June l’infiniment bon
Life is good again for Lenny June, legal attaché to the Terran delegation on the developing planet of Mayam. After all, he’s bested his scheming former boss the ambassador, ditched an intergalactic cartel’s deadly hit woman out in the forbidden wastelands, and gotten away with the priceless relic they were all after: the ancient head of a dead god. But then… who is trying to kill him? Why did the diplomatic core decide not to promote him, and instead, send out a new ambassador… with Lenny’s fiancée? And could it be that head isn’t actually as dead as he thought?
L’Oeuf du dragon roi
Taho-the-Quick, a poacher, has an encounter with the animal totem of his people, the dragon queen, who entrusts him with the dangerous mission of carrying her egg to her dragon brothers up in the mountains. On his journey, Taho-the-Quick will not only have to fight enemies but also join forces with unexpected allies, including the mysterious White Claw, a warrior with unparalleled skills. The survival of the dragon species and that of a whole people will depend on their partnership.
Platon La Gaffe
France—the early 21st century. A young student must complete a corporate job shadowing internship. Thanks to a cousin on his father’s side, also of Greek descent, he gets a foot in the door at a famous consulting firm. He will soon discover the true face of office life. The intern’s name: Kevin Plato. From Nietzsche the director of human resources, to Foucault the video-surveillance monitor, to Teresa of Ávila the executive secretary, and many, many more, Plato dives headfirst into the world of work… philosopher style.
H.S.E. – tome 1
This opening episode of H.$.E presents us a world in the midst of an unprecedented financial crisis. Still, although the economy of industrialized countries is in tatters, unemployment has rocketed and millions of small business have gone bankrupt, there does seem to be one thing maintaining its financial value: the human being. Members of the social elite can have themselves listed on the stock market. So the stock market is no longer exclusively the privilege of corporate bodies, but of individual human bodies too! They can collect capital by wearing a “rate watch” indicating their popularity ratings. Felix Fox needs money. He wants one thing and one thing only: to get listed. After much persuasion, he finally gets there. With the backing of the creator of the Human Stock Exchange, he sits back and watches as his ratings soar. But of course, there is always a price to pay…
Now available in print and digital from Cinebook
Angola
Our hero’s luck turns against him. What seemed like a risk-free gig that should have got him some easy cash turns into a fast-track to Hell for Tyler Cross. A hell called “Angola,” the biggest high-security prison in the United States, surrounded by swamps and crushed by the sweltering Louisiana sunshine. And then just to put the cherry on the cake, the Scarfo clan has put a price on his head, and there are a whole load of Sicilians among Tyler’s fellow inmates. If Tyler ever manages to get out of this penitentiary hell, it sure won’t be for good conduct.
Available in print from Titan Comics.
Le Croque-mort le clochard et l’assassin
1880. Kansas. Elijah Stern, the local undertaker, leads a calm and solitary life, until one day he is asked to carry out an autopsy on a man found dead in a brothel. Taking on the role of forensic pathologist, he discovers that the man had not died of natural causes and finds himself involved, against his better wishes, in the middle of a bonafide investigation. But Stern has no idea that the key to this case lies in his own past…
“Having read Stern volumes 1 & 2, I can honestly say that while the stories were nothing at all what I was expecting, they were outstanding reads that I couldn’t stop reading once I’d started.” Books vs Film
Tu n’auras pas d’autre dieu que moi
How could she do this to me? She was all I had. And without thinking of the pain I’d feel, she went and got pregnant. If I pray, will God make the world stay like it was before? Say, God… have the others found you for real? Or are they just smiling to pretend they’re not alone? Zlabya, if you don’t pay attention to me, you’ll never see me again. Will I ever find my natural place? Do real cats desire nothing? With my magical power of speech, what if all of a sudden I felt that it was important to tell the truth?
Épisode 4
Romane Pennac’s niece has been kidnapped in Paris. Her genetic makeup, inherited from the experiments conducted on her mother – and Romane – in her youth, make her a perfect candidate for Algapower’s hybridization experiments. Hell bent on rescuing her and putting an end to the corporation’s actions, El Malik and Pennac attempt a daring raid on Algapower’s Rio laboratory. But when things go wrong, they’ll find some very strange allies…
Now available in digital and print from Cinebook
Le Crépuscule des tyrans
After freeing Phrygia of King Midas’s curse, Alcyon, Phoebe, and their Spartan friend, Kyrilos, are joined on their quest to find Harmony’s necklace by two new companions: Cybele, King Midas’s daughter, and Ahiram, a Phoenician merchant. Together they follow the trail of clues that Dionysus has left them to track down Harmony’s necklace and overcome the dangerous adversaries that would keep them from their quest.
