New Releases by Fabien Vehlmann

Peut-on se fier aux instructions d''un oiseau ? Guidés par une étrange pie douée de parole, Dodji et ses amis se lancent à la recherche des huit fragments qui leur permettront de reconstituer l''âme affaiblie de la mystérieuse Jézabel. Leur quête les conduit dans un inquiétant hôtel abandonné, perdu au milieu de l''océan : le territoire de l''Enfant-Miroir…

What''s become of a world whose only hope of survival lies in the humanity of a child and a voiceless monkey? And yet, this is the world depicted in "The Beast-God," Fabien Vehlmann and Roger''s new majestic graphic novel. When the monkey is captured and groomed, it transforms into the Beast-God, a ferocious fighter and symbol of power. He goes to rescue the Consul Ea, who has been banished from the imperial court and spent several years in exile. But on their return, a tidal wave engulfs not only the Consul''s troops, but also those of the other factions converging on the capital, resulting in a race to occupy the vacant throne. Meanwhile, the Beast-God, freed by the deluge, resolves to punish the Great Huntress, the merciless leader of Ea''s warriors, for cruelly using him. But he is not the only one aiming to disrupt the plans of the rich and powerful. The Slaves, too, are rising up against them, determined to risk their lives to regain their freedom. An unforgettable fantasy of sound and fury, marked by the incessant battles between life and death, animal and man.

Remontez jusqu’à l’ère lointaine du Déluge, celle qu’évoquent à demi-mots tous les textes anciens de l’humanité... En ces temps de famine, Sans-Voix, un jeune singe orphelin, cherche à prouver sa valeur à son clan d’adoption en chassant le « longue-gueule », un vieil alligator blessé et vicieux. Manger ou être mangé : le cycle immuable de la nature. Mais en osant s’aventurer au cœur des terres interdites, celles des humains, Sans-Voix sera confronté au plus cruel des destins : voir les siens massacrés sous ses yeux avant d’être capturé puis dressé dans les arènes de l’Empire afin de devenir un « Dieu-Fauve », un guerrier sacré façonné pour la violence et l’art du combat. Mais ces longues années de souffrance auront surtout fait grandir en lui une brûlante obsession : se venger de ses bourreaux, quel qu’en soit le prix. Récit de bruit et de fureur, empreint d’une poésie sauvage, Le Dieu-Fauve dresse le portrait d’une civilisation soudainement confrontée à la perspective de sa disparition. Mettant les nerfs à vif, cet album donne à voir et à ressentir la violence de la nature, la chaleur étouffante, le bourdonnement des insectes, les cris de rage et les larmes de désespoir des protagonistes, croquant avec force le ballet incessant qui fait s’entrelacer la vie et la mort, le règne animal et l’humanité. Car, au fond, qui est le réel héros de cette histoire ? L’homme ou... l’animal ? Une œuvre à la construction magistrale, écrite par Fabien Vehlmann et portée par le dessin spectaculaire de Roger.

A l''intérieur du mystérieux massif que l''on appelle « La Dent du Chat » vivent des ogres. Fin gourmets, leurs mets délicats se composent néanmoins d''ingrédients quelque peu inhabituels... Lorsqu''une jeune orpheline nommée Blanchette se fait capturer avec d''autres enfants pour être emmenée au cœur du cratère et servir de dîner à ses imposants habitants, le cauchemar s''installe. Hachée, mijotée, écrasée : celle qu''on surnommera "Trois-fois-morte" met la faucheuse au défi : grâce à son courage (et un peu de chance), elle survit à tous les dangers et obstacles qui s''imposent à elle. Avec l''aide du jeune korrigan Brèche-Dent, elle va devoir redoubler d''inventivité pour survivre à cet enfer et sauver ses amis.

Les cinq enfants de Forville se sont enfin retrouvés : Leïla, Dodji, Yvan,Terry et Camille - l’Enfant-Minuit redevenue elle-même grâce auxpouvoirs d’Yvan - mènent un groupe de résistance contre la villede Néosalem dirigée par Saul, Toussaint et les Conseillers de la PremièreFamille, bien décidés à étendre leur pouvoir sur les Limbes.Mais chaque minute compte : la résistance doit trouver au plus vite unmoyen d’ouvrir les portes du Paradis avant que les Limbes ne soienttotalement engloutis par le mal. Dépassés par ces enjeux qui semblentbien au-dessus de leurs moyens, nos héros décident de se concentrersur une mission : élucider le mystère de la « Nuit des anges », et aiderCamille à se souvenir de sa mort, qui semble être la clé de leur salut.Mais pour découvrir ce qui leur est arrivé cette nuit où tous ont perdula vie, les cinq doivent apprendre à maîtriser leurs pouvoirs et échapperà la redoutable menace que Saul a lancé à leur trousse : un Protecteur,programmé pour traquer sa cible jusqu’à sa Mort Dernière…

The legendary adventures of reporters Spirou and Fantasio, their squirrel Spip, and Franquin''s Marsupilami - 75 years of the finest comics tradition! The 20th title of a series as fundamental as Tintin.

Sometime after their adventures in Attack of the Zordolts, Spirou, Fantasio and the Count of Champignac have nearly finished repairing the damage done by Zorglub’s ridiculous plans. Until that morning when they wake up in what appears to be their bedrooms, except ... on the moon! The moon, yes, where Zorglub – again – has built a massive laboratory. Unfortunately, the cost of such a construction is colossal, and the somewhat-reformed evil mastermind had to find financial backers ...

Uma jornada fantástica aos confins do Inferno Depois de apresentar aos leitores o sinistro mundo de Aurora das Sombras, a DarkSide® Books convida todos a uma jornada por outro mundo fantástico e ardente, na graphic novel Satânia. A jovem Charlotte, também conhecida como Charlie, organiza uma expedição para encontrar seu irmão desaparecido, um cientista que investigava o mundo subterrâneo na tentativa de provar – para a surpresa de todos! – a possível existência do Inferno com o uso da teoria da evolução de Charles Darwin. O pequeno e descrente grupo de resgate, liderado por Charlie, segue os passos de seu irmão desaparecido rumo às profundezas da Terra. Uma jornada primal e escaldante nas entranhas de nosso planeta nos revela um universo rubro e pulsante que esconde a verdadeira origem do mundo. A graphic novel é escrita por Fabien Vehlmann e ilustrada pelo casal Marie Pommepuy e Sébastien Cosset (que assina como Kerascoët), trio que os darksiders já conhecem pela obra Aurora nas Sombras, indicada ao prêmio Eisner em 2015. Lançada pela DarkSide® em 2019, essa obra conquistou os leitores com sua atraente arte em aquarela, cujo estilo fazia um contraste chocante com sua história perturbadora. Esses leitores também vão se impressionar com um Inferno que não pertence mais a Dante, agora ele é reino de Satânia . Uma obra de extremo deleite visual e com um roteiro tão inusitado quanto os delírios de seus personagens. Satânia é uma história divertida, assustadora, multicolorida, vivaz e atordoante como todo bom Inferno.

Dodji accepte de passer l''épreuve du Maître Fou. Il arrive à lui voler la clé qui crée des portails à volonté. Il délivre Melchior, son voisin de cellule, qui lui révèle que lui et ses amis de Fortville sont des « âmes tigrées », des enfants qui refusent de choisir entre les familles du Bien et du Mal et qui pourraient servir de médiateurs entre les deux clans. Dodji n''a qu''une hâte : réunir ses amis dont il a été séparé trop longtemps. Ainsi, ils seront ensemble pour affronter la terrifiante « Guerre des Limbes » qui s''annonce !

Le mythique Métal Hurlant est de retour avec une nouvelle formule, alternant les numéros originaux avec les numéros vintage

SuperGroom est le nouveau superhéros européen qui fait le buzz et de nombreux émules. Mais derrière ce mystérieux personnage héroïque se cache Spirou, l''aventurier, qui, suite à un coup de pub raté, s''est retrouvé prisonnier de cette nouvelle identité. Plus grave : une organisation aux desseins malveillants n''a pas hésité à enlever Spip, son écureuil domestique, pour le forcer à participer aux WOW ou "Worldwide Olympic War", les "Jeux Olympiques des Superhéros". Il ne pourra compter que sur son intelligence (et quelques gadgets) pour arriver à ses fins...

Alors que la France se remet difficilement d''une catastrophe nucléaire, la mystérieuse créature appelée Umo fait son retour, cette fois en France. Après l''avoir combattue en Algérie, l''équipage du George Sand, le dernier Atlas, se prépare donc à une nouvelle confrontation, cette fois sans Tayeb... Le vrai combat ne se situe-t-il toutefois pas ailleurs ? Par exemple dans notre capacité à écouter le message des "Enfants-Umo", nés un peu partout dans le monde ? Car de quoi l''étrange Umo est-il l''incarnation ?

Over time, Zorglub has become a friend of Champignac, and is no longer the enemy of old. Yet when he comes to see the Count one morning, he uses his deadly Zorglwave on him – the infamous brain- scrambling ray. Two weeks later, Spirou and Fantasio receive a call for help from their old friend: apparently, there are monsters in Champignac! And when our two fearless adventurers reach the outskirts of the village, they are stopped by an Army blockade ...

Birds wasting away in a national park, refusing to migrate. Identical geometric markings on the wings of completely different insect species. A pillar of dust in the desert. A small-time hood travels to India''s shipbreaking yards in search of a giant nuclear-powered construction robot. A big-time crime boss makes a killing off the Algerian Revolution, in a world where it happened fifteen years later than in our own. "A good story," insists reporter Françoise Halfort, visited abruptly by a post-menopausal pregnancy, "is one that draws unexpected connections between seemingly unconnected events." Four star creators join talents on a vast canvas that takes in the entire French 20th century.

Ancien instituteur, Paco les Mains rouges, surnommé ainsi parce qu''il a commis un crime de sang, a été envoyé au bagne en Guyane. Sur place, il doit affronter la réalité d''un monde carcéral où règne la loi du plus fort, où il est question de survie à chaque instant, et tout cela sans avoir le moindre espoir de sortir libre... Un récit marquant et bouleversant.

Birds wasting away in a national park, refusing to migrate. Identical geometric markings on the wings of completely different insect species. A pillar of dust in the desert. A small-time hood travels to India''s shipbreaking yards in search of a giant nuclear-powered construction robot. A big-time crime boss makes a killing off the Algerian Revolution, in a world where it happened fifteen years later than in our own. "A good story," insists reporter Françoise Halfort, visited abruptly by a post-menopausal pregnancy, "is one that draws unexpected connections between seemingly unconnected events." Four star creators join talents on a vast canvas that takes in the entire French 20th century.

Birds wasting away in a national park, refusing to migrate. Identical geometric markings on the wings of completely different insect species. A pillar of dust in the desert. A small-time hood travels to India''s shipbreaking yards in search of a giant nuclear-powered construction robot. A big-time crime boss makes a killing off the Algerian Revolution, in a world where it happened fifteen years later than in our own. "A good story," insists reporter Françoise Halfort, visited abruptly by a post-menopausal pregnancy, "is one that draws unexpected connections between seemingly unconnected events." Four star creators join talents on a vast canvas that takes in the entire French 20th century.

Dodji accepte de passer l''épreuve du Maître Fou. Il arrive à lui voler la clé qui crée des portails à volonté. Il délivre Melchior, son voisin de cellule, qui lui révèle que lui et ses amis de Fortville sont des " âmes tigrées ", des enfants qui refusent de choisir entre les familles du Bien et du Mal et qui pourraient servir de médiateurs entre les deux clans. Dodji n''a qu''une hâte : réunir ses amis dont il a été séparé trop longtemps. Ainsi, ils seront ensemble pour affronter la terrifiante " Guerre des Limbes " qui s''annonce ! [www.payot.ch].

Birds wasting away in a national park, refusing to migrate. Identical geometric markings on the wings of completely different insect species. A pillar of dust in the desert. A small-time hood travels to India''s shipbreaking yards in search of a giant nuclear-powered construction robot. A big-time crime boss makes a killing off the Algerian Revolution, in a world where it happened fifteen years later than in our own. "A good story," insists reporter Françoise Halfort, visited abruptly by a post-menopausal pregnancy, "is one that draws unexpected connections between seemingly unconnected events." Four star creators join talents on a vast canvas that takes in the entire French 20th century.

Birds wasting away in a national park, refusing to migrate. Identical geometric markings on the wings of completely different insect species. A pillar of dust in the desert. A small-time hood travels to India''s shipbreaking yards in search of a giant nuclear-powered construction robot. A big-time crime boss makes a killing off the Algerian Revolution, in a world where it happened fifteen years later than in our own. "A good story," insists reporter Françoise Halfort, visited abruptly by a post-menopausal pregnancy, "is one that draws unexpected connections between seemingly unconnected events." Four star creators join talents on a vast canvas that takes in the entire French 20th century.

Birds wasting away in a national park, refusing to migrate. Identical geometric markings on the wings of completely different insect species. A pillar of dust in the desert. A small-time hood travels to India''s shipbreaking yards in search of a giant nuclear-powered construction robot. A big-time crime boss makes a killing off the Algerian Revolution, in a world where it happened fifteen years later than in our own. "A good story," insists reporter Françoise Halfort, visited abruptly by a post-menopausal pregnancy, "is one that draws unexpected connections between seemingly unconnected events." Four star creators join talents on a vast canvas that takes in the entire French 20th century.

Birds wasting away in a national park, refusing to migrate. Identical geometric markings on the wings of completely different insect species. A pillar of dust in the desert. A small-time hood travels to India''s shipbreaking yards in search of a giant nuclear-powered construction robot. A big-time crime boss makes a killing off the Algerian Revolution, in a world where it happened fifteen years later than in our own. "A good story," insists reporter Françoise Halfort, visited abruptly by a post-menopausal pregnancy, "is one that draws unexpected connections between seemingly unconnected events." Four star creators join talents on a vast canvas that takes in the entire French 20th century.

Saturday and Sunday are still lounging about when they are summoned to a grand debate. The island''s populace is being threatened by an invisible monster and no one agrees about how to best deal with the disaster. Rallying around Sunday''s opinion, which consists in the idea that "living outside is pretty cool," the young inhabitants leave their underground lairs and discover freedom. Meaning that they create major chaos and gorge themselves on suspicious-looking mushrooms. In the meantime, Saturday falls head over heels for a woman in a red dress. It''s all very funny and tender -- no debate about that.

Birds wasting away in a national park, refusing to migrate. Identical geometric markings on the wings of completely different insect species. A pillar of dust in the desert. A small-time hood travels to India''s shipbreaking yards in search of a giant nuclear-powered construction robot. A big-time crime boss makes a killing off the Algerian Revolution, in a world where it happened fifteen years later than in our own. "A good story," insists reporter Françoise Halfort, visited abruptly by a post-menopausal pregnancy, "is one that draws unexpected connections between seemingly unconnected events." Four star creators join talents on a vast canvas that takes in the entire French 20th century.

Birds wasting away in a national park, refusing to migrate. Identical geometric markings on the wings of completely different insect species. A pillar of dust in the desert. A small-time hood travels to India''s shipbreaking yards in search of a giant nuclear-powered construction robot. A big-time crime boss makes a killing off the Algerian Revolution, in a world where it happened fifteen years later than in our own. "A good story," insists reporter Françoise Halfort, visited abruptly by a post-menopausal pregnancy, "is one that draws unexpected connections between seemingly unconnected events." Four star creators join talents on a vast canvas that takes in the entire French 20th century.

Saturday and Sunday are a pair of lizards living the good life, lazing around on a tropical atoll and fishing off the beach. But when Saturday comes down with a case of acute questionitis, the big mysteries—why are we here? how did we get here?—won''t leave him alone. Only travel can cure his ills, and he sets off with Sunday in tow. What''s a best friend to do but tag along? Together, the indefatigable duo have encounters both fanciful and philosophical in this charming and freewheeling paean to simple joys, curiosity, and friendship, fit for all ages.

Birds wasting away in a national park, refusing to migrate. Identical geometric markings on the wings of completely different insect species. A pillar of dust in the desert. A small-time hood travels to India''s shipbreaking yards in search of a giant nuclear-powered construction robot. A big-time crime boss makes a killing off the Algerian Revolution, in a world where it happened fifteen years later than in our own. "A good story," insists reporter Françoise Halfort, visited abruptly by a post-menopausal pregnancy, "is one that draws unexpected connections between seemingly unconnected events." Four star creators join talents on a vast canvas that takes in the entire French 20th century.

Birds wasting away in a national park, refusing to migrate. Identical geometric markings on the wings of completely different insect species. A pillar of dust in the desert. A small-time hood travels to India''s shipbreaking yards in search of a giant nuclear-powered construction robot. A big-time crime boss makes a killing off the Algerian Revolution, in a world where it happened fifteen years later than in our own. "A good story," insists reporter Françoise Halfort, visited abruptly by a post-menopausal pregnancy, "is one that draws unexpected connections between seemingly unconnected events." Four star creators join talents on a vast canvas that takes in the entire French 20th century.

La nuit est calme sur Bruxelles. Mais ce n''est qu''une illusion : des dizaines de silhouettes masquées arpentent les toits. Que font donc ces super-héros tout droit sortis des comics US dans la capitale de l''Europe ? Le responsable de cette pagaille n''est autre que Spirou ! Oui, Spirou, le célèbre personnage de bande dessinée franco-belge né en 1938 qui a vécu des dizaines d''aventures en albums et qui a même un magazine à son nom ! Il faut dire que ces derniers temps, Spirou est entré dans une période de doute : oublié des plus jeunes — voire traité de ringard —, son mode de vie et ses voyages incessants à travers le monde heurtaient ses convictions écologistes et de décroissance. Et puis il a eu cette idée, pas bête a priori : inventer Supergroom pour attirer l''attention et créer le buzz avant de révéler qui se cachait derrière ce superhéros. L''aventure avait mal tourné, occasionnant de gros dégâts, et Spirou avait finalement décidé de rester discret sur l''identité de ce superhéros bienveillant mais très maladroit. Mais des internautes lancent une pétition pour le retour de Supergroom et des dizaines de pseudo-justiciers — dont une jeune fille éprise de justice — reprennent le flambeau, forçant le seul vrai Supergroom à sortir de sa réserve et à repartir à l''aventure.

Birds wasting away in a national park, refusing to migrate. Identical geometric markings on the wings of completely different insect species. A pillar of dust in the desert. A small-time hood travels to India''s shipbreaking yards in search of a giant nuclear-powered construction robot. A big-time crime boss makes a killing off the Algerian Revolution, in a world where it happened fifteen years later than in our own. "A good story," insists reporter Françoise Halfort, visited abruptly by a post-menopausal pregnancy, "is one that draws unexpected connections between seemingly unconnected events." Four star creators join talents on a vast canvas that takes in the entire French 20th century.