20.11.2018
Antioch has fallen, betrayed by one of its own. Still, times are dire for the occupying crusaders, caught between forces holding out in a citadel at the heart of the city, and a new Turkish army outside its gates, outnumbering their own forces ten to one. Plague and starvation whittle down their numbers, but Hermance is of no help: the light of his holy healing gift seems to have been doused by his affair with the Tafur princess Istvana. Jealousy consumes Black Liv while his captains Bohemond and Raymond of Toulouse quarrel over spoils. What miracle will save the day?
Europe Comics
20.11.2018
Plundering, ransoming, and warring, the Frankish lords make their way to Jerusalem, the City of Kings, even as the terrible love triangle between Hermance “Devil-Foot” Languedolce and Karlis “Black Liv” continues to torment the three of them in different ways. “We are each with the one we love most,” the Tafur Princess Istvana tells Black Liv. “I with Hermance, and you with God.” But will this truth prove more than Karlis’ black heart can bear? Will it drive him to sacrifice the very reason he has come all this way: to take back the Holy Sepulcher from the Muslims?
Europe Comics
20.11.2018
Who is the mysterious man in ancient Egyptian clothing who appears in the background in previous volumes? Where was the doctor with the suitcases full of manuscripts headed? Who was chasing him and why? Who were the dervishes dancing for? And what extraordinary events were witnessed by the omniscient Gustav Florian Melnitzki? “Syntagma” is the closing album of the four-part cycle of ‘Revolutions.’ All hitherto unexplained storylines are brought to their conclusions across these pages. The paths of characters in seemingly unconnected stories suddenly intersect when a manuscript, transcribed by a man stricken with an attack of genius, falls into the hands of Felix Hausdorff, and the action increases in tempo until the end, as does the growing number of people and institutions interested in this mysterious text.
Europe Comics
20.11.2018
Ariane and Nino are in Egypt—ancient Egypt. That’s about 4,500 years ago, when the world’s largest pyramid was built. It’s called the Pyramid of Cheops because it was built for the Pharaoh Cheops, who wanted to be buried in it when he died. That’s right: pyramids are giant tombs! It was the first of seven buildings known as The Wonders of the World—and it’s the only one still standing! As you can imagine, it’s had a pretty eventful time over the last 45 centuries, but it still has plenty of secrets waiting to be uncovered …
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20.11.2018
In times of yore did a forbidden love arise between Valgar of Valta, son of Halgerr the Golden-Haired, and Astridr, daughter of Thorgerr, and to them a son was born, Gunnar. But Thorgerr was a mighty lord, and with his hundred warriors hunted the couple down, ensorcelling his daughter and banishing her husband. Now, to rescue his true love, Valgar must embark upon a long and perilous quest that will take him into the forest depths to meet the monster called Ogerth the Serpentine, and the far south to fight the beastly devourers alongside Skarperdinn. But Skarperdinn’s wife has other plans…
Europe Comics, Fantasy
20.11.2018
Ariane takes Nino back to the Middle Ages to find out what started the Crusades—and why there were so many of them. They travel to Jerusalem (where it all started) and they meet kings and popes and emperors and sultans… including Richard the Lionheart and his famous adversary Saladin. Along the way, Nino discovers that the Crusades weren’t just about religion and the Holy Wars weren’t just Christians vs. Muslims. Like most of history, it was a little more complicated than that, as Ariane explains…
Europe Comics
20.11.2018
Valgar of Valta has won Skarperdinn to his cause, but will the chieftain’s word be enough to sway the Council of Elders? The two men set out to seek the aid of Skarperdinn’s father, Njall the Burnt, but their quest is menaced by the dread serpent Jonnung, and Berrga, collectress of corpses. Meanwhile, vowing to win back Valgar at any cost, Skarperdinn’s wife Hildegirrd journeys to see her cruel sorceress sister Sosjia Black-Cloak, whose son Hanserr wields formidable magic from a mad bard. Little does Valgar know that, under an evil spell, his beloved Astridr no longer even remembers him…
Europe Comics
20.11.2018
Nino is busy… with an Easter egg hunt! No sooner does he find one than he wants to eat it… But if he does that, Ariane warns, he pretty soon won’t have any left… and that’s what’s happening with oil. We’re consuming it so fast, supplies could run out by the end of this century. So why is everyone in pursuit of this “black gold”? Ariane explains what it’s used for, how the “oil rush” started, and who the key players were in its history—a relatively short history that rapidly changed the world!
Europe Comics
20.11.2018
After many a long year and many a hard battle, Valgar of Valta is reunited with Astridr Argfusson—only to have her testify before the Council of Elders that he abused her father Thorgerr’s hospitality by raping her! How could his one true love ever say such a thing? Investigations reveal the mind-altering influence of the Song of Hunlhot, black magic wielded by Thorgerr’s advisor Dar Guilva. To uncover its secrets, Valgar and his new archer ally must undertake a perilous quest to the castle of Lyhmm, the mad bard. Don’t miss the smashing conclusion to Saga Valta!
Europe Comics
20.11.2018
Adventure, drama, spies, secrets, and even a dash of romance. This extraordinary story tells the tale of two movie stars being pulled into the intrigue of counterintelligence and disinformation campaigns during World War II. Churchill is looking for someone to impersonate Britain’s top general, and it’s up to David Niven and Peter Ustinov to train the lucky lad. They’re in a race against the clock and a battle against all the usual vices—wine and women included—to turn a second-rate actor into General Montgomery in this uproarious and award-winning graphic novel, where the truth might be stranger than fiction.
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