleary-Eye (2021)

Script by ced - Art by Gorobei, Waltch. Welcome to the wonderful world of Looniland, filled with loonicorns, cyclopes, dodos, and other fantastical creatures! Life is good in Looniville… if you’re a Pretty. Meanwhile, the Uglies do all the work and get teased and ridiculed. Until, one day, a huge storm blows through, bringing with it a mysterious illness that only seems to affect the Pretties. And in the nearby forest, a strange new creature has landed. Her name is Penelope, and no one has seen anything like her before. Where did she come from? Could she be the cause of this nefarious disease?

The Tiger Awakens - The Return of John Chinaman 01 (of 02) (2021)

Script by Serge Le Tendre - Art by Olivier TaDuc. You’ve followed his adventures through the Gold Rush, the building of the Continental Railroad, and the taming of the frontier. Now Chen Long the Chinaman, the triumphant creation of Olivier TaDuc and Serge Le Tendre, is back for his greatest adventure of all: finding out he’s a father. Twenty years after his violent past drove away his true love Ada, the Civil War, prison camp, and opium have left Chen Long a broken-down shell of his former proud self. Can the tiger rise to save his son? A fitting conclusion to an epic series that explores forgotten pockets of western history.

Knights of Heliopolis (2021)

The 18th century. In a monastery in the North of Spain hides the sacred temple of the Knights of Heliopolis: an assembly of immortal alchemists cut off from the world. As disciple Seventeen prepares to complete his training and integrate order, his master Fulcanelli reveals to the other knights the terrible secret of his origins - Seventeen is actually the hidden son of King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette! Will the young heir claim the throne or remain in the shadows, faithful to the millennial precepts of Alchemy?

Mister George

Mechanic George Price has fulfilled his American dream: business is good, and he’s married to his devoted Tracy. But after he has surgery to remove a brain tumor, he suffers unnerving memory loss and other psychological trauma. His doctor and father-in-law, Walt, claims they’re just normal post-op side effects. But a few chance occurrences and disturbing discoveries begin to convince George that he used to be somebody else, somewhere else… And reporter Jennifer Lee is convinced of the same thing. As George sets out to find his true identity, Jennifer launches an investigation that might turn into the scoop of her career, against the backdrop of a country threatened by terrorism. Script by Serge Le Tendre, Rodolphe - Art by Hugues Labiano.

White Claw

Taho-the-Quick, a poacher, has an encounter with the animal totem of his people, the dragon queen, who entrusts him with the dangerous mission of carrying her egg to her dragon brothers up in the mountains. On his journey, Taho-the-Quick will not only have to fight enemies but also join forces with unexpected allies, including the mysterious White Claw, a warrior with unparalleled skills. The survival of the dragon species and that of a whole people will depend on their partnership. Written by Serge Le Tendre. Art by Olivier Taduc.

The Bleiberg Project

The life of Jeremy Corbin, an unhappy, alcoholic Wall Street trader, takes a drastic turn when he learns shocking news about his long-lost father. He soon finds himself headed to Switzerland to pick up a mysterious safe deposit box whose contents hold the key to a terrible secret: horrific experiments carried out by the Nazis during WWII in their quest to create the Superman. With modern-day Nazis on his tail, a pretty, wise-cracking CIA agent assigned to protect him, and a deadly spy from Israeli intelligence blasting onto the scene at the most critical moments, his early-morning cocktail is suddenly the last thing on Jeremy's mind.

Roxanna & the Quest for the Time-Bird

Once upon a time, there are very long, the kingdom of Akbar, a cursed god named Ramos, his divine brothers managed to imprison a conch. Reading a grimoire, Mara, witch princess discovers that the prison may not be permanently sealed by the time the bird. The Bragon knight, formerly engaged to Mara, began the quest for Time Bird and carries with it the beautiful Pelisse, including Mara's mother. Other typical characters will join this quest littered with many dangers. They need courage to cross the unknown country where hiding Bird is the amazing part. So begins this fabulous saga told by a grandfather to his grandchildren. Scenario: Serge Le Tendre & Régis Loisel | Design: Loisel, Lidwine, Aouamri & Mallié. Roxanna & the Quest for the Time-Bird.

The legendary knight Bragon think I ended up with his adventurous life whose exploits were the richest hours of Akbar storytellers. Now that he is old, he no longer aspires at rest, it is removed to his farm in the highlands of MEDIR. But peace is not up for heroes. The day comes to him Pélisse young wild and virgin buxom redhead, accompanied by her Fourreux, strange animal with mysterious powers. She brings him a message from his mother, Mara princess-witch, she even former mistress Bragon. The situation is serious: Ramor, the cursed god, will soon leave the conch where the gods had enclosed to contain his lust for power. The destruction and death then extend on Akbar without anyone opposing it. There are only eight days before the "night of the changing season" which will end the spell that holds Ramor prisoner. Mara needs the Time Bird, because it is the only one able to stop time, which would allow it to complete before the end of the eight days, too long incantation that binds to Ramor conch. But the first test of the quest will go retrieve the Conch Ramor, jealously guarded by Shan-Thung, the prince sorcerer's March exploded Lands. Requested by his former love, annoyed by the fire and the insolence of Pélisse who claims to be his daughter, Bragon out his trusty mower from its holster and embarks without further hesitation in what will be the most hazardous of unseen companies Akbar: Quest for the Bird ... Time!

Chinaman

Chinaman is a series of comic of the designer Olivier TaDuc and screenwriter Serge Le Tendre, originally published in The Associated Humanoids, then at Dupuis from 2001. 

The hero, Chen Long Anh, was renamed China Chinaman on his arrival by immigration services to San Francisco. Like his compatriots, he worked on the construction of the first transcontinental railroad. He is a former mercenary who love freedom and justice. The story is set in the Wild West in the xix th  century. As in the episodes, he will apprehend the new world in its own way with its culture and ideas. It will often have to fight in a world that resents the difference. He will try to get a place but mostly injustices around, will make him to push to act.