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Linon and Garance are best friends with very different ideas about love. To get to the bottom of what all this romance stuff is really about, they decide to conduct an investigation into some of the older students at their middle school. Why are certain kids more popular than others? Why do some already have a "bad reputation" by the 8th grade? Why is everyone so obsessed with appearances? Along the way, the pair discover that, for best friends who are supposed to share everything, they've both been keeping some pretty big secrets of their own.

Two journalists travel to an island in the Arctic Circle where scientists are searching for fossils of extinct animals. Like all journalists, they have a lot of questions: how is it possible for an entire species to completely disappear? Word has it that we're in the midst of a sixth mass extinction, but what exactly does that mean? How did the first five happen? What is the scientific definition of an extinction? Alexandre Franc adeptly illustrates the narrative by Jean-Baptiste de Panafieu, a specialist in natural sciences and doctor of biological oceanology. Panafieu, who has already authored a number of popular science books, gives a clear explanation of what mass extinctions are, cleverly comparing past extinctions with the one we are witnessing now. The two authors present us with a clear, intelligent, and lighthearted perspective on a fascinating phenomenon.

La destinée d'un gladiateur déchu de Pompéi, devenu manchot et paria, qui tente de retrouver son honneur perdu. Dans le même temps, Rome capture un chrétien qui semble immortel et dont on dit qu'il reviendrait d'une mystérieuse forteresse, baptisée Golgotha, où un prophète du nom d'Al-Azar serait doté de pouvoirs surnaturels...
64 ap. J.C. Lucius est le gladiateur le plus fort et le plus adulé de Pompéi. Son image plait à Julius, riche propriétaire terrien désireux d'être élu tribun de la plèbe. L'arrangement est conclu : Lucius le soutient dans sa candidature et prendra la fille de Julius comme épouse. Mais l'ultime combat de Lucius ne se déroule pas comme prévu : opposé à un colosse, Lucius perd son bras et sa dignité.

For the first time in illustrated form, this comprehensive history of sc-fi traces its origins and charts its history from its humble beginnings to its respected status today. 1 VOLUME RELEASED - INDEPENDENT STORIES. Who is considered the world's first science fiction author? How did American science fiction begin? What sci-fi novel is the alltime best-seller? What were the "Pulps" and how did they predict with uncanny accuracy the 21st century world around us? The answers are here, along with detailed chapters dedicated to the founders of the genre and their modern-day successors. Discover the origins of your favorite page-to-screen science fiction movies. Marvel at the behind-the-scenes stories of some of literature's most imaginative writers. Find out why science fiction so effortlessly captures our imaginations and makes us dream of new worlds. Far more than just a list of facts, The History of Science Fiction is a roaring analytical reflection on the genre that continues to shape our world.

Dr. Cyrus, the world's leading antique restorer, is at home with his niece Aloma and her boyfriend, Detective Quer, when a lawyer suddenly visits him. This represents a mysterious anonymous client who is in search of the legendary, perhaps mythical "head" of Pope Silvester II. It is a talking mechanical head, constructed by the Pope over a millennium ago with satanic powers, and which should help every owner to power and wealth. Dr. Cyrus accepts the assignment to find this "head," but he learns almost too late that he's not the only one looking for it. Cyrus and his staff are monitored and tracked. Not only is the history of this "head" full of dangers, but also the search for it. It's a race against time and also a race for their lives.

Samuel is feeling blue, and for good reason! He's single, lives in a tiny Paris apartment, and is languishing in a job he hates. Alone on his birthday, he decides to amuse himself by calling the only phone number he knows by heart: the one for his childhood home. To his surprise, someone picks up... His past self! All 10-year-old Sam wants to do is play soccer, travel the world, and write books to impress girls. How will Samuel ever be able to tell him the truth without crushing his dreams? It's time he got his life back on track.

Heroines who fear neither God nor man, these big-hearted bad girls will take you to every corner of the known universe. Assuming, obviously, that a universe has four corners: there might just be a multitude! You'll follow them through multiple layers of the space-time continuum. Fasten your seatbelts, because adventure for these ladies is a game who's purpose is to live at the speed of light. That said: light-speed is for oldsters!

A poetic fable for grown-ups full of wisdom and beauty, by two Belgian masters of graphic storytelling.Out on the high seas lives a whale unlike any other, who spends her days reading stories to all who will listen, taken from the vast library hidden in her belly. When the whale bumps into a sea postman's boat one fateful night, it's the beginning of an extraordinary friendship. But not every story can have a happy ending...

Cedric is a little 8-year-old boy, a grumbler with a big heart, who shares his life with his parents, his grandpa, his school, his mates, and Chen, the love of his life, to whom he doesn't dare declare his feelings. It's not easy being a little boy! But Cedric works hard to preserve the peace. Luckily, Grandpa is always there for the hard knocks and the blue moods...

Susie has two older sisters: the vivacious Effie, and the elegant Sandra. Life is hard when you're the baby of the family! No one ever lets you do anything. No one ever pays any attention to you. Everyone makes fun of you. Bestselling children's author Susie Morgenstern takes readers back to 1950s Newark and all the everyday charms and heartbreaks of the year she turned ten: spelling bees, synagogue, Christmas lights, Halloween candy, nights out at the movies, sneaking fast food. In his joyous art, Johann G. Louis lovingly evokes the era and a young girl awakening to life.

In a post-apocalyptic New York City obliterated by a Big Night that wiped out most of civilization, bands of children struggle to stay alive in the wreckage, hunting for food under billowing clouds of toxic fog and running from hungry zombies. One child is endowed with the power to keep them at bay, but will it be enough to protect the survivors from the terrifying creature that has just risen out of the Hudson River? Meanwhile, a raving old man with a house full of books says the worst is yet to come...

At first, we'd say that they're not like us. But we soon realize that it's actually the other way round - we're not like them. They are the Raptors. They have the power, the arrogance of the wealthy, the memory of centuries gone by. It's only when the danger becomes clear that they react. And everything will be turned upside down.

A young supermodel reflects on a series of events that, as a teenager, brought power...then tragedy.
Selene and Sophie are typical high-school girls. One day, when Selene's period is used to make her the target of schoolwide humiliation, she realizes it's time for a revolution. Inspired by the Celtic face-painted warriors of her ancestry, Selene sets out with her friends to challenge the patriarchy. But when the ferocity of the real world comes crashing in, the girls' identities are shattered, and they are le to pick up the pieces all on their own.
Painted deals unapologetically with bullying, violence, language, drug use, death, the bonds of sisterhood, and - above all - the power of friendship.

The 14th Century. Shortly after the discovery of an ancient relic in a secret, long-forgotten crypt, a remote monastery is burnt to the ground, and all its inhabitants slaughtered. Disgraced Inquisitor Conrad of Marbug is summoned from his exile and sent on a world-spanning quest to discover the truth behind the massacre. But is he, the church, and humanity ready for the shattering revelations his journey will reveal?

A moving autobiographical portrayal of psychosis and mental illness as shown through the experiences and writings of writer-poet Jacques Mathis. 1 VOLUME RELEASED - INDEPENDENT STORIES. Jacques Mathis tells his own story - of a megalomaniacal man stuck in a body too small for his ideas. His childhood, spent in a dreary little town in Lorraine, came to a brutal end at the age of fourteen after he suffered his first episode of psychosis. Since that day, between repeated visits to psychiatric wards, Mathis had to find some way to carve out as much of a normal life as possible. With PSYCHOTIC, Jacques Mathis gives us a candid, inspirational account of his daily life, beginning with the day his disorder was first discovered and covering his many stays in psychiatric hospitals, his sessions with various doctors, his setbacks and his triumphs.

With grace, poetry, clarity, and expert knowledge, artist Etienne Appert brings us a book about the very origins of the art of illustration - what it means and why it exists. 1 VOLUME RELEASED - INDEPENDENT STORIES. "Why do you draw?" A simple question by a young boy moves the author to travel with him down the River of Ink, which flows from the present day back to the very first illustration drawn by a human. Along the way, they visit legendary artists of the past and encounter personal tales that explore the philosophy of communication through drawing. Why do we draw? It's a simple question with a spellbinding and complex answer with an entirely new and entertaining look at the history of art.

A poetic tale of a life at sea, exploring how travel, adventure, and chance encounters can shape both individuals and future generations.