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mediatoon July 2023
 
Summer's here and the time is right for... comics!
 
It’s like that song: Oh, it doesn’t matter what you wear just as long as… you have an awesome comic book in your hands!

That’s right, the summer is here as, although we don’t forbid you to dance in the street, we are here to suggest some great titles that came out in June and July.

Our favorite samurai android is back in the highly anticipated third volume of Yojimbot! An adrenaline injection for those who love the fine mix of martial arts and science fiction.

Being an intern in a dream factory? That sounds like a dream that came true. Well, maybe not for Andy, our sleepy hero of  La Fabrique des rêves.

And if you are heading to the beach, we have a list of paperback editions, like Noire and Opération Copperhead, that are easy to carry and not afraid of getting wet.

So what are you waiting for? Find a nice sunny or shadowy spot, get some sand between your toes and enjoy the stories!

Compilations & special editions

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Yojimbot

Neige d’acier (3)

By Sylvain Repos

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi 

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.


 
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La Jeunesse de Thorgal

Grym (11)

By Yann & Roman Surzhenko

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Fantasy & Esoteric, Action & Adventure 

Thorgal is dead… but Hel won’t welcome him to his kingdom today! Ayyur, the Berber goddess of the Moon, took him under her protection. In order to come back from limbo, there will be a price to pay!


 
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Buck Danny Classic

Molotok-41 ne répond plus (10)

By Frédéric Zumbiehl, Frédéric Marniquet & André Le Bras

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Zéphyr Editions
Genres: Action & Adventure 

1958: Buck Danny continues the secret operation, rescuing American atomic scientists kidnapped by the USSR in 1951. Except that nothing goes as planned.

Inspired by authentic historical facts, Molotok-41 ne répond plus is the second part of the diptych started by Le Vol du Rapier.


 
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Les soeurs Grémillet

Le chamois et la comète (4)

By Giovanni Di Gregorio & Alessandro Barbucci

Children's & Family
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Fantasy & Esoteric 

The Grémillet sisters are heading to the mountains for a long-awaited reunion with their dad. But as always, things don’t go as planned… With their astronomer father preoccupied with a soon-to-arrive comet, Sarah, Cassiopeia, and Lucille set out on their own to explore the region and it isn’t long before they stumble onto a new (four-legged) mystery!


 
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Michel Vaillant - Nouvelle Saison

La cible (12)

By Denis Lapière, Bourgne & Benéteau

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure 

As Michel Vaillant, Jean-Michel, Patrick and Françoise finally get out of prison, Senator Warson announces to members of the Democratic Party that he will leave politics after the presidential elections in order to devote himself entirely to motorsport. But the situation is far from being good.


Graphic novel

 
 
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Carole, ce que nous laissons derrière nous

Carole, ce que nous laissons derrière nous (One-shot)

By Clément C. Fabre

Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Drama, Biography & Memoirs 

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.


 
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Vers l'infini et les monts auvergnats

Vers l’infini et les monts auvergnats (One-shot)

By Lucile Gorce & Emma Tissier

Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Drama 

Who hasn’t dreamed of a life change, an urban 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”.


 
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Motorossa

Motorossa (One-shot)

By Adèle Albrespy & Jean Aubertin

Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Drama 

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.


 
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Éloge de la surface dans les profondeurs de la téléréalité

Éloge de la surface dans les profondeurs de la téléréalité (One-shot)

By Tilila Relmani & Stella Lory

Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Non-Fiction 

Nothing is more divisive than reality shows: while some find them laughable, others find them addictive (though they may not want to admit it).

Yasmina is a 35-year-old psychologist who cannot get enough of them—much to the dismay of her intellectual family! Having discovered reality shows only recently—when she could no longer avoid them—she is now totally addicted to them, an addiction that causes her as much guilt as delight! After the latest in a succession of humiliating evenings with her parents, Yasmina decides to prove to them that reality shows are a subject worthy of analysis and gets a job as a journalist on the set of a show. As the reality show becomes her own reality, she attempts to answer the questions she has so often asked herself.


 
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Portraits

Portraits (One-shot)

By Nikos Tsouknidas

Publisher: Dargaud Benelux
Genres: Drama 

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.


 
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NE LÂCHE PAS MA MAIN

Ne lâche pas ma main (One-shot)

By Fred Duval, Michel Bussi & Didier Cassegrain

Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Literary adaptation 

After the successful comic book adaptation of his novel “Black Water Lilies” published by Dupuis/Aire Libre, Michel Bussi returns, along with Fred Duval and Didier Cassegrain, for “Don’t Let Go”, a breathtaking thriller set in the heart of Reunion Island.

A lovely couple in the turquoise waters of Reunion Island. But the dream turns into a nightmare when Liane disappears from the hotel and her husband, Martial, becomes the ideal culprit. Distraught, not knowing how to prove his innocence, Martial flees with their six-year-old daughter. For the police, this looks like a confession: the chase, in the heart of the island’s luxuriant nature, is on.

But what if this manhunt, punctuated by dead bodies, hides the most fearsome of deceptions?


 
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Auprès des animaux

Le quotidien des parcs animaliers (1)

By Gaët’s & Collectif

Publisher: Petit à Petit BD
Genres: Non-Fiction 

If you’ve always wanted to go behind the scenes of animal parks, this Docu-BD is for you! This fascinating album will answer all the questions that the visitor has (where do the animals come from, how to take care of a giraffe, a bear, a snake, how to work in an animal park, etc.) and will take you to visit 30 animal parks in prestige located in the four corners of France. Join us for a great tour!


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Les Omniscients

Affrontements (4)

By Renata Castellani & Dugomier

Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Fantasy & Esoteric, Action & Adventure 

Three months after the discovery of New York’s best buried secret, the competition between the Omniscients and the Iconoclasts is now taking a very public turn. And since the origin of their powers seems to be linked to the Tazmed ruins, is there a better way to settle their dispute than an archeology duel?


 
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Kushi

Kushi (7)

By Patrick Marty & Golo Zhao

Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Action & Adventure 

Early 80s in China, Kushi lives in a small remote village in Inner Mongolia in harmony with the steppe and its beautiful generous expanses, but with a fragile balance. Kushi is an orphan. Appearing mysteriously in the village when she was just a baby, she is considered the black sheep of her community. She was brought up by an old shaman,  and she annoys and arouses the mistrust of the villagers who treat her as a little witch. When she discovers the actions of Bold, a local bandit, a merciless struggle begins between the young girl, this lawless crook and the supporters of a certain idea of progress.


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Toah's Ark - Le livre des Anima

Toah’s Ark- Le livre des Anima (2)

By Kenshirô Sakamoto
Manga, Action & Adventure
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Kana
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Talento Seven

Talento Seven – (3)

By Kalon & Izu
Action & Adventure, Manga
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Children's & family

 
 
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Les mondes d'Arven

Menace souterraine (2)

By Eric Stoffel, Yvon Bertorello, Serge Scotto Di Rinaldi & Cédric Fernandez

Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Action & Adventure 

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.


 
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Tête de Pioche

Le Bipède des Collines (2)

By Giovanni Rigano & Frédéric Brrémaud

Publisher: Dargaud Benelux
Genres: Action & Adventure 

This morning, in the mountains, the good old good postman, accompanied by a slightly plump assistant, has a new letter for Pickhead.

The rather stubborn little girl who talks to animals quickly guesses who the sender is: her sister Milady, of course! The young woman announces that she is going to spend a few days at the their house, to kiss her darling grandmother and her adored little sister. When exactly? She can’t tell because she’s traveling… in a hot air balloon!


 
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Filles Uniques

Apolline (4)

By BeKa & Camille Méhu

Publisher: Dargaud Benelux
Genres: Drama 

The girls are back. This time, the Misfits focus their attention on Apolline, whose friendly demeanor and eagerness to please others hide an almost debilitating lack of self-confidence that has been weighing her down since childhood. Apolline barely feels that she even deserves to exist, but luckily, her friends won’t stand for such nonsense and are going to get her to love herself at all costs, even if it means setting her parents straight about a few things!


 
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L'Arc-en-Cieliste

L’Arc-en-Cieliste (One-shot)

By Laura Iorio, Cédric Mayen & Roberto Ricci

Publisher: Dargaud Benelux
Genres: Action & Adventure 

Hayden is a young warlord with big dreams but little money, who is convinced that he can regain his family’s fame and fortune by finding the mythical pots of gold at the end of the rainbow. Then his father returns crippled from a battle in Aquitaine and asks Hayden to take his place and to continue his spying activities and his trade in counterfeit money. Hayden is less than excited by this idea until his father tells him that there are lots of rainbows in this part of southwest France.


 
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La Fabrique des rêves

La Fabrique des rêves (1)

By David Boriau & Goum

Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Fantasy & Esoteric, Action & Adventure 

Living with narcolepsy is no picnic. Andy falls asleep everywhere, all the time, especially at the most critical moments. But one day, his condition gives him the opportunity to discover The Dream Factory. Posing as an intern, the teenager infiltrates the organization created to regulate everyone’s dreams and nightmares. With security agents hot on his tail, Andy is determined to find out why he falls asleep so often…


 
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Révolutionnaires !

Le grand désordre de l’an 1 (2)

By Régis Hautière & Xavier Fourquemin

Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Historical fiction 

The terrible Finger Eater, king of the Nantes slums, holds the young Célénie de Montencourt hostage. But heruncle, the Marquis de Valoire, intends to pay the proud commoner in lead. In any case, the future of the young heiress seems to be in jeopardy, if Mélina and Pince-Mitraille do not hurry to rescue her. Because, Revolution or not, all men are equal when it comes to bloodshed…


 
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L'Escape Game - Les Enfants de la Résistance

Le Ravitaillement clandestin (2)

By Rémi Prieur, Mélanie Vives & Ers

Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Historical fiction, Drama 

Children of the Resistance need your help again! This time, it is a matter of transporting a stock of paper over several hundred kilometres. And it won’t be an easy task! To escape the nets of the Nazi occupier, it will be necessary to document, calculate and think about each step of this thrilling gamebook. Fortunately, nothing obliges you emabark on the adventure by yourself, on the contrary!


 
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Les coeurs de ferraille

L’inspiration (2)

By BeKa & Jose Luis Munuera

Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Sci-Fi 

In a retro-future where humans live surrounded by robots at their service, the interactions between these characters, who are both similar and yet very different, render the concept of “humanity” somewhat ambiguous… Through unforgettable encounters between men and machines, BeKa and Munuera create, in three albums, splendid stories where the definitions of the soul and love are redefined on every page.


 
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A-Lan

Inside the Darknet (2)

By BeKa & Thomas Labourot

Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Sci-Fi 

The A-Lan robot is on its way to the gigantic station orbiting our planet. Its goal ? Travel to the Sea of Debris to find a battery compatible with Nao’s old computer. But Edmound, a gruff, bearded smuggler, warns him: The Great Troll is doing some strange business in the Sea of Debris.


 
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Cinq Avril

Le Roi assassin (2)

By Fred Duval, Michel Bussi & Noë Monin

Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure, Action & Adventure 

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!


 
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Le Clan de la Rivière Sauvage

L’Héritage des Montdarcy (2)

By Régis Hautière & Renaud Dillies

Publisher: Editions de la Gouttière
Genres: Action & Adventure 

Warning: what you have before your eyes is not a comic book. It’s a door. One of the gateways to a fabulous world, a world of adventure and magic, a world of emotions, laughter and horror: the world of Great Storytellers.

Because of Balthor machinations, Zaki, Mélie and Choco are prisoners of the Directory! While trying to regain Saint-Isidore, their path takes them to the Court of Miracles, where, with the help of Jeannette, they will have to save a young heiress and thwart the plans of Viscount Val-de-Croc.


 
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Le Chemin vers Pépé

Le Chemin vers Pépé (1)

By Guillaume Carayol & Stéphane Sénégas

Publisher: Editions de la Gouttière
Genres: Drama 

This story takes us deep into a dreamworld—a world of fear and consolation — in which our young hero attempts to say goodbye to his grandfather. But the passing of a loved one is merely the background to a story that is in fact a celebration of life, inspired by Mozart’s uplifting Haffner Symphony.

Far from dwelling on these difficult life moments, the story reminds us of the lightness of the moments of the joyful times spent together, showing us that we can always draw the positive from a situation.
Second opus of the collection Do Ré Mi Chat, inspired by Mozart’s Symphony N° 35.


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Le jour où

Libres – Le jour où j’ai délivré les animaux (2)

By Amélie Graux

Publisher: Little Urban
Genres: Picture Books 

Today is day at the zoo! While the parents roar with pleasure, his big sister grunts and drags her feet, Simon seems dismayed. The sight of caged animals is unbearable to him. To be wild, free… Simon understands this better than anyone. He needs a plan. It’s time for the great escape!


Little Urban
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Mon nom à moi c'est Billy

Le bon, les brutes et l’héroïne (2)

By Loïc Clément& Lefèvre Clément
Picture Books, Picture Books, Western
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Little Urban
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Maverick

Un de perdu six de retrouvés (3)

By Eglantine Ceulemans
Novels & Story Books
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Compilations & special editions

COMPILATIONS AND SPECIAL EDITIONS

 
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Altor Intégrale

Altor Intégrale (1)

By Jean Giraud (Moebius) & Bati

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Sci-Fi 

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.


 
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Sardine de l'espace Compilation

Sardine de l’espace Compilation (1)

By Emmanuel Guibert & Joann Sfarr

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Action & Adventure 

A compilation of the first 25 episodes of “Sardine de l’espace”, the cult children’s series from two comic book suoperstars…


 
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Iznogoud - Intégrale

Iznogoud – Intégrale 2/2

By Goscinny & Tabary

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Humor 

The second volume collects albums: Des astres pour Iznogoud, L’Ordinateur magique, Une carotte pour Iznogoud and Le jour des fous.


 
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Cellule Poison - Intégrale complète

Cellule Poison – Intégrale complète (One-shot)

By Laurent Astier

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Crime & Mystery 

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.


 
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Buck Danny Classic - Récit complet

Dans les griffes du Smersh (One-shot)

By Frédéric Zumbiehl, Frédéric Marniquet, André Le Bras

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Zéphyr Editions
Genres: Action & Adventure 

Find all adventures of Buck Danny opposed to SMERSH, the formidable military counterintelligence of the Red Army, in this superb black and white integral. An incredible plot, inspired by authentic historical facts!

1951: a plane, carrying an American general and nuclear technicians, lands at sea off the coast of Ireland following an incident. But when the rescuers arrive on the scene, they have all disappeared…

1958: the atomic scientists are spotted in the USSR. Buck Danny therefore sets up an expedition.


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Madeleine résistante - Cahiers

Madeleine résistante tome 2 – Cahiers 2/3

By Madeleine Riffaud, Dominique Bertail & JD Morvan
Non-Fiction
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Dargaud Benelux
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Lip - paperback edition

Lip (One-shot)

By Laurent Galandon & Damien Vidal
Non-Fiction
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Le Lombard
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Robin Dubois (Best-Of)

C’est parti mon shérif ! (One-shot)

By Turk & De Groot
Humor
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Dupuis
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Nelson - small format

Nelson pue le pâté (5)

By Christophe Bertschy
Humor
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Dargaud
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Glenn Gould une vie à contretemps - paperback edition

Glenn Gould une vie à contretemps (One-shot)

By Sandrine Revel
Biography & Memoirs
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Dargaud
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Guantanamo Kid - paperback editon

Guantanamo Kid (One-shot)

By Jérôme Tubiana, Mohammed El-Gharani & Alexandre Franc
Non-Fiction
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Dargaud
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Le Mystère du monde quantique - paperback edition

Le Mystère du monde quantique (One-shot)

By Thibault Damour & Mathieu Burniat
Non-Fiction
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Dargaud
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Noire la vie méconnue de Claudette Colvin - paperback edition

Noire la vie méconnue de Claudette Colvin (One-shot)

By Emilie Plateau
Biography & Memoirs
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Dargaud
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Opération Copperhead - paperback edition

Opération Copperhead (One-shot)

By Jean Harambat
Action & Adventure, Historical fiction
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Dargaud
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Riche pourquoi pas toi? - paperback edition

Riche pourquoi pas toi? (One-shot)

By Michel Pinçon, Monique Pinçon-Charlot & Marion Montaigne
Humor, Non-Fiction
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