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Thursday, October 5, 2023

Non Album Collections 424

My Heart in Braille (2023)

Victor loves vintage cars and belting out songs in his garage band, but school is harder for him and he seems to always say the wrong thing. When he meets the cello-playing, straight-A student Marie-Jo, the two strike up an unlikely friendship, and before long both his grades and his attitude improve. But when Marie-Jo confesses a terrible secret to him, Victor will have to return the favor and do a little rescuing of his own. by Joris Chamblain (Author), Anne-Lise Nalin (Illustrator) .

Six 001 - The Tanque Verde Massacre (2023)

What do a one-eyed boy, a young prostitute, a deserter, a runaway slave, a defrocked nun and a renegade Indian have in common? Apparently, none. Nothing brings them closer. It was chance – and luck – that brought them together, because nothing brings them together. Nothing, except perhaps the quest for gold, the promise of a better life and a worthy future in the violent and wild American West of the 1850s. Kid, the young boy blinded during a attack that decimated his family, promised them “a mountain of gold” if they accompany him to the Black Hills, where he must recover a document of the utmost importance. With this first volume of a four-volume series that shakes up the usual western codes, Philippe Pelaez renews our view of the West! He places in the foreground characters usually invisible or confined to clichés, such as blacks, women and Indian warriors, in a breathless fresco and magnified by the expressive graphics of Javier Casado. by Philippe Pelaez (Author), Javier Casado (Illustrator).

The Unicorn Legacy 001 - Call of the Goddess (2023)

Every hundred years, the kingdom of Lemuria sends its heiress to the temple of the goddess Aurora to ask for her protection and to make a wish. For the new heiress, Celeste, the road will be long and full of pitfalls, but she is endowed with the arms of Lemuria as well as the unicorn Sadalbari. What she doesn't yet know is that her glorious destiny is not unique: she will share it with four other unicorn heiresses... by Kid Toussaint (Author), Verónica Álvarez (Illustrator) .



Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Non Album Collections 423

Apache Junction 01

The Western takes place around 1875 and follows a US Army messenger, at a time when Apache tribes refuse to be locked up in reservations and engage the federal government in guerilla war fare. The messenger gets wounded in a knife fight and needs to seek refuge at a lonely farm. Holly Moors has this to say about Apache Junction: “Nuyten seems to want to combine the exciting stories of Jean Giraud and the engaged, critical attitude of Hans Kresse. He is a bit too wordy in the first part of the album, and could use a good, tight script writer. That way he can focus on the art, where he doesn’t quite yet reach Giraud’s level, though he is getting there. Still, I have finished the album in one go, and will certainly read the second part, because this is definitely an artist to keep an eye on.”

Catherine De' Medici - The Flying Squadron 001 - The Good Girl (2023)

In mid-16th century France, at the royal court, the queen's spies use their charms and talents to disarm her enemies and learn their secrets, often in the bedchamber. Among them is the young and naive Gabrielle, who's trying to find her place in the so-called "flying squadron" of Catherine de' Medici. Author Manon Textoris offers an exquisite and charming account of courtly life.

Hearts of Steel 001 - Debree, Cyrano, and Me (2023)

In a steampunk world where humans live surrounded by robot servants, young Isea prefers to take refuge in Cyrano de Bergerac, a movie recommended to her by her only friend, Tal, whom Isea has only ever met via video chat. But the day that Debree, her beloved nanny robot, is unfairly dismissed by her mother, Isea's fragile equilibrium collapses. Isea then decides to leave and rejoin the only being who has ever given her love, at whatever the cost—even if that being is a robot... by BeKa (Author), Jose Luis Munuera (Author, Illustrator) 



Friday, June 23, 2023

Non Album Collections 422

Yazidi! (2023)

Yazidism is a peaceful religion that has existed almost since the dawn of time. Today, Yazidis in Iraq are one of ISIL's primary targets. In "Yazidi!", Aurélien Ducoudray and Mini Ludvin tell the story of a strong-willed girl and her family during the 2014 Yazidi genocide. It is a tale of fear, oppression, grit, determination, sheer luck, and a whole lot of hope. Stories from the real world don't often have happy endings, but Zéré strives to make one for herself. Aurélien Ducoudray, Mini Ludvin (Illustrator).

Swamplands 001 - Sombra (2023)

When a shooting star is seen falling from the sky, only one thing is for great changes—for good or for ill—are afoot in the kingdom of Palantia. The princess is taken and presumed dead, causing the nobles to plot amongst themselves to install a weak-willed regent. To the north, the aging Duke Anselmo struggles to extricate himself from a border skirmish that’s dragged on for generations and in the of the neighboring swamplands, denizens steel themselves for unknown upheavals. by Antonio Zurera.

Othello (1986)

Based on the opera by Giuseppe Verdi. by Peter Frisano and Colors: Marie-Paule Alluard.



Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Non Album Collections 421

Gurvan - A Dream of Earth (Humanoids 2023)

Gurvan, a clone soldier of the Terran Coalition, was designed to participate in an age-old space conflict...the origins of which have been long forgotten. Deep in space sits The Materedu, where the soldiers of the Terran Coalition are cloned from the best who came before them, and trained under an artificial sun to fight in the endless conflict with a fearsome foe. Among them, average combat pilot Gurvan dreams of surviving the seven years each Coalition fighter must serve, so that he may retire to the distant peace of Earth. But when Gurvan crosses paths with an opposing soldier, he begins to wonder if he knows his enemy… or even his allies. By P.-J. Hérault and Mathieu Mariolle. Illustrated by Livia Pastore.

Neptune 01 (Cinebook 2023)

The continuing adventures of our Aldebaran heroes. After three years of study and training, Marie is now officially a member of the UN Special Forces. But she’s barely had time to celebrate her graduation when an extraordinary event forces her to leave for her first mission: an alien ship of unknown origin has just arrived in orbit of Earth. As no contact can be established with its crew, Marie and her team are sent to board the vessel and investigate … Authors: LEO.

Swamp - A Summer in the Bayou (2023)

A big city singer going through a rough patch in her life washes up at a crumbling manor with her fragile young daughter and staid governess in tow. Soon they're the talk of the small bayou town, but not the only talk—the local African American community is concerned for one of their own, the latest victim in a long line of disappearances. In satisfying their curiosity about these mysteries—the newcomers, and maybe even a murder—best friends Otis and Red embark on a summer of revelations that will forever change their lives. Johann LOUIS G.


Monday, June 19, 2023

Non Album Collections 420

The Incal - Dying Star (Humanoids 2023)

A mutant commander leads a desperate mission of revenge. A millennium away, a Sister of Entropy faces certain death. Will love triumph... or will all fall to the rot and the worm? Part of the expanding universe of The Incal, soon to be a major motion picture from Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, Our Flag Means Death)! by Dan Watters (Author), Jon Davis-Hunt (Artist).

Sap Hunters (Humanoids 2023)

The World Tree is dying, threatening the lives of all the clans that inhabit it. Can three Sap Hunters and the last survivor of the Chasm Strider clan find the source of the sacred Tree’s infection in time? by Laurent Genefort (Author), Alexandre Ristorcelli (Artist).

The Three Ghosts of Tesla (2023)

Amidst the chaos of World War Two, New York is a city of mistrust and melancholy. Rumors abound of German submarines landing on the east coast, mysterious appearances - and disappearances - on the banks of the East River, Thomas Edison's laboratories under supervision of the FBI, experiments of terrible secret weapons by the Japanese forces in the Pacific… Yet Nikola Tesla, probably the only scientist whose originality and brilliant inventions are likely to provide a solution to the destructive war, is nowhere to be found! Author: Richard Marazano, Ilustrator: Guilhem Bec.


Saturday, June 17, 2023

Non Album Collections 419

Petit Paul (2018)

Petit Paul lives in the countryside with his parents and his sister Magalie. And he is what you might call a precocious child. Although he's not yet old enough to realise it, he's been endowed with one formidable attribute that is very difficult to hide and which triggers the most violent urges in the chaste women around him. On the family farm, with his friends or in class, our poor little farmer finds himself thrust, despite himself, into situations as dirty as they are absurd and embarrassing... Bastien Vivès.

Treasure 001 - The Red Wave (2023)

There’s no such thing as pirates. At least, not anymore. Treasure and his friends still like to pretend though, and what better prop than a real-life sailboat? But everything changes when The Brig is put on sale, and the gang realizes pirates may exist after all… Pauline de la Provote, Jean Baptiste Saurel.

Burne Out (18+) (2022)

A current of panic is flowing through the start-up nation! The prime minister, Daniel Poutrenbois, is caught in a chipstore, shipshore, shtrim… well, a big shitty tornado. The press has revealed his thing for nasty hentai porn and that's the kind of bad buzz that has a serious impact on the government. Despite his apologies, the official's reputation is taking a hit. Faced with media pressure, although Daniel is corporate through and through, his manager, uh, the President of the Republic calls him in for a debrief and invites him to go remote: Daniel is having a mega burn out! In order to be forgotten asap and focus on his family, the statesman drops out for the deep south of France, heading to the Grande Raie naturist resort to resynergise with his loved ones in a win-win spirit of collaboration. Daniel will come to understand that the roadmap of love is always paved with intense, complex and sometimes confusing feelings. Bastien Vivès.


Thursday, June 15, 2023

Non Album Collections 418

Latah (2023)

A legend says that somewhere in the middle of the Vietnamese jungle is the territory of Latah. The recipient of the pains of his people. And pain, the Americans have inflicted their lot... When their limbs begin to fall, a small troop of lost GIs understands that they have just entered the purgatory of this green hell. On the lands of Latah, the victims become executioners, and vice versa... Because the scapegoat always ends up kicking. Thomas Legrain (Illustrator).

Tracnar and Faribol 01: Wandering in legendary lands

An animal adventure full of action and magic! Once upon a time there was a depressed king. Once upon a time there was a depressed king who had let himself be seduced by a power-hungry witch. who were far from imagining that their paths would cross that of Princess Félicity, the king's only daughter. Once upon a time there was a princess whose soul was trapped by Perfidy, the witch. or the Brothers Grimm would have liked to write the story and that we are going to tell you. by Benoît du Peloux (Drawings).

The Frontier 001 (2023)

When the storm struck, it sowed death across the land. It soon spread to the four corners of the Earth, racking up victims and changing the face of the world forever. For the worse, in the eyes of most. For the better, in the eyes of some. All that stood between mankind and total destruction was a small band of outlaws. They were called... The Frontier. Jacopo Paliaga, Alessio Fioriniello (Illustrator).


Sunday, June 11, 2023

Non Album Collections 417

Devil on Her Shoulder - Complete Edition (2023)

Hell and damnation! The Bruja is missing! When the most powerful witch alive disappears without a trace, Norah, her 17-year-old niece, decides to investigate. But upon entering her aunt's manor, she interrupts a summoning ritual and finds herself face to face with the devil... Or half of him, anyway, as he has been cut in two and is now stuck in a pentagram. Unable to return to Hell without Norah's help, Lucifer agrees to assist her in finding the Bruja—a devilish task when you're the most feared and hated being on the planet! Cédric Mayen, Sandra Cardona (Illustrator).

NeoForest 01 - Cocto Citadel (Europe Comics 2023)

Three characters, three destinies and three different paths: initiatory journey for Blanche; trap and palace intrigue for Count Cocto, father of Blanche; path to redemption for Greem. Everything will be played out in a single story and in a single place: NeoForest, the Great Central Forest, at the time of NeoFeodalism, when men mastered genetics, with all the problems and dramas that this technology can cause. Fred Duval, Philippe Scoffoni (Illustrator).

Twin 01 - Inseparable (Europe Comics 2023)

Florence Dupré la Tour gives us a love story for the her childhood growing up with her twin sister. In part one of this autobiographical tale, she continues to explore her own life in masterfully crafted inks and watercolors, unflinchingly plumbing the depths of her family to show both the bliss of having a twin, and the harsh reality and suffering of trying to find your place in a relationship, in your family, and in society.


Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Non Album Collections 416

Friends of Spirou (Europe Comics 2023)

In Nazi-occupied Belgium, things obviously aren’t that great. Citizens are being arrested and killed, food is rationed, fuel is off-limits, it’s cold and, on top of all that, the invaders have banned the publication of the comics magazine “Spirou”! That was one step too far for our young heroes. These avid readers of the magazine and members of its Friends of Spirou club have had enough, and decide to take the fight back to the enemy. In the darkest times, persistence, courage, loyalty, and friendship shine through. Based on a true story, Friends of Spirou tells with humor and humanity the story of a group of children who somehow manage not only to hold on to their childhood, but to use it as a force against evil and for freedom. Using the tools of the trade, this comic will also introduce some readers to an important part of comic book history. by Jean-David Morvan.

Black Cat Social Club (2023)

The story of three punk rock witches, Alice, Hazel, and Maggie, who cast spells with their songs to battle corporate demon jerks, defeat rival witch bands, save the world, and get to the next gig. by Christopher Painter (Author), Bob Quinn (Illustrator).

Coven (2023)

Eve, Diane, Lily and Morgane, four ordinary high school girls, are in revolt: the multi-hundred-year-old elm tree of the municipal pig is about to be cut down. Faced with general indifference, they decide to rely on witchcraft to try to save him. Against all odds, their ritual works! But, very quickly, terrifying phenomena make them realize that something is wrong. They then discover that their ritual may well have had an unexpected consequence: that of summoning a powerful Chaos Demon now ready to do anything to destroy them....  by Taous Merakchi (Author), Da Coffee Time (Illustrator).


Saturday, June 3, 2023

Non Album Collections 415

Brancusi v. United States (Europe Comics 2023)

It's 1927 and a bizarre trial is underway in New York. Scholars and artists are grilled at the witness stand as the court attempts to decide: can Constantin Brancusi's abstract sculptures be considered works of art? Meanwhile, back in Paris, the sculptor and his friends are full of doubts. Can Brancusi's work rival the beauty of industrial machinery? Is America really ready to take up the mantle of Modernism? by Arnaud Nebbache (Author, Illustrator) .

Cold Front (Europe Comics 2023)

Jules and his older brother Martin are on a trip to Norway. A chance for the young art student to reconnect with his sibling, who appears to be withdrawing deeper and deeper into an obsessive downward spiral. But what is behind Martin's unsettling behavior? What is the secret he refuses to speak of, and which is making him turn his back on his family? Jean Cremers.

Liberty (Europe Comics 2023)

From Mohamed Ali to Barack Obama, from Kinshasa to New York City, 40 years in the life of a woman and her daughter; the dreams and hopes of a mother, but also the aspirations of an entire generation of African-Americans, are reflected in this name: Liberty! Eric Warnauts, Raives.


Saturday, April 8, 2023

Non Album Collections 414

The Exile (2023)

After seven years of exile, battle-hardened Hallstein Thordsson returns home to Iceland, only to find that old wounds haven't healed. His stepmother Solveig and his half-brother Ottar are besieged by wood thieves, directed by her unwelcome suitor, Einar. The Exile's presence disrupts the delicate balance and threatens to tip all of Iceland into violence. by Erik Kriek.

Hoka Hey (2022)

From 1850, young Native Americans were forcibly interned in Catholic boarding schools to assimilate them into the American nation. By 1900, the population of natives in North America had declined by 93%. Most had died of new diseases brought in by the settlers, state-sponsored exterminations, and deportations. George is a young Lakota raised by the pastor who administers his reservation. The young boy gradually forgets his roots and dreams of a future inspired by the American ideal, currently in full expansion. He is about to cross paths with Little Knife, a cold and violent Native American in search of his mother's murderer. Along with his two companions, he tears George out of his life and takes him on his quest. Throughout their journey, the man and the boy will open up to each other and find what is vital to them: the appeasement of anger by the transmission of their culture for one and the discovery of his identity and his origins for the other. by Neyef.

All Talk (Black Label 2023)

Rahim is a suburban kid like any other, a “good kid.” Chilling with his boys, hearing the legends of “Immortal Al,” the greatest gangster who ever lived, it's hard not to get starry eyed and soon, Rahim starts dreaming of becoming a kingpin, idolizing his local gangsters in the hopes of climbing their ranks. But his friends joke that he's all talk and no action. Until one day, when he sees an opportunity to prove himself… but how far will he take it before there’s no turning back? by Bartosz Sztybor (Author), Akeussel (Artist).


Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Non Album Collections 413

The Wondrous Wonders (First Second 2022)

With irresistible wit and brilliant strokes of watercolor, Camille Jourdy brings this dreamlike fable to life. Wondrous Wonders is a tale of pure magic for children and adults alike.

Philemon 01 – Cast Away on the Letter A

Philémon is a series in the Franco-Belgian comics style created by French artist Fred (1931–2013) and published by Dargaud. The series began serial publication in the French magazine Pilote in 1965, before it eventually became an album series. The general tone of the series is of fantastic realism, depicting the adventures of the young farmboy Philémon in surreal adventures featuring odd creatures in odd places, and it is considered one of the most poetic and original bande dessinée series of all time.

Carlos Trillo, Horacio Altuna - The Last Recess v1 (1986)

In the grand tradition of Lord of the Flies, Carlos Trillo wrote a story where all the adults disappear and the kids will have to survive on their own. So what will the kids do? The usual, fight each other over food, abuse each other and begin to show their real personalities and begin to act without any restrains. But there is a time limit, once the kids reach puberty, a virus released into the air kills them.


Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Non Album Collections 412

Storyboarding for Wim Wenders - Visions of Wenders (2022)

The firsthand account of a storyboard artist and his intimate experience with acclaimed filmmaker Wim Wenders. Cult-classic filmmaker Wim Wenders (Paris Texas, Wings of Desire), and the "end" is his 2015 film Everything Will Be Fine (starring Rachel McAdams and Charlotte Gainsbourg). by Stéphane Lemardelé (Author).

NOTES on Comic-Strips 42 (1979 Druillet)

this is a digest style magazine which focuses on a particular artist in each issue. issue 42 is all about Phillipe Druillet, the artist behind Lone Sloane. There is an interview with Druillet, a review and critical examination what makes his work with many illustrations and examples of his comics.

Young Katherine Johnson (Humanoids 2023)

Katherine Johnson grew up to be the first Black woman to work at NASA, figuring out the path for spacecrafts to go around the Earth and land on the Moon! But before she set her sights on outer space, she was busy making the Earth's surface her laboratory! by William Augel.


Saturday, March 11, 2023

Non Album Collections 411

Hypericon (2023)

It's 2001, and Teresa, a young Italian suffering from insomnia and a generally fragile state of mind, has just arrived in Berlin with a grant to help organize an exhibit of Tutankhamen's treasure. Though she finds support in Ruben, a fellow Italian expat, she struggles to keep it together. Her one anchor is reading Howard Carter's book about his discovery of King Tut's tomb in 1922, finding solace in the Egyptologist's writing and the thought of that noble young pharaoh resting undisturbed for three thousand years. by Manuele Fior.

Vision of Arzach (1993)

Various artists were asked to illustrate Arzack: Sergio Aragones, Bissette, Mark Bode, Brian Bolland, Frank Brunner, John Buscema, Tim Conrad, Richard Corben, Kevin Eastman, Dave Gibbons, Scott Hampton, Kelly Jones, Kaluta, Joe Kubert, Mazzucchelli, Angus McKie, Jamie hernandez, Jon Muth, Katsuhiro Otomo, Michale Ploog, Sienkiewicz, Steranko, Brian Talbot, Charless Vess, Kent Williams and others.

Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Pyramid

published by Bagheera in the 1990s, authored by Claude Moliterni and Giancarlo Alessandrini.


Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Non Album Collections 410

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.


Friday, March 3, 2023

Non Album Collections 409

Legends of the Pierced Veil - The Scarlet Blades (2023)

Mythical tales of bloodshed set in a Feudal Japan that runs rampant with spirits both demonic and heroic fighting for the fate of their world, from acclaimed creator Saverio Tenuta.

Centralia (Miel Vandepitte) (2023)

Inspired by the real Centralia, a mining town in Pennsylvania where an underground mine fire has been burning since 1962, Miel Vandepitte creates a world full of adventure, excitement and improbable characters. He has a field day portraying a fantastic abandoned metropolis full of spectacular buildings, as he juggles with perspectives and formidable panoramas. A beautiful range of colours and a fine pen complete the picture. With this debut, Vandepitte proves that we can expect a great deal from him in the future.

The Adventures of Hergé (2001)

A graphic biography of Tintin's creator by Jose-Louis Bocquet and Jean-Luc Fromental, Illustrated by Stanislas Barthélémy. The Adventures of Hergé is a biographical comic about the world-renowned comics artist Georges Prosper Remi, better known by his pen name, Hergé. Meticulously researched, with references to many of the Tintin albums and complete with a bibliography and mini-bios for each of the main "characters," the biography is appropriately drawn in Hergé's iconic clear line style as an homage to the Tintin adventures that have commanded the attention of readers across the world and of many generations.


Monday, February 27, 2023

Non Album Collections 408

disintegrated reintegrated

moebius books that are collection of commercial works moebius did in the 1970s: illustrations, book covers, etc. In French, but there is very little text.

2000-2010 odds and ends short stories, etc

moebius - odds and ends from 2000-2010. short stories, portfolios, etc.

book MH [La machine arever 1975-87]

a text book about the history of METAL HURLANT magazine, with interviews with Giraud, Druillet, Dionnet, Jodorowski, Farkas, illustrated with photos.