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CATALOGUE 30 WINTER/SPRING 2021 © Dupuis - Richaud, Rambaud & Gil NEW TITLES TO JUNE 2021 JANUARY APRIL P4 P5 P6 P13 P14 P15 FEBRUARY MAY P7 P8 P9 P16 P17 P18 MARCH JUNE P10 P11 P12 P19 P20 P21 Dear readers, welcome to Cinebook’s story of vengeance and political schem- and a milder climate, get to the end of place in our present, and the kids of 30th catalogue. ing set on the eve of the American Civil the Route 66 and California, where ev- Alone raise the banners of revolution in War. More light-hearted North vs South erything will come to a head for Alex the hereafter. 2021 marks the 200th anniversary of shenanigans with The Bluecoats are and his son. Spirou and Fantasio rush to Cham- Napoleon Bonaparte’s death, and wheth- also available, along with hilarious Old The final chapter of Authorised Hap- pignac to help with a disaster that er statesman, general or ogre, he was West fun with two Lucky Luke titles. And piness ties all the previous short sto- may have been caused by an old en- a historical figure that cannot be ig- if you like your Westerns sedate and re- ries together into one epic – and scary emy-turned-friend, while Gomer Goof nored. We acknowledge his importance flective, Trent will take you beyond the – ending, while HSE tackles dystopia continues his reign of well-meaning with books two and three of The Battle, Arctic Circle! from the other side of the ideological terror at work. And finally, a newThor - bringing the trilogy chronicling the Bat- Buck Danny, on the other hand, is still spectrum, with its tale of unbridled cap- gal follows the adventures of young tle of Essling to an end. as far south as you can go, battling Lady italism. A somewhat brighter future is Jolan as he tries to prove himself wor- In fact, we have a host of series con- X. If snow’s not your thing, then follow explored in the final chapter of Return thy of his father. cluding this semester, but we also have the men of The Regiment in the scorch- to Aldebaran, with attendant strange 589 titles and 75 series – many end- a new one starting: Lonesome is a ing desert for the final tale of the origins creatures of course, while Yoko Tsuno ings, but definitely not the end! Western with supernatural overtones; a of the SAS. And for another conclusion, does her best to keep the world a safe 2 3 JANUARY NEW 2021 NEW 2021 JANUARY Buck Danny Vol. 12: Operation Vektor The Battle – Book 2/3 • Frédéric Zumbiehl; illustrated by Gil Formosa • Frédéric Richaud, based on the novel by Patrick Rambaud; All-American hero Buck Danny and his wingmen Tumb and illustrated by Ivan Gil Sonny have flown every kind of plane there is since WWII 1809. Napoleon’s army has taken Vienna, but the Austrians in defence of liberty. are waiting for him in Essling. The carnage can begin … Lady X, Buck’s nemesis, has given all three The battle has been joined. On this first pilots the slip. Unfortunately, she’s also day, Massena desperately holds onto Aspern, managed to pick up a Russian defector the French cavalry charges again and again, who’s not only shot Natalya, the beautiful but the Emperor cannot seem to break the scientist Buck appears to have fallen for, Austrians. Louis-Francois, stuck on the wrong but also carries with him a sample of an side of the only available bridge, impatiently incredibly deadly virus. With the assistance waits for repairs to conclude. Not only are of the French Navy, the three American aces his official messages delayed, but he’s will have to track down their old enemy also dying to send news to Miss Krauss in through one of the least hospitable parts of Vienna. However, his friend Stendhal, who’s the world … remained with the beautiful Austrian lady, makes some upsetting discoveries … “Buck Danny will remain a pillar of the Adapted from a novel that was awarded both Franco-Belgian comic world and THE refer- the Prix Goncourt and the Grand prix du roman ence series on cartoon aviation.” de l’Académie Française. Christophe Chanel, MyETVmedia Patrick Rambaud is a veteran author who’s “Overall, an exciting book, which is heavily written 100,000 pages over his long career. researched, entertaining and action packed. Frédéric Richaud has written biographies, The story is fun, dramatic and heart pumping novels and several bande dessinée scripts. fast at time. The art is simply stunning.” Ivan Gil, a Spanish artist, was long a miniature ISBN 978-1-80044-006-7 ISBN 978-1-80044-005-0 £7.99 Shean Mohammed, Graphic Policy £9.99 designer. Ages ?9.90 Ages ?12.75 9 781800 440067 $11.95 9 781800 440050 $15.95 10+ Buck Danny Backlist page 23 15+ The Battle Backlist page 22 Pbk: 48pp, 21.7 x 28.7 cm Pbk: 64pp, 21.7 x 28.7 cm A FEW HOURS LATER, THE NH-90 WHAT YOU’RE CARRYING DON’T WORRY. WE’LL ARRIVE AT iF WE MAKE iT OUT OF HERE, LEJEUNE, i’LL IS PREPARING TO TAKE OFF COULD SAVE ALL OF THE SAME TIME AS THE JET FROM TOWARDS AUCKLAND … THE USAMRIID. THE TRANSFER COMMiSSiON YOU TO MANKIND SHOULD THAT PAiNT A PORTRAiT DARNED VIRUS GET WILL TAKE PLACE IN AN ISOLATED CORNER OF THE AIRPORT UNDER OF ME iN LOOSE SOMEHOW! ACTiON. WATCH YOURSELF, HEAVY POLICE PROTECTION! DR HALL! NOW RUN AND TELL THE EMPEROR THAT iF THiNGS TAKE A TURN FOR THE WORSE, WE’LL BE RETREATiNG TO THE SMALL PLAiN. © Dupuis - Zumbiehl & Formosa © Dupuis - Richaud, Rambaud & Gil 4 5 LOUiS-FRANÇOiS PSSST… WiLL BE FiNE, I PROMiSE. 13 15 JANUARY NEW 2021 NEW 2021 FEBRUARY The Bluecoats Vol. 14: The Dirty Five Thorgal Vol. 22: I, Jolan • Cauvin; illustrated by Lambil • Sente; illustrated by Rosinski The hilarious adventures of a pair of unlikely friends across Child of the stars, touched by destiny and constant irritant the bloody fields of the american civil war. to the Gods, Thorgal is a reluctant hero, a simple man with simple dreams. After a series of bloody battles, the 22nd Jolan has agreed to leave his family and Cavalry is once again depleted. Sent on a serve Manthor, after he saved Thorgal’s life. recruiting drive, Chesterfield meets only The mysterious mage has promised him an failure — between the reputation of their exceptional destiny — if, that is, the young unit and Blutch’s constant sabotage efforts, man proves worthy of it. So begins a series finding volunteers is almost impossible. Until of trials during which Jolan, on his own fate brings them to a penitentiary where at first, will meet four other youngsters. some very unsavoury characters are about They, too, have unusual powers. They, too, to hang. Offered a choice, the criminals will are on their way to Manthor’s castle. Will pick the uniform over the noose, but can they be allies, or enemies? they be controlled? Over 12 million books sold! 21.5 million volumes sold – Adapted as a computer game THE MONSTER STANDING BEFORE US SEEMED TO HAVE SPRUNG OUT“Thorgal OF THE GROUND is, for all practical purposes, an AS IF BY MAGIC. HE BARRED THE ONLY PATHepic AWAY fantasy FROM character as vastly developed THE BEACH, THOUGH, AND IT “I think that The Bluecoats genuinely has WAS CLEARas THERE Conan, WAS NO yet, unlike Conan, that all ALTERNATIVE BUT TO FIGHT something in it for all ages. [...] It’s got a THROUGH. world- and character-building has come good solid plot, a wry sense of humour and solely from its creators (plus a hand- some thought-provoking undertones.” picked successor).” ISBN 978-1-80044-004-3 £7.99 Dion Winton-Polak, Geek Syndicate ISBN 978-1-84918-444-1 £7.99 Jared Shurin, Pornokitsh Ages ?9.90 Ages ?9.90 9 781800 440043 $11.95 9 781849 184441 $11.95 8+ The Bluecoats Backlist page 23 12+ Thorgal Backlist page 29-30 Pbk: 48pp, 21.7 x 28.7 cm Pbk: 48pp, 18.4 x 25.7 cm THE ATTACK WILL COMMENCE AT PRECISELY WE’RE NOT SERIOUSLY ORDERS ARE ORDERS, FIVE O’CLOCK … HAVE GOING TO CHARGE WITH BLUTCH! TAKE SOLACE IN EVERYONE STAND THREE PEOPLE?! KNOWING YOUR READY! SACRIFICE WILL NOT BE IN WHAT?! THAT VAIN! … THAT’S MY FACE!? INGVILD! © Dupuis - Cauvin & Lambil NO-O-O! © Le Lombard (Dargaud-Lombard s.a.) - Rosinski & Sente SINCE THERE’S NO OTHER CHOICE … 6 7 … LET’S GET TO IT ALREADY! 4 20 21 FEBRUARY NEW 2021 NEW 2021 FEBRUARY Trent Vol. 6: The Sunless Country Lucky Luke Vol. 78: The Dalton Uncles • Leo & Rodolphe • Laurent Gerra and Jacques Pessis; illustrated by Achdé A solitary, dogged Mountie’s adventures in the wilds of 19th A cowboy who shoots faster than his own shadow, his century Canada — pure Western … in the North! sarcastic horse, a quartet of incredibly stupid bandits — this is the Old West at its funniest. Beyond the Arctic Circle, in the freezing Once again, Luke is called to the penitentiary, cold and never-ending night, the Mounties though for once the Daltons haven’t escaped. do their duty and try to resist the creeping They have, however, just learned that their assaults of madness and depression. One cousin Emmett, last survivor of the original evening, Trent, alone at his remote outpost, Dalton gang, has a son — and that Averell was hears a call for help. He finds a couple chosen as his godfather! Now Lucky Luke has of Natives, dead of exposure, along with to accompany the dumbest bandits in the ..