European Comics in Official and Fan Translations

Game of Masks 3 — The Fool

Paris, 1803. A young dandy is dead. His conniving sister will follow shortly. The prostitutes at Madame Easter’s establishment have been slaughtered. A high ranking politician is threatened by scandal. Murder, intrigue, blackmail and double-crossing… Missing love letters and a compromising accounting ledger… As the Stingray, a couple of heartless thugs, the Ant, and the Bee all scramble to recover the precious documents, the eternal mystery remains: what terrible secret lurks behind the mysterious masks? 

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Game of Masks 4 — The Two Grasshoppers

As the hour of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte’s glory approaches, his paranoia intensifies and heads start to roll. More plotting, more backstabbing… A not-so-pretty young society lady is courted by an ambitious young man with dubious intentions; a sinister priest enters the scene; a man hangs in a jail cell; a young prostitute’s fate is sealed; an aristocrat is wrongfully accused; and a mysterious pack of wolves roams the streets of Paris as History marches on, unstoppable.

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Game of Masks 5 — The Cockerels

All of France is in a tizzy as Napoleon’s coronation as Emperor of the French People draws near, and the most pressing issues at court revolve around seating arrangements, optimal viewing of the ceremony and the Pope’s traveling entourage. This isn’t to say that scheming and shenanigans have taken a backseat, however: a heartbroken young lady seeks poisonous revenge, a redheaded Squirrel gets caught by an Ant, the sinister priest is back… and in the midst of all this, the two men with the masks finally decide to meet face to face.

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Game of Masks 6 — The Ermine

Paris, 1804. First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte is hours away from becoming Emperor of the French People. The Bee is about to change History and embrace his destiny, while the Ant makes a desperate attempt to change his. Enemies rush about with last-minute plans to eliminate the usurper, a Squirrel and a Stingray get chummy, the mysterious veiled woman finally speaks, the underworld prepares for some changes… and a mask is up for grabs.

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Gloria Victis 1 — The Sons of Apollo

There was a time when certain mortals could become gods. At this time, two thousand years ago, men would pass into legend by risking their lives to entertain the crowds; famous charioteers who, perched on their chariots like Apollo, would fight for their lives and their honor in the arena. This is the story of one of those heroes: Aelio Hermeros, perhaps one of the greates chariot riders of all time. He was a mortal immortalized in the memory of those who saw him compete, who witnessed his defeats, his victories, his blood spilled and, most of all, his glory.

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Gloria Victis 2 — The Price of Defeat

Twelve years have gone by since the tragic day when Aelio’s father was killed during a chariot race. The young man has sworn to himself that he will not share his father’s fate. But fate has its own ideas for Aelio… Whether he likes it or not, he seems to have inherited the family gift for training horses. His talent in this domain leads him to Rome colosseum. In honor of his father. And for the glory of those defeated!

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Expedition 1 — The Nubian Lion

When former Roman soldier Marcus Livius is arrested in Egypt, starving and half mad, he is swiftly accused of desertion and murder. He denies the charges and embarks on an incredible tale… His story begins with the discovery of a body surrounded by documents written in an unknown language, as well as spectacular jewels and other items all suggesting the existence of a rich and powerful civilization previously unknown to Rome. Under the orders of Centurion Caius Bracca, Marcus decides to desert, and along with nine other men begins a secret expedition to find this unknown land. What will they discover… and how many will survive?

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For the Empire 1 — Honor

Glorim Cortis is a military celebrity in the Imperial army. The Empire has conquered many known lands, but not yet any unknown. This is the mission entrusted by the emperor to Glorim and his squadron. Once they cross the final frontier of mapped Imperial territories, this group of elites rides their way through a series of intense emotions spanning from doubt to fear. One thing is for sure: as the new map’s outlines slowly take shape, their expedition will lead to things that none of them were expecting,

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For the Empire 2 — Women

The going gets tough for Glorim Cortis and his men as they struggle through dense forest. The suffocating humidity and clouds of insects nearly have them at their wits’ end. No wonder they’re so elated when the reach what appears to be some kind of earthly paradise. But they’re not alone. It’s not long before they find themselves up against some of the smartest and most skillful adversaries they’ve ever come across: women.

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