New Releases by Jean-Marc Lofficier

From the sun-bleached streets of Tunis to the bottom of the seas, from the sordid back alleys of Paris to the blood-drenched trenches of the Somme, Sar Dubnotal, the Great Psychagogue, his disciple Rudolph, his medium Gianetti Annunciata, and his trio of assistants, Frank, Frejus and Otto, pursue evil wherever it hides. The evil hypnotist Tserpchikopf, the monstrous Cthulhu, the diabolical Doktor Von Meyer, the vengeful wraith of Ligeia and the malevolent Helen Vaughn are amongst the foes they face in this volume. Published anonymously in 1909 in a series of French pulp magazines, the Sar Dubnotal series features one of the first superheroes of the supernatural. This collection includes one original, never translated before Sar Dubnotal story and eleven exploits of the Great Psychagogue penned by seven modern masters of popular fiction."

Was the Bronze Gladiator deliberately drawn to Earth to fight Wampus? How did Tanka come to inherit the powers of an Invariant? What are the origins of the mysterious Futura? What terrible danger did Frank Universal and Sally Swift face in the Necromancer''s castle? And how did Starlock free himself from the evil clutches of S.P.I.D.E.R.? The seven stories collected in this volume are more than mere prologues, but form an integral part of the vast space-time saga of the STRANGERS, revealing for the first time the secrets that led to the formation of the strangest superhero group of all time.

The conniving Godiva returns and she plans to take the Titans down once and for all. Plus, the Titans meet the grandfather of their newest member, Danny Chase.

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In Jean de La Hire''s original 1943 novel, The King of the Night, translated by Brian Stableford, the Nyctalope travels to Rhea, a wandering planetoid inhabited by two warring races of ape-men and bat-men, and forces the two species to make peace. In its all-new sequel, Return of the Nyctalope, by Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier, the Nyctalope returns to Rhea as it is about to leave the Solar System, and comes to grips with his own past while charting out a bold map for the future of Humanity. Leo Saint-Clair, alias the Nyctalope, was created in 1911 by Jean de La Hire, one of France''s most prolific serial writers. Gifted with night vision, hypnotic powers and an artificial heart, Saint-Clair was a fearless hero who battled a gallery of colorful super-villains. His adventures, which spanned 30 years, created a template that was later adopted by other pulp and comic-book heroes, and continue today in new stories, of which this is the most recent.

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A comme Aquaman. B comme Batman, C comme Captain America. D comme Daredevil... Depuis soixante-quinze ans, les super-héros ont envahi l''imaginaire populaire et conquis tous les territoires, en Amérique, en France, en Europe, dans les librairies, les salles obscures et les consoles de jeux vidéo. Il est temps, aujourd''hui, de rendre hommage à cette population disparate et pourtant si reconnaissable, de justiciers aux costumes colorés et aux pouvoirs spectaculaires. Surhommes solaires, combattants nocturnes, super-patriotes et super-soldats, êtres de flammes et d''eau, défenseurs venus du futur ou du passé, aventuriers dimensionnels ou pirates de l''espace, et jusqu''aux parodies et aux animaux parlants, ils sont tous là. Provenant de la bouillante Amérique ou issus des traditions européennes, nés dans l''imaginaire atomique japonais ou dans le folklore des catcheurs mexicains, ils sont tous rassemblés dans ce dictionnaire des super-héros, qui rend compte de l''infinie variété du genre. Ils sont nés après l''apparition de Super-man en 1938 ou avant l''arrivée du surhomme de Krypton sur Terre, certains dans les comic books et d''autres dans les feuilletons populaires européens. Mais, de Spider-Man au Nyctalope, de Wonder Woman à Diabolik, en passant par Doc Savage, Benoît Brisefer, Sailor Moon, Submerman, Zarga, Fautai, Blue Demon, Photonik, Mikros, L''Homme de l''Atlantide ou Super-Dupont, tous témoignent de la difficulté à définir le genre "super-héros", tant ses expressions et ses modèles sont divers. Ils brossent ensemble un portrait composite et inattendu d''une figure aujourd''hui au centre de l''imaginaire populaire et à la croisée des genres, le portrait robot d''un personnage que ce dictionnaire invite à redécouvrir dans toutes ses facettes : le super-héros !

U.S.A., 2090. Most of Florida, Louisiana and parts of Texas are under water. The second secession has caused the break-up of the United States. The cities are crumbling, social order has collapsed, nature is reclaiming her own and humans are devolving into strange mutations. In Georgia, a State in the grip of the megacorporation BlackSpear, a game designer plays a strange and deadly game with two of Atlanta''s top cops. Randy & Jean-Marc Lofficier have co-authored five screenplays, a number of animation teleplays, including Duck Tales and The Real Ghostbusters, a dozen books and numerous comic books and translations. Randy is a member of the Writers Guild of America, West and Mystery Writers of America. City is inspired by a classic science fiction novel from renowned French author Joël Houssin.

The silhouette of Tintin is one of the most recognisable visual icons of the modern world, having first appeared in Belgium in 1929. In this fully revised and expanded edition of this popular pocket-sized reference book the authors offer a comprehensive and critical overview of the Tintin series. Starting with the character''s humble origins in the children''s supplement of a Belgian newspaper in the 1920s, the authors track Tintin''s development throughout the decades, including the stormy World War II years. Each book is analysed in detail.

Août 2005. L''ouragan Katrina est sur le point de frapper la Louisiane. Dans l''ambiance lourde qui précède l''orage et pèse sur Big Easy, Hugo van Helsing va devoir affronter les anciens dieux vaudous. Des ruelles ténébreuses du Vieux Carré à la maison des Van Helsing qui dissimule ses secrets, des tombes pourrissantes du Cimetière n°1 aux marais fétides du bayou, c''est toute La Nouvelle-Orléans qui se retrouve au cœur d''une conspiration. Un complot, qui voit s''associer politiciens et financiers au terrifiant Baron Samedi sous l''œil monstrueux du cyclone.

Cosmic events cause Gullivar Jones and Edgar Allan Poe to meet--and learn to work together to stop the machinations of Rodrik-Usher the Damned before both their worlds are destroyed.

Phenix is the secret identity of Chicago socialite Patricia Hope. As the masked, leather-clad, bike-riding superheroine, she fights drug dealers, international terrorists and other kinds of urban menaces. Phenix is a superhero series created by legendary artist Luciano Bernasconi in 1978 for Editions Lug in France. She previously crossed over with Witchblade in Blood Oath published by Top Cow in August 2004.

Ils arrivent du futur antérieur. Ils viennent envahir la terre. Combien de temps nous reste-t-il ?

A comic-book fan finds a windfall, which in turn leads him to assume the role of pseudo-billionaire ROYAL FLUSH. But his new lifestyle, and more importantly his friends, are threatened by the take-over schemes of a ruthless conglomerate, and Royal must risk everything in a fight for the survival of his local savings & loan. In the process, he and his wife will learn a renewed sense of responsibility. ROYAL FLUSH is a human comedy drama, in the Frank Capra vein, about two ordinary people who prove themselves under extraordinary circumstances. Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier have co-authored five screenplays, a number of animation teleplays, a dozen books and numerous comic books and translations. Randy is a member of the Writers Guild of America, West and Mystery Writers of America.

An original science fiction novel in French. Far in the future, after the War of Extermination, the survivors of humanity live in vast underground shelters, threatened by the tentacles of Kerebron, the giant computer which has enslaved Earth... Loin dans le futur, apres la Guerre d?Extermination, la race humaine se terre dans de vastes abris souterrains, menacee par les tentacules de Kerebron, le super-ordinateur qui controle desormais la Terre...

Discover 45 classic characters of French comics, from the 1925 Zig & Puce which influenced Tintin to the 1980 superheroine Phenix, including Barbarella, the Frankenstein Monster, the fearsome Wampus, Zembla and Durga Rani, King and Queen of the Jungle, Arabelle the Last Mermaid, superheroes Fantax, Fulguros, Satanax and Salvator, the adventures of the starships Space Girl and Hope which went where no Frenchman had gone before, swordsmen Kabur of Ultima Thule and Prince Kaza of Mars, sexy Jodelle and Felina, the Time Brigade, cult favorites such as Philippe Druillets Lone Sloane and Georges Pichards Submerman, and even a French-produced Super Boy.Shadowmen 2 is an indispensable companion to Shadowmen, and of special interest to science fiction, pulp literature, and comic book fans. The book includes bibliographies and story synopses, biographies of the authors, an index, and over 330 black & white illustrations.

Over the last three decades, several film production companies have held the rights to make a Doctor Who movie. To this day, intense speculation surrounds the details of these unmade productions. Here, for the first time, is an in-depth exploration of the Doctor Who films that almost were, including detailed synopses and extracts from the scripts themselves, interviews with the writers, behind-the-scenes articles explaining how these productions came to be, why the contemplated films were never shot, and the role played by stars such as Leonard Nimoy and Steven Spielberg. The Nth Doctor is a lot of funby showing the process of how Doctor Who might have started again, we can get a lot of insight about why it is one of our favorite programs. Michael Lee, Minnesota Doctor Who Information List I really enjoyed this look at what Doctor Who might have been. The Nth Doctor is a nice addition to the range of non-fiction Who and covers an area about which little was previously known. David Howe, Howes Who

Into The Twilight Zone: The Rod Serling Programme Guide includes complete episode guides with cast, credits and story summaries of the original Twilight Zone series, as well as its many film and television revivals, and Rod Serling''s Night Gallery. The book features an overview and filmography of Serling''s life and career, and interviews with many of his colleagues, including Buck Houghton, Richard Matheson, Frank Marshall, Joe Dante, Phil DeGuere, Wes Craven, Alan Brennert, Paul Chitlik and Jeremy Bertrand Finch. It also includes indices of actors and creative personnel. "The best TV programme guide I have seen." --Ty Power, Dreamwatch "The perfect complement to The Twilight Zone Companion." --David McDonnell, Starlog

Connoisseurs of fantasy, science fiction, and horror have long recognized the important contributions of thousands of French authors, filmmakers, and artists. The volume is divided into two parts. Part I gives historical overviews, complete lists, descriptions, and summaries for works in film, television, radio, animation, comic books, and graphic novels. This section also includes interviews with animation director Rene Laloux and comic book artist Moebius, as well as comments from filmmaker Luc Besson. Biographies are provided for over 200 important contributors to television and graphic arts. Part II covers the major authors and literary trends of French science fiction, fantasy, and horror from the Middle Ages to the present day. (French-Canadians and Belgians are also examined.) There is a biographical dictionary of over 3,000 authors, a section on major French awards, and a complete bibliography. Many illustrations (!) illuminate this thorough presentation.

Out of the desert he comes, a hero with no past, in search of his future. The authors have written several other novels about Arzach, and Moebius is the illustrator of both the cover and the interior drawings.