“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…
Blast v2: “The Apocalypse According to Saint Jacky”
Things get darker. Polza gets in deeper trouble. Cold weather and a tough beat force him out of the woods and back to civilization. Then he meets Jacky… Manu Larcenet’s one man band of a book continues on its increasingly disturbing way…
Blast v1: “Dead Weight”
Manu Larcenet begins his magnum opus, “Blast,” with a mentally ill man recalling the events of his life that led to a crime being committed. It’s a literary success that’s a fascinating read.
Esteban v2: “Hunted!”
Ever read a comic that focuses on a boat race? That’s the biggest and best part of this second volume, as Esteban gets caught in the Captain’s feud.