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It is clear from the first panel that Loisel has no interest in giving us a white-washed narrative: 'London... cold, hunger and misery merge to set the scene...' It's a Dickensian nightmare. The houses are cramped, the streets are full of cynical, selfish people and all is awash in the ordure of poverty. While it's clear that they all suffer together, there is precious little sense of community. The Londoners prey upon each other like rats in a cobble-stoned coffin. The single factor connecting the adult world and that of the young is a gnawing hunger to escape. So, we come to Peter, a ragged child holding forth to a group of orphans in a tiny yard. When we first meet him, his only magic lies in his words, transporting the children with marvelous stories of far away places and warming their hearts with the 'words of tenderness' he claims his mother whispers to him. (That damned harpy!) His struggle to maintain innocence in a tawdry world is heart-breaking, and renders the book firmly in the arena of adult reading. Loisel does an excellent job of portraying the darkness and terror of the adult world from a prepubescent perspective, in imagery, language and inference - laying down the psychological tracks that lead to Peter's perpetual childhood in Neverland. This is not a world for children.
Although he chooses to root the story in reality, the bulk of the adventure takes place in Neverland - though it's not actually named in the book. If there is one thing that Peter Pan represents, it's the joy of unfettered imagination, and Neverland fits him like a glove. Loisel's artwork is of the very highest quality, but the flames of his creativity burn brightest in Neverland. The island is brought vividly to life, in all its contradictions: blending Greek mythology, fairy tale, stories of the blood-red waves and the wild west. The character design is fabulous throughout: from Hook's haggard and bestubbled face to the Peter's gap-toothed grin, while the Lost Boys have never looked wilder. The pirates' attempts to steal the fairy treasure (and latterly exact revenge on poor Peter) is perhaps the one weak point of the story. It suffers from the same malaise as Barrie's original, with outlandish ploys and schoolboy tactics. That said, Hook is a formidable bully when roused, representing as he does all Adults in his grasping nature and cruel injustices. If this is a 'children's' story, then it's the kind they tell each other when there are no grown-ups around: full of brutality and bloody excess.
This is one of those rare books that gives you more and more each time you read it, whether it's in the spectacular detail of the artwork, fresh insights to story, theme or meaning. The artwork is sumptuous, the drama intense and the emotional punches are near-crippling. How many comics delve into gnaw-knuckle nastiness one minute and move you to tears the next? Precious blooming few, and that's a fact!

The Extraordinary Voyage is a Jules Verne inspired steampunk adventure set in a very different 1920s England.

This story will keep you in suspense without being very original. You'll find yourself wanting to know more and, with every page turned, you'll learn a little bit more of the truth... It's a real thriller! The drawings are of impeccable quality, a lot of work has been put into the landscapes and characters. Dark colors reinforce the idea of dark scenario. Everything is splendid!
T01 The Isle of Brac
An eighteenth-century detective arrives to The Isle of Brac and gets involved in a mystery that borders on supernatural...
T02 Black Virgin
A remote village in Auvergne, a gypsy camp, superstitions, a strange priest, a disfigured woodcutter... and gruesome murders that are committed every Christmas Eve. Will the Marquis sort the facts from fiction and solve the case in an atmosphere of suspicion gradually increasing in intensity?
T03 Providence
Jean-Baptiste Poulain boards a ship bound for Spain, but after crossing the path of a cursed vessel, people start lose their minds... Vehlmann and Bonhomme give us an exceptional story, an album filled with disturbing, almost palpable atmosphere and magnificent artwork...
T04 The Beast
Jean-Baptiste Poulain and his cousin face a beast in the mountains, but soon it becomes something more than just a hunt for both of them...
T05 - The Chamber of Cheops (2008)
Jean-Baptiste Poulain discovers that, like five others, he is the heir of a certain Umberto Leone. Unwilling to accept a part of Leone's fortune without trying to understand his motivation, Jean-Baptiste starts his investigation...

A gigantic megalopolis, Centron, suffers from three troubles: a rise in sea level and pollution due to climate change, a shortage of everything, and chronic overpopulation.
That is why, every year, over 400,000 citizens, selected by the computer ATROPOS, are eliminated during what is called Egalitarian Control. A delicate mission entrusted to a special elite force, nicknamed Weasels.

A Western tale turned on its ear and filled with strange characters and situations that could only have originated from the mind of El Topo Director, and Metabarons author, Alexandro Jodorowsky. Bouncer begins with young Seth's discovery of a skeleton and a pair of guns in a hidden cavern. Before he can discover the origin of these guns, Seth finds himself on the run after his parents are brutally slaughtered. Finding a protector in the form of the town's tough-as-nails one-armed Bouncer, Seth discovers that everything he is involved in is linked together through mysterious family ties. Seth and Bouncer set out to avenge the murder of Seth's family, but is there more going on here than simple revenge?

A rich Sci-Fi saga adapted from the work of Julia Verlanger, one of the most celebrated authors of the French science fiction movement of the 1970s.. PUBLICATION IN 2 VOLUMES - COMPLETED SERIES. Humans have scattered and occupied the known universe for so long that many worlds have forgotten their true, Earthly origins. The planets which retain the memory of the Formers have allied together, creating a Galactic Federation, whereas the Retros are worlds that have returned to a more archaic, primitive, and isolationist way of life. The Federation entrusts its best agent, Marce, with a delicate, yet vital, mission to help a retro world called Almagiel evolve. But political machinations, brutal living conditions, and deadly creatures may prove to be the agent's undoing.

A teenager desperate to pass his Biology final is visited in the night, Christmas Carol-style, by the spirits of some of the greatest scientists in history. 1 VOLUME RELEASED - INDEPENDENT STORIES. Trevor suffers from an ailment common among high schoolers: apathy. He snoozes through science class, distrusts his teachers, and would rather stay up all night playing video games than studying for his upcoming science quiz. With an "F" in Biology looming ominously in Trevor's near future unless he finds motivation, Trevor's parents take away his video games for a week in an effort to make him buckle down and study. When he opens up his book, however, an epic adventure begins, and the greatest scientists in history become his guides - literally!

For her eighth birthday, Nola receives a marvelous present: her late mother Annah's music box. It has the most enchanting melody, and inside the globe... is that a little girl waving? And calling for help?! Before she knows it, Nola has shrunk down size, slipped through the keyhole, and entered the world of Pandorient, where even the most ordinary-looking citizens can have extraordinary powers - and where danger could lurk down every hallway. Nola must help her new friends save their mother from a mysterious malady - all the while making surprising discoveries about Annah's past, and - maybe - her own future...

With humor and intelligence, this work addresses the fundamental energy and climate challenges we'll face in the near future. The culmination of a meeting between a major comics creator and a renowned energy and climate specialist, this project is an undeniable necessity. Smart, concise, and funny, this graphic novel discusses, chapter after chapter, the profound changes our planet is undergoing, our dependence on fossil fuels, and the consequences that are already apparent in our daily lives. Although Jean-Marc Jancovici focuses on energy issues and climate change, he doesn't ignore the social, ecological, and economic implications of these phenomena (could the pursuit of economic growth at any price be an illusion?). Christophe Blain, in the role of Candide, provides the lavish, surprising, and always instructive art.

My name's Jules. From the window of my Paris apartment, I'm looking in horror at the piles of bodies in the street below. My parents are on the other side of the world. They're almost certainly dead. My older brother, Pierre, can only drown his sorrow in drugs, but I must look after Alicia, a little girl who somehow escaped the virus and is all alone. But what can I do for her? My only hope is to join the other Warriors of Time masters...
This meeting is where I'll find out who Khronos really is...

A subtle and touching tale of liberation, following a protagonist on the path to self-discovery.On the day of her sixtieth birthday, Josy refuses to blow out the candles on her cake. Her bags are packed. She's come to a decision: she's going to win back her freedom by taking off in her old Volkswagen minibus! Even if it means leaving behind her husband and family. In a state of shock, they all blame her for making such a selfish move. But is it really so selfish to listen to that little voice deep within? Josy soon finds support among new friends who have faced similar scorn and incomprehension from family and society... But will that be enough to stop her from leaving once more? Perhaps a newfound love can help her find her way...

After "La Gloire d'Hera" and "Tirésias," Serge Le Tendre is back with a new Greek tragedy.
Convinced that an extraordinary destiny awaits him, the young sculptor Pygmalion throws himself into the creation of a work that will change his life. He carves an ivory statue of his ideal woman, leading him to lose his mind and shut himself away, even rejecting the passionate and very real love of a young woman named Agape... The gods often meddle in the affairs of men, so Aphrodite, the goddess of love, decides to give the statue life in answer to Pygmalion's mad desires. But there is a price to pay!

A contemporary "Heart of Darkness" recounting one woman's globe-spanning adventures in search of a long-lost brother. PUBLICATION IN 7 VOLUMES - COMPLETED WORK After the death of her father, Red Cross nurse Vera Michailov discovers a stunning family secret: she was a conjoined twin and has a brother she was separated from at birth. Left behind when the family escaped Eastern Europe for France, he grew up to become the modern-day pirate known only as "El Niño." Determined to find him, regardless of the cost, Vera sets out on a global quest for acceptance and salvation.

Between battles and laughs, a story of acceptance, camaraderie, and tradition set in the world of Lucha Libre.. PUBLICATION IN 3 VOLUMES - COMPLETED SERIES. Lucha Libre, the Mexican art of wrestling, has made its way to Southern California in the form of the Luchadores Five, a gang unlike any other. Their mission is to clean up the East Los Angeles community they live in. But despite their best attempts to get rid of crime in their hometown, The Unfabulous 5, as they are sometimes known, are regularly arrested by the police, roughed up by a myriad of other gangs, including Werewolves and angry Frenchmen, and ridiculed by the public and their loved ones. It is within this rich Lucha Libre universe, with all its eccentric yet lovable characters, that the social issues of today are addressed in imaginative and hysterical ways.

A moving origin story featuring a colorful cast of characters of all shapes, forms and species, each fighting for their place in society. The young Bigoodee embarks on Lady Rozenbilt's extravagant seaplane where high society, criminals and monsters will mingle. This voyage will forever change his life. A complete story that takes place in the same universe as the critically acclaimed District 14, by award-winning authors Gabus and Reutimann.