Dracula

Everyone knows about Dracula the vampire, but have you ever heard of Voivode Vlad Dracula of Wallachia? Perhaps you know him better by his nickname: Vlad the Impaler! The bloodthirsty prince was the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s notorious character, but although the real Dracula gained infamy for his favorite method of execution—impaling—few know the true details of his life. Swysen and Solé have created an intimate and accurate portrait of this vicious tyrant, allowing you to follow his journey from childhood to death, with guaranteed laughs along the way.

“This summer, my factory can send you to summer camp. To the mountains or the sea. I’ve never been to the sea, but now you can go for me.” What awaits Marzi on the Baltic shore? It’s the summer of 1992. Preteens at camp in newly-democratic Poland are crazy for Madonna, Pepsi, Russian video games… and seances. Notebook in hand, Marzi observes it all with her wry sense of humor, but that doesn’t keep her from getting swept off her feet…

Fear is infectious on the Demarkacija… At over 7000 meters altitude, the Demarkacija is the final rampart between Velikiistok and Ieretik territory. In Bunker 37, Aleksi Stassik scrutinizes the approaching enemy and lies in wait for the attack. Above him, in the mountains, roams another enemy, even more terrifying that the first…

September 1945. The “Béarn” leaves the port of Marseilles, destination Saigon. Aboard is a contingent of French soldiers who are officially charged to liberate Indochina from the last Japanese battalions. October 1986. Under the eyes of the cameras of the French television, a 747 spews out on the tarmac of the airport of Roissy the coffins with the last remains that were still held by the Vietnamese government. It is a macabre return to the homeland. Sons “meet” with their father, nephews with their uncle… Ms Joubert remains alone. She is without tidings from her son Henri, declared “missing in action” since 1946. Nicolas Valone, a journalist looking for a scoop turns the story into a touching documentary. But when the witnesses that can enlarge on his reportage die one after the other under suspicious circumstances, he understands that he is caught up in a gory spiral…

The year is 415 A.D. We are in the Roman Empire’s great city of Alexandria, at a time when the conversion to Christianity is about to take place. Caught in the middle of the conflicts between the religious factions, Hypatia, one of the most learned women of her time, will lose her life on the altar of freedom.

Basing themselves on the real story of the famous philosopher Hypatia, Virginie Greiner (“Destins” published by Glénat, “En mâles de nus” published by Attakus) and Christelle Pecout (“Lunes d’ombre” published by Humanoïdes Associés) create the image of an exceptional woman whose destiny also inspired filmmaker Amenabar with his film “Agora”.

The location is Venice, the time the Golden Age. Prospering as never before, La Serenissima is skilfully governed by wealthy Venetian families. In the most powerful family is Bianca, a cheeky and rebellious young woman who is about to discover her heavy past: generations of witches, a matriarch greedy for power, and a terrible event to come that could end up bringing her closer to her sister Carmine…or to lose her forever!

In “Bianca”, two young female authors, Alexine and You, combine their talents to create a scintillating tale.