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Lucky Luke 68 - Bridge over the Mississippi by Jean & Fauche, Xavier Leturgie
In 1874, President Grant authorises the construction of a bridge over the Mississippi. Until then, passage between St. Louis and East St. Louis was...
View full detailsIznogoud 14 - Iznogouds Nightmares by Goscinny
We've all played that game. 'Well, if I were in charge...' We've all imagined what we'd do if we were president of this or minister of that. For Iz...
View full detailsYoko Tsuno Vol. 12: The Titans by Roger Leloup
Yoko, Vic and Pol are back on Vinea after a two-month journey in hibernation. They've barely had time to wake up that the Vineans are already prese...
View full detailsLucky Luke 61 - Daisy Town by Morris & Goscinny
In the Old West, towns grow like mushrooms. And the birth of a new city inevitably draws in desperadoes of all kinds. When Lucky Luke spends the ni...
View full detailsLucky Luke 58 - The Daltons Stash by Morris
Transferred to a new penitentiary, the Daltons are put in a cell with Fennimore Buttercup, a counterfeiter who soon begins to regret having such no...
View full detailsSpirou & Fantasio 10 - Virus by Tome
Fantasio, chasing a scoop, slips through a cordon sanitaire surrounding a cargo ship fresh from Antarctica. He's hoping to investigate some disturb...
View full detailsLucky Luke 55 - Arizona by Morris
A gang operating around Nugget City is attacking stage coaches to steal gold shipments. After rescuing the driver of one of them, Lucky Luke arrive...
View full detailsIznogoud 12 - Iznougouds Fairy Tale by Goscinny
When a particularly inept fairy in training accidentally arrives in Baghdad and mistakes Iznogoud for Prince Charming, it's easy to expect a merry ...
View full detailsLucky Luke 54 - Rodeo by Morris
Lucky Luke arrives at Navajo City just in time to sign up for the town's big rodeo. But the prize money promised to the winner is attracting some u...
View full detailsLucky Luke 53 - Nitroglycerin by Lo Hartog Van Banda
Two companies are competing to build the intercontinental railway. When one sends saboteurs to intercept the powder needed to pierce tunnels throug...
View full detailsYoko Tsuno Vol. 10: Message for Eternity by Roger Leloup
During a glider flight training course, Yoko makes a landing near an important telecommunication centre, and there meets a mysterious English Lord....
View full detailsAlone 3 - The Clan Of The Shark by Fabien Vehlmann
The five Campton children are travelling to neighbouring cities by bus, desperately looking for other living humans. All they find are deserted set...
View full detailsSpirou & Fantasio 8 - Tough Luck Vito by Tomo
An old seaplane skims the waves over the Pacific. Onboard are Vito Cortizone, former Don of the New York Mafia forced into early retirement by Spir...
View full detailsBluecoats Vol. 8: Auld Lang Blue by Raoul Cauvin
Contrary to what you may believe, even the very martial Sergeant Chesterfield didn't always wear the Union's blue uniform. Both he and Blutch were ...
View full detailsBlake & Mortimer 20 - The Septimus Wave by Jean Dufaux
It's been several months since the events of The Yellow M, but the evil of Professor Septimus still echoes around London. Important figures of the ...
View full detailsLucky Luke 51 - The Painter by Bob De Groot
Among the cultural figures of the Old West, Frederick Remington stands head and shoulders above the rest-literally. A good-natured ogre by size and...
View full detailsYakari 12 - Little Thunder's Secret by Derib & Job
Little Thunder answers a mysterious call and sets off on a quest-alone. Little Thunder is quite an astounding pony, and he and Yakari truly are th...
View full detailsMelusine Vol.5: Tales of the Full Moon by Gilson
Melusine, the young witch-in-training, divides her time between studying at the sorcery school and working au pair at the local vampire's castle. T...
View full detailsIznogoud 11 - Iznogoud and the Jigsaw Turk by Goscinny
Imagine a puzzle. A magic puzzle. It features the head of a Turk, it's big and complicated, and when you finish assembling it, the person you think...
View full detailsClifton 7: Elementary My Dear Clifton by Turk & De Groot
Clifton is on the trail of a kidnapped Jade...back in 1912! A simple errand that turns into a car accident, and Clifton bangs his head and blacks ...
View full detailsYoko Tsuno Vol. 9: The Forge of Vulcan by Roger Leloup
Yoko returns to the alien world underneath our own. A strange accident at an offshore platform in the Caribbean draws Yoko, Vic and Pol into a new...
View full detailsSpirou & Fantasio 6 - Spirou & Fantasio in Moscow by Andre Franquin
A hilarious flashback to Moscow in Soviet times for Spirou and Fantasio. Spirou and Fantasio, in transit through Paris airport, are kidnapped by F...
View full detailsBlake & Mortimer 18 - The Oath of the Five Lords by Yves Sente
Death in the present re-awakens a dark time in Blake's past. 1919. Colonel Lawrence - Lawrence of Arabia - has an unpleasant meeting with an MI5 ag...
View full detailsLucky Luke 45 - Tying the Knot by Laurent Gerra
Time for the Daltons to try on a different kind of ball-and-chain! Urgent message for the Dalton brothers: the president has approved a special me...
View full detailsBluecoats Vol. 7: The Blues in the Mud by Raoul Cauvin
The Blue and the Gray...and the Brown! While out on patrol, Blutch and Chesterfield encounter an unusual soldier: a woman wearing a Union uniform,...
View full detailsSpirou & Fantasio 5 -The Marsupilami Thieves by Tome
The Marsupilami, a mysterious animal that Spirou and Fantasio discovered in the jungle of Palombia, now resides in their local zoo. When he seems t...
View full detailsYoko Tsuno Vol. 8: The Devil's Organ by Roger Leloup
Travelling down the Rhine, Yoko and her friends save a young stranger from drowning. Sensing foul play, the young Japanese girl decides to stay wit...
View full detailsSpirou & Fantasio 4 - Valley Of The Exiles by Tome
Even in the worst of places, you'll be all right as long as you have your best friend with you. Right...? Spirou and Fantasio, swallowed by the ra...
View full detailsBlake & Mortimer 15 - The Secret of the Swordfish Pt 1 by Edgar P. Jacobs
In a past almost, but not entirely, like ours, the world lives in dread of a new power, an empire centred in Tibet and led by a megalomaniac. When ...
View full detailsLucky Luke 38 - Doc Doxey's Elixir by Morris
In this early adventure of the famous cowboy, Lucky Luke is dealing with one of the plagues of the Old West: quacks. "Doctor" Doxey is a con man, a...
View full detailsLucky Luke 37 - Fingers by Lo Hartog Van Banda
Fingers is a magician - a really, really good one. When his unfortunate kleptomania sends him to jail, he meets the Daltons and soon escapes with t...
View full detailsBuck Danny 3 - Ghost Squadron by Francis Bergese
Bosnia, 1995. Serb forces are encircling Sarajevo and defying UN peacekeeping troops, even shooting at patrolling US Navy fighters. International p...
View full detailsIznogoud 9 - The Grand Vizier Iznogoud by Goscinny
Iznogoud is still trying to get rid of Caliph Haroun al Placid so he can take his place. He's even kept a journal of his previous failed attempts. ...
View full detailsBlake & Mortimer 14 - The Curse of the 30 Pieces of Silver Pt 2 by Jean Van Hamme
Captured and then abandoned by Olrik, Mortimer is now lost at sea with no provisions. Fortunately, he can always count on Blake. Once reunited, and...
View full detailsLucky Luke 35 - The Singing Wire by Morris & Goscinny
1861. Abraham Lincoln orders that the First Transcontinental Telegraph line, currently interrupted between Nevada and Nebraska, be completed. Two t...
View full detailsLucky Luke 34 - The Daltons Always on the Run by Morris & Goscinny
A general amnesty puts the Daltons back on the streets, something Lucky Luke isn't happy about. And, to make it worse, they seem to have become mod...
View full detailsDid you know the modern form of comics has been traced back to the nineteenth century? However, we’ve arguably been creating stories using images since the first cave paintings. Manga, newspaper cartoons, comic strips, comic books, graphic novels, webcomics- across the years, sequential art have taken several forms. They can be fictional, factual, or somewhere in between. Some are serious, some are hilarious, and they can cater to a wide range of reading abilities.
We’ve pulled together some of the very best manga, comic books and graphic novels from North America, Europe, the UK and Japan in this collection. Whether you're a dedicated anime fan, superhero stan, or looking to read your first comic, we've got something for you here.
Graphic novels
Everything is bigger in North America, and that includes comics. The comic book has evolved from a disposable commodity to the cornerstone of billion-dollar companies. Comic artists and writers have flocked from all over the world to be a part of the industry. The superhero was invented there, a character-type that has taken over popular culture.
It’s not all business. The form and term graphic novel was invented in the USA as a way to help legitimize serious, groundbreaking work like the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus by Art Spiegelman. America’s also the home of underground, alternative, and independent comics that challenge and redefine the mainstream.
One of the most popular indie comics of recent years is actually Canadian. The Complete Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O’Malley is heavily influenced by manga and video games culture but is entirely original. Scott Pilgrim is 23 years old. He’s in a band, doesn’t have a job, and his girlfriend’s in high school. His precious little life is turned upside down when he meets delivery girl Ramona Flowers. To win her love, he must defeat her seven evil exes and maybe even grow up. The series was filmed as Scott Pilgrim vs. the World by superstar director Edgar Wright, and it’s turning out to be a modern classic.
Manga
The term manga first came into use right at the end of the eighteenth century. Before World War II, the illustrations followed Japanese artistic traditions. However, the influence of the US occupation immediately after the war revolutionised the art form. Cinematic techniques, American culture, and television led to popular characters and series such as Astro Boy. Popular manga series are regularly turned into anime - film and television cartoons - which completes the circle of influence.
Manga is loved not only for its dynamic art style, but the wide range of stories produced for audiences of all ages and genders. The works trickled into the west through the twentieth century, with popular series such as Akira, Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon and Ghost in the Shell leading the charge. The popularity of Japanese culture exploded after the international success of Pokemon, and now many manga series are international bestsellers. Right now we're selling the hilarious Assassination Classroom: Complete Box Set. Grab it now before it sells out!
British comic strips & characters
The first comic magazine is reported to have been published in Glasgow in 1826. Since then, the UK has had a fine tradition of comics that have become global phenomenons. From The Beano to 2000AD, Bunty to Commando, Eagle to The Phoenix, Britain has published a wide range of different styles and genres in comic form. Many of the most highly regarded writers and illustrators come from Britain, including Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, and Posy Simmonds.
The UK is also home to many memorable comics characters, like Dennis the Menace and Judge Dredd. One of these is Roy Race, better known as Roy of the Rovers. Originally appearing in Tiger in September 1954, he was published in various magazines for nearly sixty years. Now, Roy is back. Roy of the Rovers: 3 Book Collection by Rob Williams and Ben Willsher features a modern Melchester Rovers, broke and languishing at the bottom of League Two. Can Roy help turn the club around?
Bandes dessinées albums
Mainland Europe brought the world Rodolphe Töpffer, the man dubbed “the father of comic strips.” 175 years after his death, it’s still the home of some of the world’s best comics art. This is particularly true of the Francophone sphere, which calls the medium Bandes dessinées, sold in books called albums.
France brings us Asterix, which was created by Goscinny & Uderzo. In these hilarious adventures, Asterix, Obelix, and the warriors of his Gaulish tribe are the last hold-out against the Roman Empire. The Complete Asterix contains 39 albums, which should keep you busy until the Romans come back.
Belgium is most famous for master cartoonist Hergé, who is best known for The Adventures of Tintin. We stock the boy reporter's most famous adventures individually and in two box sets. The Adventures of Tintin: 90th Anniversary is a box set of twenty-three paperback books, printed close to their original size. The Tintin Collection: The Adventures of Tintin (Compact Edition) reprints the series in eight hardback volumes.
Comics are some of our bestsellers at Book2Door. We’re always bringing in new stock, so keep an eye out for our latest products.
