Bastien Vivès is een opkomend talent in de stripwereld, die een opmerkelijke indruk heeft gemaakt met werken als 'De Smaak van Chloor' en 'Nauwe Vriendschap.' Zijn artistieke reis begon met studies in animatie en grafisch ontwerp, wat leidde tot de medeoprichting van een stripstudio in Parijs. De duidelijk evoluerende grafische stijl van Vivès en zijn productieve output op verschillende platforms onderstrepen zijn belang als sleutelfiguur in de hedendaagse stripcultuur.
Marianne and Adrian Velba are in a dire predicament: They've been kidnapped by an extremely powerful group that is obsessed with the Valley of Kings and has sinister plans for its captives. Determined to foil those plans, Richard Aldana makes some unlikely alliances and executes a daring rescue.
Richard Aldana, the mysterious stranger who entered the Games in the first volume of Last Man, continues to defeat all of his competitors, despite his outlandish refusal to use any magic, and to rely solely on martial arts. With young Adrian fighting at his side, he's beginning to look like a likely contender for the Royal Cup.
As a very young girl, Polina Oulinov is taken on as a special pupil by the famous ballet teacher Professor Bojinsky. He is very demanding and refuses to adapt his standards to the talents of his pupils, and Polina has to work hard and make great sacrifices in order to reach the level Bojinsky senses she has the talent for.
A coming of age story in the tradition of Tillie Walden'sSpinning. Antoine, 13 years old, is on holiday at the seaside with hisparents and his younger brother, Titi. Both spend most of their time drawing, atrestaurants and on the beach. One night, Antoine discovers another person lyingin their bedroom. Hélène is 16 years old; she and her mother cameto spend a few days and her presence and behavior will change Antoine'slife. In "A Sister", Bastien Vivès, a master of suggestion,conveys the stumbling awakenings of adolescent desire. The story is a narrativejewel, created by one of the most important authors of the contemporaryinternational graphic novel scene.
Alex and Carole, friends since childhood, are now (literal) partners in crime. But the heist - to steal the Ingres painting The Grande Odalisque from the Louvre in Paris - is too much for the duo to handle, so they bring in Clarence, a bureaucrat’s son with a price on his head by a Mexican drug cartel and, more importantly, an arms dealer. Next is Sam, a stunt motorcyclist and boxer by trade, who proves trigger happy with tranquilizer darts. Using soda can smoke bombs, rocket launchers, and hang gliders, Alex, Carole, and Sam set off a set of circumstances that results in a battle with the French Special Forces - and their partnership, which was on the rocks, will never be the same again. Ruppert and Mulot, two of the most innovative comic creators in the world, team up with multiple Angouleme prize winner Bastien Vives to bring you this impossibly funny, violent, and sexy action-packed thriller.
A teenage boy suffering from curvature of the spine begins swimming every week at the local pool, at the repeated request of his chiropractor. In the interior and echoing world of the swimming pool, surrounded by anonymous bodies and in between lengths, he becomes acquainted with a girl who agrees to give him pointers on his poor technique.
The Butchery is composed of the little moments that make and break a relationship: lively dancing, silent strolls hand in hand, stilted phone calls, tearful pillow talk. Rendered with delicate colored pencils and an elegant use of white space, this story achieves an emotional clarity through its skillful brevity. At turns tender, agonizing, and darkly humorous, The Butchery is painfully relatable to anyone who has loved and lost.
A student of Classical Literature at the Sorbonne, Séverine isneither beautiful, ugly, brilliant, nor mediocre. The young woman lives a banalexistence, without brilliance but without drama, alongside a companion who paysher less attention than a television series or video game. Afterbabysitting, she is given a silk blouse that will mysteriously change her life.From that day forward, men give her a different look, loaded with desire. Doesthe garment have a magic power? Séverine doesn't know, but she finds thatit gives her confidence. And it allows her to take destiny into her own hands... With the grace and the sensuality which he has in particular alreadydemonstrated in "A Sister", Bastien Vivès draws a new female portraitcompletely adult and contemporary in "The Blouse".
The complete two-volume adventures of the notorious cat burglar trio of Carole, Alex, and Sam.
ABLAZE is spotlighting some of the incredible creatives under our banner with specially priced collections of their extraordinary works! With our BASTIEN VIVES collection, receive two hardcover volumes that speak to the artist's mastery of poignance, tenderness, and expression. In A SISTER: Antoine, 13 years old, is on holiday at the seaside with his parents and his younger brother, Titi. Both spend most of their time drawing, at restaurants and on the beach. One night, Antoine discovers another person lying in their bedroom. Hélène is 16 years old; she and her mother came to spend a few days and her presence and behavior will change Antoine's life. A coming of age story in the tradition of Tillie Walden's Spinning. The inspiration for the critically acclaimed film Falcon Lake, directed by Charlotte Le Bon. "superbly crafted debut"--Variety. In THE BLOUSE: Séverine, a student of Classical Literature, is neither beautiful, ugly, brilliant, nor mediocre. The young woman lives a banal existence, without brilliance but without drama, alongside a companion who pays her less attention than a television series or video game. One day, however, she is given a silk blouse that will mysteriously change her life... "A true director, he conceives like films, with tragic tension, erotic power, without ever falling into the vulgar." --PARIS MATCH "[Bastien Vives] is the new prince of intelligent sensitive and funny comics."--Vanity Fair