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1956. At the height of the Cold War, an American plane disappears in the Amazon rainforest, but not before sending back disturbing reports of unidentified rockets and spaceships. The American authorities dispatch a team to the scene, including Captain Wallace Webster and Agent Betty Jones. In the heart of the jungle, the small commando team discovers an abandoned base used as a launch site by a heavilyarmed military force. The Nazis are planning to establish a new base... on the Moon!

Human life has been devasted by an unstoppable virus ... Not a disease, but a chemical reaction that attacks iron, destroying everything that contains them and setting civilization back hundreds of years. It even affects the iron that is present in blood - enough to cause bizarre mutations and affect human fertility. Amid the resulting chaos, one man has set himself an unusual mission: to transport anything anywhere for anyone - for a price. But what he asks in return is no less mystifying than his self-appointed role... as the Transporter.

In 1940, by land, sea, and air, across Europe and Africa, a commando unit composed of a Free France officer, a Royal Marine, an alcoholic mechanic, and an Ivorian separatist is doing everything it can to stop the Nazis from getting their hands on the gold reserves of the National Bank of Belgium. From Brussels to Dakar, from London to Wiesbaden, and from Churchill to de Gaulle, everyone is after the fabulous treasure: 220 tons of pure gold bars... Based on a true story.

Nineteen-year-old Orsay lives an uneventful life in the French countryside, until the day he gains extraordinary powers in his hands after an encounter with a mysterious creature known as a whol. On a trip to Paris in search of a cure, he meets and falls for Basma, a passionate activist for whols' rights. But Orsay isn't convinced that whols should be considered equal to humans. Especially once Melek, another human with the same powers, embarks on a murderous rampage to avenge those she sees as her kin.

Redbeard, the big-hearted pirate captain, has put away the Jolly Roger and become a privateer for the King of France. But one does not escape one's past ... or one's nature! High adventures on the high seas - first volume of the series. 1738, Cap-Français, in the Caribbean.
Redbeard, once the terror of the Seven Seas, has partially retired.
Now a privateer in the service of the King of France, he chomps at the bit along with his companions, for France is currently at peace.
So, when the town's governor tasks him with catching a mysterious French pirate who terrorises the Carolinas, he jumps at the chance to get back into the fray. But he made many enemies during his pirate years, and danger lurks in wait ...

Al, Siera, and Hector have nothing in common until they all suddenly come into possession of strange, antique masks. Masks that confer powers beyond imagination. But how do you handle such a gift when you're only fifteen years old? And why were they chosen? Time is running out to find the answers: a powerful mask has fallen into the wrong hands, and something must be done before it's too late...

In a devastated cityscape, a lone man fights off creatures of fearsome power: white, winged, serenely impassive, and capable of terrifying transformations... Decades later, in a desolate American southwest, a meager colony of human survivors ekes out a precarious existence between dwindling water supplies and magnetic shields that screen them from roving bands of aerial attackers. An ancestral upper class presides, while in the lower city, laborers do the hazardous work of keeping everyone alive. But all that may be about to change when the mysterious Joshua comes of age...

Fifth-century Great Britain. After centuries, the Romans have withdrawn from the island. Saxons have arrived from the European mainland, some of the native Britons have been Christianized, and others have maintained their pagan ways. The great wizard Merlin has fallen on the field of battle, and soon thereafter a prophecy - or a rumor - begins to circulate: Merlin will be reincarnated in a newborn. The hunt is on for the baby whose promised greatness would disrupt the power-grabbing plans of the different peoples. The pregnant Eigyr becomes the prey, and with the help of an archer and a priest, she must try to stay alive long enough to deliver destiny.

Is there someone out there who will accept us for who we are? That's what renowned artist Salvador Dalí was wondering before he met Gala, the love of his life. But just who was this person she accepted? Birmant and Oubrerie attempt to answer this question in the first volume of their Dalí biography, following the misadventures in Figueras, Madrid, and Paris of the feckless young man - dreamer, klutz, art school dropout, bourgeois son, a preternaturally gifted draftsman and an orthopterophobe, painfully timid yet privately arrogant - who would go on to become one of the 20th century's best-known painters.

Who has never watched a reality TV show (even for just 5 minutes) and liked it (even just a little)? Come on, be honest, people! Thirty-five-year-old Yasmina is addicted to reality TV. Hailing from a family of academics, she decides to prove to them that these programs are a worthy subject of research, and she joins the team of a hit show to analyze this captivating and universal phenomenon from the inside! Moved by a shared passion for the social sciences, Tilila Relmani, a psychologist by training, and Stella Lory, a comics artist, shrewdly question the psychosocial mechanisms at play in the addictive desire to watch strangers' private lives unfold on television.

The fierce Cossacks have long lived as a free people, but in the 17th century, the king of Poland-Lithuania wants to end that freedom. A young deserter from the hussars is caught in the nascent conflict.
The first volume of a great historical saga. 1634, Ukraine. Karlis, a young Winged Hussar of Poland-Lithuania, sickened by the carnage of war, deserts. To wash their honour, the men of his old unit hunt him mercilessly, while two people secretly observe the pursuit. They are Cossacks, from a people of freedom-loving warriors ... and it is with them that Karlis will eventually find refuge. But if he left his regiment, it's also because of the last orders he was given, which he refused to follow: the king of Poland-Lithuania wants the Cossacks disarmed ...

Asterix or The Adventures of Asterix is a series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo (Uderzo also took over the job of writing the series after the death of Goscinny in 1977). The series first appeared in French in the magazine Pilote on 29 October 1959. As of 2012, 34 comic books in the series have been released.
The series follows the exploits of a village of indomitable Gauls as they resist Roman occupation. They do so by means of a magic potion, brewed by their druid, which gives the recipient superhuman strength. The protagonist, the titular character Asterix, along with his friend Obelix have various adventures. The "ix" suffix of both names echoes the names of real Gaulish chieftains such as Vercingetorix, Orgetorix, and Dumnorix. Many of the stories have them travel to foreign countries, though others are set in and around their village. For much of the history of the series (Volumes 4 through 29), settings in Gaul and abroad alternated, with even-numbered volumes set abroad and odd-numbered volumes set in Gaul, mostly in the village.
The Asterix series is one of the most popular Franco-Belgian comics in the world, with the series being translated into over 100 languages, and it is popular in most European countries.
The success of the series has led to the adaptation of several books into 14 films: ten animated, and four with live actors. There have also been a number of games based on the characters, and a theme park near Paris, Parc Astérix, is themed around the series. To date, 325 million copies of 34 Asterix books have been sold worldwide, making co-creators René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo France's bestselling authors abroad.
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Asterix Omnibus v01 - Asterix the Gaul, Asterix and the Golden Sickle, Asterix and the Goths (2020)
English | CBR | 146 pages | 255.12 MB
Asterix is celebrating 60 sensational years as an international comics superstar, and in the first collected edition from Papercutz, the stories are newly translated into American English for a new generation of fans! The story of Asterix starts here. These are the first three adventures of Asterix as he defends his tiny village from the overwhelming forces of the Roman Empire.
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Asterix Omnibus v02 - Asterix the Gladiator, Asterix and the Banquet, Asterix and Cleopatra (2020)
English | CBR | 147 pages | 254.24 MB
The series continues, as the fourth, fifth, and sixth Asterix titles are gathered in one stupendous volume.

Alberic, the king of the Nibelungs, forged a ring heavenly gold. A ring in power so great that it is able to bend everything to his volonté. Wotan, Father of the Gods, captured in order to release the goddess Idunn, guardian of immortality apples. But beware of the curse. To appease its effects, Wotan shares the countless mortal women layer. These unions are born Siegmund and his sister, Siegliend, also carrying the black ring fire. The Curse of the Nibelung then leaves the land of the gods to win Mannheim, the land of men. Fate of the Gods and Mortals finds himself hopelessly bound. The first 6 pages of the album. A comic by Jean-Luc Istin and Gwendal Lemercier. Twilight of the Gods.
Then the Nibelungen heavenly melted gold to fashion a cursed ring. A ring whose power was so great that he was able to bend everything to his will. A ring that was to lead the world in RAGNARÖK. "The story of the Nibelungen, told by Jarry and Djief in Götterdämmerung, is one of the myths the authors of fantasy, Tolkien first, never cease to be inspired in their creations.

In a dystopian not-too-distant future in Japan, Hiro lives with his father on an island populated by androids, where they eke out a meager existence while trying to keep out of sight. But when they run afoul of a troop of high-tech military thugs, Hiro's dad sacrifices himself to save his son, turning Hiro's already-bleak world upside-down. He is then rescued by a samurai robot called a "yojimbot," and together they seek to avenge his father's death and make contact with a mysterious associate known only as the "rights holder," before the soldiers and their drones close in...

One day, everything was lost in the mist. No, not those little morning wisps or the thin type that follows rain. The really dense stuff. A pea-souper, a dark fog, thick and black like atomized ink. A mist that engulfs everything. But the mist also left something behind: a mutant, an ogress - or perhaps just a little girl that a grouchy old witch would decide to call Temperance and who would be brought up in a quiet village by a group of contented old women. Then one day, the mist returns. It wants her back. Now it's time for the witches to dust off their charms and try to remember their old incantations and kung fu techniques as they set out on a great adventure that will determine young Temperance's destiny.

Once every thousand years, the incredible Sea Dragon reappears! It is said that the first person it lays eyes upon will become its master and be able to control its extraordinary powers. The time has come: the Sea Dragon is about to return at any moment! Master Fox wishes to use the Sea Dragon's powers to reign over the Squirming Archipelago. But he will need the help of his servant, the cowardly and naive cat Menji. But others are also searching for the legendary Sea Dragon... and they will stop at nothing to get there first!

Paris was a world capital of the magical arts until a mysterious explosion brought the era of wizardry and relics to an end. Now a girl lost in the magic-deformed hot zones may be the only one with all the answers. Manon, a cop with a chip on her shoulder, joins forces with ex-wizard Adam to find her, but they're not the only ones looking: the girl is also being tracked by a murderous duo who - impossibly - still seem able to use magic.

It's 1864 and the Civil War rages on. A section of the Union Army is comprised entirely of African-American soldiers - separate and most definitely not equal. When tensions rise at an army camp in Arkansas, these brave, successful soldiers are given a new assignment. They are to accompany a research team into the Ouachita Mountains. There, it is believed, once lived a race of giants. A pair of scientists from the Smithsonian have acquired a map that leads deep into Choctaw territory and perhaps dark secrets from ancient America.

Eighteen-year-old Franca has left Rome after her mother's death to live with her aunt and uncle in Carbonia, on the island of Sardinia. Thanks to a local boy named Silvio, she discovers the world of motorcycles... and it's a revelation. So instead of saving her inheritance for college, she uses it to buy a motorbike. Not only that, but she also decides to compete in the regional race that takes place at the track in town. Things won't go quite as planned...

Michel Kichka's newest autobiography tells how a comics-obsessed kid from industrial Belgium became an author and militant media illustrator from Israel. As he shows in the book, the Covid pandemic and resulting lockdown were fertile breeding ground for the creative energy Kichka needed for this intimate and funny traipse around Jerusalem -- and down memory lane.