“Motorcity” by Sylvain Runberg and Philippe Berthet
A hometown renegade returns as a police officer, and is immediately assigned a case that deals with people from her sordid past. Also: Swedish Rockabilly!
“Kiosco” by Juan Berrio
In this silent comic, a man operates a kiosk in the park selling coffee and croissants to anyone who might pass buy — if only they’d notice him…
Frnk, v1: “The Beginning Begins”
Frank the foster kid finds himself along in an ancient world, filled with caveman, man-eating plants, and a ton more he doesn’t understand.
“Vice Squad” Book 1 by Zidrou and Jordi Lefebre
This is the story of a the new addition to Paris’ Vice Squad just before World War II. Will the naive man be corrupted by the system? Or mature into it?
“Tac Au Tac” Returns in January 2018!
Tac Au Tac is returning in January, after a 40 year absence! This improvisational drawing show once featured the likes of Peyo, Uderzo, Franquin, and more.
Esteban v3: “Survival”
Their ship stuck in the ice, the crew of the Leviathan stares death in the face and works to find a way out of their predicament.
Jerome K. Jerome Bloche v1: “Aina”
Jerome is a Humphrey Bogart-wannabe Belgian detective who gets wrapped up in a case centered on a young woman who appears to be being held against her will.
Women Buy the Most Franco-Belgian (BD) Books in France
The average buyer of a comic in France is a 40-something woman. Superhero comics are on the rise. And a diversity of topics sells more comics, maybe?
Blast v4: “I Hope the Buddhists are Wrong”
Manu Larcenet’s masterpiece, “Blast” wraps up with its fourth volume, as the truth comes out, the case concludes, and nobody’s happy.
Blast v3: “Head First”
Polza is having a streak of bad luck that not even the mental hospital can fix for him. And then the most brutal event of the series so far hits Polza…