Les Doudous licornes

Everyone remembers Narcissus, who drowned from admiring his reflection too much. But who has heard of Herostratus? Yet he, too, gave his name to an obsessive cult of the self. A psychological complex that resonates strongly in the age of social networking, the omnipotence of posturing, and self-validation through “likes.” For where Narcissus was self-sufficient, Herostratus sought to be seen, and remembered, by others.

In 356 BC, he set fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. His motive: glory! The wise men couldn’t believe it, but even after torture, Herostratus persisted: the only reason he had destroyed the temple was to go down in history. Martin Veyron crafts a funny, gritty fable about the fatuity of men, poking fun at the Greek myths that inspire them in their arrogance.

In 1889, world records are set by men and men only. Women are better at home in the kitchen, right? Not so fast! The investigative journalist Nellie Bly is determined to make a name for herself through all male-dominated noise. Bly, who really existed, wants to travel around the world in 72 days – that is, 8 days faster than Phileas Fogg, Jules Verne’s emblematic character. Bly’s race against sexism turns into a race against the clock when another woman challenges her on who shall become a pioneer in voyaging history.

Nellie Bly fought for many causes in her lifetime, amongst them for better labor conditions in a rapidly industrializing society. Today, she may be considered a role model for young people looking to make their own long-lasting marks on human history.

This graphic novel is an exciting, dynamically told account of Nellie Bly’s challenge to herself and to the world, drawn in a Victorian style that suits the era.

Kid has a weakness for all things gory, slimy and disgusting… That’s why he’s always coming up with a thousand and one ideas for jokes, which he’ll be bringing you in his brand new album! His sister Carole, desperately sensible and top of her class, is likely to have a few more little problems, as is his civil servant father, who is as well dressed as he is phlegmatic! Especially as Kid, as usual, will be accompanied by his friends: Big Bang, the genius handyman, and the candid Horace.

Album after album, Midam has carved out a path of gently gory humour in which each character remains true to himself, while growing in stature from one gag to the next.

Fabien Toulmé offers us a new selection of unforgettable moments, those small or large turning points that shape the destiny of a human being.

You’ll share the experience of a Swiss skier who escaped an avalanche. That of a homosexual forced to hide his homosexuality for forty years. The daily life of a Brazilian couple undermined by the toxic jealousy of a violent boyfriend. But above all, the life of a Ukrainian soldier, in a long, rare and poignant account. It’s an opportunity to get a better sense of the raw reality of war. But also the inner battles going on in the soul of a human being who, as we all would, oscillates between fear, questioning, action and courage. Unforgettable.

Anto and Antin are super excited: the ‘Louca’ merchandise they ordered has just arrived, and it’s splendid! Especially the giant ‘Allez Louca!’ banner they’re planning to unfurl in the stadium stands for the Griffon Cup quarter-final. But Louca (and Nathan…) are still a long way from arriving in Europe, lost on a boat adrift on a distant ocean… Fortunately, the Phoenix team is strong enough to win their quarter-final outright. But the semi-final against the White Tigers is likely to be a different kettle of fish altogether.

And even if Louca were to arrive now, how would he fit in with a team he knows nothing about? And besides, is he still as strong as he was before his exile? Has he regressed? Improved? Nobody knows…

Meanwhile, Nathan’s parents make a terrible decision…

The daily life of a private detective is not all rest. And Jérôme is desperate for rest. Awakened in the middle of the night by a call from his faithful friend Burhan, he discovers that he must once again investigate a strange disappearance. The disappearance of a cuddly toy. Yasmina’s, who has come to accompany her mother, a cleaner in a large middle-class house, and who is saddened to have lost it. Jérôme soon learns that Yasmina’s uncle has also disappeared in the vicinity of this strange house.

Sleep-deprived (and solex-deprived), the case is shaping up to be a difficult one…

With this new album, Alain Dodier once again proves his perfect mastery of the codes of detective fiction. An astonishing investigation with a masterly conclusion.

The peaceful rugby community of Larroque-sur-Garonne is undergoing a number of upheavals: young people clashing with their elders, workers making demands on employers, class warfare and political tensions between Gaullists and Communists. Yveline and Monique, the young generation approaching the age of majority and dreaming of a new freedom in a world marked by the stigma of the Trente Glorieuses, embody the paradigm shift in French society at the end of the 1960s. The world was changing, the countryside was changing and in a month it would be May 68…

Just when you thought Spirou was lost forever, buried under water, the bellboy wakes up in 1958, in the middle of Spirou et les hommes-bulles, after being knocked unconscious in Herbert D’Oups’s living room. From then on, all the adventures he’s had since then have been fantasies, and the underwater city of Korallion-la-Ville-Bulle has never existed. Now he’s back in his golden age, in the year of the Brussels World Fair. The future is presented as it was imagined at the time… But Spirou knows it won’t be like that, because he has seen it in his dreams. Little by little, doubts creep in, while Fantasio’s behaviour becomes stranger and stranger. Welcome to La Mémoire du futur, the sequel to La Mort de Spirou!