Bastien Vivès - Böcker

The Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize winning series—now available in English and fully-colored interiors for the first time!Adrian Velba has trained all year to fight in the Valley of the Kings’ legendary tournament. However, despite his ambition, he has no chance of winning. Not only is his partner unable to compete, but at 12-years-old, Adrian is the longest of longshots. That is, until a mysterious, powerful stranger enters town and offers to join forces with Adrian. But who is Richard Aldana? And why, in a world of magic, does he rely solely on his fists? Eschewing magic and using only his martial arts prowess, Aldana’s motives are as mysterious as his origins.Featuring lush, manga-style worldbuilding and heart-pounding action sequences, Lastman is the perfect upper YA/teen graphic novel series for fans of Shonen Jump manga and beloved comics like the Eisner Award winning Do A Powerbomb by Daniel Warren Johnson, the epic, bestselling superhero series Invincible by Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley, and the battle-infused Firepower by Robert Kirkman and Chris Samnee.Originally a hit comic book series published in French, this winner of the 42nd Annual Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Series is a character-driven, fast-paced adventure that readers won’t want to miss.

WINNER OF THE 42ND ANNUAL ANGOULÊMEINTERNATIONAL COMICS FESTIVAL PRIZE FOR ASERIESAgainst all odds, Adrian Velbra has won theValley of The Kings tournament...but has been betrayed by his partner, RichardAldana! Now thehunt is on, as Adrian and his mother Marianne must travel through the Rift intounknown lands to find Richard...and will soon discover that nothing is as theyexpected. Findout in the second thrilling installment of the LASTMAN series from thepowerhouse team of Balak, Michaël Sanlaville & Bastien Vives! Perfectfor readers of INVINCIBLE and ULTRAMEGA!

A coming of age story in the tradition of Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, Tillie Walden's Spinning, and Mariko Tamaki's This One Summer. Antoine, a teenager, 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. But one day Hele`ne and her mother come to spend a few days with the family and her presence will change Antoine's life. In A Sister, Bastien Vive's, a master storyteller, conveys the stumbling awakenings of adolescent feelings.

At 33 (Bastien Vives) is the new prince of intelligent, sensitive and funny Comics. --- Vanity Fair A student of Classical Literature at the Sorbonne, Severine 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. After babysitting, 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. Does the garment have a magic power? Severine doesn't know, but she finds that it gives her confidence. And it allows her to take destiny into her own hands... With the grace and the sensuality which he has already demonstrated in "A Sister," Bastien Vives draws a new female portrait completely adult and contemporary in "The Blouse.