The emperor Augustus has died.
Now it’s Tiberius’ turn to rule Rome. By his side, Seianus is supposed to help him establish his dominion over the Eternal City.
But Rome’s greatness is fragile. Behind the scenes, a plot is being hatched. The seven conspirators call themselves the Liberatores. Seianus is one of them, and he’s counting on the beautiful Morphea to help him achieve his goals.
Philip Mortimer and Francis Blake fly to New York, where Blake is to speak on behalf of the United Kingdom on the last day of the International Peace Conference at the UN’s brand new headquarters beside the East River. The conference’s purpose is to lessen tensions between the East and the West that are threatening world peace. But this laudable aim is derailed the very evening the men arrive, when police arrest a man for vandalizing the famous Cippus of Horus, the star exhibit in the Egyptian Art Department of the Metropolitan Museum. The motto “Par horus dem,” carved into the 2,000-year-old stone stela, brings back painful memories for Blake and Mortimer; and when they discover that the vandal is none other than Colonel Olrik, who has lost his memory, their amazement turns to apprehension.
What’s a cocker spaniel?… An endearing, greedy, boisterous, teasing companion! And if we follow this definition, Bill is THE cocker spaniel par excellence! Always the last one in the bath, but the first one in the soup or on the playground, he and Boule form a duo as funny as they are friendly. A new variation on the “naughty cocker spaniel” for family laughter in the run-up to the festive season!
This second compilations includes volumes 4 to 7 of the “Altor” series. While Jean Giraud/Moebius continues to write the screenplays for “Immortals of Shinkara”, “Ways of Time” and “Adventurers of the White Hole”, Marc Bati will produce episode 5, “Lords Force”, on his own. This new-age SF series blends time travel with inner quest, adventure and metaphysics.
After their victory over Fortuna at the Celestial Mechanics, Aster and Pan’s team flee the city and take refuge in an old factory. There they meet a strange reclusive community, La Source, which advocates neutrality towards Fortuna and Ceres. But the peace is short-lived, and Fortuna’s emissaries arrive at the factory determined to track down those responsible for an attack on their technological devices. What follows is a veritable chase between fake terrorists, real spies and, in the middle of it all, Aster and his crack team!
A story of energy, generosity and infectious good humor, with all the elements that made “Mécanique Céleste” such a success!
In this 15th album, Pico looks for a cure for stupidity. Could it be contagious?
Ana Ana is angry! What could have put her in such a state? Norma, for her part, is questioning love. Does being loved by someone make us the “object” of that love? No, because… Norma IS NOT AN OBJECT!!!
Nunuche is a dog—Zoe’s dog—whose story is the subject of this gentle, charming, amusing, and delightful comic in the tradition of Charles Schulz’s “Peanuts.”
Marie Pommepuy (Kerascoët) draws and Guillaume Bianco writes.
The rabbi, the Lions’ Malka and their friends tell the Cat and Zlabya how they fought in the First World War, and how, after the trenches in France, they were sent to Odessa in 1918 for a little-known episode in French history. From the horrors and absurdities he hears from the mouths of old men, the Cat wonders if the worst thing could be that his rabbi might have had another cat – betrayal!
The last graphic novel in the “English Literature” trilogy by Jean Harambat. Following his spy comedy and mystery novel, the master storyteller turns his attention to the action adventure, featuring actress Peg Woffington. She and her sidekick are two lovable anti-heroes, racing through the twirling streets of London filled with pirates in search of the most precious literary treasure of all: a lost play by William Shakespeare! Peg dreams of having a big role, and this play might be her chance!
After a series of political comedies, Mathieu Sapin changes directon to offer us an intimate story in the style of “Gérard”—a portrait of a man (his father-in-law) who has led a colorful life… Or was it all just a dream? In this powerful work that explores the boundaries between truth and fiction, Mathieu has surely struck gold.
