MISMA Bisous from L.A.

17 EUR
Quand Anna Haifisch débarque à Los Angeles pour passer trois mois en résidence artistique à la Villa Aurora, elle est immédiatement frappée par la saturation visuelle que provoquent les enseignes et panneaux de la ville. C'est une véritable orgie de lettres, chiffres et signes qui s'enlacent dans tous les sens et sur tous les supports sans la moindre pudeur en matière de règles typographiques.Si la débauche publicitaire crée un joyeux bordel, les campagnes de prévention de risque sismique et d'incendie sont là pour jouer les rabats-joie. La menace d'une catastrophe naturelle guette à chaque coin de rue et un brouillard oppressant vient barbouiller la carte postale de l'état doré de Californie.Anna Haifisch, qui vient au départ à la résidence pour développer un projet d'album jeunesse, va se prendre au jeu de réaliser l'inventaire graphique de son séjour à Los Angeles.Comme dans un carnet de voyage où on colle et garde des tickets et des images en souvenir, Anna redessine les enseignes de la ville, les pancartes, les publicités, les étiquettes, les emballages, les menus de fast food, les modes d'emploi de kit de survie...Tout ce qu'elle voit, elle l'emmagasine puis le reproduit méticuleusement aux crayons de couleurs. Ça donne un patchwork visuel foisonnant où s'incrustent parfois quelques animaux qui viennent se perdre dans le décor (un chien qui regarde par la fenêtre, un coyote qui traverse la route, des phoques qui font des saltos arrière sur la baie de Los Angeles...).

ABRAMS US DUNE - GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK 2, MUAD''DIB - DELUXE COLLECTOR EDITION

47.3 EUR
The second of three volumes of the graphic novel adaptation of Dune, the groundbreaking science fiction classic by Frank Herbert, offering a prescient look into our galactic future-now in a deluxe collector''s editionDUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: Muad''Dib is now available in a deluxe collector''s edition with an increased trim size of 7 1/2" x 11 1/4", printed on high-quality matte art paper, and packaged in a faux-cloth slipcase with foil stamping and tip-on cover.In DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: Muad''Dib, the second of three volumes adapting Frank Herbert''s Dune, young Paul Atreides and his mother, the lady Jessica, find themselves stranded in the deep desert of Arrakis. Betrayed by one of their own and destroyed by their greatest enemy, Paul and Jessica must find the mysterious Fremen, or perish. This faithful adaptation of the 1965 epic, Dune, by Brian Herbert, son of Frank Herbert, and New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson, continues to explore Paul''s journey as he evolves from boy to mysterious messiah. Illustrated by Raul Allen and Patricia Martin, this spectacular blend of adventure and spirituality, environmentalism, and politics is a groundbreaking look into our universe and is transformed by the graphic novel format into a powerful, fantastical tale for a new generation of readers.

ABRAMS US MIMOSA

25.4 EUR
UNAPOLOGETICALLY QUEER: Mimosa doesn''t shy away from its LGBTQIA+ subject matter, exploring sexuality, gender, and adulthood in a refreshingly honest way.GROWING MARKET: The market for LGBTQIA+ stories is expanding, moving from a niche selection to a large and inclusive library of graphic novels.MAJOR TALENT: Bongiovanni is the cartoonist behind A Quick and Easy Guide To They/Them Pronouns, which received a starred review from School Library Journal, was a Publishers Weekly Favorite Reads of 2018, a 2018 Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year for Teen Nonfiction, and one of YALSA''s Great Graphic Novels for Teens.

ABRAMS US FLUNG OUT OF SPACE - INSPIRED BY THE INDECENT ADVENTURES OF PATRICIA HIGHSMITH

19.8 EUR
A fictionalized account of infamous author, Patricia Highsmith, caught up in the longing and obsession that would inspire her groundbreaking work of queer fiction, The Price of SaltFlung Out of Space is both a love letter to the essential lesbian novel The Price of Salt and an examination of its notorious author, Patricia Highsmith. Veteran comics creators Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer have teamed up to tell this story through Highsmith''s eyes-reimagining the events that inspired her to write the story that would become a foundational piece of queer literature. Flung Out of Space opens with Pat begrudgingly writing low-brow comics. A drinker, a smoker, and a hater of life, Pat knows she can do better. Her brain churns with images of the great novel she could and should be writing, what will eventually be Strangers on a Train, which would later be adapted into a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951.At the same time, Pat, a lesbian consumed with self-loathing, is in and out of conversion therapy, leaving a trail of sexual conquests and broken hearts in her wake. However, one of those very affairs-and a chance encounter in a department store-give Pat the idea for her soon-to-be beloved tale of homosexual love that was the first of its kind: It gave the lesbian protagonists a happy ending.This is not just the story behind a classic queer book but also of a queer artist who was deeply flawed. It''s a comic about what it was like to write comics in the 1950s, but also about what it means to be a writer at any time in history, struggling to find your voice. Author Grace Ellis contextualizes Patricia Highsmith as both an unintentional queer icon and a figure whose problematic views and noted anti-Semitism have cemented her controversial legacy. Highsmith''s life imitated her art with results as devastating as the plot twists that brought her fame and fortune.