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.
La Voie du sabre
As the coalition built by Lady Shatira continues to try to defeat Suo-the-Red, the warlord who has brought ruin and devastation to the entire region, White Claw faces her greatest challenge yet: not only will she face the ruthless tyrant herself, but she will also have to prepare for an excrutiating confrontation with someone from her past. Thank goodness her faithful companions Lieutenant Bolt, Taho-The-Quick, and Master Foon are at her side when she needs them—not to mention her beautiful phoenix Ash.
La Porte des Enfers
Wismerhill has finally made it to the top and it seems like nothing more can get in his way. But then he gets a surprise visit from his father, who he thought was dead. The mysterious Prince of Clouds reveals some hard truths that shake up Wismerhill’s world and stir him into action. But he has to move fast! The gates of hell have been opened and demonic hoards are wreaking havoc all over the empire. Wismerhill sets out on an urgent quest to save the Earth from absolute destruction.
Contrefaçons
After resolving the ecological disaster in Africa and recovering from his injuries, Alexandre wants nothing more than to get his business and his life back on track. The last thing he expects is the sudden reappearance of his lowlife father, Maquet, who abandoned the family shortly after his daughter was born. But this is no happy reunion: Maquet’s latest con—selling counterfeit works of art—has caught up with him, and he needs his son’s help, threatening to reveal his past if he refuses.
