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mediatoon novembre 2023
 
It's the most wonderful time of the year
 
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

Oh, right! Christmas is around the corner, and that’s a plus, but we are talking about all the awesome comics that are coming out in November and December!

Everyone’s favorite cat detective is back, and yes, we mean John Blacksad. This time, he’s on a particularly thorny case, which completes the Alors, tout tombe diptych.

As strong as the winter winds, a new episode of Thorgal arrives, featuring a well-known gifted archer and fierce defender of freedom and justice

The poor lonesome cowboy, Lucky Luke, also embarks on a new adventure in Les Indomptés, a beautiful, tender and incredibly funny tribute album by Blutch.

Speaking of funny things, the famous Wolf in underpants has a new story to tell us, so be sure not to miss the newest Le loup en slip book!

And of course, his royal highness, the king of clumsiness, Gaston comes in style, with a brand new album that promises nothing but laughter.

Since the holidays are approaching, we have also prepared a lot of integrals and collector’s editions, which will fit perfectly under the tree.

You see, there is something for everyone!

Compilations & special editions

BEST-SELLERS

 
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Blacksad

Alors tout tombe. Seconde partie (7)

By Juan Diaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido

Roman Graphique
Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Suspense & Thrillers, Action & Adventure, Crime & Mystery 

While investigating Solomon, New York’s master builder behind the huge bridge under construction, Blacksad discovers that the Falcon’s empire is built on a mound of corpses, and that the theater director Iris Allen is not the first victim.

Trapped by Solomon, Weekly gets accused of murder. Blacksad begins a race against time to gather the evidence that will exonerate his friend and bring down the architect, all while reconnecting with his love, Alma.
A sequel to Juanjo Guarnido and Juan Diaz Canales’ masterfully crafted diptych!


 
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Les Chevaliers du ciel Tanguy et Laverdure

Marée rouge en mer Noire (11)

By Patrice Buendia, Frédéric Zumbiehl & Sébastien Philippe

BD de genre
Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Action & Adventure 

As tensions between Khurania and Russia continue to escalate, Tanguy and Laverdure find themselves caught up in a geostrategic conundrum involving a revolutionary aircraft. The two pilots do everything in their power to prevent the situation from escalating into conflict. But a corrupt Khuranian industrialist, the CIA and the Russian army are major adversaries… Pressure worthy of a hydraulic jack in the continuation and conclusion of this diptych, which echoes the terrible news of the war in Ukraine, still with scriptwriters Patrice Buendia and Frédéric Zumbiehl, and illustrator Sébastien Philippe.


 
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Lucky Luke vu par....

Les Indomptés (One-shot)

By Blutch

Famille & Enfants
Publisher: Lucky Comics
Genres: Action & Adventure, Western 

For Lucky Luke, it’s time to rest. One last mission and then peace and quiet… Or so he thinks, until a strong-willed little girl pulls a gun on him, shouting “Arms up, coyote!” Lucky Luke quickly takes charge of the situation and discovers that this little girl, Rose, lives alone with her brother, Casper, in an isolated cabin. Since their parents have disappeared. Lucky Luke decides to take them back to the sheriff in town… But he soon realizes that, until then, he’ll have to play “nanny” to these particularly boisterous children! A totally unexpected role for him…


 
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Le Loup en slip

Le mystère du P silencieux (8)

By Wilfrid Lupano & Mayana Itoïz

Famille & Enfants
Publisher: Dargaud Benelux
Genres: Humor, Action & Adventure 

In the forest, as we all know, there are little lizards, not very big ones, who lisp when everything sucks… And while we’re on the subject of little birds, there’s one in particular who’s grumbling his head off this morning. Grumo is fed up with the French language’s spelling exceptions. “And gnagnagna, this letter you have to write but you don’t pronounce it… and gnagnagna this one you have to write like this but pronounce it like that.” The little chickadee, who loves to grumble, nevertheless raises some pertinent questions about the words around us…

You can’t be serious about an album on spelling! Yes, we are! And what better companions than the Wolf in underpants and Paulette the Bear to understand the meanders of grammar and the evolution of words, just as the river meanders?


 
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Undertaker

Mister Prairie (7)

By Xavier Dorison, Ralph Meyer & Caroline Delabie

BD de genre
Publisher: Dargaud Benelux
Genres: Western 

Jonas Crow received a letter signed “R. Prairie”. “R” for Rose…

Convinced that the woman with whom he has had so many adventures wants to see him again and shares his feelings, he shows up at her home in Eaden, a small town in Texas.

Unfortunately, it’s not her who has written the letter, but a rival who is also in love with Rose, and with whom Jonas will have his work cut out. He does, however, undertake to take care of two funerals: a priest who died mysteriously, and an unborn child that his devout mother doesn’t want to keep. While the first should pose no problem, the second is likely to be more complicated. The notorious “Sister Oz”, fanatical representative of the League for the Suppression of Vice, has arrived in town.


 
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Thorgal

Mille yeux (41)

By Yann & Fred Vignaux

BD de genre
Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Fantasy & Esoteric, Action & Adventure 

Bitten by a red viper at the bottom of a veritable underground labyrinth, Thorgal has just discovered the legendary Thousand-Eyed Rock of the goddess Skaedi, but he must succeed in extracting and bringing back a fragment of this mysterious stone that fell from Asgard, if he is to save Jolan and Boréale. The help of a young snake-hunter will not go amiss for our “child of the stars”, if he is to have any chance of triumphing on Odin’s chessboard!


 
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Gaston

Le retour de Lagaffe (22)

By Delaf

Famille & Enfants
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Humor 

Gaston is one of the most sympathetic characters in all of Franco-Belgian comics. Born 66 years ago under the pencil of André Franquin, Gaston starts out as a lazy anti-hero, but soon develops into a character of boundless imagination and energy (as long as he doesn’t have to work). The series features a delightful cast of characters: Moizelle Jeanne, Gaston’s love interest (who doesn’t pick up on any of the signals she sends); M. De Mesmaecker, the irascible businessman who can never sign contracts; Prunelle, Gaston’s stressed-out boss and favorite victim of his inventions, and so on. “Gaston” is without doubt the funniest series in the history of Franco-Belgian comics, with expressive, ultra-dynamic graphics.

In order to respect Franquin’s spirit and work as closely as possible, Delaf has carried out an extremely meticulous analysis. The result is incredible and magnificent!


 
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Buck Danny

Air Force One (60)

By Frédéric Zumbiehl & Gil Formosa

BD de genre
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure 

After Operation Skyborg, fly to Air Force One, where Buck and his friends continue their fight against Artificial Combat Intelligences targeting the presidential plane…

Buck, accompanied by the beautiful Yumane, sets off by helicopter in search of Sonny, who has been kidnapped by Sato. They find clues that lead them to search for him in the Rocky Mountains, unaware that they are walking straight into a trap… and that their adversaries’ target is none other than Air Force One!


 
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Largo Winch

Le Centile d’or (24)

By Éric Giacometti & Francq

BD de genre
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure 

While Largo and the whimsical entrepreneur Jarod Manskind are making an orbital flight, the anti-globalization activists of WeBlue take control of the shuttle and send it hurtling back to Earth! Largo, who was just refocusing his group’s activities towards more ethical ventures, won’t have time to complete his formidable project, which includes the closure of an Indonesian mine employing children… Simon Ovronnaz gradually discovers that this mine is surrounded by major financial and political interests.

The conclusion of an explosive diptych!


 
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Les soeurs Grémillet

Les trois souhaits (5)

By Giovanni Di Gregorio & Alessandro Barbucci

Famille & Enfants
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Fantasy & Esoteric 

It’s Christmas at the Grémillet sisters’ house. But it’s especially hard for Sarah, Cassiopée and Lucille, who don’t know what to buy for their respective sisters! Fortunately, they cross paths with a mysterious Santa Claus, who gives each of them a magic matchstick to make a wish come true. How’s that for luck? Well, not really. Because should you think about yourself? Or others? Be reasonable? Unreasonable? Christmas, even with a magic matchstick, is no gift at all!


 
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Kid Paddle

Love Death and RoBlorks (19)

By Midam

BD de genre
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Humor 

Kid Paddle should be called “King Paddle”, because he’s such a pro at video games (especially the ones where you have to shoot Blorks). But Kid is called King Paddle because he’s just like any other kid, except that he has a weakness for all things gory, slimy and disgusting… Which gives him a thousand and one ideas for jokes, which he’ll share with you in his brand-new album!


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Nos mondes perdus

Nos mondes perdus (One-shot)

By Marion Montaigne

Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Non-Fiction, Humor 

1993, the theatrical release of “Jurassic Park” and total trauma for 13-year-old Marion Montaigne. Her fascination with these terrible reptiles from a forgotten age gave rise to an obsession with fossils, science in general and anatomical drawing… as well as a few existential anxieties. So to exorcise her demons, there’s nothing like the Montaigne method: in-depth research in books and museums, a wicked sense of humor and some hard-hitting questions. A dive into paleontology, the history of science and, ultimately, the history of history.


 
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La Faim de l'histoire

La Faim de l’histoire (1)

By Alfonso Aitor & Jul

Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Humor 

Eating with Jesus and the Apostles, eating at the Woodstock festival, on the cotton plantations in Scarlett O’Hara’s time, or with the Aztecs in Mexico when the Conquistadors arrived… the whole of the world’s history unfolds on our plates, in an album that’s as funny as it is erudite.

Through the prism of gastronomy, we gain an extraordinary perspective on the destiny of our ancestors, their thoughts, their passions… From the most tragic periods to the most glorious centuries, what’s on everyone’s table tells the story of humanity’s adventure better than anyone else.


 
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Miséricorde

Miséricorde (One-shot)

By Jean Van Hamme, Bazin, Dominique Bertail, Aimée de Jongh, Djief, Durieux, Efa, Jose Luis Munuera

Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Suspense & Thrillers 

Tender, cunning, cruel or sparkling short stories: this is the literary material that Jean Van Hamme offered to the cream of today’s illustrators: Emmanuel Bazin, Dominique Bertail, Aimée de Jongh, Djief, Christian Durieux, Ricard Efa and José Luis Munuera. All took up the challenge with relish, offering us narrative treats that are true odes to the pleasure of creating and reading!


 
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Otis Redding, la soul dans la peau

Otis Redding, la soul dans la peau (One-shot)

By Frédéric Adrian, Tony Lourenco & Collectif

Publisher: Petit à Petit BD
Genres: Non-Fiction, Music 

Singer Otis Redding made soul history in just seven years. An icon of black American music, he topped the charts with songs such as I’ve Been Loving You Too Long, These Arms of Mine and Try a Little Tenderness. Although he went broke at the height of his fame, his posthumous songs, such as (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay, made him a household name. Covered by artists the world over, his music remains timeless… Immortal.


 
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Metal

Metal (One-shot)

By Fabrice Rinuado & collectif

Publisher: Petit à Petit BD
Genres: Non-Fiction, Music 

From heavy metal to grindcore, from Mötorhead to Slipknot, from depressing American suburbs to Japanese anime, this album deciphers twenty styles of extreme music, their characteristics, philosophies and histories. Combining the desire to play faster and louder with the need to express discontent or revolt, metal has been furiously making its way into the ears of a passionate public for over fifty years.


 
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La Traque l’Affaire Dupont De Ligonnès

La Traque l’Affaire Dupont De Ligonnès (One-shot)

By Valérie Morice, Olivier Petit & Valette

Publisher: Petit à Petit BD
Genres: Non-Fiction 

On April 21, 2011, in Nantes, five members of the same family were found dead, their bodies carefully wrapped under the terrace of a middle-class terraced house. Absent from this macabre discovery, the father of the family is immediately qualified as suspect N°1.

From then on, he became the hunted man.


Mainstream

 
 
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Mademoiselle J

Jusqu’au bout du monde (3)

By Yves Sente & Laurent Verron

Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure, Historical fiction 

World War II broke out and, on June 14, 1940, the German army entered Paris. Juliette continued her work as a reporter for the underground newspaper Libération. The hunt for Jews was on, and soon Juliette’s best friend Léa Vollak and her entire family were arrested. Juliette was powerless and had to wait until the end of the war to rescue her friend, who had been deported and then reported missing. And to do so, she won’t hesitate to go to the ends of the earth.


Kana
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Oneira

Oneira (4)

By Cab & Federica Di Meo
Manga, Manga
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Ankama
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Ripper

Ripper (3)

By Jéronimo Cejudo
Manga, Action & Adventure
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Compilations & special editions

COMPILATIONS AND SPECIAL EDITIONS

Dargaud
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Gentlemind - Tome 1 et 2

Gentlemind – Tome 1 et 2 (One-shot)

By Juan Diaz Canales, Teresa Valero & Antonio Lapone
Drama, Romance
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Dargaud
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Katanga

Katanga – Intégrale (One-shot)

By Fabien Nury & Sylvain Vallée
Historical fiction
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Dargaud
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Le Génie des Alpages - Intégrale

Le Génie des Alpages – Intégrale (3)

By F’Murrr
Humor
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Dargaud
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L'Héritage d'Émilie - Intégrale

L’Héritage d’Émilie – Intégrale (One-shot)

By Florence Magnin
Drama
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Dargaud Benelux
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Murena

Mort d’un sage - édition crayonnée (12)

By Jean Dufaux, Theo Caneschi & Philippe Delaby
Historical fiction, Action & Adventure
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Dargaud Benelux
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Ramiro

Intégrale complète (One-shot)

By Stoquart & Vance
Action & Adventure
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Dargaud Benelux
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Monographie William Vance

Monographie William Vance – Entretiens avec Patrick Gaumer (One-shot)

By Patrick Gaumer
Action & Adventure
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Dupuis
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Boule et Bill - L'intégrale

Boule et Bill – L’intégrale tome 3 (1967 – 1969) (3)

By Roba
Humor
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Dupuis
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Messire Guillaume - Récit complet

Messire Guillaume – Récit complet (One-shot)

By Gwen de Bonneval & Matthieu Bonhomm
Fantasy & Esoteric
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Petit à Petit BD
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Psycho-Investigateur L’intégrale

Psycho-Investigateur L’intégrale (One-shot)

By Benoît Dahan & Erwan Courbier
Crime & Mystery, Fantasy & Esoteric
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