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Acre, 1291. The last Crusader city in the Holy Land is about to fall. Two Knights Templar, obeying the grandmaster's orders, manage to escape the invading Muslim army on the order's last ship. New York City, nowadays. During the unveiling of an exhibition of some of the Vatican's treasures, four men disguised as Templars attack the Metropolitan Museum and steal several artefacts, including a centuries-old decoder - a loss that horrifies the Church.

1471. Leading a band of faithful crossbowmen, Juan de Olid leaves Castile in secret, bound for adventure and the unknown lands of Sub-Saharan Africa. The expedition's objective is to bring back a unicorn horn as quickly as possible - the future of the kingdom depends on it. On the advice of the most pre-eminent experts of their day, Juan de Olid and his companions take along with them the one thing that can help them in their quest: a virgin. For the scent of unsullied maidens has the power to tame the most formidable of unicorns. Meanwhile, the apothecaries of King Henry IV of Castile, nicknamed "the Impotent," impatiently await this legendary horn, as it is said it can cure the King and ensure the continuation of the royal line...

Fourth volume of the collection: return to Earth, and some great upheavals in the characters' lives, are on the menu for the best titles of the series. This volume contains books 9 to 12 - two unmissable two-parters that represent a turning point in the story of our agents, and which are widely considered by critics and readers alike to be the pinnacle of the series. Characterised by a return to 20th century Earth, these two stories are suffused with incredible melancholy and poetic charm, and force Valerian, the action man, to face his limitations. As the real date neared 1986, final year of our world according to the authors, Pierre Christin reconciled fiction and reality with consummate skill and daring, sweeping aside the status quo and sending his heroes down a completely new path. This book is introduced by several articles of the recently departed Stan Barets.

Taho-the-Quick, a poacher, has an encounter with the animal totem of his people, the dragon queen, who entrusts him with the dangerous mission of carrying her egg to her dragon brothers up in the mountains. On his journey, Taho-the-Quick will not only have to fight enemies but also join forces with unexpected allies, including the mysterious White Claw, a warrior with unparalleled skills. The survival of the dragon species and that of a whole people will depend on their partnership.

Venice, 1510. The great painter Giorgione is dying of the plague. He expends a final burst of energy finishing his last piece, a pictorial homage to his first romantic emotion.
Giorgione also must face the question all painters ask themselves, how to bring to life the extraordinary image of a presence on a completely flat surface?
Antonello in Venice is a complete story.

JUNG WAS WANDERING THE STREETS OF SEOUL WHEN A POLICEMAN TOOK HIM TO AN AMERICAN ORPHANAGE. HE WAS FIVE YEARS OLD.
A FEW PHOTOS, A REPORT FROM THE ORPHANAGE... HIS MEMORIES HANG BY A THREAD. BUT QUESTIONS STILL HAUNT HIM.
In 2007, Jung decides to plunge himself into the memories or the fantasies of his life - he wants to reconcile a period tinged with uncertainty that eats away at him. He talks about himself in this terribly intimate tale, his survival in Korea, his new Belgian family. An adoption that was not always very successful, contrary to some other kids. But this story is his. Giggles, dramas, everyday life, kids' stupid things and questions without answers...
He grew up with it, built himself with it, day after day, somehow or another.

In the second half of the 19th century, a Chinese man wanders the plains of the American West. In the first volume, John Chinaman lands in San Francisco, tasked by the Elders of Canton with disciplining the local Triads. But this mission will be his last. From now on, his fate will be irrevocably tied to America's westward expansion.

Valentine is a secondary-school student like many others. Her daily life is filled with all the upheavals and self-questioning of adolescence. Self-conscious, she tries to assert herself within a group in which she is "the shy one". She spends most of her time with her girlfriends, at school or at parties on the weekend. She also tries desperately to get the attention of Felix, the boy she's in love with - and who has no idea she exists. To make things worse, he's in the "rival" class to her own... Little by little, this young woman learns to express herself and find her place in the cruel and treacherous world of adolescence, from MP3 players and Japanese mangas, to her first parties and her first whiskey and Coke.

When Julien arrives in Michigan to meet his wife's American family, he discovers Midwest America marked by the subprime crisis and non-ordinary cousins. But above all, he meets Odette, the great French aunt with a strong character. This Parisian who, at the end of the second world war, married an American soldier. Like her, 200,000 Europeans have left their family and their country out of love for an IM. 200,000 women called "War Brides".

Can everyone become a hero? In 1977, Jean Van Hamme and Dany asked us the question with this one-shot dedicated to a group of men and women very ordinary that a plane crash in the middle of the forest would force to go to the end of them- same. Twenty years later, the two authors came together for a sequel that sees the survivors of the accident mysteriously disappear one after the other. The opportunity to (re) discover the talent of Dany in the field of realism and one of the best scenarios of Van Hamme.

Life isn't easy for little Brenda, whose single teenage mom is immature, selfish, and prone to violent mood swings. Brenda takes care of her as best she can, missing out on many childhood joys to be her mother's Little Mama. Sadly, her already challenging existence gets even worse when her mom's abusive boyfriend moves in. Brenda loves having a new baby brother, but her home life soon turns into pure living hell. Finally she reaches her breaking point, and has to find the courage to save herself and embark on the difficult road towards recovery. A heartbreaking and inspiring tale of abuse and survival.

THE CONCEPT
What if history had taken a different course than the one we know? What if the Russians had succeeded in landing on the moon before the Americans? What if the epicentre of the cold war had been Paris, and not Berlin? What if the assassination in Dallas had happened in 1973, and not in 1963? What if the Germans had won the First World War? What if imagination had taken power in May 68? What if the anarchists had overthrown Tsar Nicolas II in 1917? All these stories, based on historical facts and realistic assumptions allow us to discover the consequences of one day where everything changes: D-DAY.
THE ALBUM
1925. For 120 years, Europe has been at peace. Since the treaty of Amiens in 1802 between the United Kingdom and France, the two have divided the world between them: to the French Empire, the continent, to England's fleets, the open seas. Thanks to the ingenious discoveries of the inventor Nikola Tesla, who has made the Great Empire into the masters of electricity, Paris more than ever deserves her nickname "the city of lights". But what if all is not as it seems? If, beneath the parties and balls, the old nations' old grudges were still alive? The Empire may be living out its last moments, before being consumed by a world war.
THE HERO
Captain Nerval, former officer of the Imperial Army is contacted by his godson Arturo Fermi. The latter, a brilliant physicist has developed an astounding invention which has attracted the attention of secret societies whose goal is to assassinate the Emperor. In order to recover the infernal device, the two men must avoid all the traps set by, among others, the enchanting dancer Mata Hari.

Jesús Fernández, aka El Pocero (the digger), used to be the richest man in Spain. At the top of his prosperity, he starts building a city that will be named after him. Until he sees his megalomaniac project crushed by the real estate crisis in 2008. Completely bankrupt, he decides to end his life. In a dramatic fit he writes a farewell letter, lights some candles, ties newspaper clippings about his greatest accomplishments around his chest and hangs himself. But fate seems to have other plans for him. At that exact same moment two police officers and a bailiff appear on his doorstep. They cut the noose around his neck... and throw him out of his house. He roams around desperately until he ends up in a bar in the next village. That's where he first hears about the mythical village of Marinaleda, in the heart of Andalusia. A utopian place where villagers have turned their backs on capitalism and the crisis doesn't seem to have struck. Since he's got nothing left to lose, Jesús decides to go try his luck in Marinaleda.

Young Gregory grows unhappy and restless when his father moves the entire family into an old family home in a new neighborhood. While awake in his bed, a glimmer from the floor attracts Gregory's attention. He discovers a medallion on which there is a drawing of the great church that sits opposite his new residence. Bullied for being new, and ignored at home, Gregory decides to explores the church and the giant stone statue that rests atop of it. During his visit, the medallion begins to shine intensely and, with a flash, Gregory is hurled back to the 17th century, where gargoyles, sorcerers and magical beings live in harmony and magic.