Now almost seven, Rebecca's feeling better and finally ready to return to school. Believe it or not, she's excited to go back. Her teacher always finds ways to make class fun, turning the place into a school of nonsense. But a zombie-virus, the dreaded flu, is wreaking havoc on the playground. Everyone is going to catch it! Their only hope is the most super microbe of all... Ernest!
Germany, April 1957. Uli has a dream: to become a famous Broadway dancer. But as a modern dance student at the prestigious Folkwang school, Uli's energetic and outgoing personality stands out in sharp contrast to the melancholy of post-war Europe. During a trip to Berlin, he meets Anthony, a young American dancer. The attraction is immediate. Anthony convinces Uli to come to New York and try his luck on Broadway. The young men part ways, but Uli will pack his bags and embark on an adventure that will take him to a new life overflowing with life, color, and movement -- but also disappointment, harsh reality, and a good dose of heartbreak.
After the war, Joshua went from decorated soldier to private investigator for an NYC law firm. For his latest assignment, he's been sent to Hawaii to investigate a grisly murder-suicide. With the help of a mysterious local and an old friend, he learns the dark truth behind their deaths and finds the stakes are far bigger than they seem. The war on the battlefield may be over, but not everyone has accepted peace, and the simmering conflict is manifesting itself in new-and dangerous-ways...
King Edward of England is dead. Edward's son Harold, one of the potential successors, renounces his oath to yield the throne to William of Normandy. From that day forth, William will have no peace until his rightful claim to the throne is acknowledged.
As the famous Halley comet soars across the heavens, giving rise to much speculation among the scholars of the time, William, Duke of Normandy, launches into the arrangements for the conquest that will change the face of England -- one of the most formidable military expeditions History has ever seen.
This is a tale of ambition, broken oaths, battles, love, death and glory.
Shocking! Disgusting! Meet the most dangerous twin girls in the universe! Their record of wrong doings, on purpose or not, will raise your hair on end. A darkly subversive collection of cynical comics gags that is sweeping Europe. Nothing is sacred for these two lil' monsters! South Park meets Monty Python.
After their anguished separation years previously, only two of the original four Golden Dogs are left: Lario and Fanny. When they find each other again, they set about trying to establish what happened to the other two members of their notorious gang. Meanwhile, the sinister Judge Aaron is out to get them. Only the four of them, together, will be able to topple Aaron and his authoritarian regime.
It's Japan 1192, seven years since the battle of Dan-no-ura that marked the beginning of the feudal era. It's also been seven years since Isabellae Ashiwara started roaming the country, accompanied by her father's ghost, earning a living by the point of her sword. And seven years that she's been looking for her long lost sister, Siuko. The time has at last come for this bounty hunter to face up to her past and take charge of her destiny.
The war is at its peak. Louise is experiencing it from her drone pilot desk, which allows her the time to deal with family disputes and to go pick up the kids from school. Yun Shao, on the other hand, is right at the heart of the conflict, face to face with a robot. But soon the corpse of a soldier killed in combat comes along to remind Louise that war is not just the video game she thinks it is, sitting comfortably in her Stockholm headquarters...
In the fourth and final volume of Golden Dogs, the infamous quartet overcome their rift and come together for one last mission: to get their vengeance on the parsimonious Judge Aaron by pulling off the most sensational heist London town has ever seen! But it soon becomes clear that Orwood has an ulterior motive... It's at long last time to find out about his mysterious past, and his true desires.
Still persevering with her quest to be reunited with her sister, Isabellae Ashiwara has taken to the raging seas in pursuit of the ship aboard which she thinks she might find Suiko. But, what with the very real dangers of the present and the increasingly oppressive ghosts of the past, Isabellae begins to doubt everything she once thought she knew. It's high time the dead went back to where they belong, once and for all!
Whenever Jerome Moucherot ventures into the society jungle, it's always with the greatest ardor. Everyone has to eat, but when Loulou, the youngest of the Moucherot family, is swallowed by a shark, our madcap warrior will not stand idle. The time of cohabitation with predators is over!
This opening episode begins with the Hittites' bloody Urar conquest, which is the first stage of a fierce conflict. Urar belongs to the rulers Marak, Kymris and Simmissee, three ancient rivals who have now united and formed one fearsome fighting force whose sole preoccupation is killing. Woe betide anyone who provokes their wrath!
The Horde of the Living continues its relentless advance, growing increasingly certain of its invincibility. However, the alliance of the three kings is more fragile than they seem to think it is. The Hittites seems to be mastering their weaponry in a whole new way, and cracks are starting to appear in the Horde's unified facade. Will Thusia continue to observe from the sidelines, or will she have a greater part to play...?
Fanny, like so many other girls of her time, has been driven to selling her body to survive. She has since become the most sought-after prostitute of her brothel. She knows people, she knows things, and she is determined to one day move on to a better life. One day, the handsome and enigmatic James Orwood seeks her out, and makes her a proposition that might just be the making of her. He wants to use her reputed powers of seduction to get information from the rich and powerful. They form an alliance, along with Lario and Lucrecia, all four of them bringing a unique skill to the table. This could be the beginning of something great...
Ismaël seems like a regular nice-guy fallen on hard times. He's living with his adoring sister and her son following his return from his posting in Iraq. But he has a dark past with the gangs of L.A. and an even darker one with his combat experiences in the US army. These experiences haunt him, giving rise within him to a monstrous second self that he's trying desperately to control... but just when things seems like they're on the up, tragic events send Ismaël plunging into the abyss.
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.
The Horde, that reunites the three largest realms of Pre-Antiquity, continues its unstoppable advance. But it's becoming increasingly clear that its greatest enemy is perhaps its own unique founding concept. While the brawls between the three clans begin to tear the great army apart, there is also a storm brewing in Thusia's mind, as she is forced to choose sides.
The Horde of the Living is growing ever weaker in consequence of the constant attacks from the Hittites. Their only hope is to sneak into enemy territory and kill the Hittite king. Which is how Thusia ends up mounting Marak's griffin and setting off for the Hittite capital. If she succeeds, the Horde will survive.
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!
Isabellae's quest to track down her sister Suiko has now become a matter of the greatest urgency. Suiko is the only one with the power to heal Jinku, who has been bitten by one of the zombies summoned to the South China Seas. Our redheaded swordswoman, Isabellae, knows of only one way to get money quickly to finance her search: bounty hunting! As she writes history in ideograms of blood, little does she know that the family reunion will take place sooner than planned...
Two women--each other's nemeses. Louise Fernbach and Yun Shao. One a European soldier, the other a Catholic terrorist from China. Ever since she discovered Yun Shao was behind the deaths of some of her fallen comrades, Louise has been out for her blood. Whatever it takes. Louise shows no mercy. Louise is a drone pilot. For her, wars are just video games she plays from Stockholm HQ. For Yun Shao, they are a fight to the death with disposable machinery. Welcome to modern warfare...
There are some things that a child should never have to endure, but life can be cruel sometimes. Clara is only seven years old when she loses her mother to cancer. Before she passes away, Clara's mother gives her a doll from the days of her own childhood. Clara doesn't particularly like the doll at first, but it'll prove to be a precious ally, accompanying little Clara along the rough road of grief and mourning, through all its stages.
Leonardo is a genius. Full of boundless energy, he spends his days tinkering with his inventions and trying to solve life's scientific mysteries... often to the detriment of his poor 'disciple', who is willing to go to the most extreme lengths in the service of science. Welcome to a world of discovery, fun and pure madness!
As Aelio heads north, the shadow of his nemesis hangs over him. Up there, far from the land of his childhood, he'll have to compete in the most dangerous race of his life. This is the only way for him to truly bring glory to his name... and to carry out his revenge...
