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mediatoon octobre 2021
 
The long-awaited return
 
Impatiently waiting for months or even years for the release of your favorite character’s latest adventure is a feeling that all comics lovers around the world are familiar with. Blacksad fans definitely know about the struggle… However, this month, after eight years of waiting, the feline detective created by Guarnido and Díaz Canales is finally back on the shelves with a thrilling new investigation!

Blacksad is not the only hero returning this month after a long break. Lucky Luke and Spirou are back in homage comics from two ninth-art giants: Ralf König and Emile Bravo. Xavier Dorison and Denis Bajram brought back Goldorak (UFO Robot Grendizer), the cult hero from their childhood, decades after the last cartoon episode aired and imagined a new adventure for the iconic character. Heroes from more recent comics, such as Seth from the manga Radiant, have also generated a lot of anticipation, so we are confident that you will be enthusiastic about the 15th volume of the series, released this month.

Enjoy your well-deserved reading, and remember: the longer the wait, the  bigger the reward!

Compilations & special editions

BEST-SELLERS

 
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Blacksad

Alors tout tombe. Première partie (6)

By Juanjo Guarnido & Juan Diaz Canales

Roman Graphique
Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Suspense & Thrillers, Action & Adventure, Crime & Mystery 
Everyone’s favorite cat detective is back, and yes, we mean John Blacksad. This time, he’s on a particularly thorny case, as he’s responsible for protecting the president of a mafia-infiltrated union. This new four-volume story of the bestselling series takes us from soaring heights to terrifying depths as Blacksad navigates from the lofty world of New York theatre to the seedy nether regions of the city, where the criminal classes ply their questionable trades. Towering above them all is the figure of Solomon, a construction magnate well on his way to rebuilding the five boroughs, come hell or high water. Print release by Dark Horse Comics, summer 2022.

 
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Lucky Luke vu par Ralf König

Choco-boys (One-shot)

By Ralf König

Roman Graphique
Publisher: Lucky Comics
Genres: Western 

Lucky Luke is going on vacation. Like any self-respecting cowboy, he’s off to tend to some milk cows. He’ll be far from the outlaws in a place where he can finally discover the joys of chocolate. And yet, between autograph hounds, the Chicory Indian chief, and two cowboys who can’t seem to stop fighting, he’ll almost learn to miss the Daltons…


 
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Raven

Les Contrées infernales (2)

By Mathieu Lauffray

BD de genre
Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Action & Adventure 

After his masterpiece “Long John Silver,” the prodigious artist Mathieu Lauffray is working for the pirates once again! This time, we’re on the high Caribbean seas on a search for a treasure meant for the Governor of Tortuga. Allied with the dreadful Lady Darksee, whose hope is to gain royal pardon, the terrible Governor must act quickly. But Raven, a young and impetuous pirate, has grand plans to beat them to it!


 
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Goldorak

Goldorak (One-shot)

By Denis Bajram, Brice Cossu, Alexis Sentenac, Xavier Dorison & Yoann Guillo

BD de genre
Publisher: Kana
Genres: Sci-Fi, Action & Adventure 

Goldorak (UFO Robot Grendizer), the cult cartoon series, symbolic of the generation that saw the rise of manga in France. Among its fans are Xavier Dorison and Denis Bajram, two giants of French comics working on an unusual project: to reveal what happened after the last episode of the cartoon.
Several years have passed since Actarus and Phénicia left for Euphor. Life resumes its normal course until the day when, after crashing into Mount Fuji, the Hydragon, the most powerful robot from Vega ever constructed, heads towards the Japanese capital and causes chaos. With the population at the robot’s mercy, its pilots enter UN headquarters. Their demand? That the inhabitants of Japan vacate the islands within a week. Following the destruction of their planet Stykhades, the people from Vega have chosen Japan as their new homeland. The countdown has begun…


 
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Le Spirou d'Emile Bravo

L’espoir malgré tout - Troisième partie

By Emile Bravo

BD de genre
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure, Historical fiction, Humor 

January 1940. Brussels is hit by a particularly harsh winter. While everyone is waiting for war to break out, Fantasio enlists in the Belgian army. Meanwhile, Spirou is still a bellboy and carrying on with his life as normally as he can. When he meets Felix, a German‐Jewish painter whose work the Nazis deemed “degenerate,” and his wife Felka, Spirou’s eyes are opened to the “Jewish issue” and the situation in Europe and beyond. This impressive work of 330 pages across 4 books combines action, humor, historical fact, and philosophical reflection.


Ankama
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RADIANT

Radiant (15)

By Tony Valente
Fantasy & Esoteric, Action & Adventure, Humor
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Dupuis
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Louca

Game Over (9)

By Bruno Dequier
Action & Adventure, Fantasy & Esoteric, Humor
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Graphic novel

 
 
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Le Monde sans fin

Miracle énergétique et dérive climatique (One-shot)

By Christophe Blain & Jean-Marc Jancovici

Publisher: Dargaud
Genres: Non-Fiction 

With humor and intelligence, this work addresses the fundamental energy and climate challenges we face in the near future.
The culmination of a meeting between a major comic creator and a renowned energy and climate specialist, this project is undeniably necessary. Smart, concise, and funny, the comic discusses, chapter after chapter, the profound changes our planet is undergoing, our dependence on fossil fuel and other non-renewable energy sources, and the consequences that are already apparent for human life on the planet.
Although Jean-Marc Jancovici focuses on energy issues and climate change, he doesn’t ignore social, ecological and economic implications (could the pursuit of economic growth at any price be a delusion?). Christophe Blain, in the role of Candide, provides the lavish, surprising, and always instructive art.


 
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Le loup m'a dit

Le loup m’a dit (2)

By Jean-Claude Servais

Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Fantasy & Esoteric 

Between a tale and a documentary, this new title by Jean-Claude Servais, nature lover, explores the history of the relationship between wolves and humans.                                                       


Mainstream

 
 
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Elecboy

Révélations (2)

By Jaouen Salaün

Publisher: Dargaud Benelux
Genres: Sci-Fi, Action & Adventure, Fantasy & Esoteric 

In a devastated cityscape, a lone man fights off creatures of fearsome power: white, winged, serenely impassive, and capable of terrifying transformations… Decades later, in a desolate American southwest, a meager colony of human survivors ekes out a precarious existence between dwindling water supplies and magnetic shields that screen them from roving bands of aerial attackers. An ancestral upper class presides, while in the lower city, laborers do the hazardous work of keeping everyone alive. But all that may be about to change when the mysterious Joshua comes of age…


 
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Vesper

L’Amazone (1)

By Jérémy

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

Vesper, the Amazon of the Knights of Nyx, is a formidable warrior versed in the practice of Etheric magic. She uses her talents in the service of Prince Crimson Nyx, with whom she shares the dream of a kingdom where people of all races can live together. But in the midst of celebrating an important victory for their kingdom, the two heroes are ambushed by the Ekklesia, a religious order that sees in them the manifestation of dark forces that must be stamped out… A fast-paced first entry of a thrilling fantasy series not to be missed.


 
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Lonesome

Les liens du sang (3)

By Yves Swolfs

Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Western, Action & Adventure 

In a remote corner of Arkansas, a sect led by the sinister Markham is terrorizing the locals. Until the day a nameless horseman rides into the region… From the snow‐swept prairies of the West to the dark streets of New York City, his quest for vengeance will lead him steadily closer to a Dantesque confrontation. A tale on the edge between horror and the supernatural.


Le Lombard
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Tango

Le fleuve aux trois frontières (6)

By Xavier & Matz
Suspense & Thrillers, Action & Adventure
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Dupuis
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Harmony

In fine (7)

By Mathieu Reynès
Fantasy & Esoteric
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Dargaud Benelux
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Djinn

Le Pavillon des plaisirs (10)

By Ana Miralles & Jean Dufaux
Action & Adventure, Erotica, Historical fiction
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Dargaud Benelux
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Djinn

Une jeunesse éternelle (11)

By Ana Miralles & Jean Dufaux
Action & Adventure, Erotica, Historical fiction
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Dargaud Benelux
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Djinn

Un honneur retrouvé (12)

By Ana Miralles & Jean Dufaux
Action & Adventure, Erotica, Historical fiction
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Dargaud Benelux
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Djinn

Kim Nelson (13)

By Ana Miralles & Jean Dufaux
Action & Adventure, Erotica, Historical fiction
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Children's & family

 
 
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Hercule agent intergalactique

Les Rebelles (3)

By Antonello Dalena & Zabus

Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Action & Adventure, Humor 

Hercule and his friend Marlon have just enrolled at the School of Intergalactic Agents, but they’re both having problems. Hercule is a little young—and a little short—to make the grade, while Marlon just can’t help being a coward. For their first Surveillance Operation, they’re sent to Earth to gather information on a girl who’s behaving strangely. But while they’re away, the dreaded Blackbird plans to attack the School…


 
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Droners - L'Odyssée de Wyatt Whale

Amis pour la vie ! (1)

By Chopin, De Cabissole, Grelin & Maurel

Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure 
Race to save the planet! Welcome to TERRAQUA, a world 95% covered by water! Team Tikis — Corto, Arthus, Enki and Mouse — strive to win the Whale Cup, the most extreme drone race of all time. They will test their mettle and compete against the fiercest opponents from all parts of the world. They’ll need to pull off the craziest tricks, tap into the need-for-speed, and navigate the most incredible drone circuits ever imagined.
Failure isn’t an option: the fate of the Tikis’ archipelago relies on their victory!

TV series broadcasted in 8 countries by TF1 (France), RTBF (Belgium), RTS (Switzerland), Kika (Germany), Disney XD (Benelux), YLE (Finland), SIC K (Portugal), and ABC Kids (Australia)


 
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SUPERS

Cycle 2 – (R)évolutions (1)

By Dawid & Frédéric Maupomé

Publisher: Editions de la Gouttière
Genres: Action & Adventure, Fantasy & Esoteric 

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… In this thrilling series, Frédéric Maupomé develops powerful themes such as friendship, rivalry, sharing, being different and absent parents, and Dawid renders it all with his delicate drawing and colors.


Illustrated books

 
 
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Les fabuleuses fables du bois de Burrow

Les fabuleuses fables du bois de Burrow (One-shot)

By Frederic Pillot & Thibault Guichon-Laurier

Publisher: Little Urban
Genres: Picture Books 

What a lovely sight it is to wander about in Burrow Woods! The wind blowing through its trees, the sun shining down on its meadows, luxurious nature all around. But most of all, Burrow Woods is home to a great society of noble animals. Counts and countesses, dukes and duchesses, noble rabbits and simple mice all live in what appears to be the pinnacle of good manners and etiquette. But be careful. Scratch the surface and you might find that all things pretty have an ugly side…
An intelligent and subtle criticism of our own society by author Thibault Guichon, stunningly illustrated by Frédéric Pillot.


 
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Les Couzz

Six trouilles (2)

By Eglantine Ceulemans & Fanny Joly

Publisher: Little Urban
Genres: Picture Books 

The Couzines have gathered at Granny Mamoush’s house, Crooked Manor, to celebrate Christmas. But a strange letter is about to turn the jolly season upside down: to limit overproduction, each child will receive only one gift this year. The Couzines will have none of it! A funny and heart-warming new picture book series that shows how sticking together is what a family’s all about.


Compilations & special editions

COMPILATIONS AND SPECIAL EDITIONS

 
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Les Campbell - Récit complet

Les Campbell – Récit complet (One-shot)

By José Luis Munuera

Famille & Enfants
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure 

For the Campbells, piracy is a lifestyle! Campbell, a true pirate legend, has quit the business after the murder of his wife to raise his daughters in peace, away from the painful memories of his past. However, it soon catches up with him in the form of Carapepino, a foolish pirate desperate to gain the favor of the infamous Inferno,a fearsome and formidable pirate who is none other than the unpunished murderer of Icata and Geneva’s mother. Haunted by his past actions, Inferno wants to be rid the entire Campbell family once and for all. Campbell and his daughters are forced to flee, taking refuge in a leper colony, but a confrontation seems inevitable.
The links between Campbell and Inferno may be even more complex than they seem…


 
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421 - L'intégrale

421 – L’intégrale (2)

By Eric Maltaite & Stéphen Desberg

BD de genre
Publisher: Dupuis
Genres: Action & Adventure 

421 is a James Bond-esque comedy adventure series that plays on the British sense of humor. It recounts the adventures of a clumsy spy. This compilation brings together the first three volumes in the 421 series.


 
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Intégrale Tango

Intégrale Tango (1)

By Xavier & Matz

BD de genre
Publisher: Le Lombard
Genres: Suspence & Thriller 

For Tango, the plan was very simple: hide himself away somewhere in South America, be discreet, and start a new and happy life. But you can’t always outrun your past, especially when it’s the cartels looking for you…