Django Main de feu

“Django: Hand on Fire” tells the story of the youth of Django Reinhardt, a Roma raised outside Paris who would go on to be one of the most influential guitarists of all time. We follow his early years as an aimless and rebellious kid who is heading for a life of trouble until his devoted younger brother Nin-Nin convinces their mother Négros to buy him a banjo. Captivated by its possibilities and spurred by his natural talent, Django becomes obsessed with the instrument and quickly surpasses his older peers, mastering the popular bal-musette and intrigued by the new jazz coming over from the States. Soon he is playing in clubs and winning awards. He is on the verge of international success at the age of 18 when a tragedy strikes that will mark the rest of his life and career: he is badly burned in a caravan fire and spends the next years relearning how to play the guitar with only two fully-functioning fingers. This is an amazing story of perseverance and of fierce family love that is little known even to many jazz aficionados.

“Crapule” is the touching story of a woman who inherits her mother’s cat and must learn, suddenly, how to take care of him. As the story evolves, the cat occupies an increasingly important place in her life. This is a graphic novel for those who love cats and will certainly find themes to identify with throughout its pages.

In this conclusion to a tense two-parter, John Chinaman reaches Tucano with two friends by his side and a gang of outlaws on their heels who’ll stop at nothing to recover the cash from a bungled robbery. John’s hopes of keeping a low profile go up in smoke as Zed continues his cheating streak, and Horace hides out at a brothel, trying to start a new life as a bouncer. Meanwhile, John’s boss, Mr. Byrne, is going out of business, and has one last delivery for John to make: a prize Longhorn bull. Life sure can get complicated when you have friends!

Ariane takes Nino to… ancient China, where the great Emperors decide there’s only one way to keep invaders out: build a wall. Not just one wall, but 16 of them, with a total length equivalent to half of the Earth’s circumference! Safe behind its walls (most of the time), China becomes one of the world’s great civilizations… only no one else knows about it until the 18th century, when its secrets begin to be discovered. But, as Nino himself discovers, these days there are some invaders even the greatest walls can’t keep out: tourists!

Rascal, aka the cat who serves as a constant reminder that dogs are man’s best friends. Rascal is a true cat. The kind who wears his name well. In the downtown apartment he shares with his mistress, every day brings its own share of adventures and mishaps: exploration missions in the closets, mad love with the curtains, inappropriate cuddling sessions… much to the great chagrin of his mommy, who is often left to perform damage control. But it’s impossible to hold a grudge against Rascal, he’s just soooo cute!

1946: The Dutch have been driven out of Indonesia by the Japanese invasion, but they refuse to recognize the country’s declaration of independence. In an attempt to regain their former colony, the government mobilizes the Royal Dutch Indian Army. When they fail to take control, an unofficial force is sent to subdue the “terrorists.” Among the volunteers is Johan Knevel, who has personal reasons for joining: he wants to find out what happened to his Indonesian nurse. But far from rediscovering the lost idyll of his youth, he is confronted by the complex realities of a country in turmoil.