La Crevette

Friends and roommates Aline and Brigitte reach the store where they work only to find all their colleagues already there: Mrs. Ledoyen; Augustin the designer, who has a secret crush on Aline; Eve, the cantankerous cleaning lady; and, of course, the boss, Mr. Séraphin, with whom Aline is secretly in love. All the characters are present and accounted for; what better place to kick off the first scene than in the bathroom, where Aline accidentally walks in on the boss and finds out his secret: a micropenis! That night, she shares her discovery with her best friend, who can’t resist the temptation to pass it on, in less than flattering terms, to her boyfriend… who also used to work at the store until Mr. Séraphin fire him. Now, he sees a perfect opportunity for revenge… Finding the storefront covered in explicit graffiti the next morning, Aline is eager to tell Mr. Séraphin that she doesn’t care because she loves him. And, surely, the best way to convince him of that is to admit that Nature has also dealt her a less-than-ideal hand…

It’s a classic story for Dragon Dragon: you become a hero by running away from a battle! But when the general leading the battle is Bonaparte, and his wife Josephine, the role of hero isn’t always easy to live up to, either in the salon or on the campaign trail. Will Dragon Dragon be able to keep his distance from the future emperor and enjoy the company of his charming wife? It’s doubtful that the Republic will recover, but who wants the end?

Nimué, the lady of the lake, has reason to despair: to find the Beast and fulfill an age-old destiny, young Pelli is reduced to sniffing poop in the local forests. Not very chivalrous, is it? So she consoles herself by discovering the wonders of the modern world: croissants, pizza and whipped cream. And yet, even in this disenchanted world, there remains a reason for hope: if they were so far from their goal, why would they be hunted down by the sinister henchmen of the LaFey company…?

In the waning days of hunting and gathering, as settlements grow and flourish, humankind faces a stark choice: nomadism’s freedom and the hard life that goes with it, or sedentary society, with its refinements and hierarchies. These forking paths become more mutually exclusive, stirring enmity and conflict, but human squabbles prove petty in the face of natural disaster when it comes, towering and indifferent. In this Stone Age fable with curiously contemporary overtones, told with vibrant colors and a sweeping sense of story, Nicolas Puzenat touches on so many enduring mysteries, from religion to conscience to the anxiety of freedom.

The age of the gods is drawing to a close. While the Children of Stone triumph over the titan Bahamuth, Leviathan awakens and threatens to engulf the world. From the Flood to Atlantis, myths trace a forgotten web, like fragments of our memory. But a story is only as good as its conclusion, which is being written elsewhere at the same time. When the tear of solitude joins twilight to dawn, the history of Man can begin.

The United States, 1898. Racial segregation and the persecution of Blacks are at their height, and a law has just been passed requiring all those of mixed heritage to be considered Black. In response, Mrs. Greene decides that she and her five children will become Whites. The most determined of the children is Belle, who, claiming Portuguese ancestry to account for her dark skin, calls herself Belle da Costa Greene.

As such, she secures a job as a librarian at prestigious Princeton University before obtaining the highly sought-after position of Manager at the Morgan Library. Now very much in the public eye, Belle mingles with leading art dealers and collectors. But her secret is becoming increasingly difficult to keep when her father—a well-known Black activist who left home when she was young—reappears and threatens to reveal to the world her true origins….

The son of Ares, God of War, Daemon stirs only rancor, wrath, and contempt in those around him. Cursed by Zeus, he is doomed to turn slowly into a marble statue… unless he can learn to stir gratitude in others as well.

Ever since coming out of the closet, Khalil has been the laughingstock of his fellow middle schoolers. But he can count on unstinting support from his family and two besties, Aïssata and Sacha. What other people think of him won’t get him down!

Things are different for Isaël. Born into a staunchly traditionalist and homophobic family, he dates a girl to keep up appearances and seeks validation from other boys by joining in mocking Khalil.

But whom are you really trying to convince when you feel like an impostor in your own life? Between these two teens, an atmosphere of ambiguous hostility sets in, a love hate relationship alternating between chase and escape, attraction and rejection, that will lead them to making painful choices

While every story rests on its heroes and heroines, there is always an adversary in front of them, someone to be vanquished. The “Big Bad”. And sometimes, it’s not the one you’re thinking of… So it is that, after fleeing the assaults of the White Fire Dragon, Pabo and his companions must now face Mr. Doudou, the tyrant who reigns with an iron fist over the small Bresse farm. In the poetic and metaphorical continuity of the first part, Petits Dieux continues to offer us an unexpected journey behind the scenes of creation and imagination.

I sit gazing out over the Bay of Alexandria, where once my palace stood. I am Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator, the last Queen of Egypt. They say I am a femme fatale, licentious and venomous, who made amuse-bouches of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony; a heartless, merciless murderer. The Roman propaganda machine certainly did a good job. When I was a little girl, I had a gift for languages. I was fascinated by the catacombs that sprawled beneath the ancient city of Alexandria. Then I grew into a pretty, though not stunning, young woman. I had four children. I ruled a man’s world. I was the head of its most powerful empire. And my story became inextricably linked with famous historical events…

In this superb graphic novel, Isabelle Dethan challenges the myths that surround Cleopatra. Was she really a femme fatale and a matchless beauty? Did her nose really change the course of history? Did she really bathe in ass’s milk? Did she really soak her pearls in vinegar? With a combination of humor and academic rigor, Dethan tells the true story of Egypt’s last queen.