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mediatoon juin 2018
 
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Hello one, hello all!

Graphic novels are growing in popularity in schools and libraries. Following in the lead of this year’s American Library Association (ALA) Conference in New Orleans, where the graphic novel in all of its forms is in the spotlight, this month we’d like to single out a few of our most notable bandes dessinées for younger readers.

This month, we welcome the release of the second volume of Teresa Radice and Stefano Turconi’s “Tosca des Bois” – the uplifting adventures of an orphaned brother and sister living in 14th-century Tuscany. And our backlist and recent publications are rife with other educational, entertaining titles for children, middle-grade, and young adult readers. Take a look at the “Children’s & family” category of this newsletter for ideas, and don’t hesitate to ask us for your reading copies!

For those of you at ALA, there are two round table discussions tomorrow not to be missed! Our very own MFR director Sophie Castille will be at the Morial Convention Center (Room 297) at 9:00 to discuss « European Comics: A Strange Animal, » along with authors and publishers from both sides of the Atlantic. Then, at 11:30 on the Graphic Novel stage, the intriguingly-named « French Comics Kiss Better: Bande Dessinée 101 » will be hosted by the French Comics Association.

Wishing you a sunny solstice!

The MFR Team

Compilations & special editions

BEST-SELLERS

 
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Seuls

Les cloueurs de nuit (11)

By Gazzotti & Vehlmann

Famille & Enfants
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure, Crime & Mystery 

Five children wake up one morning to find that all the city’s inhabitants have mysteriously disappeared. What’s happened? Where are their parents, their friends? They find themselves left to their own devices in a big empty city and are going to have to learn how to manage… ALONE!


 
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XIII Mystery

Alan Smith (12)

By Philippe Buchet & Pecqueur

BD de genre
Publisher: Dargaud Benelux
Genres: Suspense & Thrillers, Action & Adventure 

Van Hamme and Vance managed to create an entire gallery of characters each as captivating, intriguing, and endearing as the next. The XIII Mystery collection allows us a glimpse of their past, their secrets and the path they took to get to where they are today. These albums are sure to win over readers yet to be initiated to this cult series.


 
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Buck Danny Classic

Opération rideau de fer (5)

By Arroyo & Marniquet

BD de genre
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure 

From the bloody episodes of WWII in the Pacific to the most modern developments in aviation, the aviator Buck Danny and his colleagues cross a half-century of American and world history. Uniting an extraordinary sense of detail to the action of great epics, the adventures of Buck Danny not only keep us on the edge of our seats, but they also reveal the hidden side of global geopolitics. The adventures of Buck Danny are a creation of Georges Troisfontaines, Victor Hubinon and Jean-Michel Charlier.


 
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I.R.$

Les Seigneurs financiers (19)

By Vrancken & Desberg

BD de genre
Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Action & Adventure, Suspense & Thrillers 

Larry B. Max is one of the rare specialists of the special department of the I.R.S. (Internal Revenue Service), the all-powerful tax agency in the United States. Reading the complex methods to evade taxes and to launder money like a virtuoso pianist would read the scores of Mozart, he has all the means to prove the links between the world of high finance and the top criminals. Peeling back the accounts of billionaires, of the giant financial groups and of many branched multi-nationals, Larry tries to find the dangerous route back to the nebulous origins of their colossal fortunes…


Children's & family

 
 
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Tosca des Bois

Tosca des Bois (2)

By Turconi & Radice

Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Action & Adventure 

Tosca and Rinaldo are orphans. Ever since their parents died, they have been living hidden in the forest. Lucilla is the only daughter of the Duc di Castelguelfo, famous for his exploits defending the Republic of Siena. Lucilla’s parents are too busy to pay much attention to their daughter, who still feels lonely despite being surrounded by an army of maids and servants. But everything changes when she meets Tosca – a mini Robin Hood living a life so different to her own – and their adventures through 14th century Tuscany begin!


 
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Aubépine

Le Génie Saligaud (1)

By Karensac & Thom Pico

Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & adventure 

Aubépine likes her life just fine in the city. So when her parents announce a move to the mountains in the middle of nowhere, it’s safe to say she isn’t thrilled! There’s nothing to do and no one to talk to, except for an odd old shepherdess and her woolly dogs… and a treacherous genie? Perhaps Aubépine won’t be so bored here after all, as she faces mounting magical threats with each passing month! A series that’s set to shake up children’s comics with its mix of pop culture humor and an avalanche of twists and turns.


 
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La boîte à musique

Bienvenue à Pandorient (1)

By Gijé & Carbone

Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure 

On the day of her eighth birthday, Martin gives his mischievous little daughter Nola the music box that belonged to her late mother, Annah. The box acts as a kind of symbol for the little girl, and she soon starts to believe there’s something living inside it. That’s when Nola shrinks, goes inside the box, and discovers Pandorient, a magical world beyond the paper door. But time is short: Mathilda, mother of Andrea and Igor, has fallen seriously ill. What’s wrong with her? Could she have been poisoned? Perhaps the water is contaminated? Their fears soon turn out to be true. The children have to cure Mathilda and track down the pollutant before Nola goes back to her father in her own world. But maybe it was all just a dream…!


Dupuis
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Boni

Un papy farceur (2)

By Fortin
Humor
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Dupuis
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Manuel du Dad (presque) parfait

Manuel du Dad (presque) parfait (one-shot)

By Nob
Humor
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Dupuis
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Tamara

Taille adulte (16)

By Darasse & Lou
Humor, Comics for girls
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Graphic novel

 
 
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L’obsolescence programmée de nos sentiments

L’Obsolescence programmée de nos sentiments (one-shot)

By de Jongh & Zidrou

Publisher: Dargaud Benelux
Genres: Drama 

One day, Ulysses and Méditérannée meet by chance at the gynecologist’s office. She has an appointment, and he’s waiting for his son, the doctor. The two sixty‐somethings feel an immediate connection. But is love still possible at such an age? Working together for the first time, the legendary Zidrou and the young Dutch artist Aimée De Jongh (“The Return of the Honey Buzzard”) offer up an ode to life as they present the touching rebirth of two people who thought their lives were winding down… only to discover that they were only just beginning!


 
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Contes saumâtres

Contes saumâtres (one-shot)

By Yann

Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure 

Behind this title is a brand‐new edition of Yann’s « Sales Petits Contes » (Nasty Little Stories), published in two installments as part of the former « Humour Libre » collection. Now in Dupuis’ celebrated « Aire Libre » collection, these stories recreate famous tales and characters, giving them a twist. Authors such as Juillard, Zep, Wendling, and Jean‐Claude Denis have put their personal, irreverent spin on these re-tellings of classics.


 
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Midi-Minuit

Midi-Minuit (one-shot)

By Semerano & Headline

Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Suspense & Thrillers 

The year is 1999. Two French cinema fans, François Renard and Christophe Lemaire are preparing for an exciting adventure: they are headed for Italy to interview the filmmaker Marco Corvo, who has been in hiding for the past 25 years since his last, unfinished film. At first intimidated by Corvo, the two Frenchman will quickly fall under his spell. Thoughout the interview — which lasts several days — they will be witness to the unfurling of a time in cinema history that is no longer. And at the same time, they will be witness to a series of strange, bloody murders. A dizzying investigation ensues that feels like it’s straight out of 1960s Italian detective cinema.


 
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Corb-Nez

Corb-Nez (one-shot)

By Civiello & Charyn

Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Historical fiction 

The year is 797, and William the Hebrew, known as “Hooknose,” is one of Charlemagne’s vassals. And it is to this valiant warrior, victor of a thousand battles, that the emperor entrusts the most delicate of missions: to bring him back Witgar, wife of the proud and untameable King of Burgundy, who has fled to Moorish lands… Hooknose sets off to find her, and punish her for running away, but soon finds his heart stirred by this special woman. She is not fit for such an age, where others determine her life and destiny for her — whom to marry, and when to give birth. In the end, Hooknose will decide to take up her cause and defend her before Charlemagne himself.


Mainstream

 
 
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Les méchants de l’Histoire

Dracula (1)

By Julien Solé & Swysen

Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: History 

A lively, truthful look at the meanest figures of times past, perfect for fans of history and for those who realize that the stories of the evil are often more rich and complex than one might think. This first volume presents an instructive, humorous vision of Dracula — that is, of Vlad III Basarab « the Impaler, » Prince of Wallachia, upon whom Bram Stoker based his famous Count.


 
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Les méchants de l’Histoire

Caligula (2)

By Fredman & Swysen

Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: History 

A lively, truthful look at the meanest figures of times past, perfect for fans of history and for those who realize that the stories of the evil are often more rich and complex than one might think. This second volume presents Caius Julius Caesar Germanicus, known as Caligula, Roman emperor from the years 12 to 41. His reputation is that of an insane, criminal leader, but was he really all that crazy and mean as we’ve made him out to be all these years?


Le Lombard
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Jack Wolfgang

Le Nobel du pigeon (2)

By Reculé & Desberg
Suspense & Thrillers, Action & Adventure
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Dupuis
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Étoilé

Plat de résistance (2)

By Brahy, Desmarès & Lehericey
Action & Adventure
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Dupuis
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Le Tour de France

La bataille des nuages (3)

By Liera & Ocula
Non-Fiction
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Sherman

Les chemins de Jeannie. 1969 (8)

By Magda
Suspense & Thrillers, Historical fiction
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Les Chevaliers du ciel Tanguy et Laverdure

Diamants de sable (6)

By Philippe & Zumbiehl
Action & Adventure
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Compilations & special editions

COMPILATIONS AND SPECIAL EDITIONS

Dupuis
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Lucky Luke – Nouvelle Intégrale

Lucky Luke – Nouvelle Intégrale (3)

By Morris & Goscinny
Western, Action & Adventure
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Le Lombard
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Intégrale Bob Morane nouvelle version

Intégrale Bob Morane nouvelle version (9)

By Coria, Vance & Vernes
Action & Adventure
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Dupuis
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Les démons d’Alexia – L’intégrale

Les démons d’Alexia – L’intégrale (1)

By Ers & Dugomier
Action & Adventure
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Dargaud
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Les aventures de Tanguy et Laverdure – Intégrales

Opération Tonnerre (9)

By Jijé, Serres & Charlier
Action & Adventure
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