Livre 2

While strolling among the tents at a tournament, Paulin overhears an ominous phrase: “La donzelle mourra sur la lice” (“The damsel will die on the lice”). But there is only one damsel on the lice: Jehan. Could his secret have been discovered? Could the young woman’s life be in danger? It’s true that, for some time now, she’s been increasingly reckless…

1962, somewhere over Canada, Tanguy and Laverdure have jumped from a civilian plane in pursuit of a rogue Canadian pilot desperate for anything. Once on the ground, their pursuit leads them to a sawmill whose lumberjacks cut down more than just trees. Following on from “Le Mystère du Sabre jaune”, this action-packed album of aerial adventures brings the diptych to a close in the wilds of Canada, with a meticulous script by Patrice Buendia and virtuoso drawing by Matthieu Durand, worthy heirs to Jean-Michel Charlier and Albert Uderzo.

Nunuche is the name of a little dog – a real little white pompom on four legs! – who has just spent his first few days with his young mistress Zoé. She’s trying to train him, and it’s a tough job because Nunuche isn’t always the most lively of dogs. But Nunuche also proves to be a powerful lever for the imagination of his mistress, who dreams of being a duchess accompanied by her faithful valet Nunuche… Fluffy gags to match!

At the edge of a vast concrete city, in a tiny green oasis, sits a little house—home to Timéo, a hypersensitive 10-year-old. The house is his cocoon; everything outside it terrifies him—the city, the unknown, other people. To help him overcome his fears, his grandma gives Timéo a magic pebble, which enables him to start each day over whenever it gets too scary. But life turns out not to
be as simple as that…

Fortunately, Timéo soon runs into Roya, a fiery young gypsy, whose family has just set up camp on the other side of the street. Though they seem to have nothing in common, the two children find themselves thrown together—and into an incredible adventure…

Every five years, the guild of demonios of Cocagne, lycanthropes, organizes a tournament to choose their leader: the Wilderman, so far, it has always been won by the terrible Ysengrin.

Adam Wilder, a young demonio, intends to be the new king! But while fleeing the formidable Inquisition and its leader Tankred, he finds refuge in a strange cabin deep in the woods, the lair of the formidable witch Yaya Yaga. Ignoring the danger and unable to resist his animal impulses, he devours the enormous banquet there, including the sacred golden apple! To repair his fault, Yaya Yaga demands reparation from Wilder. His mission will be to recover a new golden apple in the castle of the terrible Faceless Ogre…

Pastorius Grant is an old bounty-hunter—merciless, jaded, and dying. He knows he hasn’t got long to live but, partly out of habit and partly because it is the only thing he knows, he keeps doing what he has always done: tracking down criminals of every shape and size. It isn’t a nice job, but that has never really bothered him; Pastorius isn’t a nice guy. But when he tries to catch Big Hand, a wily outlaw who has taken refuge on an Indian reserve, he runs into a blind girl, with a pig for a companion. She tells him that her father has been murdered and that, on his deathbed, he instructed her to find the bounty-hunter and avenge his death…

Joann Sfar revisits one of his first loves—fantasy—to tell the funny and terrifying story of a reckless teenager all alone in a world full of monsters

She’s the beloved young daughter of her parents, educated and progressive monarchs who have spent all their fortune on art and culture, and who are left defenseless when an army of blood-thirsty monsters attack their castle!

The young princess is awoken in the middle of the night by wildfire! Leaning over her bed is a lustful looking orc with a micro penis… Trained in martial arts, she’s able to escape from her room. As she’s getting away she runs into the palace’s magician, he gives her an exceptional gift from the back of his dusty old lab: ‘a bicycle.’ In the company of this rolling, ringing and illuminating thing, our heroine leaves the destroyed castle and hits the road… A road which will be just as dangerous for a young girl all by herself.

On June 13, 2006, 18-year-old Marion Larat saw her life turned upside down. Shortly before meeting up with her boyfriend and friends, she began reading a “Bidochon” album, then went to her bathroom. It was there, at around 8 p.m., that Marion collapsed on the floor.

Her father discovered her shortly afterwards and the fire department took her to hospital. The verdict was in: massive stroke. From then on, Marion’s journey became a struggle to regain her locomotion and the ability to speak.

A doctor establishes the cause as being the daily use of the pill, which can, in very rare cases, cause a stroke. So how can you rebuild your life when you have to admit you’re no longer able-bodied?

A powerful account told with humor (despite everything) and humanism by Christian Binet.

In 1970, teenagers Rudi and Sol gave up everything to sail around the world on a stolen yacht called “Mooi” (Dutch for “Beauty”). Now they have two children, Tao (14) and Ximi (8), who have grown up in a world of adventure, freedom, and self-reliance.

But this carefree, bohemian lifestyle conceals an oppressive past, which continually drives Rudi and Sol toward new horizons—to the profound despair of Ximi, who dreams of going to school. Yet how can they stop, when life on terra firma seems to harbor such insurmountable difficulties?

This is the first part a story based on Julie Ricossé’s own experiences. Personal, poetic, and painted in bright colors, “A Life at Sea” makes the perfect bridge between childhood and adulthood.

Lucien is a henchman—a henchman that has always done his job cleanly and correctly. Until now. Because this is the moment he must face the music… and adopt the identity of a young priest appointed to a remote country parish. But Lucien is amazingly adaptable. As he himself puts it, “Religion is a business that’s all about death, which is something I know a bit about.” He quickly sizes up the situation. To survive he will need cash—and he thinks he has ways of finding that…