From 1973 to 1981, in the pages of the ‘Nouvel Obs’, Claire Bretécher wrote a weekly portrait of the Frustrated (Frustrés), which earned her the title of “best sociologist of the year” in 1976 by Roland Barthes. She sketches, certainly with tenderness, but above all with a pitiless lucidity, these French snobs, intellectuals, leftists and, above all, the totally lost.
Nearly 30 years later, these hilarious pages are a joyful testimony of all our shortcomings and they are also the best way to realize that nothing has changed, from Frustrated we have just become bobos, but the symptoms are the same.
Former boxer “Grizzli” seems to owe his nickname to his abundance of hair rather than his size—though quite impressive. He and his friends, Toine and Joe, live a happy life in Paris until, one day, Joe has a problem… An old friend from his wild days that he’d rather forget, Bébert-la-Gambille, has just got out of jail and is causing him trouble. Well, when your friend is having a hard time, what do you do? Grizzli and Toine pull out all the stops to help him by confronting the evil Bébert and assisting the tiresome detective Jean-Pierre Gourme, better known as “The Leech.” But Bébert has a few surprises up his sleeve and Grizzli isn’t out of the ring yet…
First and foremost an evocation of 1960s France—of its atmosphere, style, language—”Grizzli and Friends” is also a heartfelt homage to the literature, cinema, and writers, each of which is recalled with a tinge of nostalgia. While staying true to their major themes and means of expression: friendship, betrayal, ingenuity, mockery, slang, it serves all the ingredients of a classic French thriller!
Albert Algoud tells Florence Cestac about his crazy years when, as a young teacher with a fresh diploma, in the early 1980s, he landed in the asshole of the world: a village in Haute-Savoie. A non-conformist who ignores the old educational lunatics, Algoud is the crazy counterpart of the teacher Daniel Pennac (Chagrin d’école). A good teacher can really change lives, starting with his own!
It is in the magnificent palace of the thousand and one gems that Petit Poilu meets a fierce young princess named Suzette. In a psychedelic world, this little elephant will welcome our hero like a prince! But, unfortunately, Petit Poilu will soon realise that the princess is having trouble entertaining herself… Suzette’s anxiety prevents her from playing as she would like. The fear of the darkness, the water, the other people are all obstacles that prevent the princess from enjoying these shared moments…
A touching story of Petit Poilu, in a sparkling atmosphere, is great for talking with your child about fears of all kinds. Their own fears, of course, but who knows, maybe yours too…
Everyone dies at some point and ends up on the other side. For more than twenty-five years, Stuf and Janry have been telling us what happens after death. And the reception in heaven (or in hell) is not sad: there are single socks, dinosaurs (a big influx 65 million years ago), Sneezy, Prof. and Shy (that was the time Snow White decided to make an apple pie…). As for the charm singers and other charming princes, they are likely to end up in hell, since Saint Peter can’t stand the competition of these handsome men…
In short, while waiting for your last hour to come, Passe-moi l’ciel is a healthy and funny read, highly recommended!
1943. World War II is in full swing in the Pacific. Buck Danny is particularly talented and committed, landing several enemy aircraft. Between dangerous missions, the pilot sleeps as best he can and remembers his late teens, when he discovered an aerial circus with stuntmen who would give him his first flying thrills. Not to mention the beautiful Moira, who would give him his first thrill of love. However, Buck learns that his father behaved disgracefully during the First World War. But years later a crucial mission to neutralise a Japanese general may cause Buck to wonder if he judged his father too harshly…
This 7th volume of Le Royaume is a compilation of short stories and gags published in the Spirou newspaper. It contains all the charm, lightness and humour of the series created in 2008 by Benoît Feroumont.
With his new brothers in arms, the Cossacks, Karlis defeated the winged hussars. No one is ignorant of the decisive role that the young deserter played in this battle. This makes him a hero as well as a prime target. He doesn’t care. A life without god or master is at this price. But there are powers to which all respond, Cossacks or not: feelings, frustration and jealousy. Karlis will understand that the battlefields are endless, and all of them call for blood.
After being defeated by the Witches led by Sanctus, and the Aguries led by his half-brother Vivien, Elgar is eager to regain his rightful place!
He decides to defeat the new champion of Queen Jamaniel, his mother, in the form of Blackhead, the demon she brought back to life to ensure victory.
But Blackhead has other plans, including settling accounts with his past.
As for Oriane, she intends to find her father by following the trail of corpses that litter his dark path…
With this third volume of the Witches cycle, Jean Dufaux plays the new cards in his fabulous epic game, mixing tragedies, betrayals, power struggles and the fight of love against evil.
Badgers and foxes are definitely not the same. And when it comes to beliefs, of course, they never agree. When their friend Martis arrives with a lucky charm, Wolverine scoffs and decides to prove to everyone that there is nothing magical about these wooden ornaments. But the case is not a simple one, the experiment goes wrong and doubts start to grow. If it’s all a matter of chance, why is it that some people seem to be more fortunate than others? What does luck have to do with it?
