Summer 1838. Pioneer of photography Louis Daguerre sails to a Greek island to seek advice from an old friend, Professor Takis. His dilemma? Whether to make his invention known to the world, or keep it a secret. His answer will come by chance from one of Takis’s students, 18-year-old Marko—an undisciplined genius who designs bicycles and other machines that are years ahead of their time. All across Europe, universities are competing to attract him, but Marko is reluctant to leave his family, his friends, and his beloved island.
Faced with Daguerre’s dilemma, Professor Takis secretly informs Marko of this revolutionary invention that can transform light into a printed image. The young man’s engineering talent immediately inspires him to improve Daguerre’s camera, make it faster and easier to use. Unable to decide whether to leave the island or stay, Marko realizes that photography can provide the solution to his own problem by enabling him to take his home with him wherever he goes.
Weakened and worn out by their previous fights, Hiro and his Yojimbots are in a bad shape and seek a way to leave the island. Trapped in a port area, attacked by Kozuki and his armada, Hiro and the Yojimbots put up a desperate defense.
In 1985, the “Pilote” magazine featured the opening pages of a story inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien: “Le Cristal Majeur”—a heroic fantasy in which an elf called Altor is confronted by an evil fairy. The fairy has stolen a magic crystal which, among other things, provides protection against the forces of evil. As Altor soon discovers, there are many different worlds in the universe, and magic and science are often two sides of the same coin.
This new adventure comic, originally created by Jean Giraud (aka Moebius) and illustrated by Marc Bati (who worked together on Aedena’s “Sur l’étoile”), combines epic narrative with elaborate, fantastical artwork in order to present the story in a retro 1980s sci-fi style. Bati’s refined drawings harken back to the classic Moebius comics and as such are a fitting tribute to their famous creator. The first collection will comprise volumes 1–3 of the “Cristal Majeur” series, the second volumes 4–7.
When her mother dies, 18-year-old Franca leaves Rome and goes to live with her uncle and aunt in Carbonia, on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. She tries to rebuild her life, spending days on the beach away from people. What is adding to her sadness is a sense of exile: she does not want to spend the rest of her life in a village by the sea but intends—once she has passed her
exams—to return to Rome and study archaeology.
Then she meets Silvio, a young local man, and who takes her on her first motorcycle ride. For her, it is an epiphany: the speed, the thrill, and the danger act like a drug that helps her forget the pain, little by little. Suddendly, she decides to spend her inheritance on a superbike and compete in a race around the island—but nothing goes according to plan.
This début collaboration by Jean Aubertin and Adèle Albrespy proves both powerful and subtle as it explores themes of grief, youth, friendship, destiny,
and revival—all in a simple, fresh, and masterful style.
Blandine continues her virtual exploration of the video game she created, this time in the city of Puys dormants, largely inspired by the town of Le Puy en Velay.
Who hasn’t dreamed of a life change, a rural exodus, reconnecting with true values? Adèle and her family leave Bordeaux and their tightly-focused jobs, heading for the Auvergne countryside and the project of a mobile café-library. A stylish, light-hearted tale of life change, with its ups and downs, laughs and disappointments. By the authors of “Rien ne se passe jamais comme prévu”.
This adult, gritty urban thriller is set in the world of organized prostitution. The series tells the story of two young cops, one male and one female, who are assigned to take down an Eastern European prostitution ring. To do it, they will have to infiltrate this dark underworld. But can you spend time in the gutter without leaving your soul there… or your life?
All 5 volumes of this captivating crime series are now collected as an integral edition.
Clément and his brother travel to Istanbul with the goal of finding the grave of Carole, the first born child of their maternal grandparents. Carole died shortly after her birth and just a few years before her parents, Armenians in Istanbul, would leave for France.
Clément interviews his grandparents and his mother, aware that certain things are remaining unsaid. After numerous unsuccessful searches in Turkey, he begins to realize that what he and his brother have accomplished is a work of introspection rather than an investigation into an established fact.
A magnificent literary exploration—accomplished with visual flair—of our conscious and unconscious realities; of the influence relationships and family history hold over our psyches.
Freshly landed in the kingdom of Albion, Avril becomes the pawn of a conspiracy aimed at discrediting Anne Boleyn, the future wife of the King of England, Henry VIII. To compromise her, the conspirators try to prove that she had an affair with the King of France, François the First, by swowing erotic drawings of Anne and François probably executed by Vinci himself…
Bussi, Duval and Monin lift a new veil on the mysterious origins of Cinq Avril!
