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Catherine Meurisse once again draws upon her memories. Her stay in a far-off, strange-yet-familiar land, at the Japanese villa Kujoyama in 2018, provides the artist another opportunity to pursue her creative quest, this time where the West and Far East meet. In the manner of Lewis Carroll, the young artist lets characters out of legend lead her through pictorial landscapes. Imagination and dialogue are key to penetrating the secrets of this strange territory and discovering why the young explorer finds it so fascinating. This Alice daydreams and wonders, returning every now and then to reality and nature, that dynamic dictator of events and situations. After The Great Outdoors, Catherine Meurisse continues her pursuit of beauty in an unknown land, between mountain and sea, illustrating landscapes that reflect the seasons and the artist's progress. Truly splendid!

In Florence's childhood, there is a Thing you're not supposed to talk about. It seems like everyone knows about it... except for her. And she can't ask any questions - it's forbidden to speak the word. What happens to children who grow up in prudish isolation, once they hit puberty? Can they ever overcome the shame instilled by a sexless education? In this autobiographical story, Florence Dupré la Tour unveils her childhood in heart-wrenching inks and watercolors: a story of the heavy weight of tradition that forces women to be submissive, and how to resist and escape that fate.

The day before her seventeenth birthday, Lya's life changed forever. Hit by a speeding car and left for dead, she lost the use of her legs as well as some of her faith in the world... Lya learned to live again with the support of her parents. But having discovered that someone bought their silence, Lya is determined to unmask the perpetrator and obtain justice. Her search for the truth takes her to a famous law firm... and down a dangerous path. With the help of her friend Antoine, she'll stop at nothing to get to the bottom of it all...

Chronicle of a broken childhood but desperate to survive in the America of Prohibition, plagued by the Mafia ...
New York. 1931. Young Anthony Poucet sees his parents die from a burst of submachine guns. A slippage in a settling of scores between bootleggers. That doesn't stop anyone from sleeping in Little Italy anymore ... Except that this trivial little murder will suddenly start a terrible gang war in the wake of this kid determined not to be devoured by his fate. A bloody and breathless crusade that will take him from drama to drama, until he crosses the path of a certain Al Capone ... The Devil's Kitchen is a great detective saga inspired by the cruelty and the manipulations of the Ogres in our great childish tales , such as Le petit Poucet, Barbe Bleue or Jack and the giant bean.
Rewarded at the "Polar & Co Festival" in Cognac, it constitutes an unprecedented and explosive literary mix, a work of dark and tortured dramaturgy, lit by the heat of the most hectic action.

A Sci-fi saga set in the "Retro Worlds" universe created by Julia Verlanger, one of the most celebrated French science fiction authors of the 1970s.
"Outcast!" The sentence is handed down as the iron brand burns Kolhen's arm. Now, instead of his warrior tattoo, the young man wears the mark of the rejected, the "outcasts" as they are known on the planet Absalon. Determined to prove his innocence and to get revenge on those who framed him, Kolhen escapes captivity with the help of the fiery Tryana, another of society's pariahs. On his quest, Kolhen meets a mysterious woman with golden hair, who's armed with strange and powerful weaponry, and who claims to be an envoy from another planet: Earth.

Texas Jack is a legendary hero, a crack shot and a champion of the helpless who gunned down dozens of enemies ... in his travelling show and the novels that bear his name! In reality, though, he's never been west, and has never shot at anyone. So when a government agent asks him to go to Wyoming to face a bloodthirsty maniac, his first reaction is to say no. Yet to preserve his reputation, he eventually takes the job, and leaves with his three co-stars in the show ...

Nigel Grant has a gift: he's very, very good at finding whatever people want for them. Thanks to that almost supernatural skill, he lives a comfortable, carefree life in London. But one day, a client and friend of his throws himself under an underground train. Shocked by the unexpected death, Nigel is soon swept into a web of intrigue, deception and death as he realises that suicide and the subsequent incidents all revolve around one person: him.

Extra, extra! Read all about it! Pick up a copy of "What's News" for a behind-the-scenes look at the next volume of "Blacksad," coming this Fall. With revelations from the authors, a slew of investigative reporting, and a sneak peek of volume six, this special edition offers a can't-miss preview of one of the most hotly anticipated titles of the year.

When middle school friends Mel, Lisa, and Gwen, along with a pet rat named Razzie, go looking for Gwen's missing older sister, they find themselves in a greenhouse with giant carnivorous plants, a mad scientist with an evil plan, menacing thugs, and... newly developed superpowers that they mysteriously develop just in time to save the day (and their own butts)!

Even a hero from the Far West needs a vacation from time to time, and looking after a few Swiss cows seems like the perfect opportunity for Lucky Luke. These milk cows happen to produce the precious substance necessary for the production of authentic Swiss chocolate! The West has just discovered cocoa, and chocolate should soon be a commodity in all mouths. And yet... between vicious autograph hounds, the chief of the Chicoree tribe, and two cowboys whose frustrated love leads to even more frustrating brawling, will Lucky Luke end up yearning for a reunion with the Daltons?

Marco's left town for the countryside. He's left his psychologist because he feels he's doing better. He's quit his job as a reporter because he's had enough of photographing corpses. He gets himself a little cottage in the heart of rural France, where he lives with his cat, Adolf. He throws out all his work, and cuts ties with his employer. That night, he has his first panic attack.
It's not long before he meets the lovely Emilie, and also the wise and good-natured old man who lives in the cottage just across the way... but who, it turns out, isn't exactly what he seems...

Jean-Louis Payet is a man on the run. Reeling from a breakup, he changes his name and heads south from his home on Réunion Island. Way south: the remote Kerguelen Islands, an inhospitable archipelago whose scientific bases are civilization's last bastion before the frozen Antarctic wastes. The mere journey, aboard a resupply vessel, will take a month. Payet spends the endless hours feeling diffident and superior, pining for his ex, hating his fellow passengers, and dreaming of a new life. But when he reaches the windswept wilderness of the former Desolation Islands, will he finally come face to face with something he can't run away from?

School friends during the day, Alex and Julie meet in secret at night to enjoy a little urban exploration. Deserted villas, forgotten clinics, and derelict factories are their favorite playgrounds. But one night, their exploration becomes a nightmare when they come face to face with the ghosts of two young girls in an abandoned mansion. Alex and Julie are certain about one thing: they can see the dead. But what if they're also able to heal the wounds of the past...?

When it comes to rituals, Teresa, who runs a bookstore specializing in magic and the occult, knows her fair share. But when she manages to summon Laura, an anime-loving demon, the ritual goes awry: Laura is there to grant her any wish, but Teresa doesn't know what to ask for. And so the two are stuck with each other... Thus begins a strange cohabitation, while Laura decides to investigate a series of unexplained disappearances in town. Through the author's captivating artwork and spirited dialogue, discover an offbeat and magical world close to our own, alternating between warmth and sweet melancholy.

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.