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mediatoon September 2019
An investigation with MFR

 
Search for clues and find out who did it!
 
To start a good investigation, you first need a murder. Maudit sois-tu Zaroff will give you just that. And to find the culprit, you will need investigators. Tif and Tondu are here for you. In Roman Tif et Tondu, well-known artist Blutch has illustrated a new novel that pays tribute to the best-selling adventures of the famous duo. With more than 200,000 sales worldwide, Tif and Tondu are certainly the most qualified to conduct your investigation. Josh Harrison from Purple Heart could also be of use. This former soldier has everything it takes to put criminals behind bars.

And here you are, case solved. Now all you need to do is hand the man over to the police. Stop by Karma City, they will be delighted to help the common good.

The MFR Team

Compilations & special editions

BEST-SELLERS

 
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Zorglub

Lady Z (3)

By Munuera

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure 

Frankenstein in the land of Spirou: Zorglub has troubles dealing with his inventions and his 16 years old daughter.


 
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Tango

À l’ombre du Panama (3)

By Xavier & Matz

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Suspense & Thrillers, Action & Adventure 

For “Tango”, the plan was very simple: hide himself somewhere in South America, be discreet, start a new quiet and happy life. But, you can’t completely run away from your past, especially when cartel’s people and old “colleagues” are looking for you.
In this volume, Tango in is Panama. Its canal, forests, heavenly island, banks and expatriation laws… A place where you can run into all kinds of people.


 
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Emma et Capucine

La Raison du cœur (4)

By Sayaphoum & Hamon

Children's & Family
Publisher: Dargaud Benelux
Genres: Comics for girls, Drama 

Emma and Capucine are sisters who share the same dream of attending Paris’s most prestigious dance school. Violette passes the first audition with flying colors, but Emma doesn’t, and their world comes crashing down. But there may be more than one way to dance through life…


 
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Jazz Maynard

Live in Barcelona (7)

By Roger & Raule

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Dargaud Benelux
Genres: Action & Adventure, Crime & Mystery 

Jazz Maynard and his friend Teo are back at El Raval where they gather with friends and family. Everything looks like Jazz retired and is finally devoting himself to his passion: the trumpet. He is about to release his fist album and is getting ready to perform it on stage. Caught up by the past, Jazz needs to make a decision on which route to follow, running the risk of paying the high price.


Le Lombard
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Alpha

Dominos (14)

By Jigounov, Renard, Queireix & Herzet
Suspense & Thrillers, Action & Adventure
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Dupuis
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Yoko Tsuno

Anges et faucons (29)

By Leloup
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi
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Graphic novel

 
 
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Mécanique Céleste

Mécanique céleste (one-shot)

By Merwan

Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Sci-Fi 

A series of ecological disasters has irreparably caused havoc to the Earth’s climate balance. Three tribes, isolated from one another for nearly half a century, set up governments with contrasting lifestyles and codes. Aster lives outside the agricultural city of Pan. Thrown out of the city by its inhabitants, she survives by hunting and pillaging with her friend Wallis, the son of the ex-chef of Pan, and whose brother has mysteriously vanished.
The fragile balance of the city descends into chaos when an emissary from Fortuna, the largest and most technologically advanced tribe, threatens to invade Pan if the city is not annexed to Fortuna, and if an offering of food is not given. Backs to the wall, the inhabitants are going to try and win their independence with celestial mechanics, also known as dodgeball! It’s going to be a no-holds-barred free for all! 


Mainstream

 
 
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Les Sans-Visages

Les Sans-Visages (one-shot)

By Kas & Dubois

Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Fantasy & Esoteric 

In the 17th century during the Civil War, a group of mercenaries escape the fighting and eventually come to a hidden valley, untouched by the war. The group will integrate into the new community, but the violence soon resurfaces because war is always looming. They’ll have a hefty price to pay if they want to keep their new allies safe from harm.


 
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MAUDIT SOIS-TU

Zaroff (1)

By Pelaez & Puerta

Publisher: Ankama
Genres: Suspense & Thrillers 

The trilogy Maudit sois-tu, mixes real-life and fictional characters with a touch of fantasy. The originality of the series lies in its reverse storytelling: 2016, 1848 and 1816, with each chapter shedding light on the stories coming before.
2017, a man is found dead in the sewers of London. For the coroner there is absolutely no doubt: the unfortunate soul was killed by an arrow in the back of the neck. The police investigators quickly take an interest in the deceased’s girlfriend, as their relationship seems to have been arranged by their mutual boss, Nicholas Zaroff. Who is this Russian oligarch? What is his secret?


 
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Foucauld

Une tentation dans le désert (one-shot)

By Jamar & Dufaux

Publisher: Dargaud Benelux
Genres: Biography & Memoirs 

19th century, a garnison in the countryside. Charles de Foucauld, a young man from a prominent family fights his boredom by organizing scandalous parties. His life take a turn when he meets a young singer chased away by the manager because she is Jewish. Charles gives her some money to sing.
Years later, we meet again with Charles, now an old man dying in the desert and saved by the Touaregs. What happened to him?
After Vincent de Paul, Jean Dufaux and Martin Jamar recount the life of Charles de Foucauld a libertine who became a martyr in the eyes of the Catholic Church.


 
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Purple Heart

Le Sauveur (1)

By Warnauts & Raives

Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Suspense & Thrillers 

New York, 1946. Josh Harrison, a former soldier recipient of the prestigious purple heart, works as an investigator for a legal practice. As a matter of fact, he works mainly for James Rodger, his old unit commander. Between them, a father-son bond is created, based on respect and obligation.
In the first volume of the series, Josh is put in charge of finding out who is blackmailing a real estate magnate. Roland Husler, a charming eighty-year-old businessman, is the victim of extorsion. His wife—the daughter an English diplomat, born in Hong Kong—has had a troubled past, and now someone’s trying to cash in on it. Josh meets the couple and discovers very quickly that their glamorous exterior hides some dark secrets.  


 
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Renaissance

Renaissance (2)

By Emem, Duval & Blanchard

Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Sci-Fi 

It’s 2095, and the all the stories predicting the Earth’s grim destiny have become reality. Humanity is dealing with an endless string of pandemics, environmental disasters, riots, and food shortages. The Federation of Mammal Intelligence decides to intervene on this endangered planet that it has been observing for the last 1000 years.
Swänn, a well‐intentioned young extraterrestrial, volunteers. He comes from a planet that seems to be a better version of our own world, and he wants to help get Earth back on the right track and prevent its imminent annihilation. But things are not as straightforward as they seem!


 
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Gagner la guerre

Le Royaume de Ressine (2)

By Genet & Jaworski

Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Fantasy & Esoteric 

“Winning the war is great, but when it comes times to split up the spoils among the victors — clans of nobles rotten with pride and ambition — the coup de grâce given to the enemy becomes nothing but an appetizer. It’s enough to make you miss the good old battlefield, codified by the art of war.”
Benvenuto is a hitman, without a doubt the best in all of the Ciudalia Empire. His latest mission — getting rid of a nobleman who’s come to nose around in the ghetto — is supposed to be a cinch, but the mark turns out to be much tougher than he thought.
Now Benvenuto is supposed to work for the powerful Ducatore, but he might also have other unofficial missions not that irreproachable… This second volume (out of 5) brings us a step forward in deep negotiations, maritime battles, political machinations and turnarounds.


 
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Karma City

Karma City (2)

By Gabrion

Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Sci-Fi, Action & Adventure, Crime & Mystery 

Karma City: a virtuous place governed by the universal laws of karma and where the common good always comes before self-interest. A special branch of the police has been set up to enforce karmic law. But how do the police know how much good or bad karma its residents have? Easy enough when it shows up on their ID cards…


 
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Orbital

Contacts (8)

By Pellé & Runberg

Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Sci-Fi, Action & Adventure 

Orbital: the gateway between worlds. The ‘Orbital’ station is a gigantic crop circle portal, capable of transporting IDO staff to all four corners of the universe to fulfill their mission of keeping interworld peace… Caleb and Mézoké are intergalactic diplomatic agents. Their team is unique in the history of the galaxy: for the first time, a human is pairing up with a Sandjarr, a member of a race that suffered terribly at the hands of human attackers. Their first mission takes them to Senestam, a small moon where the Jävlodes are in conflict with human exiles. Orbital: a grand science fiction saga, published in the large format of the ‘Répérages’ collection.


 
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Vasco

L’Or des glaces (30)

By Rousseau, Révillon & Chaillet

Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Historical fiction 

During the Renaissance, the real power in medieval Europe is in the hands of the bankers. Fiery, charming, sensual and as Italian as you can get, Vasco belongs to this powerful circle of financiers. In the name of his uncle, the wealthy banker Tolomei, he travels through this medieval world filled with poverty and conflict.


Children's & family

 
 
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ELI & GASTON

L’Esprit de l'automne (1)

By Villain & Deregnaucourt

Publisher: Ankama
Genres: Action & Adventure 

Eli and her cat Gaston are inseparable. When summer comes, her parents decide that she’ll spend her vacation in the countryside at her Grandma Jo’s place. But Eli hates it in the countryside, and so the little girl decides to head on home. On the way back, she discovers a mysterious world hidden in the neighbouring forest. A strange creature, which dwells within the forest, is terrorizing all the animals, making them run away.
Inadvertently wondering into an adventure, Eli and Gaston will have to face off against a terrible threat if they want to get back home…


 
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Bapt et Gaël

Ça c’est vraiment BD ! (one-shot)

By Baba, Tartuff, Bapt & Gael

Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Humor 

They’re all over YouTube, they’ve been on TV and in the movies; now Baptiste Lorber and Gaël Mectoob, aka Bapt & Gaël, are branching out into comics. Will they survive (the comics, that is)? Who knows? Certainly, the new medium will give them a chance to be wildly creative—as if they weren’t already. And they’ll be able to come up with a whole new set of gags, just like the ones from their videos. And, of course, they’ll be unable to resist a trip down memory lane with fun strips like “Baby Bapt & Gaël.”
Their YouTube channel has over a million followers. Now you’ll be able to follow them offline, too. 


 
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L’Etymologie avec Pico Bogue

L’Etymologie avec Pico Bogue (2)

By Dormal & Roques

Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Humor 

Passionate about etymology, Dominique Roques and Alexis Dormal dive into the subject in this special volume of “Pico Bogue,” using their beloved character to uncover some of the most surprising and astonishing word origins. Each page features one word, its roots detailed and brought to life through the authors’ trademark wit. A can’t-miss volume for all language-lovers, children and adults alike.


 
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Le fil de l’Histoire raconté par Ariane & Nino

Le Mur de Berlin (22)

By Savoia & Erre

Publisher: Dupuis Jeunesse
Genres: Non-Fiction 

This is an educational collection for young readers interested in history. Starting out with a real‐life situation (such as a snowball fight in the yard), Ariane and her little brother Nino get talking about historical subjects. Each subject is covered in 32 panels, followed by educational appendices to complete the discussion (portraits of historical figures, maps, timelines, etc).


Illustrated books

 
 
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Les trois (autres) petits cochons

Les Trois (Autres) Petits Cochons (one-shot)

By Lagrange & Brière-Haquet

Publisher: Little Urban
Genres: Picture Books 

Everyone knows the tale… But do you really know what happened? Do you know of the three others little pigs? Here is the real and complete version of the story, told by one of the closest witnesses of the case… the wolf.


Compilations & special editions

COMPILATIONS AND SPECIAL EDITIONS

 
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Orbital – Compilation

Première époque (1)

By Pellé & Runberg

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Sci-Fi, Action & Adventure 

Orbital: the gateway between worlds. The ‘Orbital’ station is a gigantic crop circle portal, capable of transporting IDO staff to all four corners of the universe to fulfill their mission of keeping interworld peace… Caleb and Mézoké are intergalactic diplomatic agents. Their team is unique in the history of the galaxy: for the first time, a human is pairing up with a Sandjarr, a member of a race that suffered terribly at the hands of human attackers. Their first mission takes them to Senestam, a small moon where the Jävlodes are in conflict with human exiles. Orbital: a grand science fiction saga, published in the large format of the ‘Répérages’ collection.


 
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Vasco - Special edition

Ombres et lumières sur Venise (one-shot)

By Chaillet & Révillon

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Historical fiction 

Ténèbres sur Venise is one of the most iconic albums of the long-running series. To mark the publication of the latest volume, it has been reprinted in black and white along with a fascinating section about medieval Venice.


 
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Roman Tif et Tondu

L’Antiquaire sauvage (one-shot)

By Blutch & Robber

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Suspense & Thrillers, Action & Adventure 

One of Tif’s old friends, a museum curator, is losing it following the theft of 5 of Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot’s paintings. Together with Tondu, Tif has been trying to find them for a year now without success. Until the day when luck suddenly turns their way, and they discover photos of the paintings and an almost-willing informant who will hand them a serious lead… For our two heroes and Kiki, the Countess always ready to help, it’s the start of a shady investigation into the world of dubious collectors and art sellers.


 
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Marzi - Compilation

Marzi une enfance polonaise - 1984-1989 (1)

By Savoia & Sowa

Graphic novel
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Drama, Historical fiction 

The Marzi series came about when a Polish woman studying in France met a comic book illustrator. Listening to her childhood recollections, he found in them the stuff of the most promising graphic novels: wonderful, zesty stories, full of freshness and emotion. The series is a collection of short stories about Poland before and after the fall of the Wall, seen through the eyes of a child who becomes a teenager and, finally, a university student.


 
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Buck Danny – Compilation

Buck Danny – Compilation 2000 – 2008 (14)

By Bergèse

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure 

Created in the aftermath of the Second World War by Georges Troisfontaines, Jean-Michel Charlier, and Victor Hubinon, Buck Danny is in the pantheon of the best-loved heroes of the graphic novel. Originally published in the Spirou magazine, the adventures of Buck Danny combine historical references and amazing turns of events. The true-to-life detail of the drawings has been lauded continuously throughout the years. This is a graphic novel for the ages, re-edited here as an omnibus edition!