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mediatoon August 2020
 
Keep moving with MFR
 
If there is something that these few months of lockdown have taught us, it is that staying on the move shakes up the status quo and can even preserve sanity. This month, we have new stories about movement of all kinds. For Uli, the German dancer from our graphic novel Tanz!, movement is a great passion, but also the only way to make his dream come true when he decides to move to New York for dance… and love. For athletes like the French star of yacht racing Thomas Coville, and for the cyclists competing in the Tour de France, movement is also the key to international success and renown. Then there are those for whom moving — and not just the athletic kind — is the only means of survival. In a new investigation, 13-year-old detective Philippine Lomar helps a young refugee to find her family.

We hope you have an active, safe summer!

Compilations & special editions

BEST-SELLERS

 
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Game over

Beauty Trap (19)

By Midam

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure 

When Kid Paddle, Big Bang and Horace shut themselves away to spend the night playing on their games console, we suspect that they will have a few particularly trying hours. On the menu are ALL the games in which the little barbarian is the hero. Hours of stress and underhanded tricks to look forward to as the little digital hero confronts the worst enemy ever encountered in a video game: the infamous Blorks, who will pursue him tirelessly until the final GAME OVER.


Graphic novel

 
 
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Tanz !

Tanz ! (One-shot)

By Maurane Mazars

Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Drama 

Germany, 1957. Uli, a 19-year-old student at the prestigious school of modern dance, has a dream: to become a famous Broadway dancer. Uli’s energetic and outgoing personality stands out in sharp contrast to the melancholy of post-war Europe and the German tradition of dance. He is passionate about musicals, but his classmates ridicule him for it. During a trip to Berlin, he meets Anthony, a young African-American dancer. He tells him to come to New York to try his luck on Broadway. The young men part ways, but some months later, Uli decides to pack his bags.


 
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Gentlemind

Gentlemind (1)

By Antonio Lapone, Juan Diaz Canales & Teresa Valero

Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Drama 
1950s New York: When Navit loses her partner and lover, she finds herself at the head of “Gentlemind,” a small fashion magazine for which she has big plans. But the accomplished businesswoman isn’t able to forget a young artist named Arch, as penniless as she was when they shared a workshop in Brooklyn in their teens. She promises herself that she’ll find him, whatever it takes.

 
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Family Life

Family Life (One-shot)

By Jacques Louis

Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Humor, Drama 

The true story of writing a book, you work all day long, you are badly paid, people don’t understand you, you have to deal with your daily life with your book on your mind all the time, it is very bad for your social life.


 
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Thomas Coville la quête de l’ultime

Thomas Coville la quête de l’ultime (One-shot)

By Renaud Garreta & Alexandre Chenet

Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Non-Fiction 

A fascinating documentary about one of the greatest skippers in the world. The authors followed Thomas Coville for a number of months to delve into the mind of an “extreme sailor” during a one-person round-the-world tour on a giant trimaran. This album is made for readers in search of adventure and eager to know more about this incredible human, technological, and athletic challenge.


 
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Éclats/Cicatrices

Éclats (1)

By Erik De Graaf

Publisher: Champaka Brussels
Genres: Drama, Historical Fiction 

A year after WW2, Esther and Victor, former lovers, meet at a graveyard. They haven’t seen each other since the invasion of the Netherlands by the Nazis. They are both shocked by the recent events and they begin sharing their stories of the past months: their difficult choices, their losses, and the perpetual battles they wage with their own consciences. This new graphic novel in two volumes is all about loss: of innocence, of youth, of dreams, and, most of all, of freedom.


 
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Histoires Incroyables du Tour France

Histoires incroyables du Tour de France (One-shot)

By Collectif

Publisher: Petit à Petit BD
Genres: Non-fiction 

If sport is your greatest passion, then you can’t miss out on these comics. The complete history of major sports competitions like the World Cup, the Tour de France or the Le Mans 24h finally exists in comic form! Discover legendary moments as well as lesser-known anecdotes about the greatest starts of football, cycling and auto racing.


Mainstream

 
 
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La petite reine

La petite reine (One-shot)

By Jean-Claude Servais

Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Crime & Mystery 

In a town in the North of France, during a presentation about Himalayan bees — the biggest and deadliest in the world — someone steals a hive and sets the bees free to kill at their will. The owner of a local factory seizes the opportunity to run for mayor on the promise that he will do away with all of the beehives — which his two daughters tend with the utmost care and concern. This is a political, naturalistic, and allegorical thriller about females — female humans and queen bees — fighting for power.


 
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Purple Heart

Projet Bluebird (2)

By Raives & Eric Warnauts

Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Crime & Mystery 

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.


 
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RIP

Ahmed – Au bon endroit au mauvais moment (3)

By Monier & Gaët’s

Publisher: Petit à Petit BD
Genres: Suspense & Thrillers, Drama 

People sometimes die to widespread indifference. People who have no family or friends. They can stay a long time at home before they’re discovered. Fortunately, the company hiring Derrick and his colleagues is in charge of cleaning up gruesome scenes before families come over. What they discover sometimes is not a pretty sight…


 
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Ciel sans pilote

Le crépuscule des V1 (2)

By Stephan Agosto & Wallace

Publisher: Zéphyr Editions
Genres: Action & Adventure 

June 13, 1944. One week after Allied forces land in Normandy, a V-1 flying bomb crashes into the northern suburb of London. It destroys some buildings in an industrial zone and claims several civilian lives. Churchill doesn’t want a second Blitz, so along with his American allies, he opts for a two-pronged approach: the defense of London and the destruction of the V-1 sites. Louise Simon, a young chemical engineer specializing in nuclear research, and the unsung hero Doug Hunter, a talented fighter pilot with a touchy personality, will combine forces to accomplish a mission that risks upsetting the outcome of an undecided conflict in that summer of 1944.


 
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Les Nouvelles Aventures de Barbe-Rouge

Pendu haut et court (1)

By Stefano Carloni & Jean-Charles Kraehn

Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Action & Adventure 

Redbeard must stop a French pirate who’s robbing the plantation owners of the New World. Along with Eric, Baba, and Tripod, they head out after “The Ghost.” But their prey is hardly what it seems… Written by Jean-Charles Kraehn and illustrated by the young virtuoso Stefano Carloni, the strong winds of adventure infuse this two-part story that would make the original creators Jean-Michel Charlier and Victor Hubinon proud.


Children's & family

 
 
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PHILIPPINE LOMAR

Un vilain, des faux (5)

By Greg Blondin & Dominique Zay

Publisher: Editions de la Gouttière
Genres: Action & Adventure 

The investigations of a young and modern girl who helps other teenagers with their problems! Philippine Lomar is a young investigator who’s never short on words. When she’s contacted by someone in need, she rushes headlong towards trouble,activates her network and does not hesitate to put herself in danger. She can always count on her wit, her sense of humour and her two unusual friends, Mok and Gege, who help her when she finds a good lead or when troubles come her way… Powerful themes, such as extortion, identity building or conjugal violence, will speak to tweens and teenagers.


 
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Le Monde de Milo

La Terre sans retour – part 2 (8)

By Christophe Ferreira & Richard Marazano

Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Fantasy & Esoteric, Action & Adventure 

Milo lives in a house by a lake. He’s often alone, but he’s used to it. One day, he comes across a beautiful golden fish, and his whole world is turned on its head! Milo soon discovers that, just on the other side of the lake, there’s another, magical world where a battle between good and evil is in full swing. It’s not long before he realizes that he didn’t find this world by accident…


Illustrated books

 
 
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Mon petit coin de paradis

Mon petit coin de paradis (One-shot)

By Barroux

Publisher: Little Urban
Genres: Picture Books 

If I were a pig, my own little paradise would be a gigantic pool made of white marble, full of the purest water.If I were a penguin, my own little paradise would be an ice-cream factory, so I could create a fish stick flavour!But I’m not any of those. I’m me. And my own little paradise is…


 
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Tati par Merveille

Tati par Merveille (One-shot)

By David Merveille

Publisher: Champaka Brussels
Genres: Picture Books 

The character of Monsieur Hulot has been deeply ingrained in popular culture since the 1950s, and his creator, Jacques Tati, was a world-renowned filmmaker. The illustrator David Merveille has the great privilege of being the only visual artist permitted by Tati’s rights holders to draw Monsieur Hulot. Merveille’s body of work includes many children’s books featuring the beloved character, and his books are also adored by adults. This new collection gathers the best of Merveille drawings of Monsieur Hulot, including many unpublished works.


Compilations & special editions

COMPILATIONS AND SPECIAL EDITIONS

 
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Intégrale Vlad nouvelle version

Intégrale Vlad nouvelle version (1)

By Griffo & Yves Swolfs

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

It is the 21st century, and to receive his inheritance, Vlad, an ex-captain of the idle Russian army, must find his twin brother Igor at any cost. Unfortunately, Igor has disappeared, taking with him a file that a lot of people seem to be after… a file which has already cost the life of the head of the Kremlin. Following in the footsteps of his brother, who is the exact opposite of himself, Vlad is dragged into a breathless race to stop the progress of an infernal machine designed to upset the world balance…


 
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Adelante Intégrale

Adelante Intégrale

By Javi Rey & Frank Giroud

Graphic novel
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Historical fiction, Action & Adventure 

In 1808, the Spanish fought against the army of Joseph Bonaparte, Napoléon’s brother. Among them, Angel Talavera leads his own army of guerrilla fighters. Though originally of peasant stock, he climbs to the ranks of the nobles he fights alongside, to the point of provoking jealousy and the desire for vengeance! The secret of his birth could well undermine the dreams of freedom and emancipation that he nurtures. A new adventure for the ‘Secrets’ collection, filled with action and defiance.


 
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Intégrale Bob Morane nouvelle version

Intégrale Bob Morane nouvelle version (15)

By Coria & Aurélien Vernes

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Action & Adventure 

Multi-talented, multi-lingual, an ex-commandant in the airforce, a traveler and a ladies-man, Bob Morane hunts down the bad guys in all their forms and at any latitude. He can always count on the help of his most loyal friend, the colossal Scotsman, Bill Balantine. Rediscover Bob’s adventures in this chronological compilation.


 
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Siegfried

Siegfried - New edition (1)

By Alex Alice

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Fantasy & Esoteric 

Son of a mortal and a Valkyrie, Siegfried is taken in by Mime, one of the last of the Nibelungs. He will grow up ignorant of gods and of men. For Mime wants to use Siegfried to take on Fafnir, the giant who holds the gold of the Rhine river, and only ‘he who does not know fear’ can re-forge the Valkyrie sword broken by Odin, and use it to defeat Fafnir. Siegfried will succeed intuitively where others have failed.