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Young Agatha Christie (Humanoids 2022)

The hilarious adventures of the acclaimed mystery writer Agatha Christie as a child—a curious little girl who treats the everyday world as one big crime scene! As an unusual child with a penchant for puzzles, Young Agatha imagines thrilling twists on the classic fairytales (was the story of "Goldilocks" a plot by Baby Bear to get more porridge?), transforms a tea party into a crime scene, and in general drives her friends and family mad with her insatiable inquisitiveness. As with Young Mozart and Young Leonardo, William Augel offers a comic tale that is both enriching and amusing, full of humor and tenderness!

Beethoven - A Stand for Freedom (Humanoids 2022)

Through an important episode in the life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Régis Penet paints the portrait of a humanist genius who refused to submit to the powerful. 1 VOLUME RELEASED - INDEPENDENT STORIES. Tell the French that there is still one man in Austria who is not subject to them, and that he does not bear any title! 1806. The great Napoleonic conquests are underway and Austria is now occupied by French troops. by Régis Penet  (Author, Artist).

Fists Raised - 10 Stories of Sports Star Activists (NBM 2022)

What does Muhammad Ali, the greatest boxer of all time, have in common with Megan Rapinoe, the badass pink-haired female soccer player? They achieved perfection, won medals, and lived the glory. But it is above all their raised fists, when, at a time of their envied existence, they dared to sacrifice their privileges to defend a cause greater than their status of adulated champion. Rich in authentic anecdotes, this book tells the fate of those who paved the way. That of women and men who have written the political, social or cultural history of sport by taking a stand. Fists Raised: when sports collide with social activism! by Karim Nedjari  (Author), Chloe Celerien (Illustrator).

Fuzzy Baseball

It's the game everyone has been waiting for-The Fernwood Valley Fuzzies Vs. The Rocky Ridge Red Claws! The Fuzzies, featuring such all-star players as Jackie Rabbitson, Sandy Kofox, and Hammy Sosa, are ready. So are the Red Claws, with players like Gator Gibson, Stetch Giraffolo, and Fernado del Toro. Together they'll make this the greatest game ever played between the two longtime rivals. And you have a front row seat at Fuzzy Field!

A Tale of Two Arthurs Book

A Tale of Two Arthurs is an impressionistic chronicle of two very different men: Jack Arthur Johnson, the black American boxer, and Arthur Cravan, the white French poet and provocateur. These two men fought an improbable boxing match in Barcelona in 1916 which acts as the pivot point of this double-portrait which is also a kind of mirror: for despite their differences they were both fiercely independent individuals who in their own ways defied the mores of their time with a mixture of bravado, intelligence, and brute strength. Accompanying both men on their journeys is a celebrity chimpanzee named Consul who serves as the uniting thread — as well as the unlikely narrator — of this adventurous and ambitious comic. by Antico Nine. Ilustrator: Grégoire Carlé.

Trish Trash - Rollergirl of Mars

200 years from now, Trish "Trash" Nupindju lives on the newly inhabited Mars, whose settlers live under harsh and ruthless conditions. Trish dreams of only one thing: becoming a hoverderby star. It seems like making the professional derby team is the only way to escape a future of poverty on her parents' farm. But, what happens when a half-dead Martian shows up on her doorstep and changes everything? Find out in the first volume of the new science fiction trilogy created by Jessica Abel.

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FC Barcelona v01 - La Masia - The School of Dreams (Europe Comics 2019)

Joaquim, a boy from Barcelona, and Manu, whose family is from Guinea, seem to have nothing in common, except for one thing: a passion for football. At age twelve, they both join the FC Barcelona youth team at "La Masia," the club's football academy. But not just anyone can make it with Barça. Together, Joaquim and Manu will face immense challenges as they try to turn their dreams into reality. An adventure of friendship at the heart of a legendary club.

Louisiana 01 - The Color of Blood (Europe Comics 2019)

Louisiana, 1961. The elderly Louise shoos away questions from granddaughters eager to know more about the family's distant past. But what is she hiding? As she unburdens herself to Hazel, the maid, memories and legends come pouring out from the years following the birth of the American nation: a sugarcane plantation, an abusive patriarch, a fearful wife, a headstrong daughter, and a mysterious voodoo priestess. What other dark secrets lurk, long-repressed, in the recesses of history? Léa Chrétien and Gontran Toussaint deliver a vivid, atmospheric story of generations of strong women and the secret things they do to survive, from the Civil War to the civil rights era.

Purple Heart 01 - Savior (Europe Comics 2019)

Joshua quit law school to go fight the Nazis in Europe. He was awarded the Purple Heart after he and his buddy were victims of a landmine. No medal on Earth, however, can assuage the trauma of being unable to save your brother-in-arms. Back home in the States, Joshua tries to make up for lost time, with one romantic conquest after another. Working as a private eye in New York, he's been assigned to a blackmail case that leads him to a world of love nests, Nazi thugs, stolen art, and a whole slew of other dirty deeds. The fighting in Europe may be finished, but for those who survived, the war continues to fester at the core of the Big Apple.

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Giselle & Beatrice (2017)

Beatrice is stuck in a depressing office job: her hard work is overlooked, her paycheck's so small she's about to lose her apartment, and her boss won't give her a promotion unless she sleeps with him. But Beatrice just took a vacation to Africa, where she learned a very particular set of skills, both in and out of the bedroom. She's about to transform her boss's life in a way that he never saw coming. She'll get a maid to clean her dirty apartment. And maybe, in the process, Beatrice will finally find love . . .

Arsenal FC v01 - The Game We Love

Andrew, 35 years old, decides to take his new girlfriend's 10-year-old son to see the Gunners play. For Nathan, it's the first time in his life stepping foot inside a football stadium. He should be thrilled - but he can't help wondering about Andrew's motives. If there's one thing that can break the ice and bring the two together, it's Andrew's passion for the Arsenal Football Club and its rich history.

Black Water Lilies (2019)

Three willful women: one old wicked, one young and selfish, and the third in the prime of her life. A man murdered three ways: stabbed, bludgeoned, and drowned in a stream. The mystery brings brash young Inspector Laurenç to the postcard-perfect Norman village of Giverny, home to Impressionist Claude Monet's gardens and studio. Like any small town, Giverny has its secrets. But have they to do with greed? Lust? Missing paintings? Jealous husbands? Laurenç soon finds himself head over heels for a pretty schoolteacher - and in over his head. Dider Cassegrain brings Michel Bussi's bestselling novel to life in lush, delicate watercolors worthy of the famous canvases that lend the book its name: Monet's immortal Water Lilies... 

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The Eagle With No Claws (2018)

Script by Lax - Art by Lax. 1907: In a small town in the Pyrenees, a young soldier regularly climbs one of the tallest peaks to deliver supplies to an observatory. There, he makes a friend whose great passion for the Tour de France pushes ambitious Amédée to take up cycling and dream of winning the Tour himself. But the road to the Tour de France is more challenging and dangerous than he thought, and a terrible accident leaves him handicapped. Still, Amédée remains undaunted and trains even harder, which sets him on the road to cycling stardom… until war breaks out and interrupts his plans yet again. An inspiring tale of courage and human achievement, set against the fascinating backdrop of one of the world’s most grueling tests of endurance.

My New York Marathon (2018)

Sebastien, a quiet and shy teacher, gets lost in the memories of his boyhood, when he was a strong and successful runner. On a whim, he decides to challenge his aging body and crumbling spirit and run the New York Marathon! From the streets of France to the streets of Brooklyn, Sebastian pushes himself past limits he didn't even know he had. A humorous and poignant autobiographical tale and a love letter to the landscapes and panoramas of New York as well as a testament to the triumph of the human spirit.

Watersnakes (2018)

Mila is a solitary teenager ready to put another boring summer vacation behind her until she meets Agnes, an adventurous girl who turns out to be a ghost. And not just a regular ghost, but one carrying the essence of an ancient fallen king and a mouth full of teeth that used to be his guardian warriors. Three-time Eisner Award - nominated writer/artist Tony Sandoval presents a wondrous world of secret places and dreamlike magic hidden in the everyday corners of our sleeping imagination.

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Match

It starts with the draw, it continues on a service, it ends with a winner and a loser. It spans hundreds of pages of doubt, tension, joy, fear, helplessness and anger. It's impressive, it's anguish, it makes you laugh and it's amazing. It's raw sports, it's a UFO in comics. It's a tennis match in its entirety (point by point!) Told by Gregory Panaccione!

D'Air Pur Et D'Eau Fraiche - One Shot

The story ... 

Joshua is the son of a trapper. He lives with his parents and his little sister, a difficult existence, lost in nature. A life made all the more difficult, as his father drunkard squanders the fruit of the sale of skins in brothels and saloons and expresses his frustrations violently on his wife and children. 

Joshua finds himself brutally orphaned after the attack on the family home by Indians.

Priape - One Shot

The name of Priapus refers above all to the Roman god of fertility and physical virility. Here it is a man of whom it is a question, and the poisoned gift that nature has offered him will make him a being apart. Nicolas Presl, in his first work, takes us to antiquity, in the steps of a young man in search of his sexual identity. Let's bet that this silent story, cruel and disturbing tale, will leave no one behind ... 

Louca

Adolescence is a terrible time for most people. For Louca, it's especially bad! Generally mediocre, a poor student, awkward with girls... he's a walking disaster. But Louca has decided: starting tomorrow, he's going to change! Still, that's easier said than done... especially when your own mind keeps changing! Luckily, Louca will get a helping hand from a certain fellow named Nathan. Good-looking, amazing at football, funny, smart... this Nathan certainly seems like the perfect guy, and the best coach Louca could possibly hope for. With one little exception: Nathan is a ghost... How did Nathan die? Why can only Louca see him? Will Nathan manage to turn Louca into the kind of guy people want to be with? Will Louca manage both to pass his exams, and to win over Julie, the girl of his dreams?

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Muhammad Ali (2016)

Cassius Clay is a kid who rushes into boxing by accident, following the theft of his bike. Clay becomes Muhammad Ali, and his talent for the sport is proven when he wins an Olympic Gold Medal. The World Heavyweight Champion never takes a hit without fighting back. Civil Rights activist, contemporary of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, Ali is one of the greatest icons of the twentieth century.

Sardine in Outer Space 01 (2006)

In the goofy space adventures of a little girl called Sardine, encounters aren't always friendly: weird creatures, cosmic squids, masters of the universe, talking clouds, and evil beings abound. In this volume of twelve stories, Supermuscleman, the chief executive dictator of the universe, is on a mission to make all the galaxy's kids behave. Sardine must enlist the help of her cousin Lou and her pirate uncle, the gruff Captain Yellow Shoulder, to outwit him and his evil plans.

Krantz Vol. 1 (2014)

Banned by the Catholic Church and translated into English for the first time! Trapped in the 16th Century after preventing a brutal Protestant massacre known as the "Night of St. Esteban", Ross Krantz, with the help of Nostradamus, Catherine de Medici, and other legends of the Renaissance, must find a way home without rewriting history in the process!

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Millennium - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 001 (2017)

Presenting a new vision of the worldwide bestselling Millennium novels by Stieg Larsson, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO is the first comic book adaptation of Lisbeth Salander's harrowing story ever to appear in English.

My War (2015)

"In their passionate intensity these drawings are as emotionally poignant as the very best war work that Paul Nash or Nevinson ever produced, while technically the broad lines and heavy blacks of Mr. Szüts have a sledge-hammer mastery which is more akin to the work of Forain and Steinlen." - The Sunday Times (London). The pen, ink, and wash images of this graphic novel speak louder than words in relating a soldier's experiences during World War I. My War, a dramatic narrative by Hungarian veteran Szegedi Szüts, portrays the tragedy of wartime life on the battlefield as well as on the home front. With pathos and grim humor, more than 200 images trace a young recruit's progress from initial enthusiasm to ultimate disillusionment. Includes new Foreword by Peter Kuper.

Legends of the Tour (2014)

Legends of the Tour by the Dutch illustrator (and amateur racing cyclist) Jan Cleijne. Cleijne tells the story of the Tour in 10 chapters, kicking off with its beginnings in 1903 as a race to promote the French sports newspaper L'Auto (the first Tour was won by Maurice Garin, who was cheered by 10,000 people as he took his victory lap; Garin finished two hours and 49 minutes ahead of the next competitor, still the largest gap between first and second places in the race's history).

The Rugger Boys

The Rugger Boys is a series of comics, drawn by Poupard and written by Beka , recounting the adventures of club rugby in the fictional town of Paillar, located in south-western France. Excerpts of the comic were used to illustrate the album Panini Rugby 2009 .

They are sturdy Frenchmen, big eaters and drinkers, more physical than intellectual, more losers than winners... They like to punch it up during matches and won’t, for anything in the world, miss their third half-time at the bar... Who are they? The Rugger Boys of the Bawd-Room Club, of course! With the Rugger Boys, readers infiltrate the heart of the cloakroom, the scrum, the clubhouse and the legendary third half-time...

Jari

Jari is a series of comic strip created by Raymond Reding, on the theme of sport and youth, primarily in the world of tennis. This series is published in the Journal of Tintin, in several episodes from 1957 to 1977-1979. Early in the series, Jari dream of being a ball boy Roland Garros. 

Jari young orphan, is passionate about tennis. He met the great champion Jimmy Torrent, who took him under his protection. After getting rescued role turn in the first episode (and the champion Jari), they find themselves faced with cataclysms then, distress, banditry, to poverty, to amnesia, to resentment, to doping , drugs. Jari and Jimmy Torrent trying to promote and defend the sport, to overcome the difficulties in their own lives and to help others, athletes or not. They also appear in the second volume of Michel Vaillant by Jean Graton  : The faceless driver. The driver sportingly led with Mr. Berthault up the remains of the latter. Publisher: Bedescope. Scenario: Raymond Reding.

Speedway

Planet Axis was chosen to host the first race of the season of Formula A, auto racing star of the 27th century. An ultra dangerous and demanding race, as taking place over 40 days and 40,000 kilometers! Two problems arise with the organizers and challenge the race with huge economic stakes. To begin defending champion does not want to play the game rules he decided to prove that he could be the best without the usual doping his discipline. And secondly, the planet does not seem uninhabited, as the laws require: a centuries-old message sent by a team of explorers abandoned, revealed at the last time the existence of a Aboriginal civilization, who economic issues or compliance with laws and ethics in sport, win? In response to two albums next four months apart. A comic by Laurent-Frédéric Bollee and Siro. Speedway.

The most famous auto competitions XXVII century, universal championship Formula A, takes place on 13 planets circuits. Froilan, double defending champion, wants to try to win a third crown without the help of the drug that allows him to sharpen his senses, but the task is not easy. Especially since the first race to take place on planet Axis seems compromised: a radio message just be captured. But the law is strict: the planets circuits should not be inhabited. What has happened, then it was 500 years ago? The story begins as a grand prize of Formula 1: a foreword by Sebastien Bourdais instead of a comment by Jacques Laffite, a grid with bright colors, engines roaring and revving a thunderous start. However, science fiction quickly takes over, relegating racing to a mere pretext.

Blue Note

Prohibition, J - 30. Jack Doyle has sworn: he did not set foot in a boxing ring and will fight for more money. Alcohol, gangsters, the "gangrene" as he calls all that, it's over! Yet the past sticks to the skin. And for a fight, only one, Jack plunges into the bowels of a city he loves as much as he hates. Because New York has this powerful spell of "speakeasies" where you can toast until dawn and wooing beautiful women. Where one gets drunk to the rhythm of jazz tunes played by the best musicians of the moment. Jack Doyle is a pure malt Irish. A boxer who gives more than he receives a guy a little too right to succeed in the Middle. 1933, New York! A good swig of mafia, a touch of jazz, plus a generous dose of blows - preferably low. Everything happened in a shaker (especially not with a spoon!) And served chilled. 

Here Blue Note. A black fleece, a wry nothing With this first installment, Mathieu Mariolle book a classic scenario on form, deep on the bottom. Engaging a parallel between the end of Prohibition and the twilight of an old pugilistic glory of the ring, he counts down the last moments of one or the other before the final gong. So is he a man ready to return to his old demons for the beauty of the noble art. An idealist who fights against corruption gangrening a city he no longer recognizes, but which emerge fascinating melodies. Car Jack appreciates the swing as he likes to distribute them. On such a synopsis, Mikael Bourgouin offers simple graphic that violent, like an uppercut, goes to the essential. His line depicts a world of compromise where the only color is red: the shorts, gloves or, more prosaically, the spurting of broken cheek bones or fractured arcades With some cinematographic incursions - there's Gabin in Coburn - and the beginnings of a second round announced as musical, Blue Note is listed as one of the best albums of the moment. " Four leather balls, and suddenly two rolling ... Boxing, boxing ... ".  Scenario:  Mariolle Mathieu,  Bourgouin, Mickaël. Design:  Bourgouin, Mickaël.

Anger

Anton Witkowsky has rabies. Rage out of his condition. To leave his rotten suburb. To flee the paternal rigor. Rabies, he has in his fists. He has gold in his fists, he feels it, he knows it. Everyone repeat it, Marco, his coach, Mo, his buddy. Boxing is the key to paradise. The paradise of money and fame. To win this paradise then he is ready for anything.

Anton Witkowsky arrived at the summit, he is world champion of boxing in its class. He lets himself be carried away by the success and collects female conquests and throws them without any respect when it wants more. Women are not the only ones to suffer this contempt, it's the same way with old relationships, denying its past and its course. Rise and fall, he will not escape and a dramatic misstep led to the court. Scenario & Design: Baru. Anger.

Grand Prix

In the interwar period, motor racing was an extremely popular sport in Europe. Shopping, spectacular and deadly, attracted tens or even hundreds of thousands of spectators. Grand Prix in three parts traces the history of this microcosm in the last years before World War II and how Hitler used this sport for its propaganda. This is a story mixing action romance, danger, exotic trips, adultery, humor, drink, drugs and melancholy, in an era of hope, deprivation, waiting, carefree and growing threat. A time when people just lived from day to day, hoping that there would be a tomorrow. This comic is created by Marvano in 2010 with Dargaud Publications.

Eric Castel

Eric Castel is a series of comic of soccer Franco-Belgian created by the author Raymond Reding for new weekly Super As in February 1979 before editing in the album in Fleurus April 1979. The adventure revolves around a lot of soccer, but the author is working all the emotional and emotional sides of his character. He and meet a host of characters, more sympathetic than each other, arguing exemplary values ​​and friendship in the first place. Long appeared in Novedi, the series will know Dupuis for the release of his latest album in 1992. The new publishing house Belgian reissue this occasion the series, but the success has not been met: the reissue ended. The 13 February 1979 The new weekly presents Super As a twenty-eight format on twenty-one centimeter of fifty-two pages Eric and Pablitos to follow for nine weeks. On the green cover of no.3218 September 1979 The character appears in the foreground accompanied by thumbnail of Julie Wood of Jean Graton and The Gentlemen of Ferdinando Tacconi and Alfredo Castelli. It is in this issue published the second adventure Leg! To follow until no. 39. Blow! Is the latest in this weekly tournament no. 6827 May 1980 eight numbers.

Eric Castel is a French footballer. Wounded in Inter Milan, he arrived in Barcelona to raise. He falls in love with the country, the famous stadium Camp Nou, and a small creek where he likes to step back from events and where it meets the Pablitos, a bunch of kids football fans and Barça ... He then joined the Paris Saint-Germain for two albums (8 and 9) before returning to Barca. It will eventually join the club Lille OSC in the late 15th and last album.

Les Velomaniacs

Enter the daily life of a little delusional amateur cycling club in Les Velomaniacs. This comic is created by screenwriter: Jean-Luc Garrera, designer: Alain Julie, released in 2006.

In Pignon-sur-Rut - small South area renowned for its anisette - if you do not have a bike, you poor ... His cycling team jersey, the club's Handlebar, carries high and proud local colors!. The fight is fierce with neighboring towns, both teams Coursan-la-Selle, Stick-in-the-Rous, Gros Braquet or the Association of Runners petticoat. Everything is good to get on the podium and blows flying low!