Not messing around
The month may have started with tricks and jokes but there’s definitely nothing foolish about the titles released this April!
Kid Toussaint means business with 3 of his books being published this month! The third and final volume of Elles, followed by the amazing story of life after death in Les vies de Charlie, and last but not least, Les Héricornes, a funny, colorful tale about five girls on a quest with their unicorns!
In La ride, protagonists Simon and Pierre take cycling to the next level by jumping on their bikes and going on a long journey from Paris to Burgundy.
And going on an adventure with Darwin and his half-sister Wanda will be no laughing matter as they discover the dangerous, unpredictable powers of the Skywood.
So which of these will you be reading first?
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BEST-SELLERS
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Plurielle(s) (3)
By Kid Toussaint & Aveline Stokart
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Plurielle(s) (3)
By Kid Toussaint & Aveline Stokart
Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres:
Action & Adventure, Fantasy & Esoteric
The revelation of the mystery of her origins has allowed Elle to regain control of her life. But all is not well… On the surface, the high school student tries to resolve her contradictions. On the inside, her multiple personalities are trying to unravel the mystery of this voice that speaks to them. And in both cases, it seems that Blue has answers, or at least clues. So it seems to be time for reconciliation? Finally… “All for one”, right? “All for one”, okay… but which one?!
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Quelques atomes de carbone (3)
By BeKa & David Etien
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Quelques atomes de carbone (3)
By BeKa & David Etien
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres:
Action & Adventure
Autumn 1951: Margaret Sanger, an eccentric American woman, arrives at the Château de Champignac. This pioneer in family planning has heard about Pacôme’s research into contraception. The Count decides to accompany her to Boston to meet the heads of a laboratory capable of developing this miracle pill. But many pitfalls await the two scientific pioneers.
A fascinating historical-scientific adventure in which the Count of Champignac proves once again that he was involved in one way or another in all the discoveries and inventions of the 20th century.
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La Sirène qui avait les yeux de Chimène (7)
By Joris Chamblain & Lucile Thibaudier
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La Sirène qui avait les yeux de Chimène (7)
By Joris Chamblain & Lucile Thibaudier
Publisher: Editions de la Gouttière
Genres:
Action & Adventure
Enola and Maneki are called to an island to help a mermaid who has been injured during an earthquake. Unlike her fellow mermaids, Ningyo dares to approach humans, especially an artist, who creates beautiful prints. But the young veterinarian will soon discover that the island is in great danger…
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La Fille sage (1)
By Textoris
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La Fille sage (1)
By Textoris
Publisher: Dargaud
Genres:
Historical fiction
France, mid-16th century. Tensions between Catholics and Protestants are at their peak after the assassination of the Duke of Guise, accused by Protestant Huguenots of ordering the St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre. A conflict that threatens to divide the country as its queen, Catherine de’ Medici, struggles to preserve her authority.
Following her prize-winning debut “Edwin” (with Julien Lambert), Manon Textoris turns her attention to fascinating and shocking intrigues of Catherine de’ Medici’s female spies in this first volume of an extended graphic novel.
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La ride (One-shot)
By Simon Boileau & Florent Pierre
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La ride (One-shot)
By Simon Boileau & Florent Pierre
Publisher: Dargaud
Genres:
Non-Fiction
A trip, for Simon and Pierre, means a road trip… and a road trip means a bike ride! Casting off their “chains,” they go where their impulse takes them (from Paris to Burgundy), testing David Le Breton’s theory that “you don’t make a journey, a journey makes you.”
A buddy movie-style bicycle trip from Paris to Burgundy!
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Pisse-Mémé (One-shot)
By Cati Baur
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Pisse-Mémé (One-shot)
By Cati Baur
Publisher: Dargaud
Genres:
Humor
Five forty-something women in search of the meaning of life get together to create a café where people can read, practise yoga, and simply have a good time. They call it “Communi-Tea.” A feel good comedy reminiscent of the work of the British cartoonist Posy Simmonds in which five contrasting lives come together, making us reflect on what ties us and how we connect with our roots in today’s world.
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Kimchi Baguette (One-shot)
By Silki
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Kimchi Baguette (One-shot)
By Silki
Publisher: Dargaud
Genres:
Non-Fiction
After eight years in India and five in France, Silki Jeung reflects on the racial prejudice she encountered there on a daily basis.
Silki takes us into the life of a Korean in France, revealing the cultural differences between the two societies, from attitudes about smoking and abortion to family relationships and pop music. Her detailed chronicle is at once lighthearted and shocking.
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La Génétique au coeur (One-shot)
By Philippe Amouyel & Héloise Chochois
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La Génétique au coeur (One-shot)
By Philippe Amouyel & Héloise Chochois
Publisher: Dargaud
Genres:
Non-Fiction
An imaginary inquiry that attempts to unravel and understand the social implications of the medical revolution that is genetic ancestry testing.
And what better way to clarify such complex concepts than through a fictional account of a young woman who tells her father, himself a geneticist, that she and her sister have undergone a genetic ancestry test despite his many warnings against it? Sensing his daughter’s apprehension, he tells her how, through his work, he came to understand the significance of genetics in identity research. Using a succession of such stories the authors reveal the progress that has been made in genetics, the wealth of information it contains, and the numerous applications it has in a globalized, digitized world where our lives are increasingly determined by algorithms.
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Petites leçons de Permaculture (One-shot)
By Alexandra Garibal & Audrey Lainé
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Petites leçons de Permaculture (One-shot)
By Alexandra Garibal & Audrey Lainé
Publisher: Dargaud
Genres:
Non-Fiction
What is permaculture? And how could you start doing it on your own? Answers are here!
Half illustrated textbook, half practical guide, this is the perfect introduction to the subject of permaculture. Written by Alex Garibal and illustrated by Audrey Lainé.
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Les Fusibles (One-shot)
By Joseph Safieddine & Cyril Doisneau
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Les Fusibles (One-shot)
By Joseph Safieddine & Cyril Doisneau
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres:
Drama
In an anonymous metropolis in a war-torn country, three kids play “save the city.” Thirty years later, Abel has rebuilt himself in Europe and is far from his origins. His brother Georges, who has remained in the country, joins him for the weekend. Georges will try to convince his brother to return home in order to be by their dying father’s side.
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Judee Sill (One-shot)
By Juan Diaz Canales & Jesús Alonso Iglesias
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Judee Sill (One-shot)
By Juan Diaz Canales & Jesús Alonso Iglesias
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres:
Biography & Memoirs
With only two records to her name, Judee Sill did not have time to leave a mark on the American musical landscape. Yet she was one of the most unique and original singers of the 1970s. A young delinquent and drug addict for most of her life, she nevertheless found a way to channel her energy into music, becoming a rising star in the firmament of a booming Californian music scene. A series of bad decisions and a breakup with her producer would cut her off from the music industry and end her career. She died alone, forgotten, at the age of 37.
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Les vies de Charlie (One-shot)
By Kid Toussaint & Aurélie Guarino
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Les vies de Charlie (One-shot)
By Kid Toussaint & Aurélie Guarino
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres:
Drama
In an overcrowded city of the future, Charlie—a young man full of good intentions—works for a company called Recycle & Ternel, whose slogan is “Recycling for bodies.” Charlie’s job is to answer calls from people asking how their deceased relatives can be “repurposed.” One day, he gets a call from a boy who wants to know what has happened to his mother’s soul. Not knowing the answer, Charlie looks it up and discovers that dead people’s souls are reinstalled in their bodies before they are transformed into something perfectly new.
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Sombra (1)
By Antonio Zurera
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Sombra (1)
By Antonio Zurera
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres:
Fantasy & Esoteric
The series plunges us into a brilliant fantasy universe, where outcasts are sent to rot in an infamous quagmire filled with terrifying dangers, while the corrupted nobility struts around in the decadence of a sumptuous palace hatching the worst plots imaginable. In other words, the darkest of places is not always where you think it is… Between epic adventures, battles, revenge, and duels to the death, here, the heroic actions follow the worst of betrayals.
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Vermines (1)
By Mathieu Salvia & Johann Corgié
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Vermines (1)
By Mathieu Salvia & Johann Corgié
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres:
Suspense & Thrillers
Join young gang member Marcus Garner—recently deceased—on his posthumous adventures in a parallel universe where reality as we know it is turned on its head and none of our laws apply.
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Vanupied (3)
By Valne & Maluko
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Vanupied (3)
By Valne & Maluko
Publisher: Kana
Genres:
Manga, Action & Adventure
Luth and his new companions, Lola and Mr. Pink, are under the spell of a strange and frightening creature! Who is this creature? Why is she attacking our heroes?
In a particularly delicate situation, our three friends are going to discover a world they did not expect to exist!
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Darwin (1)
By Valero
Publisher: Ankama
Genres:
Manga, Action & Adventure
In search of answers regarding the mystery of his past, Darwin breaks open the Skywood—a sacred relic from his lost ancestors, the Dai-Kinn. By doing so he releases its strange and dangerous powers, with multiple unpredictable effects, and learns that a fragment of the Skywood has fallen into the wrong hands. With the help of Wanda, his short-tempered half-sister, Darwin goes searching for the island of Astoria in an attempt to recover the fragment and finally uncover the truth about his ancestry.
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Toah’s Ark – Le livre des Anima – tome 1 (1)
By Kenshirô Sakamoto
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Toah’s Ark – Le livre des Anima – tome 1 (1)
By Kenshirô Sakamoto
Publisher: Kana
Genres:
Manga, Action & Adventure
Toah’s Ark was in fact a book in which lost souls called “Animas” intented for spreading evil were contained. When the book was opened, evil spread across the human world… In this manga, Toah sets out with his faithful follower J, who resembles a puffed-up pigeon, to capture the Animas and shut them back inside the Ark.But while doing so, his main goal is to free his twin sister, his only surviving relative, from the Animas’ clutches.
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Dargaud
Une simple formalité (5)
By Frédéric Maffre & Julien Maffre
Western, Drama
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Le Lombard
L’Évasion (2)
By Laurent Galandon & Philippe Nicloux
Action & Adventure, Suspense & Thrillers
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Un été dans le Bayou (One-shot)
By Johann G Louis
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Un été dans le Bayou (One-shot)
By Johann G Louis
Publisher: Dargaud
Genres:
Action & Adventure
In the steamy swamplands of Louisiana in the 1920s, three very different children (a white boy, a black boy, and a girl) enjoy an unforgettable—and defining—summer.
A great coming of age tale insipred by American literature (Mark Twain, Harper Lee, Truman Capote) written by Johann G Louis (“Little Sister”), ideal for 10-year-olds!
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L’appel de la déesse (1)
By Kid Toussaint & Verónica Álvarez
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L’appel de la déesse (1)
By Kid Toussaint & Verónica Álvarez
Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres:
Fantasy & Esoteric
A new series for young people that follows the fortunes of the Five Heralds of Branevia—five girls and their unicorns who must make their way to the Temple of Aurora, Branevia’s founding goddess, in order to bring peace to the country. Even though it sounds like a classic charming fairy tale, not everything works out as planned.
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L’Enfer c’est les autres ! (2)
By Olivier Jouvray & Benjamin Jurdic
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L’Enfer c’est les autres ! (2)
By Olivier Jouvray & Benjamin Jurdic
Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres:
Action & Adventure
Mollie, Oscar and their relatives organize their survival, all together. But planting the seeds of tomorrow’s world is unfortunately not enough to make yesterday’s resentments disappear. The local villagers have never liked Oscar’s noble family, and the feeling is mutual. And since no one talks to each other, Mollie will have to do a lot to prevent this return to the land from becoming a bad remake of the French Revolution…
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En famille à Tokyo (One-shot)
By Julie Blanchin Fujita
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En famille à Tokyo (One-shot)
By Julie Blanchin Fujita
Publisher: Kana
Genres:
Non-Fiction
Visiting Tokyo with a small child or teenagers? It’s Japan! Of course it’s possible! Provided that you have a good guidebook such as this one that covers each district with its own illustrated map.
Places to see, great shopping, restaurants, parks for the kids, ease of access for strollers, good deals for families in Tokyo. And a bonus: a unique map of Tokyo’s transportation system!
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Dargaud
Le Château de L’Ombre (2)
By Ingrid Chabbert & Berny
Action & Adventure, Fantasy & Esoteric
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Dupuis
Le mur de Hans (4)
By Carbone, Cee Cee Mia & Marko
Historical fiction
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COMPILATIONS AND SPECIAL EDITIONS
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Passion (1/3)
By Bourgne
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres:
Action & Adventure
The young Henri Vaillant is Breton. And therefore stubborn! This pushes him to go to Alsace in order to be hired by the famous Bugatti firm! He will make a nice place for himself, even if his ultimate dream is to become a racing driver… Will this make him want to found his own company?
While waiting to discover the whole story in a big and beautiful volume, come and discover the first third of Henri Vaillant in a first numbered and signed fan-box!
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