COMIC BOOKS 2018

GRAPHIC NOVELS
A SELECTION
OF FRENCH TITLES
Cover illustration:
L’Aimant, Lucas Harari
© Sarbacane BD, Paris, 2017
Promoting French publishing around the world
For almost 140 years, Bief has been promoting
French publishers’ creations on the international
scene with the vocation of facilitating and developing
exchange between French and foreign professionals
in the publishing industry.
This catalogue presents 16 publishing houses
and over 85 titles. It is intended as both a working and
reference tool for all those interested in comics and
graphic novels published in France, especially foreign
publishers, booksellers and librarians keen to build their
list of translated and/or adapted works in this sector.
This catalogue was created to promote the discovery
of the great variety in and the high quality of comics and
graphic novel publishing in France, to help publishers,
booksellers and librarians strengthen existing ties with
their French counterparts.
Index of publishers / Comic Books & Graphic Novels

4 21g
9 Bamboo
12 Casterman
15 Dargaud – Dupuis – Le Lombard
18 Groupe Delcourt > Éditions Delcourt – Éditions Soleil
23 Futuropolis
26 Gallimard Bande dessinée
29 Les Éditions de la Gouttière
32 Les Humanoïdes Associés – Humanoids
35 Musée du Louvre Éditions
38 Petit à Petit
41 Rue de Sèvres
44 Sarbacane
 21g
Founded: 2014
Titles in catalogue: 12
Titles published annually: 3-5

Emblematic titles or series

Pelé, the King of Soccer:

published in English and Spanish

Phil, the Life of Philip K. Dick:

published in English
Albert Einstein, the Poetry of Reality:
published in Italian

21g is dedicated to creating and publishing graphic novel

biographies of the lives of people who changed the world such
as inventors, athletes, explorers, artists, scientists and people
who have made an impact in human rights, business, etc.
These are the stories of positive role models, where they come
from, their upbringing, families, environment and their golden
years – not just their moments of glory. Our graphic novels,
are all over 100 pages long and target young adults and adults.
We are currently expanding our list to include the history
of ideas and monuments as well.

17 bis rue Richard-Lenoir 75011 Paris, France · www.21g.fr

Publisher: Jean-Paul Moulin > jean.paul.moulin@gmail.com
Foreign Rights: Sylvain Coissard > sylcoissard2@orange.fr

Rodin, an Intimate Portrait

Rodin, fugit amor,
portrait intime
Eddy Simon, Joël Alessandra,
21g, Collection
Destins d’Histoire, 2017
The extraordinary life of one of
the world’s most famous sculptors
as seen through the eyes of the three
most important women in his life…
By Eddy Simon, former journalist
and author of a best-selling graphic
novel and Joël Alessandra, author
of over 15 graphic novels, including
documentaries on war-torn Africa,
whisky and several travel books.
This work was created in cooperation
with the Musée Rodin in Paris.
Foreword by Ms. Chevillot, Director
of the Musée Rodin.
Graphic Novel, Biography • YA & Adults
104 pages • 21 × 27 cm • 22 €
EAN 9791093111308
Albert Einstein,
The Poetry of Reality
Albert Einstein,
La Poésie du réel
Marwan Kahil,
Manuel Garcia Iglesias,
21g, Collection
Destins d’Histoire, 2017
Albert Einstein is world-famous
for E=mc2 and the theory of relativity,
but the genesis of his discoveries
is not as well known… This biography
covers his whole life including his
confrontation of antisemitism
in his youth, his involvement in the
atomic bomb and his commitment
to world peace.
Graphic Novel, Biography • YA & Adults
128 pages, B&W • 18 × 27 cm • 19 €
EAN 9791093111230

Pelé, The King of Soccer

Le roi Pelé,
L’Homme et la légende
Eddy Simon, Vincent Brascaglia,
21g, Collection
Destins d’Histoire, 2016
Known by his fans as “O Rei”
(The King), Pelé is widely regarded
as the greatest soccer player of all time.
But he is more than just an athlete,
he is also an important role model
who has traveled the world as a UNICEF
goodwill ambassador. Pelé is a living
icon, symbol of the sport he dubbed
“the beautiful game” – one that brings
people together regardless of race,
nationality or age. In this graphic
novel biography, Eddy Simon and
Vincent Brascaglia beautifully depict
Pelé’s rise from the slums of Brazil
to the world stage.
Graphic Novel, Biography • YA & Adults
144 pages • 18 × 27 cm • 17 €
EAN 9791093111179
 Phil, the Life of Philip K. Dick
Phil, une vie de Philip K. Dick
Laurent Queyssi,
Mauro Marchesi,
21g, Collection
Rêveurs de Mondes, 2018
Philip K. Dick was one of the most
influential science-fiction writers
of the 20th century. His works inspired
many film and TV adaptations
(Minority Report, Ubik, Total Recall, …).
Suffering from paranoia and drug
addictions, he struggled through life
until his early death just a few days
before the release of Blade Runner,
based on his book Do Androids Dream
of Electric Sheep? to worldwide
acclaim. The story is by Queyssi,
a SF writer who has given multiple
conferences on P. K. Dick around the
world with art by Marchesi, one of
the creators of Hollywood Bau.
Graphic Novel, Biography • YA & Adults
144 pages • 18 × 27 cm • 22 €
EAN 9791093111193

H. P. Lovecraft
Howard P. Lovecraft, Celui
qui écrivait dans les ténèbres
Alex Nikolavitch,
Carlos Aón, Gervasio, Lee,
21g, Collection
Rêveurs de Mondes, 2018
Although he died almost unknown,
H.P. Lovecraft has become a household
name through his horror stories and
especially his tales based around
the myth of Cthulhu, all heavily
influenced by the dire conditions of his
parents’ deaths in mental institutions…
The book follows him from his early
days when his works start to appear
in pulp magazines, through his life
struggle with his demons that lasted
through his final days.
Graphic Novel, Biography • YA & Adults
112 pages • 18 × 27 cm • 19 €
EAN 9791093111216
Leonard da Vinci,
the Man and His World
Leonardo da Vinci,
L’Homme et le monde
Marwan Kahil, Ariel Vittori,
21G, Collection
Destins d’Histoire, 2018
Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpieces
are the most sought-after paintings
in the history of art. They adorn the
walls of the most important museums
in the world. He is also famous
for his diverse interests such as his
inventions, and medical and scientific
writing. This graphic novel follows him
throughout his life, from his birth as
the illegitimate son of a local nobleman
to his becoming the trusted adviser
to conquering princes and ultimately
the closest friend of the King of France,
François 1er and to his death in Blois
at the age of 67.
Graphic Novel, Biography • YA & Adults
112 pages • 21 × 27 cm • 20 €
EAN 9791093111254

From One Renoir to Another

D’un Renoir à l’autre
Eddy Simon,
Jacques Lemonnier,
21G, Collection
Destins d’Histoire, 2018
This graphic novel explores the
complementary lives of Auguste Renoir,
the famous impressionist painter,
and that of his son, Jean Renoir,
the Academy Award winning movie
director. Written by Eddy Simon,
a former journalist and author of
several best-selling graphic novels
with art by Jacques Lemonnier,
an experienced children’s comic
book illustrator.
Graphic Novel, Biography • YA & Adults
112 pages • 21 × 27 cm • 20 €
EAN 9791093111339
 Gustave Eiffel, the Iron Giant,
Gustave Eiffel, Le Géant du fer
Philippe Coupérie-Eiffel,
Eddy Simon, Joël Alessandra,
21G, Collection
Destins d’Histoire, 2015
Though most-renowned for his
Paris tower, Eiffel was a Masterbuilder,
having designed and built several
outstanding bridges and other famous
structures around the world. He was
a highly successful businessman
of the Industrial age who has inspired
many people including Steve Jobs…
After retiring he started a second career
as scientist making important inroads
in the fields of meteorology and
aerodynamics. Written by Philippe
Coupérie-Eiffel, Gustave’s great great
grandson and the president of
“Les amis de Gustave Eiffel”, and Eddy
Simon, a former journalist and author
of several best-selling graphic novels
with art by Joël Alessandra, author
of over 15 graphic novels.
Graphic Novel, Biography • YA & Adults
112 pages • 18 × 27 cm • 17 €
EAN 9791093111049

Two Brothers in Hollywood:

The True Story
of Walt and Roy Disney
Deux frères à Hollywood :
la véritable histoire
de Walt et Roy Disney
Alex Nikolavitch, Felix Ruiz
21G, Collection
Destins d’Histoire, 2018
After a series of failed enterprises,
the young Walt Disney convinced his
older brother Roy to join him in a new
venture to make simple animated
short films. The combination of
the younger Disney’s creative drive and
the older’s business acumen proved
irresistible and, with the help of a little
mouse, they built an entertainment
empire! The book does not shy away
from the controversies surrounding
Walt’s complex personality, including
his temper tantrums, his relationship
with unions, his anti-Semitism and
his chronic depression.
Graphic Novel, Biography • YA & Adults
112 pages • 18 × 27 cm • 19 €
EAN 9791093111186
Bamboo Founded: 1997
Titles in Catalogue: 900
Titles published annually: 160

Since it was created in 1997 by Olivier Sulpice, Bamboo Édition

has been endeavouring to renew the “one-page gag” genre
in series with popular themes such as: jobs (“Teachers”, “Cops”),
sports (“Rugby players”), girls (“Sisters”, “Dance studio”).
The authors nurture a sense of humour intended for a wide
readership, from 7 to 77. This formula has made Bamboo a
reference in the world of funny comic strips. The “Grand Angle”
series are realistic comics that play on diversity and emotion:
stories with a touch of poetry, politically committed but
unbiased, real and moving testimonies, captivating thrillers.
From pleasure to disgust to relaxed reading, you will experience
a myriad of sentiments as you turn the pages of Bamboo’s titles.

116 chemin des Jonchères – bp 3, 71850 Charnay-les-Mâcon, France · www.bamboo.fr

Publisher: Olivier Sulpice > projet@bamboo.fr
Foreign Rights: Catherine Loiselet > c.loiselet@bamboo.fr

Living with
Alexandra David-Néel, Vol. 2
Une vie avec
Alexandra David-Néel, Vol. 2
Fred Campoy, Mathieu Blanchot,
Bamboo, Collection
Grand Angle, 2017
1959: Marie-Madeleine worked
as a servant for a difficult old woman:
Alexandra David-Néel, explorer and
writer, who was the first white woman
to enter Tibet. David-Néel was intro-
duced to Marie-Madeleine at the age
of 91. David-Néel moved from her hotel
room in Aix-en-Provence, to her villa
in Digne, which had been abandoned
for years and was in complete chaos,
filled with the collectables and writings
accumulated over her fourteen years
in Asia. Marie-Madeleine is drawn
into the exceptional life of this famous
adventuress, from her conversion
to Buddhism to her meeting with
the Dalai Lama.
Graphic Novel • YA & Adults
90 pages • 23 × 30 cm • 16,90 €
EAN 9782818940846
 The Private Detective
Workshop, Vol. 1
Atelier Détectives, Vol. 1
Beka, Sandrine Goalec,
Bamboo,
Collection Humour, 2017
Isidore, Lola and Jules are
the three members of the Private
Detectives’ Workshop at their school.
Their specialization: all mysteries…
Their tools: a magnifying glass,
a notebook, a pencil… and a lot of
common sense! Their suspects:
a zombie, a T-Rex and a funny sort
of witch… Follow the three detectives
as they resolve the Nightly Mystery.
Three scary yet funny stories which
will make you check carefully under
your bed before going to sleep.
Children’s Comic Book • Ages 7-15
48 pages • 21,5 × 29,3 cm • 10,90 €
EAN 9782818940815

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The 40 Elephants,
Vol. 1. Light Fingered Florrie
40 éléphants,
Vol. 1. Florrie, doigts de fée
Kid Toussaint, Virginie Augustin,
Bamboo,
Collection Grand Angle, 2017
There are forty of them, thieves,
pickpockets and blackmailers…
forty women from diverse segments
of 1920s London society who joined
forces to form a crime syndicate…
When “nimble fingered”, Florrie,
a young and talented pickpocket,
joins the gang as the forty-first
member, the organization starts to
show cracks as internal power play
starts to heat up. But it’s not the time
for infighting because the Elephants
are facing an increasingly efficient
police force and a rival re-formed
male gang determined to reclaim
its territory.
Comic Book • YA & Adults
56 pages • 24,1 × 32 cm • 14,90 €
EAN 9782818943526
The Sisters, Vol. 11.
It’s Just the Way She Is
Les Sisters,
Vol. 11. C’est dans sa nature
Christophe Cazenove, Maury,
Bamboo,
Collection Humour, 2016
Wendy and Marine are two lively
sisters. When the younger one,
picks the lock on her older sister’s
private diary, listens at her bedroom
door or steals her clothes, the
mood in the house gets tense. But,
in spite of it all, sisters are sisters,
and it’s all good!
Comic Book • All Ages
46 pages • 21,5 × 29,2 cm • 10,90 €
EAN 9782818940372

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Orphan Train, Vol. 8

Le Train des Orphelins, Vol. 8
Philippe Charlot,
Xavier Fourquemin,
Bamboo,
Collection Grand Angle, 2017
1990, Harvey is not surprised by Jim’s
showing up unexpectedly at his posh
New York home. The two men met
70 years earlier as young boys on board
a train of European immigrant orphans,
a system of adoption based out of the
American East Coast, to try and disperse
the large number of orphans collecting
there. The method was a recipe for
human misery where families longing
for children, rubbed shoulders with
farmers looking for cheap labor.
Jim and his little brother come to under-
stand the importance of brotherhood,
friendship, trust, helping one another,
but will also suffer the cost of betrayal
by those who, not being born to “good”
families, would do anything to be
adopted into one.
Comic Book • All Ages
48 pages • 24,3 × 32 cm • 13,90 €
EAN 9782818941560
 Casterman
Founded: 1780
Titles in catalogue: 5 000
Titles published annually: 350

Emblematic titles or series

Tintin series, by Hergé:

Established in 1780, Casterman started a comics list as early
translated into 108 languages
as 1930. Since the publication of the first Tintin comic, which
Corto Maltese series,
is still the pride of its prestigious catalogue, Casterman has by Hugo Pratt: translated
remained faithful to its initial approach: to make quality books over 20 languages
for all readers. Casterman publishes books by major authors Les Cités Obscures series,
such as Hugo Pratt, Tardi, Bilal, Peeters and Schuiten. In addition by Benoit Peeters
& François Schuiten:
to comic books, Casterman also publishes a wide range
translated into 17 languages
of children’s books, from board books and animated books
C’était la guerre des tranchées,
for very young readers to picture books, activity books and non- by Tardi: translated into
fiction as well as literary fiction for older readers, by famous 10 languages
authors and illustrators such as Émile Jadoul, Anne Herbauts, La Trilogie Nikopol series,
François Place or David Sala. Casterman’s most famous by Bilal: translated into
15 languages
characters, include: Martine, the little girl who has delighted
children around the world for over 60 years, Émilie who
celebrated her 40th birthday in 2015, and, of course, timeless
characters such as Ernest and Celestine by Gabrielle Vincent.

Cantersteen 47 – Boîte 4, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgique · www.casterman.com

Publisher: Benoît Mouchart > bmouchart@casterman.com
Foreign Rights: Jérôme Baron > jbaron@casterman.com / Nathalie Glorieux >
n.glorieux@casterman.com / Nolwenn Lebret > nolwenn.lebret@casterman.com

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Bug, Vol. 1
Enki Bilal,
Casterman, 2017
Planet Earth is contending
with the brutal and unexplained
disappearance of all digital data,
from the biggest servers to the smallest
USB flash drives. Everything has come
to a grinding halt. A link between
this mysterious phenomenon and
the return of a crew from a mission
to Mars is quickly uncovered. The only
survivor seems to have all of the lost
data. In this tumultuous environment,
all the people, nations, corporations,
religions, and mafias are fixed on
this survivor and his family…
Comic Book • Adults
96 pages • 19,2 × 26,9 cm • 18 €
EAN 9782203105782
A Sister
Une sœur
Bastien Vivès,
Casterman, 2017
Antoine, 13, spends his summer
holidays by the sea with his parents
and younger brother. When they are
not chasing crabs, they both spend
most of their time drawing at the
restaurant or at the beach. One night,
Antoine discovers another person
sleeping in their room. Hélène is 16
and came with her mother to spend
a few days by the sea. Her presence
and her behavior trouble Antoine.
What starts out as summer romance
soon becomes a tense narrative,
that goes well beyond simple erotic
emotion. Bastien Vivès has created
a deep work, and his graphic style
has become more refined, pure,
almost abstract.
Graphic Novel • Adults
212 pages • 19,4 × 27,9 cm • 20 €
EAN 9782203147164

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Chess Story, based

on the Stefan Zweig Novel
Le joueur d’échecs,
d’après Stefan Zweig
David Sala,
Casterman, 2017
On an ocean liner from New York
to Buenos Aires, a world chess
champion is playing a final match
against a formidable opponent.
The champion is from modest origins
but a master tactician. His opponent
is an aristocrat who has only been
able to practice in his head while
in solitary confinement in a Nazi jail
during the Austrian occupation.
This moving and heart wrenching
account of Nazi barbarism was Stefan
Zweig’s last work before his suicide.
Graphic Novel,
Adaptation of a Literary Work • Adults
111 pages • 24,1 × 32,2 cm • 20 €
EAN 9782203093478
 Momo, Vol. 1
Jonathan Garnier, Rony Hotin,
Casterman, 2017
Momo is a 4-year-old girl, whose
mother left her and her father years ago.
She and her dad, a fisherman, live
in a small fishing village. Her father is
often off fishing for weeks at a time,
earning money for the family.
When he is away, she is left in her
grandmother’s care. This graphic novel
follows Momo one summer throughout
her adventures. We see how she finds
her place among the village kids,
how she handles the mean fish monger
and the tall, beautiful roller skating
Françoise…
Children’s Comic Book
86 pages • 22,7 × 30,5 cm • 16 €
EAN 9782203095373

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Bastard
Bâtard
Max de Radiguès,
Casterman, 2017
Somewhere in the American
Southwest, May and her son Eugene
are driving away with the trunk of
their car full of bank notes. They were
just involved in a carefully planned
largescale bank robbery. After a few
days, robbers’ bodies turn up all over
the country. Now, May and Eugene
are not only running from the police,
but also from their former partners
in crime who want to keep the loot
for themselves… In the spirit of
Bonnie & Clyde, or The Getaway with
Steve Mc Queen, Bastard is the story
of the adventures of a surprising pair
of runaways, a mother and her son.
Graphic Novel • Adults
192 pages • 15 × 19 cm • 13 €
EAN 9782203141414
Dargaud – Dupuis Founded: 1936
Titles in catalogue: 5,300
Titles published annually:
136 (Dargaud) / 110 (Dupuis) /

Le Lombard 77 (Le Lombard)

Emblematic titles or series

Valérian: translated into

20 languages

XIII: translated into

Mediatoon was created by Média-Participations group,
20 languages
the European leader in French-language comics and manga
Thorgal: translated into
and one of Europe’s leading animation producers. 19 languages
Mediatoon manages the group’s comic book and audiovisual
Yakari: translated into
rights. The Mediatoon Foreign Rights division (mfr) licenses 14 languages
the foreign rights of the comic books published by the Blake & Mortimer: translated
group’s five imprints, namely Dargaud, Dupuis, Le Lombard, into 11 languages
Lucky Comics and Kana, as well as the foreign rights of
the illustrated children books published by the new imprints
Little Urban and Huggin & Muginn. mfr also licenses foreign
auxiliary rights of the animated series produced by Média-
Participations. Over 1.5 million foreign language licensed
editions of comic titles are sold every year in over 40 countries
and more than 30 languages.

15-27 rue Moussorgski 75018 Paris, France · www.dargaud.com / www.lelombard.com

www.mfr.mediatoon.com · Foreign Rights: Sophie Castille > sophie.castille@mediatoon.com

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Taking Off
with Thomas Pesquet
Dans la combi
de Thomas Pesquet
Marion Montaigne,
Dargaud, 2017
Popular science writer Marion Montaigne
recounts a year in the life of astronaut
Thomas Pesquet. For twelve months,
Montaigne followed the day-to-day life
of the French astronaut, who in 2008
became one of the lucky few selected
from among 8,000 candidates to take
part in the European Space Agency’s
human spaceflight program.
This reportage takes us from NASA’s
training center in Houston (Texas, USA)
to Star City in Moscow (Russia),
to the Soyuz rocket launch site in
Baikonur (Kazakhstan). Taking Off with
Thomas Pesquet is an entertaining
and meticulously detailed account of
the life of a modern-day astronaut and
a look into human space exploration.
Non-Fiction, Graphic Novel • Ages 12 +
204 pages • 20,5 × 27,5 cm • 22,50 €
EAN 9782205076394
 Little Nothings
L’air de rien
Aude Picault,
Dargaud, 2017
L’air de rien is an album that
looks at social relations in an urban
environment – Paris. Over the course
of a hundred strips and over a dozen
large format illustrations, author
Aude Picault, now in her thirties,
takes a step back to depict this
contemporary urban society and the
fascinating lives of those around her
– lovingly, and with a good dose of
irony. A remarkable must-have work.
Graphic Novel • Ages 12 +
72 pages • 24 × 32 cm • 16,45 €
EAN 9782205077377

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Hubert Reeves, Vol. 1

Biodiversity for Children
Hubert Reeves nous explique
Vol. 1. La biodiversité
Hubert Reeves, Nelly Boutinot,
Daniel Casanave,
Le Lombard, 2017
Without the stars, none of us would
be here. As they die, stars shed the
atoms that are the building blocks
of life. From these atoms, come plants,
animals, and all the diverse forms
of life which are essential to our
survival. We are all different, just like
the animals that inhabit our land
and waters, and in this shared natural
environment, our fate is intertwined
with the fate of all other life on Earth.
Non-Fiction, Graphic Novel • All Ages
62 pages • 21,7 × 28,7 cm • 13,45 €
EAN 9782803670796
Rascal
Crapule
Jean-Luc Deglin,
Dupuis, 2017
A very contemporary, funny
and touching story of a woman who
is given a cat by her mother and
has to learn on how to take care of it.
As the story evolves, the cat will
take more and more space in her life.
Crapule is a graphic novel for cat lovers
and for those who like cartoon humor.
Readers 6 and up (yes, adults, too!)
will enjoy reading this work.
The one-page humorous strips can
be read on their own, but together,
they also to tell a longer tale.
Graphic Novel, Humor • Ages 6 +
128 pages • 16,7 × 20,8 cm • 14,50 €
EAN 9782800174006

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Unbeatable, Vol. 1
Justice and Fresh Veggies
Imbattable, Vol. 1
Justice et légumes frais
Jousselin,
Dupuis, 2017
Criminals around the world,
beware! Unbeatable is on his way.
This new superhero defends not
only the weak and the oppressed
but also dogs, grandmas’ cats, bocce,
the mayor’s son, in short, the whole
town! Donning a mask and a cape
like any self-respecting righter
of wrongs, he makes mad scientists
and jokesters, miserable yet never
forgets to buy bread!
Humor • Ages 9 +
48 pages • 21,8 × 30 cm • 10,95 €
EAN 9782800170640
 Groupe Delcourt
Founded: 1986 (Delcourt) /
1988 (Soleil)
Titles in catalogue: 8,000+
(5,000+ Delcourt / 3,000 Soleil)

Delcourt – Soleil Titles published annually:

about 700 (400 Delcourt / 300 Soleil)

Emblematic titles or series

Les Légendaires series:

20 volumes; 6 million copies sold;
Groupe Delcourt, the leading independent francophone translated into Dutch.

comics publishing group, is characterized by a dynamism that Trolls series: 22 volumes;

3.5 million copies sold; translated
has not waned since its start as a publishing company in 1986.
into Dutch, Portuguese, Brazilian,
Since its founding, the company was known for its policy of Spanish; Uderzo award 2007
favoring young authors, mass market series and discovering (Best drawing for J. L. Mourier)

of outstanding talent such as that of Marc-Antoine Mathieu, Les blagues de Toto series:
Lewis Trondheim, Joann Sfar, Pénélope Bagieu and Guy Delisle. 14 volumes; 4 million copies sold;
translated into Chinese (Simplified)
Delcourt acquired Éditions Tonkam in 2005 and Editions
Les p’tits diables series:
Soleil in 2011. Groupe Delcourt is now a comics publishing
24 volumes; 1 million copies sold;
group with a rich catalog of over 8,000 titles with comics translated into Italian and Turkish
of all types – children’s, graphic novels, classic series, manga. La rose écarlate series:
There are numerous best-sellers: Walking Dead, Les Légendaires, 13 volumes; 1 million copies sold;
Les Blagues de Toto, Les P’tits Diables, Noob… translated into English

8 rue Léon-Jouhaux 75010 Paris, France · www.editions-delcourt.fr / www.soleilprod.com

Foreign Rights: Laurence Leclercq > lleclercq@groupedelcourt.com / Séverine Aupert >
saupert@groupedelcourt.com / Tiphaine Le Roux > tleroux@groupedelcourt.com

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The WindWalkers, Vol. 1

The Cosmos Is My Campground
La Horde du contrevent, Vol. 1
Le cosmos est mon campement
Éric Henninot, based
on the novel by Alain Damasio,
Éditions Delcourt,
Collection Neopolis, 2017
The greatest contemporary sci-fi novel
adapted into a graphic novel. After a
merciless training program, the children
left the border town of Aberlaas.
There are twenty-three of them: the
34th band of WindWalkers, all different,
yet united, they form a self-sufficient
group that sticks together, moving with
a single aim, to head West against a
strong wind that blows incessantly day
and night, across the world. Putting
to use the know-how and experience
of eight centuries of failure, this band is
said to be the best and final one, the
one that will reach the Extreme-Amont.
Sc-Fi, Adaptation
of a Literary Work • Ages 15 +
80 pages • 24 × 32 cm • 16,95 €
EAN 9782756067261
Grimr’s Saga
Saga de Grimr
Jérémie Moreau,
Éditions Delcourt,
Collection Mirages, 2017
In a society where a man is defined
by his lineage, Grimr, an orphan born
without a name, has to fight to reach
his dream of becoming a legendary
hero. 1783, poverty-stricken, Iceland,
is still under the yoke of the Danish
Crown. Young Grimr, his family’s sole
survivor, has to flee the slave drivers.
“no-one’s son”, Grimr has to show
twice as much heroism as anyone
else to prove his worth. He becomes
the protégé of a vagabond and
is confronted with all the pillars
of the Icelandic culture: the prestige
of genealogy, the cult of law and
superstition. It will be a long hard
road before he becomes a legend…
Graphic Novel, Drama • Ages 15 +
232 pages • 19,8 × 26,3 cm • 25,50 €
EAN 9782756080642

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Lila, Vol. 2. You’re Pretty

and You Smell Nice!
Lila, Vol. 2. T’es belle
et tu sens bon !
Séverine De La Croix,
Pauline Roland
Éditions Delcourt,
Collection Jeunesse, 2017
A light and humorous plunge into
the delicate age of puberty, a period
that all young girls go through.
Written in a diary format, the work
combines Lila’s diary entries about her
experiences, with images. She talks of
her growing breasts, choosing her first
bra and even choosing a career path.
“Hi, I’m Lila! My parents are separated,
and I have an older brother who
annoys me all the time. An incredible
thing happened yesterday, my breasts
started to grow! My mother took me
to the gynecologist and bought me
my first bra”.
Children’s Comic Book • Ages 8-12
72 pages • 22,6 × 29,8 cm • 14,95 €
EAN 9782756086897
 Marshal Bass,
Vol. 2. Family Murders
Marshal Bass,
Vol. 2. Meurtres en famille
Darko Macan, Igor Kordey,
Éditions Delcourt,
Collection Neopolis, 2017
Marshal Bass retraces the journey
of the first African American Marshal.
A surprising, complex and multi-
layered thriller; an audacious western.
Arizona, 1875. A gang of freed slaves,
led by mysterious Milord is terrorizing
the entire state. River Bass, the first
black officer in the U.S. Marshal Service,
is the only person who has been able
to infiltrate the group. He accepted
his Marshal’s star out of respect and
a desire for equality, but he’ll face great
misery, abuse and cruelty. Bass is,
unfortunately, unmasked by the gang
he has infiltrated, so his fight for
justice ends, and the fight to save his
own life begins…
Western • Ages 15 +
56 pages • 24 × 32 cm • 14,95 €
EAN 9782756082073

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Serum
Cyril Pedrosa,
Nicolas Gaignard,
Éditions Delcourt, 2017
Kader is condemned to tell the truth,
the whole truth and nothing but
the truth. This curse has made his life
hell. Paris 2050, a new Government
is in power, and the tension due to the
purges which followed the change in
the regime is far from quietening down.
To suppress any rebellion the rebels
are made to take a serum called
“Zanédrine” which forces them to tell
the truth, whether they want to or not.
Kader, condemned for embezzlement,
has served four years of his sentence
when he finds himself, against his will,
plunged into the turmoil of a plot
against the Government.
Graphic Novel, Sci-Fi • Ages 15 +
160 pages • 19 × 28,4 cm • 18,95 €
EAN 9782756065915
Servitude,
Vol. 5. Shalin, Part one
Servitude, Vol. 5.
Shalin, 1re partie
Fabrice David, Éric Bougier,
Éditions Delcourt,
Collection Heroic Fantasy, 2017
The Powers were the first ones
to populate the Earth. When man
appeared, he stirred up passion and
division and the Powers chose to take
physical forms: dragons, giants,
angels, mermaids and fairies. Then
came the time of wars and infighting…
Today, a thousand years have passed,
the giants have disappeared, the
dragons have survived, the mermaids
have retreated to the bottom
of the oceans, the angels and fairies
have become mythical. The Sons
of the Earth have at last founded
the greatest of kingdoms. For them,
the Powers are only a legend…
Heroic Fantasy, Adventure • Ages 15 +
56 pages • 23,3 × 32,3 cm • 14,95 €
EAN 9782302065055

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I Am Someone Else
Je suis un autre
Rodolphe, Laurent Gnoni,
Éditions Soleil, 2018
Immerse yourself in the torment
of a mysterious murder in the heat of
a Mediterranean summer, filled with
passionate love, jealousy, conspiracy
and schizophrenia. Peppo and
his brother Sylvio are spending their
summer holidays on a small island
in the Mediterranean. Peppo falls in
love with a young female artist with
whom he has a brief affair under
Sylvio’s disapproving eye. When she is
found dead, Peppo is sure that his
brother is guilty. The mystery seems
to be solved except for one thing:
Sylvio died years ago.
Graphic Novel, Thriller • Ages 15 +
144 pages • 19,8 × 26,3 cm • 18,95 €
EAN 9782302066342
 Epiphany
Freight’s Terrible Fear
L’épouvantable peur
d’Épiphanie Frayeur
Séverine Gauthier,
Clément Lefèvre,
Éditions Soleil,
Collection Métamorphose,
2016
Her hair is forever standing on end.
She’s afraid of everything, all the time.
This fear follows her everywhere
she goes, hooked to her like a shadow.
Nearly 9 years old, Epiphany wants
to conquer it so as not to have to be
a slave to it any more. While on this
quest, she meets an astonishing
bunch of people – each one zanier than
the next: a psychiatrist, a hairdresser,
a brave and honest knight, a wild
animal tamer, a psychic… Will her
forged new links make her fearless?
Graphic Novel • Ages 8-14
92 pages • 21,4 × 28,6 cm • 18,95 €
EAN 9782302053854

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Being Nobody, 1st Season,

Vol. 3. Between Heaven & Hell
Nobody, Saison 1,
Vol. 3. Entre le ciel et l’enfer
Christian de Metter,
Éditions Soleil,
Collection Noctambule, 2017
2007, Montana, USA. A man is arrested
at the scene of a crime that he appears
to have committed. A year later, a
psychologist carries out psychological
tests on this man. She is young, but
determined to get to the truth. During
their sessions, he confesses to having
murdered his old team-mate who,
according to him, had killed his wife.
He tells the psychologist that he’d cut
him into pieces. But certain things
don’t ring true… Gradually over time,
confidence is built up between them.
A revelation by the psychologist will
eventually force him to face the truth…
The characters and stories are all
fictitious, but the facts are real.
Graphic Novel, Thriller • Ages 15 +
74 pages • 19,5 × 27,5 cm • 15,95 €
EAN 9782302063969
Futuropolis Founded: 1974. Restructured: 2005
Titles in catalogue: 350
Titles published annually: 30

Emblematic titles or series

Mattéo, by Jean-Pierre Gibrat:

110,000 copies sold per volume;
translated into 8 languages

Les ignorants, by Étienne Davodeau:

160,000 copies sold;
translated into 13 languages;
1974: Étienne Robial founds Futuropolis. Gourmands awards 2012;
Listed for Angoulême Award 2012
2005: Futuropolis is reborn, with an ambitious and renewed
program and the same unchanged desire to promote authors L’entrevue, by Manuele Fior:
55,000 copies sold; translated into
both renowned and as-yet undiscovered, pursuing their dreams 5 languages; Bédélys Monde Award
and creations. Instead of following schools and fashions, 2014; listed for Canal bd Award 2013
Futuropolis publishes only original works, free from Catharsis, by Luz: 80,000 copies sold;
preconceived styles and notions. Futuropolis loves books translated into 4 languages;
France Info bd Award 2016;
with a strong voice, books that move readers’ hearts and minds,
Listed for Angoulême Award 2016;
and make them think and feel. To better support the varied Comic-Salon Erlangen Award 2016
approaches and intentions of its creators, Futuropolis publishes The Louvre-Futuropolis series (Bilal,
books whose design reflects their diversity of content: black Taniguchi, de Crécy, Matsumoto…):
and white, color, paperback, hardcover, formats large and small. 14 volumes published; translated
into 9 languages

132 rue du faubourg Saint-Denis 75010 Paris, France · www.futuropolis.fr

Publisher: Sébastien Gnaedig > sebastien.gnaedig@futuropolis.fr
Foreign Rights: Sylvain Coissard > sylcoissard2@orange.fr

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Mattéo, Vol. 4.
August – September 1936
Mattéo, Vol. 4.
Août – Septembre 1936
Jean-Pierre Gibrat,
Futuropolis, 2017
Mattéo traces the singular fate
of a man who gets caught up in all
of the wars of the first half of the
20th century in spite of his militant
pacifism. Gibrat, at his best in full
control of word and image.
“Barcelona may be Spanish, but it’s
certainly Catalonian. It was perhaps
a war, but it was definitely a revolution”.
The story will be told across 5
or 6 volumes.
Graphic Novel • Adults
64 pages • 24 × 31 cm • 17 €
EAN 9782754807432
 Calypso
Cosey,
Futuropolis, 2017
Grand Prize winner at Angoulême 2017,
famous for his cult series Jonathan,
Cosey is an exceptional story-teller
and delicate illustrator who has left his
mark on contemporary comics with
his graphic novels: Looking for Peter Pan,
Orchidea and especially his breath-
taking masterpiece Italian Voyage.
His new comic is a black and white
romantic detective story. Calypso
is a vivid, moving tale about the fake
kidnapping of a former Hollywood star
that takes place between a luxurious
retirement home on the shores of
a Swiss lake and Brooklyn…
Graphic Novel • Adults
104 pages • 24 × 29 cm • 20 €
EAN 9782754821155

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Ar-Men
Emmanuel Lepage,
Futuropolis, 2017
Emmanuel Lepage’s new graphic
novel is a fantasy about the infamous
mythical lighthouse: Ar-Men.
Ar-Men is the most remote and hard
to reach lighthouse in Brittany and
the world. Built between 1867 and 1881,
automated in 1990, it’s known as
the “Hell of Hells”. Combining fiction,
documentary reporting and legends,
the author has created an epic tale
with an intimate bent. Sumptuous
colors, breath-taking images, Lepage
at his best!
Graphic Novel • Adults
96 pages • 23 × 32,5 cm • 21 €
EAN 9782754823364
The Shroud, Vol. 1
Le Suaire, Vol. 1
Éric Liberge, Gérard Mordillat,
Jérôme Prieur,
Futuropolis, 2018
The story of a passionate love,
where the famous Shroud of Turin
plays an actual and symbolic role.
A fascinating graphic novel, written
by Gérard Mordillat and Jérôme Prieur,
authors and directors of the award-
winning documentaries Corpus
Christi, the Origins of Christianity
and The Apocalypse, brought to life
through Éric Liberge’s superb black
and white art.
Complete story will be in 3 volumes.
Volume 2 to be released in September
2018 and volume 3 in Spring 2019.
Graphic Novel • Adults
80 pages • 24 × 30 cm • 16 €
EAN 9782754821100

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The Rout, Vol. 2

La déconfiture, Vol. 2
Pascal Rabaté,
Futuropolis, 2018
June 1940. The defeat of the French
armed forces sends millions of
civilians into exile. Daily life has lost all
normality. Chaos reigns. By following
the fate of an ordinary French soldier,
Pascal Rabaté tells the story of
a very special summer through deep
sentiment, resolve, and a hint of irony.
A strange and funny journey, where
farce and tragedy play out side-
by-side in a country at war, a bruised
and bloodied France at the hour of
its army’s sudden defeat…
(complete story in 2 volumes).
Graphic Novel • Adults
120 pages • 21,4 × 29 cm • 20 €
EAN 9782754823128
 Gallimard
Founded: 2005
Titles in catalogue: 130
Titles published annually: 20

Bande dessinée Emblematic titles or series

Aya de Yopougon series:

700,000 copies sold; translated
into 14 languages; Angoulême
Award 2006; adapted into
an animated feature film

Ma Maman: 30,000 copies sold;

translated into 9 languages;
considered “Essential” in Angoulême
2008; Montreuil Award 2008;
Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis
2010; adapted into an animated
Gallimard Children’s Books has three graphic novel collections: feature film
– “Bayou”: Edited by Joann Sfar, a collection of graphic novels
Aâma series: 75,000 copies sold;
of about 100 pages each that tell tales of long adventures; translated into 8 languages;
– “Fétiche”: Every author has their heart set on a special story: Angoulême Award 2013; Quai des
Bulles Award 2013
a childhood memory or a recent discovery, a great classic,
a forgotten masterpiece or a contemporary work; Le Petit Prince: 150,000 copies sold;
translated into 28 languages;
– “Hors-Collection”: a variety of graphic novel formats from considered “Essential” in Angoulême
children’s stories to cook books to detective novels. 2009; lire Award (Best Comic) 2008

L’Étranger: 100,000 copies sold;

5 rue Gaston-Gallimard 75328 Paris Cedex 07, France · www.gallimard-bd.fr translated into 11 languages
Publisher: Nicolas Leroy > nicolas.leroy@gallimard-bd.fr
Foreign Rights: Anne Bouteloup > anne.bouteloup@gallimard-jeunesse.fr
Sylvain Coissard > sylcoissard2@orange.fr

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Bats, Monkeys and Man

Des chauves-souris,
des singes et des hommes
Barroux, Paule Constant,
Gallimard Bande dessinée,
Collection Fétiche, 2018
In a village in Africa, a young girl
cuddles a bat. A group of boys carry
the body of a silver backed monkey
proudly out of the forest… These
two moments unleash a sequence of
events that devastates the protagonists
of this tale one after the other.
Hut dwellers, rubber cutters, merchants,
fisherman, caregivers, primatologists…
A pernicious evil spreads silently
across the foot of Cloud Mountain,
and along the river banks…
The graphic novel adaptation of
Paule Constant’s (Prix Goncourt) story
of the Ebola virus. Constant’s sophi-
sticated literary style is beautifully
complimented by Barroux’s rugged art.
Graphic Novel,
Adaptation of a Literary Work • Adults
80 pages • 19 × 26 cm • 18 €
EAN 9782075084291
Brazen. Rebel Women
to Name Our Girls After, Vol. 2
Culottées. Des femmes
qui ne font que
ce qu’elles veulent, Vol. 2
Pénélope Bagieu,
Gallimard Bande dessinée,
2017
With shrewd humor, Pénélope Bagieu
sketches fifteen portraits of women
who struggled against the social
norms of their times, braving their
eras’ pressures to lead lives of their
own choosing: Sonita, Afghan rapper
and exiled activist; Thérèse Clerc,
benefactor of Parisian grannies;
Nellie Bly, 19th century investigative
reporter; Cheryl Bridges, marathon
runner; Phulan, bandit queen and
champion of the oppressed in India…
An alternate history of feminism,
with Bagieu’s perceptiveness, humor,
and a gift for creating vibrant,
endearing characters.
Graphic Novel, Feminism • Adults
168 pages • 19 × 26 cm • 20,50 €
EAN 9782075079846

27

Detective Kouamé
Commissaire Kouamé
Marguerite Abouet,
Donatien Mary,
Gallimard Bande dessinée,
2017
Abidjan. A man has been mysteriously
assassinated in a seedy red-light
district hotel. No one saw anything…
The investigation has to be kept
confidential because the victim is
none other than Traoré Compliqué,
the famous judge. The notorious
police detective, captain Marius
Kouamé, is immediately assigned
the case. Accompanied by his faithful
assistant, Arsène, they track down
all kinds of suspects, who had better
cooperate because the two cops’
torturous methods are as strange
as they are effective. A zany African
detective story by the author of
Aya of Yop City.
Graphic Novel, Crime • YA & Adults
104 pages • 21 × 28 cm • 20 €
EAN 9782075076920
 The Stars of Time
Les étoiles du temps
Victor Hussenot,
Gallimard Bande dessinée,
2017
Time is not only mathematical,
but also random, subjective… elusive.
From logical reasoning to imaginary
wanderings, the main character
of this remarkable investigation looks
at our perception of time and how
it is depicted. A quest that leads him
from childhood through the various
stages of life. Combining the personal
with the universal, Hussenot brilliantly
continues his illustrative and poetic
reflection on human existence:
a fascinating “trip through time”.
Graphic Novel, Essay • Adults
96 pages • 21 × 28 cm • 20 €
EAN 9782075076821

28

The First Man

Le premier homme
Jacques Ferrandez, based
on the novel by Albert Camus,
Gallimard Bande dessinée,
Collection Fétiche, 2017
After the success of The Stranger,
Jacques Ferrandez adapts Albert Camus’
autobiographical masterpiece
into a graphic novel. The moving
and captivating story of this winner
of the Nobel Prize in Literature, starts
with his childhood in Algeria spent
with his illiterate mother. This temporal
and emotional odyssey through his
memories, is an autobiography written
in the guise of fiction. Searching
for his origins, he speaks of his family,
the role of women and school with
great tenderness … We discover
the roots of what shapes Camus’
personality, the origins of his thoughts,
and the reasons for determination.
Graphic Novel,
Adaptation of a Literary Work • Adults
176 pages • 21 × 28 cm • 24 €
EAN 9782075074155
Éditions Founded: 2008
Titles in catalogue: 53
Titles published annually: 15

de la Gouttière Emblematic titles or series:

Myrmidon, by Loïc Dauvillier and

Thierry Martin: honored at the 2017
Frankfurt Book Fair, in the French
pavilion exhibition; Foreign rights
sold into China and Korea

Anuki, by Frédéric Maupomé

and Stéphane Sénégas: honored
at the 2017 Frankfurt Book Fair,
in the French pavilion exhibition

Enola, by Joris Chamblain

Since our founding in 2008, we have been focused on and Lucile Thibaudier: 32,000 copies
publishing comics for the young and very young, as they of volume 1 sold; Foreign rights sold
are tomorrow’s readers. Our catalog includes over 20 comics into the Netherlands

without speech balloons for pre-readers and many titles Supers, by Frédéric Maupomé
and Dawid: Voted the 2016 Best
for beginning readers. But we have not forgotten older
Children’s Comic, by the acbd jury;
readers who enjoy intrepid and endearing heroes. Foreign rights sold into the usa
Our books include not only mainstream categories
(science-fiction, magic…) but also everyday subjects and
funny, tender and chilling adventures.

147b rue Dejean 80000 Amiens · www.editionsdelagouttiere.com

Publisher: Pascal Mériaux > pascal@editionsdelagouttiere.com
Foreign Rights: Florentine Nedelec Lavacherie > foreign-rights.gouttiere@orange.fr

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Myrmidon (Series)
Loïc Dauvillier, Thierry Martin,
Éditions de la Gouttière,
2013
In each episode, Myrmidon starts
out in his pajamas and changes into
a costume which starts his adventure
into an imaginary world. The series
helps children discover an endless
array of childhood universes, imaginary
places and games. Each book is
designed for the very young, to help
them develop their vocabulary,
autonomy and confidence, essential
ingredients for learning the pleasure
of reading. Foreign rights sold into
China and Korea.
Comic for Pre-Readers • Ages 2-5
32 pages • 25,5 × 19,5 cm • 9,70 €
EANS 9791092111033 / 9791092111057
/ 9791092111125 / 9791092111163
/ 9791092111415 / 9791092111828
(September 2018)
 Anuki (Series)
Frédéric Maupomé,
Stéphane Sénégas,
Éditions de la Gouttière,
2011
Anuki is a brave little Native American
boy, who is challenged by dangerous
adventures but never gives up.
In each volume, Anuki learns something
important about life: solidarity,
sharing, tolerance, respect…
Stéphane Sénégas’s stylized pencil
drawings create a realistic natural
environment, thrilling action and truly
funny almost cartoon-like scenarios.
Foreign rights sold into China and
South America.
Children’s Comic Book • Ages 4-8
40 pages • 19 × 25,5 cm • 10,70 €

30

The Little Trappers (Series)

Trappeurs de rien (série)
Pog, Thomas Priou,
Johann Corgié,
Éditions de la Gouttière,
2016
Croquette is a true Northern legend,
an intrepid trapper, a legendary hunter.
Well, that’s what his best friends,
Georgie and Mike, believe and they
are ready to follow him anywhere…
This exotic series is about friendship
and self-esteem: it is not always easy
to be who you are. Each volume tells
a new story and Croquette’s special
secret is revealed across the series,
so as to draw in young readers.
The reading level and amount of text
increases from one volume to the
next so as to accompany the child’s
reading evolution.
Children’s Comic Book • Ages 5 +
32 pages • 23,9 × 17,5 cm • 10,70 €
EANS 9791092111354 / 9791092111439
/ 9791092111507 / 9791092111712
(March 2018)
Enola and the Extraordinary
Animals (Series)
Enola et les animaux
extraordinaires (série)
Joris Chamblain,
Lucile Thibaudier,
Éditions de la Gouttière, 2015
Enola is a very young veterinarian,
who has a unique specialty:
extraordinary animals such as
unicorns, gargoyles, trolls, phoenixes…,
Whatever the problem, she will find
a cure. Enola, lives in a natural history
museum and is accompanied by
Maneki, an outrageously funny cat
that attracts problems as easily as
Enola finds solutions. With a touch
of Harry Potter – like fantasy, this series
covers the respect humans should
have for nature, the fear of danger,
prejudice and so on.
Foreign rights sold into the Netherlands.
Children’s Comic Book • Ages 7 +
32 pages • 21,8 × 28,9 cm • 10,70 €
EANS 9791092111187 / 9791092111286
/ 9791092111521 / 9791092111682
(February 2018)

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The Supers (Series)

Supers (série)
Frédéric Maupomé, Dawid,
Éditions de la Gouttière,
2015
Three siblings, Lili, Benji and Matt,
have been left on planet Earth by their
parents, who are, apparently, some
sort of galactic criminals on the run.
Though endowed with super powers,
the kids want but one thing, to live
an ordinary everyday life and go to
school without drawing any attention
to themselves. But things are not
going to work out that way… through
the use of science-fiction, this series
explores important life topics such
as relationships between siblings,
the importance of the choices
we make, tolerance and prejudice…
Children’s Comic Book • Ages 8 +
116 pages • 17,5 × 23,9 cm • 16 € (1st vol.)
18 € (the others)
EANS 9791092111255 / 9791092111385
/ 9791092111538 / 9791092111774
(August 2018)
Les Humanoïdes
Founded: 1974
Titles in catalogue: 500
Titles published annually: 40

Associés Emblematic titles or series

Incal: translated into 27 language;

over 3 million copies sold

Humanoïds Metabarons: translated

into 20 languages; over 1 million
copies sold

Bouncer: translated into

15 languages; 500,000 copies sold

Sanctuaire: translated into

9 languages; 300,000 copies sold

Je suis légion: translated into

10 languages; 200,000 copies sold
Humanoids is an international graphic novel publishing
house and film production company, with offices
in Los Angeles and Paris. Its graphic novel catalogue,
started in 1974 under the name of Les Humanoïdes Associés,
is rich with hundreds of properties in various genres.
It includes the works of world-class creators such as
Mœbius, and is considered one of the most prestigious
catalogs in the world.

24 av. Philippe-Auguste 75011 Paris, France · www.humano.com / www.humanoids.com

Foreign Rights: Edmond Lee > edmond.lee@humano.com

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Carthago, Vol. 7
The Kamtschatka Sanctuary
Carthago, Vol. 7
Le Sanctuaire du Kamtschatka
Christophe Bec, Ennio Bufi,
Les Humanoïdes Associés,
2018
In the insatiable quest for natural
resources, humans search deeper
into the earth, threatening to unleash
monsters long thought to be extinct…
The megalodon, a prehistoric ancestor
of the great white shark, was the
most ferocious predator of the seas,
an 80-foot killing machine extinct for
millions of years. Or is it…? When divers
drilling in an underwater cave are
attacked by this living fossil, oceano-
grapher Dr. Kim Melville discovers that
this legendary predator may not only
have survived, but thrived, reclaiming
its place at the top of the food chain
to the peril of humanity.
Adventure, Action • YA & Adults
56 pages • 24 × 32 cm • 14,50 €
EAN 9782731643091
Orion’s Outcasts, Vol. 2
Les Décastés d’Orion, Vol. 2
Corbeyran, Jorge Miguel,
d’après Julia Verlanger,
Les Humanoïdes Associés, 2017
A Sci-Fi saga set in the “Retro Worlds”
universe created by Julia Verlanger,
one of the most celebrated French
science fiction authors of the 1970s.
“Outcast!” The sentence is handed
down as the iron brand burns Kolhen’s
arm. Now, instead of his warrior tattoo,
the young man wears the mark of
the rejected, the “outcasts”– as they
are known on the planet Orion-XB12557.
Determined to prove his innocence
and to get revenge on those who
framed him, Kolhen escapes captivity
with the help of the fiery Tryana,
another of society’s pariahs. On his
quest, Kolhen meets a mysterious
woman with golden hair, who’s armed
with strange and powerful weaponry,
and who claims to be an envoy from
another planet: Earth.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action • YA & Adults
48 pages • 24 × 32 cm • 14,20 €
EAN 9782731672770

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Return to Belzagor, Vol. 2.

Retour sur Belzagor, Vol. 2
Philippe Thirault,
Laura Zuccheri, based on
the novel of Robert Silverberg
Les Humanoïdes Associés, 2017
Based on best-selling Sci-Fi novel
about the effects of colonialism.
Ex-lieutenant Eddie Gundersen returns
to Belzagor, where he had left his
youthful illusions, the love of his life
and his shameful past as a colonizer
behind. He finds the planet has been
returned to its two most intelligent
species: the Nildoror and the Sulidoror.
Taking the lead on a scientific
expedition to the borders of the
indigenous lands, Gundersen must
face his own demons and settle the
score with a planet which still holds
hidden secrets.
Sci-Fi, Adaptation of a Literary Work •
YA & Adults
56 pages • 24 × 32 cm • 14,50 €
EAN 9782731688511
 Metabaron, Vol. 5
Rina the Meta-warden
Méta-Baron, Vol. 5
Rina la méta-gardienne
Alejandro Jodorowsky,
Jerry Frissen, Niko Henrichon,
Les Humanoïdes Associés, 2017
The return of the greatest warrior
in the universe: The Metabaron!
The Metabaron character was created
by legendary artist Mœbius and writer
Alejandro Jodorowsky in The Incal,
and was later spun-off into its own
international bestselling series,
The Metabarons, with art by Juan
Gimenez. The new series The Metabaron
is a collaboration between Alejandro
Jodorowsky and Jerry Frissen, featuring
the work of several other talented
artists including Valentin Secher,
Niko Henrichon and Esad Ribić. Writer/
director/producer David S. Goyer
called The Metabarons: “The greatest
work of graphic fiction ever produced.”
It has sold millions of copies worldwide.
Sci-Fi • YA & Adults
56 pages • 24 × 32 cm • 14,50 €
EAN 9782731636260

34

Dragonseed, Vol. 3
When Dragons Cry
Dragonseed, Vol. 3
Quand pleurent les dragons
Kurt McClung, Mateo Guerrero,
Les Humanoïdes Associés,
2017
Half-man, half-dragon, Adam Serre
Shadow is on an urgent mission to
find the “the dragon’s tear” in order to
preserve peace in the kingdom…
For centuries the men and creatures
of Krath have been preparing for a
conflict that many hoped would never
take place. A half-blood, Adam Serre
Shadow has only two moons to find
the thief who stole the teardrop stone
from his fire-breathing father before
the Council of Elders calls for an all-
out war. The son of a Dragon will stop
at nothing to find the enchanted relic
and preserve the fragile peace that still
reigns between the two species.
Fantasy • YA & Adults
64 pages • 24 × 32 cm • 14,20 €
EAN 9782731601831
Musée du Louvre Founded: 1988
Titles in catalogue: 900
Titles published annually: 40

Éditions

The Louvre’s rich and varied collections give us access

to subjects that cover vast areas of the history of humanity
and art. The Museum’s editorial mantra is to create works
which present this content in such a way as to make it
understandable for everyone. The graphic novel collection,
launched in 2005 and a collaboration with Futuropolis,
target teens and young adult readers. In 2016 the museum
began publishing works for younger children through
a co-edition with Delcourt.

Service des éditions 75058 Paris Cedex 01, France · www.louvre.fr / www editions.louvre.fr
Publisher: Fabrice Douar > fabrice.douar@louvre.fr
Violaine Bouvet-Lanselle > violaine.bouvet-lanselle@louvre.fr
Foreign Rights: Diane Vernel > diane.vernel@louvre.fr

35

Gaspard and the Curse

of the Phantom Prince
Gaspard et la malédiction
du prince fantôme
Isabelle Dethan,
Musée du Louvre éditions /
Delcourt, 2017
Gaspard is 11. His uncle works in
the Louvre. He often goes to see him
there after school. What better way
to research a paper on hieroglyphics!
One evening Gaspard meets a little
girl in the Egyptian Antiquities section.
He seems to be the only person
that sees her and decides to help her
in her quest not realizing that this
will take him far beyond the walls of
the museum.
Children’s Comic Book • Ages 7 +
76 pages • 22,5 × 29,5 cm • 15,95 €
EAN 9782756098326
 The Horse Who No Longer
Wanted to be a Work of Art
Le cheval qui ne voulait plus
être une œuvre d’art
Olivier Supiot,
Musée du Louvre Éditions /
Delcourt, 2016
One Tuesday, the day the Louvre
is closed to the public, a white marble
horse decides that he no longer wants
to be a work of art. It’s time for him
to escape and he is going to try and
rally others to his side and get them
to come with him. This co-edition with
Delcourt was the Louvre’s first children’s
book. This poetic equestrian comic
illustrates, through a contemporary
medium, how each work is a unique
and irreplaceable testimony to an era.
Children’s Comic Book • All Ages
48 pages • 24 × 32 cm • 14,50 €
EAN 9782756079325

36

The Louvre’s Cats, Vol. 1

Les Chats du Louvre, Vol. 1
Matsumoto Taiyo,
Musée du Louvre éditions /
Futuropolis, 2017
In Les chats du Louvre,
Matsumoto has created a very
personal poetic and dreamlike
universe. Discover these inhabitants
of the museum that have been
watching over its works since
the very beginning. Strange cats
that transform at night…
Children’s Comic Book • All Ages
208 pages • 19,5 × 26,5 cm • 26 €
EAN 9782754822770
The Guardians of the Louvre
Les Gardiens du Louvre
Jirô Taniguchi,
Musée du Louvre Éditions /
Futuropolis, 2017
Jirô Taniguchi, a mangaka
and great Francophile who passed
away in February 2017, left behind
a tremendous body of work.
In May 2013, he spent a month
wandering the Louvre. He returned
to Japan with the idea of creating
a delicate full color work. In a tribute
to him, Musée du Louvre Éditions
has published this black and white
edition of the work as it was first
published in Japan. Followers of
his work will discover 8 new pages.
Original Japanese B&W Edition
with 8 supplementary pages
144 pages • 19,5 × 26,5 cm • 20 €
EAN 9782754824446

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The Ghosts of the Louvre

Les fantômes du Louvre
Enki Bilal,
Musée du Louvre Éditions /
Futuropolis, 2012
Men, women and children who
lived long ago, a Roman legionary,
a muse, an artist, a German officer,
several of whom died a violent death…
They roam the Louvre, hovering
around the artworks that marked
and transformed their lives. Bilal has
immortalized them through ephemeral
beings; a host of wandering souls.
He recounts their lives in biographies
that skillfully blend historical fact,
the creation of the artwork and
a dramatic imagination.
144 pages • 24 × 30 cm • 25 €
EAN 9782754808194
 Petit à Petit
Founded: 1997
Titles in catalogue: 40
Titles published annually: 20

Emblematic titles or series

Rouen en bd:
4 volumes series, 3 published;
20,000 copies sold

Le Havre en bd:
2 volumes series, 2 published;
15,000 copies sold

Catamount: on-going series,

2 volumes published;
8,000 copies sold

Guide de Paris en bandes dessinées:

5,000 copies sold
Petit à Petit was founded in 1997 and from the onset
has strived to make culture more accessible by using
the medium of comic books. For this reason, most of our
publications are in a format we refer to as Docu-Comics,
an innovative way for readers to learn about different topics
such as art history, mythology and the history of cities.
We also publish great fiction comics each unique which
illustrate the creativity of French artists.

53 rue Cauchoise 76000 Rouen, France · www.petitapetit.fr

Publisher: Olivier Petit > olivier@petitapetit.fr
Foreign Rights: Pauline Veschambes > pauline@petitapetit.fr

38

Paris Guide, the Comic

Guide de Paris
en bandes dessinées
Petit à Petit,
Collection Guides en BD,
2017
This very innovative comic will
take you on an amazing journey
through the history of Paris as well
as its most famous places and
monuments. The guide features
30 comics, 150 places to visit and
more than 800 pictures. The perfect
way to discover Paris on your own
or with friends and family!
Travel Guide, Docu-Comic • Ages 10 +
192 pages • 15 × 23 cm • 19,90 €
EAN 9791095670377
World Cup Guide, the Comic
Guide de la Coupe du Monde
en bandes dessinées
Petit à Petit,
Collection Guides en BD,
2018
This is not just another book
about football. You probably already
know all its most famous stories.
The ones about the famous wins,
the beautiful games, the greatest
players. This is not just another book
about football. This is a book about
politics, morals, treason, money,
tragedy, death. This is more than
another book about football which
is why you should read it.
Sports, Docu-Comic • Ages 10 +
192 pages • 15 × 23 cm • 19,90 €
EAN 9791095670483

39

Catamount,
The Train of the Cursed
Catamount,
Le Train des maudits
Benjamin Blasco-Martinez,
Albert Bonneau,
Petit à Petit, Collection
Fictions en BD, 2017
Catamount is a young man whose
parents were killed when he was
a baby. He was raised by farmers in
a small town. Their not-so-quiet yet
happy life takes a very dark turn when
Berton, a rich promoter, arrives with
big plans and bad news. The year
is 1870, the place is Niobrara. Berton
owns a train manufacturing company
and wants to build a railroad across
America. Catamount’s family farm
is blocking his way and he is ready
to do anything to get what he wants.
Western • Ages 13 +
70 pages • 22,5 × 31,5 cm • 14,90 €
EAN 9791095670216
 The Rolling Stones,
the Comic
The Rolling Stones en BD
Céka
Petit à Petit, Collection
Pop rock en BD, 2017
In 1960, when Mick Jagger and
Keith Richards shook hands for the
first time, nobody could have guessed
the amazing journey their friendship
would take. Gigs and parties all over
the world, girls throwing themselves
at their feet, drugs, alcohol, scandals,
dramas, trials… In 1960, they had
no idea what lay ahead because all
they wanted to do was to play some
rhythm and blues. Through this
fascinating Docu-Comic, you will learn
everything about the epic lives of
the Rolling Stones!
Music, Biography, Docu-Comic •
Ages 10 +
192 pages • 19 × 26 cm • 19,90 €
EAN 9791095670384

40

R.I.P.
Gaët’s, Julien Monier,
Petit à Petit, Collection
Fictions en BD, 2018
You have probably never heard
of Derrick. You probably don’t know
what he does for a living. Derrick
doesn’t look like much. He’s not
a good man, nor is he really happy.
He hates most people. This is what
happens when you spend your days
with corpses. Derrick works on the
ugly side of life. You’ve never heard
of Derrick. But one day, after you die,
he might come visit.
Thriller • Ages 13 +
112 pages • 22,5 × 31,5 cm • 16,90 €
EAN 9791095670520
Rue de Sèvres Founded: 2013
Titles in catalogue: 150
Titles published annually: 40

Emblematic titles or series

Une histoire d’hommes, by Zep:

60,000 copies sold in France

Le château des étoiles series:

by Alex Alice: 400,000 copies
sold; rights sold in 10 languages

The Sculptor, by Scott McCloud

Au revoir là-haut,
by Pierre Lemaitre & Christian
de Metter: the Goncourt Prize-
winning novel adapted
into a comic book and a film

Astrid Bromure series (4 titles),

by Fabrice Parme

Rue de Sèvres has been publishing comics for children

and adults within L’école des loisirs group since 2013.
In just a few years, through the works of world famous
authors like Jiro Taniguchi, Zep, and Lewis Trondheim,
as well as many first-time authors, Rue de Sèvres
has become a household name for European comics.

11 rue de Sèvres 75006 Paris, France · www.editions-ruedesevres.fr

Foreign Rights: Isabelle Darthy > idarthy@ecoledesloisirs.com

41

Small Victories
Petites victoires
Yvon Roy,
Rue de Sèvres, 2017
Inspired by a personal story,
Small Victories is a poignant testimony
that goes beyond just the specific
issue of autism to look at what it
means to become a parent. How do
we react when faced with our child’s
illness? How do we mourn the loss
of the perfect child we had hoped for?
Faced with his son’s autism, Max
chooses to take on this battle.
For eight years, he will teach Olivier
how to gain the autonomy that his
illness is refusing him. Against all
doctors’ recommendations, he works
with his son to get him, little by little,
to confront his fears. Each victory,
no matter how small, counts and gives
them the strength to keep at it.
Graphic Novel • Adults
160 pages • 18,5 × 25,5 cm • 17 €
EAN 9782369814696
 My Traitor
Mon traître
Pierre Alary, based on
the novel by Sorj Chalandon,
Rue de Sèvres, 2018
A narrative based on the author’s
personal story, fascinating for what
it says about friendship, solidarity,
and human fragility. On a trip to
Belfast, Antoine, a Parisian luthier
falls in love with Ireland and meets
the charismatic Tyrone Meehan,
an IRA leader and veteran of all the
battles against the British, Antoine
soon fully embraces the Irish cause
and finds a mentor in Tyrone, a dear
friend, almost like a father to him.
This man – actually a British agent –
will turn out to be a traitor.
Graphic Novel • Adults
144 pages • 21 × 27,5 cm • 20 €
EAN 9782369814740

42

Stolen Lives
Vies volées
Mayalen Goust, Matz,
Rue de Sèvres, 2018
During the Argentinian dictatorship
(1976-1983), 500 babies were abducted
and placed with families close to
the regime. Their grandmothers have
been fighting for years to find these
children; demonstrating each week
at the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires.
Twenty-year-old Mario begins to
question his lineage and goes in search
of his grandparents, accompanied by
his friend Santiago. Although Santiago
doesn’t share Mario’s curiosity, he also
gets a DNA test. As it turns out Mario’s
parents are indeed his biological
mother and father, but Santiago’s
are not. Will he be able to confront his
parent’s executioners and live with
the betrayal?
Graphic Novel • Adults
88 pages • 21 × 27,5 cm • 15 €
EAN 9782369813958
Catherine’s War
La guerre de Catherine
Claire Fauvel, based
on the novel by Julia Billet,
Rue de Sèvres, 2017
1941. Rachel, a Jewish teenager,
studies at the Maison de Sèvres
boarding school in the occupied zone,
where her parents placed her, so she
would be safe. But the laws against
Jews soon tighten, and the occupied
zone is no longer safe. A network of
resistants organizes escape routes for
Jewish children. Overnight, they leave
everything. Rachel becomes Catherine.
As they send her out to the free zone
with camera in hand, her teachers
urge her to tell her story through her
passion: taking pictures.
Children’s Graphic Novel,
Adaptation of a Literary Work
168 pages • 21 × 27,5 cm • 16 €
EAN 9782369813620

43

Little Vampire, Vol. 2

The Frightening House
of Terror
Petit Vampire, Vol. 2
La maison de la terreur
qui fait peur
Joann Sfar,
Rue de Sèvres, 2017
Sfar’s incredible talent renders
this series about the origins of Little
Vampire charming, fun and easy to
follow. Little Vampire sees the Gibbous
– a moon faced villain – lurking around
his friend Michel’s house. He realizes
Michel is in danger. Little Vampire’s
mom has grounded him, but to save
his friend, he has to bring him back
to his house. After assuring his parents
that it is really important, Little Vampire,
Michel and the whole gang of monsters
are allowed to play in the house.
But when Michel puts his life in danger,
things get rocky!
Children’s comic, Horror, Adventure
64 pages • 24 × 32 cm • 13 €
EANS 9782369814689 /
9782369814702
 Sarbacane
Founded: 2003
Titles in catalogue: 850
(130 Comics & Graphic Novels)
Titles published annually: 90
(10 Comics & Graphic Novels)

Emblematic titles or series

Pereira prétend: 15,000 copies sold;

translated into 4 languages;
rtl Graphic Novel of the Year 2016;
bd Boum Award 2017

Gauguin: 10,000 copies sold;

translated into 3 languages

Hôtel étrange: 55,000 copies sold;

translated into 3 languages;
listed for Angoulême Award 2011;
Bull’Gomme Award 2012;
Éditions Sarbacane: 14 years of creativity and passion Schools Award Angoulême 2014;
animated tv series in development
shared with astonishingly talented authors, and a list
Anna & Froga: 55,000 copies sold;
renowned for its quality and diversity, openness and
translated into 6 languages;
selectivity. With over 450 titles, the catalog proposes picture animated tv series in development
books, young adult fiction, comics for adults and children, Mes Hommes de lettres: 10,000 copies
game books, cross-over titles, illustrated classics sold; translated into Spanish
and graphic novels, many of them in unusual formats.

35 rue d’Hauteville 75010 Paris, France · www.editions-sarbacane.com

Publisher: Frédéric Lavabre > frederic.lavabre@sarbacane.net
Foreign Rights: Sylvain Coissard > sylcoissard2@orange.fr

44

Panama Al Brown
Alex W. Inker,
Jacques Goldstein,
Sarbacane BD, 2017
Al Brown, the incredible 1930s World
Boxing Champion, who was he really?
A poet in the ring? A dandy whose
elegance had all of Paris at his feet?
A jazz musician who haunted the clubs
of Pigalle? Al Brown was all that and
more. His fights, his excesses, his fall,
and his fleeting redemption make-up
a flamboyance which legends are
made of. The man was complicated,
complex and a loner. The story of
his life is the story of a clash between
what his era expected from him
and who he really was.
Graphic Novel, Biography • Adults
168 pages • 21,5 × 29 cm • 24 €
EAN 9782848659855
The Loadstone
L’Aimant
Lucas Harari,
Sarbacane BD, 2017
Pierre, a Parisian architecture student,
leaves everything behind and heads
for the Thermes de Vals, a magnificent
edifice in the heart of the Swiss
mountains designed by the famous
architect Zumthor.
The baths are the subject of Pierre’s
dissertation, this structure with its
pure lines fascinate and obsess him.
He is convinced they conceal a mystery
– a hidden door he will do anything
to find. But will he be able to fend off
the terrible attraction of the site and its
many dangers? A unique and gripping
thriller set in the Alps: architecture,
madness, and the supernatural.
Graphic Novel, Thriller • Adults
152 pages • 24,2 × 31 cm • 25 €
EAN 9782848659862

45

Akkinen
Iwan Lepingle,
Sarbacane BD, 2018
Gaspar was really struggling
on his own and was happy to see his
daughter Tessie arrive in Akkinen,
the town in the Far North where he
was working. He had come to revive
an oil sands exploitation site. The work
is hard, but that’s not a problem for
him. His brother, Elias, the site director,
was the one who offered him the job.
It’s summer now, and Tessie is bored
until the day she meets Aslak, a big,
handsome sculptor of native art.
Then one day, Pekko, Aslak’s friend
and a hard core ecologist, disappears.
Was he poking around too close to
the Géotrupe sites? Tessie and Aslak
set out to find him…
Graphic Novel, Ecological Thriller •
YA & Adults
112 pages • 21,5 × 29 cm • 19,50 €
EAN 9782377310425
 Serena
Ron Rash,
Anne-Caroline Pandolfo,
Terkel Risbjerg,
Sarbacane BD, 2018
The beautiful Serena and her husband
George Pemberton, a rich logger,
get off a steam train. Their project?
To exploit the lumber on the land in
the Smoky Mountains which George
inherited. It is the 1930s, the Great
Depression has put hordes of
impoverished people on the road.
The Pembertons are ruthless and treat
their loggers like slaves. Haughty,
Serena surveys the land on horseback
with an eagle perched on her arm,
instilling as much as fear desire in
the men. The story turns into a savage
thriller, when she nurtures her
insatiable hatred of the son Pemberton
spawned before they were married,
who he defends and protects…
Graphic Novel,
Adaptation of a Literary Work • Adults
176 pages • 21,5 × 29 cm • 23,50 €
EAN 9782377310470

46

The Curse of the Immortal

La malédiction de l’immortel
Antonio Taboada,
Dante Ginevra,
Sarbacane BD, 2018
London 1940. Between frolicking
with women of little virtue and
his alcoholic binges through the pubs
of London, Emerick, a fallen aristocrat,
leads the dissolute life of a man
immortal, unconcerned about the
serious events that are shaking Europe.
He owes a monstrous sum of money
to a rather odd creditor, whom he
will have to pay back. Under a false
identity, he flies to Nazi Germany in
search of a mysterious secret society…
a fascinating and chilling alternative
history placed in the middle of
World War II.
Historical Graphic Novel,
Fantasy • Adults
112 pages • 21,5 × 29 cm • 19,50 €
EAN 9782377310449
This publication received the support
of the Centre national du livre

Publication Director
Nicolas Roche
Graphic Conception
Guillaume Dairou
Translation/Copy editing
Ivanka Hahnenberger

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