November 1944, Paris, France. G.I. John arrives in France as a mechanic in the Military Railway Service. He meets and falls in love with a young French woman, Odette, working in a corner café after her family business was destroyed. He is posted to Germany and returns a year later when his proposal of marriage is accepted and they decide to go to the US, much to her family's chagrin. But Odette isn't allowed to travel to the US together with her husband but is shipped instead to the Philip Morris Camp in Le Havre for induction and training in being 'American' before boarding the MS Vulcania for the trip to the States with some of the many other War Brides. Fast forward to the start of the book where Odette's great niece Maud and her husband Julien (our author) are preparing to embark on their own trip from Paris to Michigan to meet up with Odette and the many culture shocks that await them. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Frey, Julian. Artist Varela, Lucas. Cover by Varela, Lucas.
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Did the truth about George Mallory's ascent of Everest in 1924 die with him on those unforgiving slopes? Or was the secret buried deep within a simple camera? Photographer Fukamachi seeks the truth of this 75 year-old enigma and enlists the help of fabled mountaineer Habu Joji and his journal to recover the lost history. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
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By Baku, Yumemakura. Artist Taniguchi, Jiro. Cover by Taniguchi, Jiro.
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Who hasn't dreamed of going back to childhood? Hiroshi is a fortysomething salaryman returning from a business trip when he is catapulted back into his fourteen year-old life and body while retaining all the character and experience of his adult self. Will he change his past or be forever condemned to relive each painful moment? That fateful day his father disappeared without explanation, the death of his mother, would he marry his childhood sweetheart so never see his wife and daughters again? Previously released in two volumes, this celebratory edition brings the entire fascinating story together under one beautiful hardcover with additional full color pages. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
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By Taniguchi, Jiro. Artist Taniguchi, Jiro. Cover by Taniguchi, Jiro.
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'Climbing is all I have, I climb.' Photographer Fukamachi is visiting Habu's home when the felon Mohan turns up demanding the missing Kodak but is foiled when his earlier captor shoots and wounds him. Habu admits that he took the camera from Mallory's body but that there was no film found. He releases the camera to Fukamachi's charge on the understanding that he can only use it after Habu completes his solo climb of Everest's South West face. But Fukamachi is going with him! Taniguchi's realistic art and Baku's tireless script will take you to such heights that mountaineers only dream of. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
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By Baku, Yumemakura. Artist Taniguchi, Jiro. Cover by Taniguchi, Jiro.
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Tsuneo Hase has died in an avalanche attempting to climb K2 solo without oxygen, leaving Jouji Habu alone to face the next big challenge. Habu has disappeared in Nepal, as has the camera that may unlock Everest's mystery, so Japanese photographer Fukamachi has to search anew for the man known as 'Venomous Snake' and he draws on an unexpected source for help. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
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By Baku, Yumemakura. Artist Taniguchi, Jiro. Cover by Taniguchi, Jiro.
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Kyôto, 1966. Young Hamaguchi works for a textile manufacturer while dreaming of becoming an artist, until an incident at the zoo forces his hand. Invited to Tôkyô by an old school friend, Hamagushi interviews at the studios of the famous mangaka, Shiro Kondô, where he discovers the long hours of meeting deadlines along with the nightlife of the capital. Multi Eisner-nominee Taniguchi recalls his beginnings in manga and his youth spent in Tôkyô in the 60's in an account of his apprenticeship where all the finesse and elegance of the creator are united to illustrate those first emotions of adulthood. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
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By Taniguchi, Jiro. Artist Taniguchi, Jiro. Cover by Taniguchi, Jiro.
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