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Degas and Cassatt - The Dance of Solitude (2021)

Founder of the Impressionist movement of which he was one of the most merciless critics, too bohemian for the bourgeois and too bourgeois for the artists, Edgar Degas was a man of many paradoxes. A loner, he loved only one woman without ever courting her. Looking into this unique relationship at the twilight of Degas’ life, Efa and Rubio open the pages of the artist’s notebooks hoping to unravel the mystery of this genius full of contradictions (Europe Comics: 95 pages).

Diosamante (2012)

Diosamante the queen falls passionately in love with a king. To prove themselves worthy, she began a long journey in search of perfection. The kingdom of Arhas is run by the iron fist of Queen Diosamante. This queen without pity is known as much for her cruelty as for her incredible beauty. This is why mighty warriors do not hesitate to take part in fatal combats whose only aim is to share one night of love with the legendary Diosamante…only to be killed by her very hands at the time of the winter solstice. The reputation of Urbal de Sarabba will one day challenge the pride of the young queen. This king is said to be wiser, more powerful, and loved by his people. Furious, the intrepid beauty will go in search of this man who dares cast a shadow over her. Having barely arrived at the palace of Urbal, their meeting will take an unexpected turn: the two sovereigns will fall madly in love with each other.

 

Master of the Ninth Art : Bandes Dessinées and Franco-Belgian Identity

Although virtually unknown in the US and the UK, the bande dessin e is a vitally important aspect of popular culture in France and Belgium, where it is known as 'the ninth art'. Masters of the Ninth Art offers an introduction to bandes dessin es for English readers, considering examples of the genre from Herg 's Adventures of Tintin (1929) up to the late twentieth century. The strips are considered in terms of plot, style, influences and the wider context of Franco-Belgian culture, and they range from literary parody, gag-humour, westerns and realism to science fiction and historical drama. Screech analyses the work of a variety of artists, some well known to English-speakers such as Goscinny, some less well known such as Jacques Tardi and Marcel Gotlib.

 

The Snake and the Spear

While the Aztec Empire suffers under a terrible famine, pushing it to sacrifice more people than ever, three boys are born in Tenochtitlan. Despite the differences in their social standings, fate will bind them together. Many years later, a young girl disappears in a corn field, while elsewhere, children playing discover a strange mummy, hanging from a cactus, its face painted white and its eyes put out. These are not the first such events, and the governor fears that word will sow terror among the people. So, he gives his henchman, Snake, a mandate to end it by any means necessary. Struck by the similarities between the crimes and the practices of his priesthood, Cozatl, the high priest of Tlaloc fears the swift 'justice' that his former fellow pupil Snake might dole out. So he sends a message to his old friend, Spear-Eye, now a travelling merchant. But his friend wants nothing less than to get involved, and time is running out... by Hub.

Non Album Collections 345

Skraeling 01 - The Dogs of the Weltraum (2011)

The soldier Köstler is a dog of war devoted to the WELTRAUM, an immense fascist state which keeps a servile and fanatical population under their yoke. But in the course of a deadly battle, he feels fear in the face of death. That unprecedented feeling led him to little by little, question his devotion to the regime. So how will he survive his transfer into the most cynical, the most brutal, the most fanatical of all units: the SKRAELINGS?! Thierry Lamy,Venzi.

Gunning For Ramirez v01 (2020)

Falcon City, Arizona. Jacques Ramirez works at Robotop, the leading home appliance company in the Southwest United States. Jacques is efficient, thorough, and discreet. That last one is easy: he's also mute. But everything changes when two members of one of Paso del Rio's largest drug cartels stumble upon Jacques and believe him to be the deadly hitman who betrayed them in the past: the ruthless Ramirez. NICOLAS PETRIMAUX. 

The Swimming Pool Of Micheville

Published for the first time in 1985, this collection of short stories from Lorraine region in France (city of Villerupt) have not aged at all. Within a sad social context -- shutdown of factories, destruction of jobs – friendship, fights, the inescapable summer camp vacations, girls, and rock and roll, are some of the many topics of these human, funny and touching teenage stories. Baru.

 

The Butcher

Looking to catch a break and make a buck, a man from a family of small-time traders takes a job on a cargo ship. But his hopes quickly fade when he discovers just what is in the ship's holds. And he's not the only one revolted by the ship's cargo. The Butcher disapproves too, and he's about to make his feelings known, the only way he knows how—with fatal force. Meting out justice to the ship's crew is a start, but he won't stop until he's tracked down the ringleaders behind the band of traffickers. The story of a man who has lost his faith in the world, and who will do everything in his power to restore it. Written and art by Ören Selçuk. 

Akkad Book

To save humanity from a mortal threat, an unscrupulous scientist conducts a dangerous experiment on five teenagers, hoping to turn them into weapons. In the near future, Earth is falling to a catastrophic alien invasion: giant beetle-like creatures emerge without warning from spatio-temporal rifts, wipe out resistant in a certain zone, then seal it behind a completely impenetrable barrier. Entire sections of the planet have already been lost forever. With conventional weaponry powerless, the USA authorize a program that will turn five teenagers into pure geniuses. Will the test subjects find a defense, though... or will they become out of control themselves? Written & Art by: Clarke.

Carbon & Silicon

This is the latest book from Mathieu Bablet, who you may recognise as the guy behind Beautiful Death, Adrastea and Shangri-La. This one is about 2 AI androids and how they live their lives and travel through the world and all its changes for almost 300 years.

 

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Smart Girl (2021)

In the near future, tech giant Gorgona holds a monopoly on computer-human interfaces known as Schemata. These androids have become ubiquitous with everyday life across the world. Yuki, un-affectionately called ‘scrappy’ by her owner, is a Smart Girl – an android servant used for everything from security and domestics to carnal pleasure. When she starts to malfunction, she is soon to be replaced and destroyed. But something in her changes, and Yuki doesn’t accept her end, instead, she becomes self-aware… Created by Fernando Dagnino. 

Animal Castle 001 (2021)

By Xavier Dorison (HSE, Aristophania, Sanctuaire) comes a tale that on the Farm all animals were equal. In the Castle some are more equal than others. Yes, it is an "Animal Farm" like the one by George Orwell.

Noir Burlesque (2021)

This is a freshly scanlated volume that came out last month, it's a hard-boiled type gangster comic which will be in 2 volumes by Enrico Marini. You might know him from The Scorpion and The Eagles of Rome (t6 when?), as well as that Batman: The Dark Prince Charming book a few years ago. This time around he's trying for a more rough, sketchy style rather than the more detailed stuff he usually does. And I have to say, I do like it. The story itself is... eh, fine I guess. It has pretty much every cliche you can think of for the time, gangster movies, etc. beyond some going 'nyah, see!'