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At the height of the Great War, as relentless advances are sapping the men's morale, a handful of soldiers set off on a desperate journey to Paris and the French parliament to denounce the futility of headquarters' offensive strategy. Volume 2 of 2.
Lucky Luke is contacted by a rich individual with an unusual request: he wants to hire the Lonesome Cowboy to escort his stepdaughter Gisella on a trip across the Wild West. He wants her to see for himself the hard life of settlers and frontiersmen at least once before she settles into a comfortable married life. Luke arranges a few fake, safe incidents to entertain the young woman, but she''s no shrinking violet, and tends to charge headlong into trouble...
Over time, Zorglub has become a friend of Champignac, and is no longer the enemy of old. Yet when he comes to see the Count one morning, he uses his deadly Zorglwave on him - the infamous brain-scrambling ray. Two weeks later, Spirou and Fantasio receive a call for help from their old friend: apparently, there are monsters in Champignac! And when our two fearless adventurers reach the outskirts of the village, they are stopped by an Army blockade...
Yoko, Vic and Pol are in Switzerland, testing a new civilian jet plane. At the end of their contract, they suddenly find out that they've unknowingly been preparing a mission for Japanese Intelligence. During World War Two, the Imperial Army had tested a colossal cannon, that was later thought destroyed - but massive calibre shells have now been delivered to an arms trafficker in a small Asian country. It's up to Yoko to locate the terrible weapon...
Rob''s found his father, alive and moderately well after four years of physical and mental torture. But the happy reunion is cut short when the Clown makes contact with them. Unexpectedly, it''s to offer them a deal: Alex will do one last job for him, then father and son can go, free and with the assurance of never being bothered by the KGB again. Inevitably, no one really believes the offer, and the last round of a deadly game begins
Napoleon is furious. It appears the battle can no longer be won. The French cavalry is so exhausted it can t even gallop when charging. Ammunition is running out, while losses mount horrifically both in men and in irreplaceable officers But the Austrians have paid an equally steep price, and a complete defeat may yet be avoided. Louis-Fran§ois, Paradis, Fayolle Who will survive the terrible bloodbath the better to serve again in the next one?
Passing through New Orleans, Lucky Luke stumbles upon a heated argument between two steamboat captains. The argument soon turns into a wager: whichever boat reaches Minneapolis first after steaming up the Mississippi will win the exclusive rights to the route. Captain Barstow quickly invites Luke to travel on his Daisy Belle, fearing that his opponent will cheat. And while he''s not wrong, the biggest danger to both boats remains Old Man River himself...
Despite the heroic efforts of L Detachment, the unit's victories haven't managed to stop the advance of the German war machine. Soon, Rommel is at the gates of Egypt, and losses mount among David Stirling and Paddy Mayne's men - some crueller than others. In the end, they will have to reinvent themselves and give everything to push back the Desert Fox and earn their name at last: The Special Air Service!
A relentless lone rider with strange powers is hunting a sadistic criminal and the powerful men that protect him and use him to start a devastating war in the United States. The first volume of a Western with supernatural overtones.
Beyond the Arctic Circle, in the freezing cold and never-ending night, the Mounties do their duty and try to resist the creeping assaults of madness and depression. One evening,Trent, alone at his remote outpost, hears a call for help. He finds a couple of Natives, dead of exposure, along with ... a very much alive baby! Reluctantly turned into a polar nurse, the sergeant must leave his shelter - unequipped to cater to its new occupant - to find her a new family...
Jolan has agreed to leave his family and serve Manthor, after he saved Thorgal's life. The mysterious mage has promised him an exceptional destiny - if, that is, the young man proves worthy of it. So begins a series of trials during which Jolan, on his own at first, will meet four other youngsters. They, too, have unusual powers. They, too, are on their way to Manthor's castle. Will they be allies, or enemies?
Once again, Luke is called to the penitentiary, though for once the Daltons haven't escaped. They have, however, just learned that their cousin Emmett, last survivor of the original Dalton gang, has a son - and that Averell was chosen as his godfather! Now Lucky Luke has to accompany the dumbest bandits in the West to the young boy's house, as Averell has been temporarily entrusted with his education. A job that his brothers see as an excellent opportunity to get rich...
The battle has been joined. On this first day, Massena desperately holds onto Aspern, the French cavalry charges again and again, but the Emperor cannot seem to break the Austrians. Louis-Francois, stuck on the wrong side of the only available bridge, impatiently waits for repairs to conclude. Not only are his official messages delayed, but he''s also dying to send news to Miss Krauss in Vienna. However, his friend Stendhal, who''s remained with the beautiful Austrian lady, makes some upsetting discoveries...
Lady X, Buck''s nemesis, has given all three pilots the slip. Unfortunately, she''s also managed to pick up a Russian defector who''s not only shot Natalya, the beautiful scientist Buck appears to have fallen for, but also carries with him a sample of an incredibly deadly virus. With the assistance of the French Navy, the three American aces will have to track down their old enemy through one of the least hospitable parts of the world...
It's time for Alex's son to go after the network that took his father from him.
The future of the entire Altair colony now rests on Paul's shoulders.
In a far too near-future, the world's economy has collapsed. Amidst an unprecedented recession, the only remaining bastion of capitalist prosperity is the new 'Human Stock Exchange', where individuals are listed on the market. Felix Fox sells cars over the phone, a poorly paid, thankless, dead-end job. But he is determined to make it big, at any cost. When the opportunity arises to be listed on the HSE, though... will the cost turn out to be too high?
May 1809. Napoleon's Grande Armee has taken Vienna and is preparing to cross the Danube, but the Austrians are waiting for him in Essling. The carnage can begin...
The final chapter of a magical epic on fate and redemption.
Three more short stories to illustrate the dangers of a welfare state running amok.
The time has come for nature to rise up against human folly... the next in the Mermaid Project series!
In the rain forest of South America lives a legendary creature: friendly, playful, intelligent... and with a simply extraordinary tail.
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