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Total Jazz
Blutch riffs on two quintessentially American art forms in this collection of jazz-themed comics. In this freewheeling collection of short stories and vignettes, the famed French cartoonist examines not only the music, but the nature of the jazz sub-culture. The grumpy festival goer, the curmudgeonly collector, and many other fan “types” are the targets of his unerring gimlet eye. Drawn in a range of styles as improvisational as Coltrane and Mingus ― everything from loose linework to tight pen and ink to gestural pencils ― Blutch captures the excitement of live performance, the lovelorn, and the Great Jazz Detective, who is out but not down.
Mitchum
A star of French comics imagines America--its movie stars, its history, its fashion--in these tantalizing graphic short stories about everything from love to, yes, the actor Robert Mitchum. Blutch is one of the most inventive storytellers in comics, and nothing reveals it like Mitchum. Serialized and collected in the mid-90s and never before available in English, this is Blutch at his most wide-ranging: from Puritan fever dreams to an encounter with a shape-shifting Robert Mitchum, Blutch builds stories out of his dreams, visions of America, and anything else he can get his hands on. Drawn in his unmistakable line that veers in a moment from crude to elegant, blotchy to crisp, horrific to serene, these comics show Blutch searching for new artistic frontiers. What he finds is sometimes surprising, occasionally unsettling, and endlessly fascinating.
Peplum
The man known as Blutch is one of the giants of contemporary comics, and Peplum may be his masterpiece: a grand, strange dream of ancient Rome. At the edge of the empire, a gang of bandits discovers the body of a beautiful woman in a cave; she is encased in ice but may still be alive. One of the bandits, bearing a stolen name and with the frozen maiden in tow, makes his way toward Rome—seeking power, or maybe just survival, as the world unravels. Thrilling and hallucinatory, vast in scope yet unnervingly intimate, Peplum weaves together threads from Shakespeare and the Satyricon along with Blutch’s own distinctive vision. His hypnotic storytelling and stark, gorgeous art pull us into one of the great works of graphic literature, translated into English for the first time. This NYRC edition features new English hand-lettering and is an oversized paperback with French flaps and extra-thick paper.
Blutch, zweet en tranen
Blutch is voor de zoveelste keer gedeserteerd en sergeant Chesterfield gaat hem weer zoeken. Blutch vindt dan een stervende noordelijke unie soldaat en als Chesterfield arriveert blaast de soldaat zijn laatste adem uit. Samen begraven ze hem en Blutch keert vlug terug naar het kamp om het geheim wat hij nu meedraagt te vertellen aan hogere hand. Als hij niet toegelaten wordt om de generaals te spreken moet hij wachten tot het mis gaat. De tent van Generaal Grant wordt opgeblazen waarna Blutch hem eindelijk over het complot tegen hem kan vertellen.
Gaslight Sonatas
"Gaslight Sonatas" by using Fannie Hurst is a compelling collection of brief tales that delves into the intricacies of human relationships towards the backdrop of the gaslit streets of early twentieth-century urban America. Fannie Hurst, recognised for her keen perception into human nature, crafts poignant and emotionally resonant testimonies that discover the lives of everyday people going through splendid demanding situations. The memories within "Gaslight Sonatas" are likely to be characterised with the aid of vivid characters, each navigating the complexities of love, loss, and self-discovery. Hurst's narrative fashion is probably to be rich in element, taking pictures the nuances of the...
Tif et Tondu de Blutch et Robber - Mais où est Kiki ?
Après une enquête de longue haleine, Tif et Tondu réussissent à mettre sous les verrous l'antiquaire des stars : Patrice Goret de Saint Guy. Il ne conservait rien de moins que soixante-trois toiles de maîtres déclarées comme volées. Quelque temps après, alors en pleine tournée de dédicace pour le roman narrant cette affaire, les deux comparses tombent sur deux fous furieux. Le premier est un géant qui leur transmet un message indiquant que Kiki, une de leurs amies proches, a probablement été enlevée. Le second est la fille de cet antiquaire véreux, qui tente de brûler la librairie et d'assassiner Tif ! Cette dernière jure que son père est innocent et qu'il a été obligé ...
Celestia
This highly anticipated new graphic novel from Manuele Fior (The Interview and 5,000 KM Per Second) showcases his singular talents as a once-in-a-generation visual artist and a deeply empathetic writer who uses science fiction to look to the future of humanity. The “Great Invasion” originated from the sea. It moved north across the mainland. Many fled, while some took refuge on a small concrete island called Celestia, built over a thousand years ago. Now cut off from the mainland, Celestia has become an outpost for criminals and other misfits, as well as a refuge for a group of young telepaths. Events push two of them, Dora and Pierrot, to flee the island and set sail to the mainland. There, they discover a world on the precipice of a metamorphosis, though also a world where adults are literally prisoners of their own fortresses, unintentionally preserving the “old world” at a time when a new generation could guide society towards a better humanity. Celestia is the most ambitious and successful graphic novel to date by one of the world’s most exciting storytellers.
Riding My Horse
Meadowlark approached Scott after he had dismounted. Youre riding my pony, she declared in a threatening voice and stood with a hostile hands-on-hips posture face-to-face directly in front of him. He was startled! How to respond to this angry girl? Gosh! I wouldnt have ridden the pony if l knew youd be upset. Your brother, Swallow, said it would be okay. Well its not, she retorted angrily. No one rides my pony without asking and me saying so.
Dark Side of the Moon
The story takes place in a near future (more or less). The world is a huge factory, and the factory is the world. This world is presided over by "The Orifice," the company which revolutionized the working method. You put your hands inside two holes, and you work, without you (or anybody) actually knowing what you're working on... In the midst of all this is Lantz. Lantz is a comic book author. He's the one who came up with the New New Testament, the bestseller that the entire economy depends on. Problem is: he's got writer's block. Riddled with doubt, he doesn't know what he wants anymore, and his various frustrations are making him miserable. Lantz reflects the daily life of many among us. Will he be able to find an honorable way out of his psychological battles?
