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Metronom '- Volume 1 - Zero tolerance
In the near future, in a population crushed by a draconian regime where even suicide is prohibited, a woman fights for truth and for its survival.

Lynn has no news of her husband since he left for a routine mission in space for 8 weeks. Besides her desire to know what happened, she fights to survive: the salary of her husband was cut since his disappearance! Despite the room omerta, she manages to pull some information to her sister serving in ministry: the mission was hit by a virus, it's back on earth but all participants are in quarantine. The story reaches the ears of a seditious, nosy and somewhat anarchist (therefore never published!) journalist and decides to investigate through his contacts. He manages to learn where time has a big role to play, but is quickly stopped on suspicion of having sent the president a subversive book about the dictatorship as a children's story, entitled METRONOM ' ?

The design and the colors are wonderful Grun to illustrate this stifling world where individuals, even deprived of hope, struggle to survive. A tetralogy of SF that evokes more than respectable references, as Brazil , Blade Runner and Total Recall , the novels of Philip K. Dick, the series SOS Bonheur Griffo and Van Hamme? a deserved filiation, since the great Enki Bilal wished to preface this first volume!

http://www.glenatbd.com/bd/metronom-tome-1-9782723468114.htm

SUMMARY: USA, early 50s
mythical figure of the self-made man, Jay Sherman is a happy man: nothing left, he devoted his life and fortune to the success of her children, Robert and Jeannie. Then a candidate for the US presidency, his son is murdered before his eyes. This assassination is the first act of the many reprisals aimed Jay Sherman. Let him do we blame? Who wants on his life? It seems that his past conceals some gray areas on which the Agent of the FBI Eva Cruz will have to light ...

* "Beautiful!" Dbd "Kudos for Sherman!" The express.fr
* "A number of the most captivating." * NouvelsObs.com
* "stephen desberg has perfectly household suspense until the final episode and recognized as rare are the series which succeed with as much aplomb and about." Carrefour Knowledge

(http://www.lelombard.com/series-bd/sherman,259/)

Wanted to see if this title was worth reading but I got this error message when I tried the 1st or 2nd issue (3rd issue seems to work)

"ErrorCode 3: This file was deleted by uploader or by abuse or by terms violation"

Ars Magna - Volume 1 - Riddles
1695. A secret lodge benefits from the reconstruction of the Grand Place in Brussels to conceal an encrypted message, leading to a grisly discovery.
1944. The Nazis are about to decode the message. A historian and a strong young try to anticipate them. In this treasure hunt will depend on the outcome of the Second World War! Ars Magna, a cycle of three albums, at the crossroads of the Triangle secret, of Indiana Jones and the Da Vinci Code !

Ars Magna - Volume 2 Transmutation
Brussels, 1944. The historian Philippe Cattoir resistant and friends are engaged in a game of infernal track, fighting against the Nazis. They are all in search of a strange object called the "phoenix", hidden in the bowels of the city by an ancient secret lodge with many coded puzzles. A powerful and fascinating relic brought back from the Crusades, which has transcended time and brought death, and could change the course of the war ...
A scenario taking, efficiently served by a classic and elegant design, with backdrop of one of the most exciting periods of history.

Ars Magna - Volume 3 - VITRIOL
While World War II raged, Philippe Cattoir continues to explore the mysteries of the Masonic Lodge of Ars Magna. His next step is the palace of Charles of Lorraine, governor of the Netherlands buff alchemy, who resided in Brussels during the second half of the XVIII th century. There, he thought finally discover the true nature of "Phoenix," the best kept secret of Ars Magna, which could change the course of the war. But the Nazis are more than ever at his heels, and the noose tightens ...

Ho boy, all these different titles of Prophet had me confused so I had to do some digging to sort it all out!

THIS TITLE - "Prophet 04 - De Profundis" in NOT part of the Prophet series by Image comics!

THIS TITLE - "Prophet 04 - De Profundis" is the last of a 4 part series of FRENCH comics of artist Mathieu Lauffray. Published by Humanoids Associates for the first three volumes. Then the series was bought in 2009 by a new publisher, Soleil Productions . This last volume took a long delay, appearing in 2014, nine years after the previous one!

Prophet 01 - Ante Genesem (September 2000, 48 pages)
Prophet 02 - Infernum in terra (December 2003, 54 pages)
Prophet 03 - Pater tenebrarum (November 2005, 56 pages)
Prophet 04 - De Profundis (April 2014, 52 pages)

Prophet tells the story of a scientist and archaeologist who by personal ambition, will discover the remains of an ancient civilization that should have remained unknown to men and thus find themselves in the heart of an unprecedented disaster (yup, another POST-Apocalyptic story, but with great illustrations!).

Lastly,
THIS TITLE - "Prophet 04 - De Profundis" happens to be the only one I have found that has been translated into English. If anybody has the first three volumes in English I would be ever so grateful should they magically appear here!

SUMMARY: A vigilante with a pain fetish, Sade leaves her mark on her victims with blades, then leaves a mark on herself via a new piercing. Each person she kills is represented by a new ring, bar or chain on her body or face.

(From the comic book database: http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=69766 )

Oh Wow, looks like a page-turner!!!

But uhhh... at 1.45 GIGA bytes I'm out of luck! Might someone break that up into easily digestible chunks that slower internet connections might be able to download before their hair turns grey?

Better yet, maybe post the two original maxi-series this omnibus is based on: Comics Greatest World and Will To Power

Any idea when the remaining issues might be translated into English? (As far as I know there are a total of 9 volumes in this series)

Thanks you RIO!

Awwww, finally volume 5! Thanks be to the great digital deity of the ether!

Wow, who scanned this, 502.75 MB for 147 pages? That's comes out to an average of 3.42 MB for each page! As Donald Trump would say: "HUGE!"

Is there possibly a slightly smaller version of this title available?

Orphans of the tower 1 - Theo
Publication date: 26/09/2007 / ISBN: 978-2-7560-0088-6
Writer: Blondel Julien
Designer: ALLART Thomas
Colorist: CITROMAX
Series: ORPHANS OF THE TOUR (LES)
Collection: NEOPOLIS
SUMMARY: Placed in an orphanage at a young age, Theo is convinced that invisible tower stands in the heart of New York and that strange ghosts come out to seize him. Aided by a mysterious monk from underground and Artificial Intelligence dreaming to incarnate in the body of a child, Theo will take part in combat without thanks he is both the challenge and the destructive weapon ...

[ http://www.editions-delcourt.fr/serie/orphelins-de-la-tour-1-theo.html ]

Orphans of the tower 02 - Alice
Publication date: 17/06/2009 / ISBN: 978-2-7560-0909-4
Writer: Blondel Julien
Designer: ALLART Thomas
Colorist: CITROMAX
Series: ORPHANS OF THE TOUR (LES)
Collection: NEOPOLIS
SUMMARY: Suspected of having helped Theo to escape, Artificial Intelligence, Alice, is subjected to a test that will rule on its dismantling. For its part, Theo wakes up in the sewers of New York. There he met other orphans gathered around the old monk discovers that Amber and all are preparing to wage a struggle without thank you against the messengers of the tower from the back ...

Around the world, twelve ordinary citizens are kidnapped and taken to a secret place where they will be subjected to a strange experiment...

What are the reasons for these kidnappings? Who is behind this? What are the scientists, who are mapping the thoughts of ignorant victims, looking for?

Prisoners or guards, scientists or guinea pigs, guilty or innocent...

All must submit to the protocol...

http://www.dargaud.com/bd/Protocole-Pelican-Le

Another richly illustrated graphic novel from the talent of European artists!

Exo 01 (of 03) - Darwin II
Writing : Jerry Frissen
Drawing : Philippe Scoffoni

SUMMARY: Even as NASA discovered an exoplanet that could support life, a projectile fired from the moon damages a space station. Coincidence?

Near future. NASA thinks finally have discovered exoplanet capable of harboring life. Located 4 light-years from Earth, Darwin II raises many questions, and immediately becomes the object of an exploration project by a space probe. At the same time, a space station is crossed by a projectile from the moon, killing several astronauts. Coincidence?

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Exo 02 (of 03) - Moon Strike

Good news: The second issue will be released in early September 2016.
Bad news: Who knows how long it will take for the French to English translation...
48 pages

http://www.humano.com/book/35910

Bouncer Vol. 6: The Black Widow

Written by Alexandro Jodorowsky
Art by Francois Boucq
Genres: WESTERN
57 Pages
Digital Release Date: January 28 2015
SUMMARY: Foreign and decorum to the established order, the Bouncer belongs to this category of complex and fascinating hero renewing the western without derailing. Survivor of a sordid family history that left maimed and wounded soul, the Bouncer does not hesitate to kill to survive and defend what he believes is right. Saloon bouncer Barrow City, the Bouncer is faced with the extreme brutality of a world where it is only the law of the strongest. Foreign decorum and order established, almost despite himself defender of the widow and the orphan, the Bouncer belongs to this category of complex and fascinating hero renewing the genre without derailing.

I got excited when I saw this pop up on the latest posts because I've been looking forward to the second issue but sadly, it was just another version of the first issue. While I really like these scanlations / translations because they are usually so richly illustrated, the speed of their publication is excruciatingly s l o w...

Good news: I checked the Delcourt website and, sure enough, there IS a second issue!
Bad news: who knows how long it will be before we see an English version.

http://www.editions-delcourt.fr/serie/rock-amp-stone-2.html

Rock & Stone 2
Publication date: 06.15.2016 / ISBN: 978-2-7560-5155-0
Screenwriter: Jean Nicolas
Colorist: GEORGES Gaétan
Illustrator: VALEANI Yann
Series: ROCK & STONE
Collection: NEOPOLIS
SUMMARY: After discovering that he who controlled remotely Rocky was none other than his father, exiled in a space station, Stan continues its path flying his robot. This might help to end the reign of the machines on Caldoria, allowing the heart to hit the AI ​​controlling them. But between blindly following the orders of his father and rescue his surviving friends, Stan will have to make difficult choices...

Hey, only took 15 months for Volume 2. That's pretty fast for a lot of these scanlations!

Good grief, there are 212 issues of this series (so far) starting in 1998 through 2016

I found summaries the website:
http://www.sergiobonelli.it/scheda/3135/Gli-occhi-dell-abisso.html

JULIA - N° 1 - Julia arrives, the criminologist from Garden City!
Frequency: Monthly
THE EYES OF THE ABYSS
Release: 01/10/1998
Plot and script: Giancarlo Berardi
Artwork: Luca Vannini
Cover: Marco Soldi
SUMMARY: Julia is a criminologist, teaches at the University of Garden City and occasionally collaborates with the police. Now he is trying to forget a terrible experience which was the victim and that has deeply marked. But a new series of murders back to disfigure the city. Among the girls killed, also a student in his class. Julia , hit by the event, agree to follow the case and goes on the trail of a serial killer. The nightmare begins again ...

JULIA - N° 212 - A precious manuscript stolen could fuel the plans of dangerous organization "New World"!
Frequency: Monthly
THE MANUSCRIPT K
Release: 03/05/2016
Subject: Giancarlo Berardi
Script: Giancarlo Berardi and Maurizio Mantero
Artwork: Federico Antinori
Cover: Cristiano Spadoni
SUMMARY: The owner of a valuable unpublished manuscript of Franz Kafka dies under mysterious circumstances. The apparent suicide, however, does not convince the FBI that thinks of involving Julia to make her act subtrack. The stolen manuscript could be in the hands of "New World", a dangerous organization that would use as assets to be invested to finance its subversive plans. Entrusted by his friend Matt Bradley, the criminologist from Garden City calls the gentleman thief Tim O'Leary at stake and, using his cunning and his chameleon-like qualities, the two try to infiltrate the mansion of the leader of the sect, without discovering their intentions ...

The Dargaud website describes the series as having 14 volumes. Does anybody have any info on those two issues described below?

SUMMARY DJINN VOLUME 0 [ Released 5 Dec 2014 / 46 pages ]
The writer Jean Dufaux wished his imagination wander into one of these places open to all fantasies: the legendary harem of Istanbul. To decipher codes, there is penetrated with the complicity of a woman, the designer Ana Miralles. One, by the words, and the other through images, trace the genesis and evolution of the fascinating Djinn series that resulted.
Istanbul. For the writer Jean Dufaux, the city had a culture of exceptional wealth and a fracture: the end of the powerful Ottoman Empire. This culture and fracture were in a space that is both secure and open to all fantasies: the harem. But make part of a database was to risk the lame clichés and mannerisms macho. The choice of a designer was needed. A feminine sensibility would keep some distance between the object and describes the sensations that this object could emerge.
When a happy combination of circumstances brought him into contact with the Spanish designer Ana Miralles, he knew immediately that it would be the ideal partner. Gradually, the sets were planted, the characters took shape and their adventures have developed. Kim Nelson, Jade, Lady and Lord Nelson ... Their history would be divided into two stages: two eras, two heroines, two sides of the same curse, the Djinn. In view of the first drawings, J.Dufaux Mirallès understood that Ana was found in Kim, in this energy that animates the young woman.
This magical encounter, this symbiosis, that wonderful chemistry between the author and the metteuse images, between about one and graphic visions that has offered the other a superb lavishly illustrated album of original sketches now realizes. It also sheds new light the complexity of relations between the actors of this disturbing series.
A revised edition of What is hidden, with a new cover and many new drawings.


DJINN SUMMARY VOLUME 100 [ Released 13 Nov 2009 / 48 pages ]
Africa completed cycle, the black pearl found and revealed the secrets of Nelson, Jean Dufaux and Ana Miralles can uncover what was hidden. Throughout the pages of this beautiful book, the designer reveals his sketches of Djinn, these sumptuous premises of boards and covers that are sensual charm of the series. Jean Dufaux [scriptwriter], meanwhile, invites the reader to accompany him on the paths of his thinking, his desires, as in distilling anecdotes, comic or tragic, techniques that punctuate the five albums of this steamy and wild cycle.

I found these summaries on the Europe Comics website
[ http://www.europecomics.com/album/1-camille/ ]

ALTER EGO 01 - CAMILLE
Art by Mathieu Reynès
Script by Denis Lapière Pierre-Paul Renders Patrick Weber
Genre(s): Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi
Age rating: 13-16 years
Pages 64
Date of release 10/11/2015
Digital publication 10/11/2015
Publisher: Dupuis (Belgium)
SUMMARY: Camille, a French girl living in Singapore, is going through a tough time in her relationship with her mother, Suzanne Rochant, a high-flying psychology and neuroscience researcher. Out of the blue, Suzanne is brutally killed in tragic circumstances. Almost immediately afterwards, Camille sets off for an Angolan village in search of the man who could be her father… the father that she’s never met. She carries a letter left to this man in her mother’s will, but the truth awaiting her isn’t exactly what she’d had in mind… Camille soon finds herself wrapped up in the shady goings-on of her mother’s business, as she desperately tries to get to the bottom of all the unanswered questions her Suzanne left with.

ALTER EGO 02 - FAUAD
Pages 64
Date of release 09/12/2015
Digital publication 09/12/2015
SUMMARY: How does a volunteer for a humanitarian aid program turn into a terrorist? While Fouad, a Belgian nurse, is working for a humanitarian mission to stamp out AIDS in deepest darkest Columbia, he is witness to a kidnapping. A bit of delving soon leads him to fear the worst. What if the WWOA (World War on Aids), the world renowned foundation he’s employed by, were using this admirable campaign to eradicate AIDS as a facade for another, much more sinister project? What if they were actually using the populations of developing countries as guinea pigs for pharmaceutical experiments? Fouad could just go on with his life as though he hadn’t seen anything. That would probably be better for him. But that’s just not really his style…


ALTER EGO 03 - NOAH
Pages 64
Date of release 27/01/2016
Digital publication 27/01/2016
SUMMARY: Can power make you happy?
Noah’s got everything going for him: he’s good-looking, smart, wealthy, arrogant and cynical. And he has every reason to be: he’s the son of the most powerful man on the planet, the President of the United States. But right now, he’s in a critical condition between life and death, following an attempt to take his own life. How did it get to this point? What’s his connection to this pretty young woman that a psychic tells him is the love of his life?

Thank you for Episode 6!

While I do often enjoy these translations I also find them maddening and frustrating. In the case of Agito Cosmos both of these volumes were originally released back in the 2012/2013 timeframe and there is NO THIRD VOLUME ANYWHERE IN SIGHT!

The second volume ends in a cliffhanger where several of the major characters inexplicably find themselves floating in an asteroid like space station staring down at a world that apparently is NOT their own!

Glenat, the company that originally published the series does NOT have a third volume but, strangely enough, still considers it an "ongoing series"! [ http://www.glenatbd.com/bd/agito-cosmos-tome-1-9782723484121.htm ]

Found a couple of summaries for this:

Rebetiko refers to the fusion of West and East, Greece and Asia Minor, in music. However, to General Metaxas, it is only a reminder of the Turkish influence on his country. The ruthless Greek dictator is determined to crack down on rebetis and their way of life, creating strict censorship. A small group of friends—Rebetiko musicians—wind their way through the Athenian backstreets, ouzeris, and market squares, dodging the police while settling disputes over hashish and women. With music at its heart, the narrative portrays a day in the life of the Rebetiko musicians in Athens in 1936.

In the mid-1930s, the Greek dictator Ioannis Metaxas’ censorship measures included a crackdown on rebetiko, a style of music that incorporated supposedly degenerate Turkish elements. This graphic novel by French cartoonist Prudhomme recounts a day and a night in the life of a group of rebetiko musicians as they stumble across Athens, gabbing in cafés, performing in clubs, and dodging the police. The hashish-fueled ramblings of the band members—based loosely on actual musicians—evoke the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle of a later generation. Prudhomme’s naturalistic drawings enhance the authenticity of the tale. However, his low-key visual style—along with a muted, almost monochromatic color scheme—fails to convey the excitement of the musical performances that lie at the crux of the story; a more expressive approach might have better served the material. Shortcomings aside, Rebetiko, the recipient of several prestigious awards at European graphic-novel festivals, is a convincing portrayal of the pressures and pleasures faced by artistic and political outsiders. --Gordon Flagg

Summary: In anticipation of their future mission, steal Great odalisque in the Louvre, Carole and Alex decide to hire a third stooge. It will be Sam, a champion motorcycle.

(From the webpage of http://www.renaud-bray.com/books_product.aspx?id=1321421&def=Grande+odalisque(La
)%2CVIV%C3%88S%2C+BASTIEN+%26+AL%2C9782800155739)

The google French to English translations are a bit wonky but at least I found some information about this series on the Soleil website:
http://www.soleilprod.com/serie/mandragore-02-la-part-sombre.html

Mandrake 01 - A doorway to Hell
Publication date: 22/02/2012 / ISBN: 978-2-30201-625-5
Writer: CORDURIE Sylvain
Designer: Santucci Marco
Colorist: Gonzalbo Axel
Series: MANDRAGORE (LA)
Collection: 1800
Summary in English: A CHARMING AND EXPLOSIVE! HEROIN That is the name of the secret society that is becoming the most powerful of Victorian England. Since the demons have chosen to create a bridge between the earth plane and theirs, she enjoys unquestionable authority over other occult orders.
Indisputable, but challenged. As it is coveted privileges and commerce with demons is especially prized. Lynn Redstone is the armed wing of the Fathers. It fulfills missions it can only assume because of its exceptional predispositions. It must also fight against fits of rage so violent that they threaten their health both physical and mental.

Mandrake 02 - The Dark Share
Publication date: 03.13.2013 / ISBN: 978-2-3020-2757-2
Summary in English: THE FUTURE WILL DEPEND MEN SHE ... After the elimination of the Cenacle, the Fathers of Realms have free rein. Headless, occult orders are no longer able to make their obstacle. And with the help of the Lord Nabazg, a powerful creature of the shadows, they can complete the bridge that will allow the arrival of the demons on Earth. Zachary Ritt's treachery was discovered and the biologist did not survive his confrontation with Lynn. But by killing the young woman did not she denied an ally in more than a friend?
Then she discovers to be the Mandrake, a half-human half-demon hybrid, it can now count as Marcellus Gunderson to escape his fate.
Number of Pages: 48

lnewban724, Any news of upcoming translations for Namibia 4 and 5?

SUMMARY - Orphan. Immigrant. Scrapper. Billionaire. Collabo. Resistant. Criminal for some, hero to others ... Joseph Joanovici was all that and more. From 2007 to 2012, Fabien Nury and Sylvain Vallée told the fate unconventional this character through a great historical saga, adored by critics and the public, rewarded with numerous awards - including the Best Series in Angoulême 2012 - and sold nearly one million copies.

The unmatched Fabien Nury made it explode his science scenario in the open. Sylvain Valley said it is like a master of modern clean lines. Its expressive and elegant style takes on yet another dimension in this new version entirely in black and white, a permanent game of contrasts, has further emphasize the ambiguous fate of Joseph Joanovici, constantly torn between shadow and light.

In addition to covering seven new illustrations were done by Sylvain Valley for the occasion to open the title page of the story and "chapters" corresponding to the series of albums. Available in small format, single print 10 000 copies and at an affordable price, this integral is the perfect gift year-end for comic strip fans, history buffs or simply beautiful designs.

http://www.glenatbd.com/bd/il-etait-une-fois-en-france-integrale-noir-et-blanc-9
782344009567.htm

Wow, good story and illustrations. Even more amazing is how quickly this got translated because it was just released on the French Delcourt website!

http://www.editions-delcourt.fr/serie/soleil-froid-01-h5n4.html

Whoever posted this -- THANKS! (can't wait for the next issue)

Publication date: 05.04.2016 / ISBN: 978-2-7560-6207-5
Writer: PECAU Jean-Pierre
Colorist: DAMIEN
Illustrator: DAMIEN
Series: SUN COLD
Collection: NEOPOLIS
summary: "The question is not whether the avian flu may mutate to become deadly to humans, but when? "(WHO / World Health Organization.)
A man ahead in the Alpine valleys, accompanied by a L2S carrying robot. He seeks refuge from the lowlands infected with a deadly virus. January is not done illusions: three quarters of the human population have been swept away by the epidemic. Still a few isolated homes and a wild hope, almost a legend ... That of a lab that would have found a remedy against the new plague ...

Sigh... as much as I'd enjoy reading Vol 11 The Fugitives the French version was just published on 25nov2015. If the "speed" of the previous volumes being translated is any indication of how long we're going to wait... I'd say about two years if we're lucky!

(The French Vol 10 Low Earth Orbit was published in 20 Nov 2013 and the English version showed up here in Dec of 2015 -- 2 years later)

While I am enjoying the series I am wondering why there are 3 different versions of the first 4 volumes. Some volumes are broken into 2 parts of 26 pages each and some are the complete 52 page volume.

Originally published in French by Soleil, volume 9 is supposed to be released in June 2016.
(see: http://www.soleilprod.com/recherche.html?type=catalogue&q=wunderwaffen )

Is anyone else doing the translations on Volumes 5 thru 9?

Wunderwaffen 05 - Disaster Day
Publication date: 05.14.2014 / ISBN: 978-2-302-03811-0
Writer: D. Richard NOLANE
Designer: Maza
Series: WUNDERWAFFEN
Collection: Adventure
Summary in English:
THE DAY THE LONGEST VERSION uchronic! If the war is still continuing in 1947 with Reich resoldered if not conquering, it's particularly following the major setback for the Allies that was the disaster of June 6, 1944 in Normandy. This day, called from the free world disaster day. for the sides of Murnau, young and already brilliant officer of the Luftwaffe flying his Messerschmitt 262 jet fighter, here in the heat of an apocalyptic battle the unfolding of a disaster to multiple reasons. Some of which remain unknown to the Germans themselves! But when fate gives you such a boost, it is better to ask about its exact nature and his real intentions ...


Wunderwaffen 06 - The Antarctic Spectrum
Publication date: 22.10.2014 / ISBN: 978-2-302-04260-5
Summary in English:
1947: THE SECOND WORLD WAR CONTINUES THROUGH THE SECRET WEAPONS OF NAZIS In early 1947, Himmler refines a secret plan to seize control of the Reich. A plan that is largely based on research of the Ahnenerbe, the "Occult Bureau" of the Reich, and that of the ultra secret Sonderbu? Ro 13 which has been moved to the German base in Antarctica, under the control of the SS. Where also has been discovered under the ice, a narcotic object with a map of old ... 10,000 years!
But, sent by Churchill and De Gaulle, against the advice of the Americans, a small squadron Anglo reinforced a French aircraft carrier approaches the base in order to seize it. Without that U-boat giant cargo ships, with their holds the Wunderwaffen Elite squadron commanded by Murnau, as they spin to Antarctica to arrive before it ...
These few Wunderwaffen be enough to counter the new fighter jets Sea-Allied Vampires?
and the strange ways of the Ahnenerbe and Sonderbu? ro 13 will they be adapted to face what lies ahead for so long crouched under a kilometer ice?