Xavier Dorison – författare

På slottet lever djuren under diktaturens ok och Fröken B arbetar hårt för att övertyga dem att inte göra uppror med våld. Då ändrar tjurdiktatorn Silvio taktik och med tomma populistiska löften får han allt fler av djuren på sin sida. Ett val utlyses, men hur öppet och rättvist kommer det egentligen att vara? Silvio blir allt mer pressad och få har ännu insett just hur långt han är villig att gå för att kuva all opposition. Inte ens hans närmaste går längre säkra ...

Skarpskytten Jonas Crow vann inga medaljer under inbördeskriget; däremot en federal arresteringsorder för en rad brott han påstås ha begått under namnet Lance Strikland. Nu lever han som resande begravningsentreprenör och allt han har här i livet är sin likvagn, sin tama gam Jed, sin orubbliga cynism… och sin kärlek till Rose Prairie. Eftersom hon trodde att hennes närvaro utsatte honom för fara lämnade hon honom innan deras romans ens hann börja. Eftersom hans liv inte har någon mening utan henne har Jonas föresatt sig att hitta henne, oavsett riskerna.

Del 1 i den nya franska Västernserien om begravningsentreprenören Jonas Crow. Joe Cusco beställer sin egen begravning. Jonas Crow får jobbet som visar sig vara allt annat än en vanlig begravning.

På slottet fortsätter diktaturen. Kaninen Caesar, den gamla råttan Azélar och Miss B måste övertyga djuren att inte ge efter för våld för att sätta stopp för Silvios regeringstid... Men Silvio låter sig inte bevekas och tjurdiktatorn är fast besluten att upprätthålla sin makt. Med hjälp av sin grymma hundmilis fängslar han de upproriska djuren i slottets fängelsehålor.

Vintertid. Situationen är svår och mödosam för invånarna på slottet, då president Silvio fortsätter sin skräckterror ... Men fröken B och hennes vänner, kaninen Caesar och råttan Azaskiner, har inte sagt sitt sista ord och deras motståndsrörelse fortsätter sin kamp. Kommer hon att kunna övertyga sina vänner att fortsätta motståndet under fredliga former? Det kommer att bli en tuff utmaning ...

Den direkta fortsättningen på Undertaker del 1. Jagade av både gruvarbetare och armén flyr Jonas Crow och Miss Prairie vidare mot sina mål.

Del 6 av Jonas Crow's äventyr. Den avslutande delen i denna episod. Efter att Rose Prairie lämnat honom lejs en djupt deprimerad Jonas Crow av Sid Beauchamp, en gammal vän från hans hårda ungdomsår i New Orleans. Sid är numera väletablerad som sheriff i Tucson, och ska dessutom gifta sig med Josephine Barclay, stadens rikaste änka. Men hon har ett villkor: Sid måste hämta tillbaka hennes döde son från apache-territoriet. Och det är därför han behöver sin gamle vän begravningsentreprenören. Vid första anblicken verkar det vara en ganska okomplicerad uppgift: Gräv upp och återför Caleb Barclays döda kropp efter att han förslavats och torterats av apacherna. Men den hänsynslösa apachekrigaren Salvaje avslöjar för Jonas att den döde – ”Den Vite Indianen” – inte alls var någon slav utan tvärtom hennes make och hennes sons far, och dessutom ledare för apachernas motstånd mot de vita. Än värre är att hans död var resultatet av Sids egna lömska planer! När Jonas får veta sanningen vänder han sin barndomsvän ryggen och försöker ta tillbaka kroppen så den kan återföras till sin riktiga viloplats. Tyvärr tas Jonas, den åldrade krigaren Kenitei, och Salvaje och hennes son Chato till fånga …

Del 5 i serien om Undertaker. Ny episod tar sin början. Jonas Crow är begravningsentreprenör, och efterlyst för ett antal mord han begick under slutet av amerikanska inbördeskriget, när han fortfarande gick under namnet «Strikland». Sedan dess har han rest från stad till stad med gamen Jed som sitt enda sällskap. Under en period av några månader hoppades han att hans ensamma tid var över, när han reste tillsammans med två kvinnor, Lin och Rose Prairie. Den förstnämnda blev en vän, den andra kunde ha blivit hans livskamrat. Men de lämnade honom, och han återtog sitt rastlösa liv. Tyvärr finns det fortfarande mycket mer han kan förlora …

I skuggan av Hippokrates Den avslutande delen av den andra episoden. Jakten på “Monstret från Camp Sutter” fortsätter.

Första delen i den andra episoden om begravningsentreprenören Jonas Crow. Jonas Crows förflutna hinner ikapp honom. Monstret från Camp Sutter, som alla trodde var död, dyker upp igen.

Morton Chapel's daughter Megan has come out of catatonia at last, but she didn't come back to life alone. Seth, her demonic alter ego, is with her, and the two of them have already wreaked bloody havoc. The hunt is now on between Chapel, who's convinced killing his daughter is the only solution, his team bent on preventing him from doing so, and Megan's grandfather, an insane, megalomaniac industrialist who believes he owes Seth his fortune...

Platsen är någonstans på den franska landsbygden, tidpunkten någon gång mellan de två världskrigen; här finner vi ett slott, bortglömt av människor och enväldigt styrt av den hårdnackade tjuren Silvio och hans hundmilis. Utan pardon, med diktatorisk järnhov,  arbetas djuren på slottet till utmattningens gräns, allt för samhällets bästa ... Fröken Bengalore, en rädd och kuvad katt som försöker skydda sina två ungar, slår sig samman med kaninen César och den kloka, mystiska råttan Azaskiner i kampen mot orättvisan. Motståndet, olydnaden och det okuvliga skrattet blir deras vapen, i kampen mot diktaturens tänder och klor. Fröken Bengalore är den första delen av fyra i serien om Djurslottet. Handlingen är löst baserad på George Orwells roman Djurfarmen (1945) och är bitvis skrämmande aktuell.

Will Cuba be free, or will it become part of the United States? As the election draws near, Cuba becomes a powder keg. The exactions of El Santero continue, terrifying the liberators-turned-occupiers and enflaming the spirit of the freedom-starved Cubans. In response, American authorities don't hesitate to use extreme violence to ensure that their candidate will win and become not the president of the Republic of Cuba, but the first governor of the 46th state. For the SPOOKS, torn between duty and convictions, the danger is real, and choices will have to be made...

After the SPOOKS' difficult mission in Cuba, Morton Chapel has accepted Kathryn Lennox's help in attempting to treat his daughter, Megan. The girl has been catatonic since she witnessed her father shoot her demented mother Madeleine. But Chapel speaks of possession rather than insanity; an hypothesis the rational Kathryn finds it difficult to accept. And Madeleine's father, a mining industry mogul, intends to exact his revenge from the SPOOKS leader.

Cuba, 1902. Freed from its Spanish masters by US forces four years ago, the island is still occupied by its erstwhile liberators, some of whom aren't all that eager to leave. American businessmen and politicians would like to see Cuba become a full state, while the Cuban people dream only of freedom. When people begin dying...and then come back to life, the SPOOKS are sent to investigate the possible involvement of a Cuban priest and rebel leader - a santero.

1895. Members of the East Coast elite have died under mysterious circumstances. To investigate this delicate problem, Richard Clayton - against the wishes of the President - calls upon a man named Morton Chapel for his unorthodox methods and peculiar associates. As they begin to uncover strange, vanishing marks on people's bodies, unexplained changes in behaviour and hints of widespread corruption, the team reforms around the name Ulysses S. Grant himself gave it years earlier: his SPecialists in the Odd and the OCcult - his SPOOKS.

To save America from those who would steal it, the Spooks will have to battle an evil from the dawn of civilisation. Important personalities have been dying or going crazy. Investigator Morton Chapel and his men discover that they are on the trail of an ancient evil, something dating back to ancient Babylon and brought back to life by a British occultist. As the dark magician leaves a trail of corruption throughout the country's ruling elite, the Spooks realise that the threat is directed at the highest level of government and only they can stop it.

A gold-toothed corpse, a town hungry for vengeance, and a hearse full of secrets—a gripping opening to a groundbreaking graphic novel series by expert duo Xavier Dorison and Ralph Meyer.Jonas Crow is not your average mortician. Tall, lean, and accompanied by a carrion-eating vulture, he travels the Old West in a black hearse, providing final rites for those who can afford them. But Jonas is a man with a past as dark as the clothes he wears—and his newest client is about to make life very difficult for the living.When the wealthy and hated mining tycoon Joe Cusco summons Crow, it’s for a peculiar request: Cusco knows he’s dying, and he plans to take his vast fortune with him. By swallowing his hoard of gold nuggets before drawing his last breath, he turns his own body into a literal treasure chest.Now Jonas Crow must transport the gold-filled corpse across a desert crawling with outlaws, desperate miners, and Cusco’s own vengeful former employees. With a straight-laced English governess and a mysterious woman named Rose by his side, Crow must navigate a trail of greed where the line between the "good guys" and the vultures is razor-thin.Why You’ll Love The Undertaker:A Masterclass in Visual Storytelling: Winner of multiple European comic awards, featuring the gritty, high-contrast art of Ralph Meyer.The Modern Western: Perfect for fans of True Grit, The Sisters Brothers, or Django Unchained.Darkly Humorous & Action-Packed: A blend of cynical wit, high-stakes shootouts, and a deep, unfolding mystery regarding Jonas Crow’s true identity.

In the wild frontier, the dead stay buried. It’s the living you have to worry about.In volume two of this exciting graphic novel series, Jonas Crow—the West’s most cynical undertaker—just wants to enjoy the quiet life of a traveling mortician. His hearse is fixed, his vulture is content, and the chaos of his last job is behind him. But peace is a luxury a man with Jonas’s past can’t afford.The silence is shattered when an old colonel delivers a chilling revelation: the "Ogre of Camp Sutter," a monstrous surgeon from the Civil War thought to be long dead, is still breathing. For Jonas, this isn't just a shock—it's a summons. Because he's the one who let the Ogre get away.The hunt for the rogue surgeon takes a desperate turn when Rose, Jonas's companion and moral compass, is taken hostage. To save her, Jonas must enter a psychological house of mirrors. How do you stop a "man of medicine" who views human life as raw material and uses his own patients as human shields?In This Volume:Double the Darkness: Collecting the next two chapters of the acclaimed series in a single, escalating narrative arc.A Ruthless Adversary: Enter Dr. Quint, the "Ogre"—a genius, a sadist, and a man who believes he is playing God in the Wild West.The Weight of the Past: Explore the scars left by the Civil War as Jonas confronts the soldier he once was.Cinematic Visuals: From the claustrophobic tension of a surgeon’s clinic to the sweeping landscapes of the American West, Ralph Meyer’s art captures every grit-soaked detail.Some men deserve an honorable death. Others deserve to be hunted down. For Jonas Crow, the difference is about to disappear.

In the frozen heart of Apache territory, the cold doesn’t kill as fast as a friend’s betrayal.In volume 3 of this acclaimed graphic novel series, Jonas Crow is a man alone again. With Rose gone, the Undertaker has returned to his solitary trade, carving out a living by burying the dead as a brutal winter descends upon the Arizona desert.He’s content to be left alone—until Sid Beauchamp, a face from a past Jonas would rather forget, arrives with a proposition that reeks of gunpowder and desperation.The mission: venture deep into Apache territory—land outsiders have twisted into a convenient villain—to retrieve a body.The risks are clear, but Sid knows exactly which buttons to push to recruit the only man reckless enough to take the job. However, as the blizzard whiteout swallows the trail, Jonas discovers that Sid’s "simple retrieval" is a web of lethal lies.Caught between Apache warriors enraged by Sid’s lies and the treachery of his own kind, the Undertaker must find a way to survive a landscape where the snow is stained red and loyalty is the rarest commodity of all.In This Volume:A Gritty New Chapter: Jonas Crow faces his harshest setting yet—the ice-locked canyons of the Southwest.The Return of Sid Beauchamp: A dive into the series' murky history, where old debts are paid in lead.Survival Western at its Best: A tense, high-stakes story that pits man against nature—and greed against honor.Striking Visuals: Ralph Meyer’s art captures the blinding white of a blizzard and the grim reality of the Undertaker’s world.The wind is howling, and Jonas Crow is about to learn that some bodies are better left buried.

On the Farm all animals were equal. In the Castle some are more equal than others. For fans of the bestselling Stray Dogs and the Eisner Award winning Beasts of Burden comes an animal fable at once familiar and surprising! You may think you know the story, but set aside your assumptions. This animal uprising is unlike any you have read! Nestled in the heart of a farm forgotten by men, the Animal Castle is ruled with an iron hoof by President Silvio. The bull and its dog militia savor their power, while the other animals are exhausted by work, until the arrival of the mysterious Azelar, a traveling rat who will teach them the secrets of civil disobedience. Collecting issues 1-5 of the bestselling comic series into a handsome hardcover volume, with complete cover gallery and bonus material, including behind the scenes info and illustrations.

A monastery is burned to the ground; every monk within killed. It now falls to Conrad of Marburg, a disgraced Inquisitor, to discover the motive for this heinous crime and make sure that those responsible are punished... but his journey into darkness is only beginning!A medieval thriller and a swashbuckling 14th century relic quest - Indiana Jones meets The Name of the Rose!

Conrad of Marburg and his companion Elisabeth continue on their quest for the Third Testament. But dark forces are gathering - forces who will do anything to stop them from revealing the secrets of the Testament...

Conrad of Marburg and his companion Elisabeth continue on their quest for the Third Testament. But to find the relic they must first escape the dark island where they are held captive and then reach the monastery of St Luke which seems to hold the answer to many of their questions. But as they progress in their quest, many more questions seem to arise. Who is the mysterious leader of the horde of warriors chasing them and what exactly is the role of the Knights Templar in all of this?

As Conrad of Marburg and his companion Elisabeth come close to uncovering the secrets of the Third Testament, they face a fight to the death, the outcome of which will determine the future of all creation. For the Third Testament has the power to bring on the end of the world as we know it…

Duke Fleed's story continues in this long-awaited sequel to the seminal Mazinger Mecha franchise! After being placed into hiding, UFO Robot Grendizer is humanity's only hope to stop an alien invasion.The war between the forces of Vega and Grendizer is but a distant memory. After Duke and Maria returned to the planet Fleed, Hikaru and Koji struggle to lead a normal life without the need for war.But Peace cannot last forever. From the confines of space, the Ruin Division emerges with the most powerful Saucer Beast: the Hydragon.An explosive attack in Tokyo descends on the planet - the Hydragon ays waste to Earth's military, whilst the last representatives of Vega demand all of Japan to evacuate within seven days or else face annihilation.Under siege and without any other choice, Duke must join the fight and reawaken the mighty robot Grendizer or risk losing his new family, friends, and the world he sought so hard to protect from the same terror that ravaged his old one.Collecting issues 1-4 with writing from the auspicious Xavier Dorison that reinvigorates the style of the original 1970's show with a modern twist and superb art by artist Denis Bajram that thrusts the reader into the heart of a battlefield, comes the much-anticipated sequel to the classic story of a colossal hero and the prince who pilots it.Fans of the cult classic Mecha anime will love seeing their favourite alien robot protect Earth once again!

Felix has done it. His painstaking efforts have paid off, and he is now listed on the Human Stock Exchange. A new, more affluent life begins - new house, new car, new opportunities - though he hasn't lost his burning desire to climb higher and higher. Unfortunately, the continued health of his stock requires not only constant hard work from him, but also, increasingly, sacrifices, compromises... and betrayals.

Felix's meteoric rise to the top has brought him much, but it also cost him dearly. Rachel has left him. His shareholders keep demanding ever more from him. Desperate, horrified, the young man is losing himself - but even that he is not allowed: Simon, the father of the HSE himself, puts him back on the right track by force. Because, in the public's eyes, Felix is a success story, hope... And for the HSE, he's the future of finance.

Twenty years after the events of Treasure Island, Lady Vivian Hastings knocks on Dr Livesey's door. Her hated husband has sent word from the Amazon: He has found the fabled city of Guiana-Capac, and his brother is to sell the entire domain to pay for an expedition, dispossessing Vivian in the process. So the lady has come to seek the one man who can help her: Long John Silver -