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mediatoon November 2020
Old series, new adventures!

 
Classic series and their latest volumes
 
It’s that time of the year again! Characters you’ve known and loved for years are back on the shelves, raring to go in their most recent adventures.

In the 27th volume of Blake & Mortimer, London is once again in danger as Mortimer finds out about a humanoid alien piloting a spaceship. In Thorgal’s 38th volume, Thorgal and Jolan have to face an ancient curse cast by the mythical creature, the Selkie. And BeKa and Jose Luis Munuera take up their pens for a special volume of Les Tuniques Bleues (The Bluecoats).

A word also on two new but already-classic series, Le Loup en Slip (Wolf in Underpants) — rights sold in 10 languages — and L’Âge d’or (The Golden Age) — rights sold in 10 languages. Finally, this month famous characters are brought back to life in brand-new stories, like spy-warrior Bruno Brazil in the most recent incarnation of the classic series.

The MFR

Compilations & special editions

BEST-SELLERS

 
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Blake & Mortimer

Le Cri du Moloch (27)

By Cailleaux, Schréder & Dufaux

Mainstream Comics
Publisher: Blake Mortimer
Genres: Crime & Mystery, Action & Adventure, Suspense & Thrillers 

One of the most prestigious symbols of European ‘bande dessinée’, this best-selling series appeals to a wide public and represents all that is best in the genre. Elegant artwork combined with an engaging storyline and strong colors make for a series which stands out from all others.

The author – E. P. Jacobs – is one of a kind. His love of the extraordinary is manifest in the fantastic scientific inventions throughout his stories, such as the famous ‘Espadon’.

The series follows the adventures of Blake and Mortimer and their run-ins with all sorts of antagonists: Septimus, Olrik, Moloch, and many more…

The series has been turned into an animated series, more information here 


 
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L’âge d’or

L’âge d’or (2)

By Cyril Pedrosa & Roxanne Moreil

Graphic novel
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure 

An exiled princess, a knight and his young companion travel across a kingdom in turmoil to rally support so the princess can reclaim her throne. On a journey fraught with danger, they briefly find sanctuary in an isolated community of woman warriors before departing for the city of Ohman. Not only is a mysterious treasure said to be hidden there, but a peasant uprising, inspired by a mythical text about equality, is in full, bloody swing. This is the second part of the first volume of this breathtaking graphic novel.

Now available in print in English from First Second Books

 
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Le Loup en slip

Le Loup en slip passe un froc (5)

By Mayana Itoïz, Paul Cauuet & Wilfrid Lupano

Children's & Family
Publisher: Dargaud Benelux
Genres: Humor, Action & Adventure 

The wolf terrorizes the forest and its inhabitants, who live in constant fear of getting bitten on the backside! That is, until the day the wolf actually comes to the forest. Let’s just say, he’s not exactly what everyone thought… In fact, he’s not scary at all! No raised hackles, no glint of madness in his eye, nothing of the sort. But how can the people learn to live without fear, when it’s become their driving force?


Dargaud Benelux
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Murena

Lemuria (11)

By Caneschi & Dufaux
Historical fiction, Action & Adventure
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Dupuis
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Cédric

Couché sale bête ! (34)

By Laudec & Cauvin
Humor
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Le Lombard
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Thorgal

La Selkie (38)

By Grzegorz Rosinski, Fred Vignaux & Yann
Fantasy & Esoteric, Action & Adventure
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Dupuis
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Les Tuniques Bleues

L’Envoyé spécial (65)

By Jose Luis Munuera & BeKa
Action & Adventure, Western
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Graphic novel

 
 
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Blanc autour

Blanc autour (one-shot)

By Stéphane Fert & Wilfrid Lupano

Publisher: Dargaud Benelux
Genres: Historical fiction 
Prudence Crandall runs a school for young girls. But one day, a black girl asks to enroll. All the other girls are white. Thus begins a battle between the “community” of Canterbury and the school. It’s a sensitive issue… The previous year in Virginia, a bloody slave revolt led by a certain Nat Turner sent shockwaves across the country. The group had massacred some sixty-odd white people in two days before being stopped. For the population of Canterbury, that’s what you get when negros are allowed to rise above their social status. This must not be allowed to happen! Supported by the abolitionists of the time, the school will become the first school exclusively for black girls in the United States. The standoff takes a federal turn when a law is voted that makes the school illegal in Connecticut.

 
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David Bowie en BD

David Bowie en BD (one-shot)

By Various authors

Publisher: Petit à Petit BD
Genres: Biography & Memoirs 

Do you want to learn more about your favorite band or singer? Their successes and their failures? The unknown anecdotes about their lives? You will discover some surprising facts, the stories behind their bestselling songs, and so much more in these monographs in comic form, drawn by talented artists. From the Beatles to Nirvana, from The Rolling Stones to David Bowie, you’ll know everything there is to know about rock stars!


Mainstream

 
 
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F.C. Brugge

Le Chemin de la gloire (1)

By Rémi Torregrossa & François Maingoval

Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure 

Arthur van Hee is a young football player from Namur who has just been brought onto the Bruges Football Club. Exceedingly talented, Arthur, who comes from a D1B club, is not used to the harsh practice sessions of one of the best D1 Belgian clubs. Behaving recklessly, making trouble, he is about to be fired when an ex-player, Pascal Plovie, takes him under his wing and guides him to success inside the prestigious club.


 
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Les Nouvelles Aventures de Bruno Brazil

Black Program (2)

By Philippe Aymond & Laurent-Frédéric Bollée

Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Action & Adventure 

Bruno Brazil and his Commando Caiman have successfully led many perilous missions. But the last of them went seriously wrong, and several members of his team were badly mutilated or killed.
A few months later, Brazil still hasn’t got over the tragedy but there’s a new threat on the scene. An elusive criminal is killing all of Brazil’s old adversaries, and he seems to be preparing a large-scale operation to conquer space.
There have been enough tears, now the time has come for the survivors of commando caiman to get back to together and fight once more! 


 
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Capitaine Albator

Mémoires de l’Arcadia (3)

By Jérôme Alquie

Publisher: Kana
Genres: Sci-Fi 

Set within the timeline of the original series, this brand-new Captain Harlock adventure marks the beginning of a new story arc: Planet Earth is threatened by an upcoming invasion by the Sylvidres and despite being banished as a pirate, Captain Harlock won’t give up trying to save the world. This time, the source of danger comes directly from Earth, not outer space. A team of scientists discovers a Sylvidres mausoleum where they find information about terrifying genetic manipulations and a destructive power capable of either providing the Sylvidres with immortality or putting an end to their civilization. The unprecedented cold spell hitting Earth might only be a taste of what this new enemy has in store… Will Captain Harlock and his crew manage to solve this mystery and save the Earth from yet another menace?


Dargaud
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Au musée avec les Bidochon

Un septième jour au musée avec les Bidochon (7)

By Christian Binet, Patrick Ramade & Pierre Lacôte
Non-Fiction, Humor
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Dargaud
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Les Chevaliers du ciel Tanguy et Laverdure

Tanguy VS Laverdure (9)

By Sebastien Philippe, Patrice Buendia & Frédéric Zumbiehl
Action & Adventure
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Compilations & special editions

COMPILATIONS AND SPECIAL EDITIONS

 
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Blacksad – Spécial edition

What’s News (one-shot)

By Juanjo Guarnido &Juan Diaz Canales

Graphic novel
Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Special Editions 

Get behind the scenes of the next two volumes of Blacksad with insider updates from the authors themselves, photos, and never seen before illustrations! This unique special edition of What’s News, the newspaper put out by John Blacksad’s famous sidekick Weekly, is a riveting preview of this cult series, the most anticipated new release of 2021.   


 
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SUPERS

Compilation - Cycle 1 (one-shot)

By Dawid & Frédéric Maupomé

Children's & Family
Publisher: Editions de la Gouttière
Genres: Action & Adventure 

A page-turner that uses science-fiction to talk about universal human issues!
Three kids, Lili, Benji and Mat, have been abandoned on planet Earth by their parents, who seem to be some kind of galactic thieves on the run. Endowed with super powers, the kids have nevertheless a major challenge: appearing normal at school and flying under the radar. Life has other plans… Through Supers, Frédéric Maupomé develops powerful themes like friendship, rivalry, sharing, being different and absent parents. Children’s emotions and psychology are beautifully rendered by Dawid’s delicate drawing and colours.


Dargaud
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Bretécher – Morceaux choisis

Bretécher HS Nouvel Obs (one-shot)

By Claire Bretécher
Special Editions
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Dupuis
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Biographie de Lambil

Une vie avec les Tuniques Bleues (one-shot)

By Pissavy-Yvernault
Biography & Memoirs
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Dargaud
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Le Retour à la terre – Compilation

Le retour à la terre – Compilation (2)

By Manu Larcenet & Jean-Yves Ferri
Drama
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Champaka Brussels
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Beaux-Livres / Artbook Champaka

Götting – Instants volés (7)

By Jean-Claude Götting
Special Editions
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