European Comics in Official and Fan Translations

Back to Basics 3 — The Great World

So it’s finally happened: Mariette is pregnant. And so is Manu. He’s brushing up on his baby and parenthood knowledge with the help of Dr. Spock, who, Manu finds, is rather evasive regarding the torments of a father-to-be. Still, preparation is the key to success, and Manu’s about as prepared as he can be: run-through’s of the big day, suitcases ready and packed for the hospital, route planning. Basically, he’s totally freaking out. Of course, he ends up missing the birth…“I could get lost in this stuff all day.” Pipeline Comics

Cassio 5 — The Road to Rome

Archeologist Ornella Grazzi may have discovered the identities of Cassio’s four murderers, but as intrigue and deception thicken around her, she’s realizing just how much she has yet to learn about the life and mysterious powers of the Ancient Roman physician and lawyer. But with her double-crossing assistant shot dead, and now a handsome police detective as well, who can she trust? She’ll need to find someone to turn to, and fast, as she dives deeper into Cassio’s world to find out why his lover Antinoë betrayed him, and discover the full potential of the strange powders he stole from Egypt…

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Mermaid Project — Episode 4

Romane Pennac’s niece has been kidnapped in Paris. Her genetic makeup, inherited from the experiments conducted on her mother – and Romane – in her youth, make her a perfect candidate for Algapower’s hybridization experiments. Hell bent on rescuing her and putting an end to the corporation’s actions, El Malik and Pennac attempt a daring raid on Algapower’s Rio laboratory. But when things go wrong, they’ll find some very strange allies…

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Mermaid Project — Episode 3

Roger, Romane’s brother, has been transferred to an Algapower lab in Brazil. Shortly afterwards, his sister, still working for Intelligence, arrives in Rio. Her new mission: to get in touch with her brother and convince him to inform the authorities about the company and its mysterious Mermaid Project. The stakes have changed for the Pennac siblings, though: among the documents retrieved during the New York mission, their names appear on a list of potential test subjects…

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Mermaid Project — Episode 2

Now with French intelligence, Romane is training hard with agent El Malik and Delph, a genetically modified Dolphin with extraordinary mental abilities. The goal of their coming mission: to infiltrate the premises of Algapower, the company at the heart of their investigation, and find clues as to its actual activities — in particular the mysterious Mermaid Project. What is the aim of Algapower’s genetic research? Time is running short…

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Shi 2 — The Demon King

In the second volume of this four-part story arc, we learn more details about how the secret society “Shi” was formed by two women sworn to vengeance against the men and institutions that oppress and violate them. In a present-day storyline, we learn more about the the investigation into the terrorist attack against the family of the CEO of the arms company S.V.P.P.B and about Lakshmi Shankar, the MI5 inspector who shows up promising to stop the network of “avenging mothers” before they strike again.

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Cassio 4 — Final Blood

Cassio tracks the sinister High Priest to his Temple of the Sands in the middle of the desert, only to find himself bested by the High Priest’s disciples, who share Cassio’s powers but are better trained to control them. It’s up to his slave Alva to save him from near death, with help from a mysterious stranger who turns out to be… Cassio’s mother! Reveals and reversals abound as, in the present day, Ornella Grazzi finds the fourth murderer, and the origin of Cassio’s powers is brought to light in this thrilling conclusion to the first arc of the historical adventure series.

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Cassio 3 — The Third Wound

The mystery of Cassio’s assassins draws Ornella ever deeper into a world of danger and deception. Her assistant Yani is found murdered. The elderly Maria, housekeeper to the enigmatic Tanhauser, begs her trust, but withholds as much information as she gives. Meanwhile, in the Alexandria of antiquity, Cassio comes the closest yet to getting his revenge on Livion, but his plan threatens to fall through at the hands of the beautiful and tormented Antinoé, the most famous and influential prostitute in the city. What does she know about her master Marcion’s plan to subvert the Roman Empire by means of religion?

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Cassio 2 — Second to Strike

Having found the first of Cassio’s four assassins, archeologist Ornella Grazzi attempts to solve the mystery of the second. And as she pieces together tantalizing fragments of historical evidence, she learns of Cassio’s forbidden love for Oasis, virgin priestess of Apis. But why has Cassio traveled to Antioch? Why is he bent on discovering the secrets of its citizens? In the present day, a break-in at the university lab leaves a technician dead and Ornella’s findings missing. Could this be the work of the enigmatic Lucas Tanhauser, the older gentleman who has insinuated himself into Ornella’s life?

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The Adventures of Kid Lucky 3 — Statue Squaw

Kid Lucky loves to have fun—he plays lacrosse, builds tree houses, puts on magic shows, and races frogs. As if having fun doesn’t keep him busy enough, he’s also got chores to do, baths to take, math problems to solve, and a girl to ask to a dance. Daily life is always interesting in Kid’s little Texas town—he meets some mighty fascinating critters there, and some of the most fascinating ones walk on two legs.

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