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Foreign Rights List
Spring 2021
Graphic Novels
&
Manga
About Leor Literary Agency
Table of contents A French based agency
Located in Vannes, Western France and in Lille, Northern France, Leor litera-
ry agency is a foreign and domestic rights agency. We work on a behalf of a
broad group of French publishers and promote their catalogues on the inter-
national literary scene.
French excellence
By selling translation rights on behalf of their clients, our agents aim to pro-
Comics 6 mote French excellence across the world and always make sure to remain
sharp and frosty as they prospect new deals for publishers as well as writers.
French literature thrives far beyond the country’s borders especially when it
Graphic Novels 10
comes to children’s books, comics and fiction.
Manga 18
High quality indie publishers
With very dynamic publishing houses, like Locus Solus, Apogée or la Pim-
pante, whose ambition and high standards are often welcomed warmly by
foreign publishers, independent French publishers are indeed very active and
allow Leor literary agency to promote French culture overseas.
The team
Hit the green button to Click on the publi-
have access to each sher’s name to have Yannaelle Boucher Jean-Pierre Le Mat Jérome Delattre
publisher’s full rights list. access to its website. Co-Founder / Manager Co-Founder Manager
Literary Agent Marketing executive
Rights List Locus Solus Publishing yannaelle[@]leor.bzh contact[@]leor.bzh
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Graphic Novels publishers
Locus Solus Publishing ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Rights List
Locus Solus is the perfect publishing house for any reader in search of ex-
cellent fiction and non-fiction books, created with a high sense of aesthetic.
From their colourful youth literature to mesmerizing Nature books and thought-
ful essays, Locus Solus is a talented and ambitious company.
Published genres: Art | Graphic Novels | Non-Fiction | Illustrated Books |
Children’s books | Juvenile Novels | Thrillers | Sci-Fi
La Plume et le Parchemin Publishing •••••••••••••••••••• Rights List
Éditions la Plume et le Parchemin is a Reunionese publishing house speciali-
zing in fantasy for adults and young adults.
Published genres: Fantasy | Juvenil novels | Graphic Novels
Doshing Publishing •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Rights List
Dôshin Éditions publishes & distributes independent French manga. Their mis-
sion: to offer their readers original and committed creations to promote the
skills of French authors.
Published genres: Manga
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COMICS
A STORY OF LIGHT
VOL.1: POLARIS
—6 volumes series—
Gualdoni, Zillo, Favoccia,
Rudoni, Musumeci
Jake, practicing his favourite sport, discovers
something that he would never have imagined: the
weapon his Masters uses for light saber combat can
actually be activated, turning into a lethal weapon.
FORMAT: 168 x 240 | PAGES: 32 | WORDS: 3,000
PRICE: TBC | PUBLICATION DATE: 05/2021
ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE — Translations available in:
English, Italian, Spanish, Chinese
The Work The Author(s)
Jake is a young man who loves music, his friends, his A story by Giovanni Gualdoni. One of the leading comic
Vespa and his favourite sport. In the gym he goes to in authors in Italy, Giovanni has worked for years at Sergio
Milan, he will discover something that he would never Bonelli Editore where he developed stories for Dylan
have imagined: his Masters are not who he thought Dog, Martin Mystère and many others.
they were, and more importantly, the weapon he uses Illustrations by Valeria Favoccia. Valeria was recruited by
for light saber combat can actually be activated, turning the “Assassin’s Creed” franchise to visually develop the
into a lethal weapon. comic book Assassin’s Creed: Reflections.
Colours by Alessandro Musumeci and Daniele Rudoni.
Which of his course mates know the secret of Polaris? With long-standing experience as a professional colou-
But above all, what do the Masters and their most loyal rist, Daniele and his team have coloured for the big
followers have in mind? names: Marvel, DC comics, Image, Penguin, Devil’s Due,
Sergio Bonelli, Soléil and several others.
Together with his friends, Jake will go on a journey to
discover the truth, meeting adversaries and allies, and
will discover that it is not always easy to know the Selling Points
difference between them.
- By the illustrator of Assassin’s Creed.
- A comic about real people that we may meet in the
street or – in this case – in a gym. These people howe-
ver, live in a world very similar to ours, where some
elements are new and mysterious.
- A world where we will find aliens, monsters, incredible
technology and superhuman threats that can only be
faced with a legendary weapon…
Leor Literary Agency
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COMICS
X-MOUNS
VOL.1: THE WHITE WORMS ATTACK
Anaor Karim & Remi Morel
On a small tropical island lost in the middle of the
ocean, dark forces are at work. Witches and ghosts
threaten to spread chaos, but fortunately the
X-MOUNS team is there to stop them.
FORMAT: 170 x 260 | PAGES: 202 | WORDS: 4,000
PRICE: 10.00 € | PUBLICATION DATE: 11/2020
ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE
The Work The Author(s)
On a small tropical island, dark forces are at work. After studying classical art and then animation at the
Witches and ghosts threaten to spread chaos. Gobelins school, Anaor Karim focused on creating his
own universes that range from classical science fiction
Fortunately, the X-MOUNS team is there to stop them! to darker and more tortured futuristic worlds. Scrip-
The X-MOUNS are : Bob, a dodo with superhuman twriting is another of his exploration fields, be it for
strength, Lea, a Neem girl with extraordinary powers, comics or video games.
and Master Thai-Zong, their mentor and martial arts Rémi Morel is an illustrator and comic book author
specialist. born in 1987, whose style is influenced by manga and
American comics. Originally from the Reunion Island,
After a farm was destroyed by mutant chickens in the an overseas department of France where he lives, this
south of the island, Master Thaï-Zong asks his two drawing and comic book enthusiast became known
students, Bob and Lea, to investigate these mysterious through his first album, a one-shot about the unlikely
phenomena. friendship between a Creole girl and a dodo, published
in 2017 by Epsilon.
The guilty parties are none other than the Evil Duo:
GMK (Grand Mother Kal), the witch master of dark Sales Points
spells and Labuse, the immortal specter. - A science-fiction and humoristic comic book for a
wide audience
A difficult and risky investigation awaits our heroes. - A band of superheroes pooling their skills to protect
their island from evil forces, against a backdrop of a
struggle between modernity and tradition.
- All the ingredients from American superhero comics,
with epic battles based on superpowers, all mixed with
Reunionese folklore.
Yannaelle Boucher-Durand ● Foreign Rights Agent ● e-mail: yannaelle@leor.bzh ● +33 7 67 69 39 13 ● www.leor.bzh
8 Agence littéraire Leor, 141 rue du commerce, PIBS, CS 82605, 56011 Vannes Cedex, France 9
GRAPHIC NOVEL
« Le jour de ta
naissance… ne l’oublie
jamais. »
A WARTIME LOVE 11...
...03
Olivier Keraval
Leyho
« La secrétaire. »
A suffering mother at last reveals a family secret to her
daughter, dating since the Second World War. Howe-
ver, some secrets are best kept that way, so as not to Nuremberg,
la capitale idéologique du nazisme,
rake up the past.
de mieux en mieux !
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J’étais pétrifié.
il m’avait ordonné de Je pensais à
me tenir à l’écart du Dis petit,
ce que m’avait dit ça te dirait de faire
tournage. Pour la première mon père…
fois, je lui ai désobéis. du cinéma ?
FORMAT: 205 x 285 | PAGES: 72 | WORDS: 6,000 Hors de question
PRICE: 16 € | PUBLICATION DATE: 09/2020
pour moi de manquer
la première journée.
Je. . . je ne
J’ai filé à l’anglaise,
1 Pardonnez l’expression.
sais pas.
ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE Avec un prénom
pareil, tu es
fait pour être
acteur !
Quelqu’un
connaît ce
garçon ?
Toute l’équipe résidait
au manoir du Châtellier, Moi !
réquisitionné C’est le fils de
pour l’occasion. la ferme Portier.
Son père serait
très fier.
The Work The Author Un fils de fermier,
exactement ce qu’il nous faut.
Bauermeister,
on passe aux
Allez, viens Jules, on va faire de costumes et on se
In 1942, a propaganda film is secretly shot in the West Olivier Keraval lives in Rennes in Brittany and writes Comment
toi une star ! retrouve pour la
première scène.
of France. With it, Nazi Germany hopes to make the comic book scripts. He loves literature and writes short
t’appelles-tu ?
Jules,
madame. Je n’ai pas osé
population believe a military breakthrough has reached stories alongside his other work. After working in events
dire non.
Dix minutes plus
tard, on me
faisait monter dans
une voiture.
Ukraine. Helene, a young actress, takes part in the and travelling, he read numerous dark novels before
filming, thus contributing to Nazi Germany’s influence, finally publishing illustrated stories such as Danse macabre. Il serait parfait
dans le rôle du
frère d’hélène, qu’en
dites-vous, Raimu ?
?!
but is she aware of the danger held in store for her by Leyho (Léo Régeard) is an illustrator who is passionate
the film community she frequents during this period in about history and cinema. He works in cinema-anima-
the Collaboration? tion special effects, having started with major post-pro-
Many years later, Helene has grown old and she suffers duction companies in Paris before moving to Dublin 44 45
from Alzheimer’s disease. She has a daughter, Anne, to where he contributes to US series such as Game of
whom she is about to reveal her dark secret. Anne Thrones.
learns that her mother, an actress during the Occupa- Le 6 juin 1942, à notre arrivée, tous
les habitants nous attendaient Nous avons
au pied de l’église.
tion, was working for the French studios Continen-
raccompagné le
Le maire, ses adjoints, une fanfare. jeune fermier
Il y avait un air de fête… Ensuite nous sommes
chez lui. rentrés au manoir.
Une réunion était
programmée avec Raimu.
tal-Films, then in the hands of Goebbels. This Key Sales Points
collaboration with the enemy led her to a tragic love
- A book that evokes many major themes, not just colla- Et quelque chose de…
affair with a German soldier, Anne’s real father. A long
Comment dites-vous
les français ?
Pathétique, oui, c’est ça,
boration and wartime propaganda but also the a pathétique et absurde aussi.
investigation into the traces of a terrible past then Personne n’était
encore rentré. J’étais à mon bureau
contemporary issue of Alzheimer’s disease. quand un rire a attiré
mon attention.
follows.
- A thrilling main plot about a family secret concerning Votre maman
était superbe ! Raimu jouait son rôle
hidden parentage.
à merveille.
Quel comédien !
Et là je les ai vus.
J’ai tout de suite
compris.
Les imaginer ensemble
était insupportable.
Il fallait que
j’en aie la certitude.
C’est à la fin de la
première journée
de tournage que
tout a basculé.
elle a décidé de
rentrer à pied
avec lui.
Vous
parlez du
Ils faisaient l’amour
père de
passionnément.
Jules ?
À cet instant
mon cœur s’est
arrêté de battre.
L’amour a fait place à
la haine.
Non,
je ne pensais
pas à ça mais
à votre maman.
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GRAPHIC NOVEL
Néanmoins le J’en ai croisé quelques-uns, comme David
Irene et Vernon Castle…
succès du Clef Mannes qui , devenu premier violon du New York
Irene, quel délice pour les yeux !
Club n’aurait pas Symphony Orchestra, n’avait pas oublié le
Vernon, un feu follet chevaleresque !
été possible professeur noir de son enfance pauvre.
sans le concours
de bonnes âmes
dans le camp d’en
face. On en
JAZZ LIEUTENANT
trouve dans le
monde blanc.
On a créé ensemble une école de
musique pour les gamins de Harlem
Malo Durand et grâce à lui , on s’est produits
pour la première fois au
Carnegie Hall le 2 mai 1912,
devant une assistance…
Erwan Le Bot, Jiwa Ils ont su policer nos danses
de nègres pour les rendre
acceptables dans les salons
de la bonne société blanche ;
ils avaient le diable au corps,
mais un diable domest iqué.
devinez quoi ? blanche et noire !
An extraordinary destiny told as a story, that of the la folie de la danse s’est emparée
de Paris, Londres, New York où ils
ont ouvert en même temps, fin 1913,
African American musician James Reese Europe who
une école, la Castle House, et
le Sans Souci , un cabaret.
j’y ai un temps officié.
brougth jazz to France and Europe during the First tandis que
je créais
une nouvelle
World War.
organisation pour
accompagner le
mouvement :
Un triomphe !!
Le Tempo Club
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FORMAT: 210 x 280 | PAGES: 80 | WORDS: 8,000
PRICE: 16.00 € | PUBLICATION DATE: 10/2018
ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE
The Work The Author
1917. When the Americans landed in France they did not Malo Durand was born in 1973 and grew up in Roscoff,
just bring victory with them. A new kind of music in the west of France. In 1998, he did his military service
invaded the old continent – jazz. Born of a fierce desire in Paris, working as a copywriter for a military newspa-
to fight segregation, a black orchestra built itself into a per and he took up secondary school teaching, first in
legend, defying death in the trenches. Morlaix and then in Brest.
On January 1st, 1918, the 15th Regiment of the New York Erwan Le Bot, studied cartoon illustration at the EESI in
National Guard landed in Western France. Its particu- Angoulême. He is the author of Arrêts sur Brest, publi-
liarity? It is made up entirely of black soldiers, including shed by Editions Océaniques and of La bande des... 5
a lieutenant with a fated name, James Reese Europe. for the Association Normande de Bande Dessinée.
They will forge themselves a solid reputation as comba- Jiwa is a Franco-Belgian cartoon colorist.
tants in the final months of the conflict, earning the
nickname “Harlem Hellfighters” and the famous Croix de
Guerre. During the year 1918, the regimental fanfare, led Key Sales Points La première escarmouche d’avril m’avait
définit ivement fait passer l’envie de
Content de vous
KOF !
by J.R. Europe, performed concerts: its music sparked
voir les gars !
fanfaronner au sujet du no man’s land et de ses Vous tombez bien :
risques, mais pas d’en t irer partie pour l’avenir. la mésaventure d’hier
- An extraordinary destiny told as a story, that of the
m’a donné l’idée
d’une chanson qui a
un potentiel…
enthusiasm wherever it went: jazz landed in Europe Nous venons rendre
visite au lieutenant
African American musician James Reese Europe who
James Reese Europe,
du 369e.
explosif !
during the war!
Lui et
sa compagnie
ont subi une
brougth jazz to France during the First World War.
attaque au gaz
hier.
Ambitious musician, leader of men, renowned Broad- En
effet…
- The main character, Jim Europe, is extremely touching. Vous allez
me dire ce que
way entertainer, J.R. Europe joined the army thinking vous en pensez !
This man at the height of his glory, star of Broadway,
that he was seizing a historical opportunity to bring
puts on the American uniform to change attitudes
forward the cause of his community. Yet after the
towards his community. il est dans
triumphant return parade, disillusion will be cruel...
le quart ier
des maladies Adressez-vous
contagieuses, à l’infirmière
bât iment C.
- 80 colour pages, including 68 pages of cartoons and 6
de garde.
Combining the history of war, music and the anti-se- RAAL !
pages of documentaries and visual research.
gregationist struggle, this very documented comic KOF KOF ! KOF !
takes us from Harlem to the south of the USA, then KOF !
from Brest to Aix-les-Bains, and on various theaters of
the end of the first World War, but also on real stages EURG !
in Nantes and in Paris for legendary concerts.
* “En patrouille dans le no man’s land : Alerte au gaz ! Mets ton masque ! Ajuste-le comme il faut À terre, embrasse le sol« aussi fort que tu peux !…”
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GRAPHIC NOVEL
AT THE CROSSROADS
BETWEEN WORLDS
OUR PERSIAN LETTERS
Gwénola Morizur
Laetitia Rouxel
An extraterrestrial journalist comes to investigate
living conditions in society on Earth. The reports she
sends to her newspaper say much about how far we
still have to go to achieve equality in all areas.
FORMAT: 200 x 280 | PAGES: 64 | WORDS: 1,600
PRICE: 14.00 € | PUBLICATION DATE: 10/2020
ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE
The Work The Author
At an unspecified time in the future, a journalist from Gwénola Morizur writes cartoon books, poetry, child-
a faraway planet comes to investigate living conditions ren’s stories and novels. She has gained attention for her
in society on Earth. The reports she sends to her news- illustrated albums Bleu pétrole (Prix Artémisia 2018) and
paper say much about how far we still have to go to Nos embellies (Selected for the FNAC France Inter graphic
achieve equality in all areas. album prize 2018 and Prix des lycéens 2019), both publi-
shed by Bamboo/Grand Angle editions.
The real-life situations and sensitive conversations Laëtitia Rouxel is a cartoonist / illustrator who has
presented are not lacking in humour though, because participated in collectives and notably published Un
observing our habits with the detachment of a Persian quart né (2014, Jarjille editions), L’homme semence (2013,
perspective is always surprising and challenging. The Parole et l’Œuf editions), Des graines sous la neige (a prize
senario is based on a collection of letters Nos Lettres winner in the Brest en Bulles cartoon festival).
persanes (Our Persian Letters), written for a competition
organised by the association Égalité par Éducation in
four French-speaking countries: Belgium, France, Key Sales Points
Morocco and Tunisia.
- This book sets out to expose and denounce outdated
educational models and stereotypes, and to change the
Avoiding stereotypes, it invites readers to denounce
way each society treats women.
sexism and be aware of the need for mutual respect.
- It is a foundational resource for reflection and discus-
sion, particularly in secondary schools.
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GRAPHIC NOVEL
LANDSCAPE WITH A RED DOG CÔTES PRÈS D’ADEN POUR CHARGER
DU CAFÉ ET DE L’ENCENS. NOUS
ARRIVONS DE ZANZIBAR OÙ NOUS
AVONS EMBARQUÉ DES ÉPICES.
LES CALES AVANT DU SAQQARA EN
SONT CHARGÉES JUSQU’AUX PANNEAUX.
TOUTE LA GOÉLETTE EMBAUME.
Bruno Le Floc’h
LA REMONTÉE DE L’INDIEN JUSQU’ICI A ÉTÉ
PÉRILLEUSE ET INQUIÈTE CAR LES RUMEURS
FONT ÉTAT D’ACTES DE PIRATERIE SUR LES
To secretly bring the painting The Origine of the World
CÔTES DES SOMALIS. NOUS AVONS CROISÉ
QUELQUES BOUTRES MAIS SOMMES RESTÉS
AU LARGE DE LEURS MANŒUVRES.
overseas, Hélias Dall will ask his friend Paul Gauguin to
cover the scandalous painting with an innocent
country landscape. L’ENNUI RENFORCE L’IMPATIENCE
DES HOMMES D’ÉQUIPAGE À
RETROUVER LES LEURS. L’ACCA-
BLANTE CHALEUR AIGUISE
LA NOSTALGIE DE LEUR PAYS
INNONDÉ DE PLUIE FRAÎCHE.
ILS SONT IRRITABLES.
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FORMAT: 290 x 220 | PAGES: 80 | WORDS: 10,000
TU VOIS, HÉLIAS. J’ÉTAIS VENU
À CONCARNEAU POUR TE DIRE
QUE JE REFUSAIS TA PETITE
AFFAIRE ET LÀ-BAS…
OH ! LE MAUVAIS SORT, LA CHIENNE
PRICE: 17.00 € | PUBLICATION DATE: 10/2015
HÉLIAS ! DU MONDE… ENFIN, TU CONNAIS
L’HISTOIRE MAINTENANT.
ALORS
ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE
VOILÀ…
GAUGUIN M’AVAIT POSÉ UN LAPIN.
NI SA CURIOSITÉ POUR L’ORIGINE
DU MONDE, NI NOTRE AMITIÉ NE
L’AVAIENT SORTI DE PONT-AVEN.
JE TRAÎNAIS MON AMERTUME
SUR LES QUAIS À LA RECHERCHE
D’UN BARBOUILLEUR DISCRET POUR
FAIRE LE TRAVAIL. COMME L’AVAIT
JE LE PEINDRAI
REMARQUÉ DARIEN, LE PORT DE
TON TABLEAU.
CONCARNEAU EN COMPTAIT D’INNOM-
BRABLES ET PARMI CEUX-LÀ, MERCI…
The Work The Author
BEAUCOUP ÉTAIENT FAUCHÉS.
JE N’AVAIS QU’À “TENDRE LA MAIN”
COMME DISAIT L’INCA.
GRMMLL !
When a wealthy sponsor asks Hélias Dall to bring Cour- Bruno Le Floc’h (1957-2012) was a cartoonist, scriptwri-
J’N’AI PAS
LE CHOIX !
JE VAIS LE
CHERCHER.
bet’s daringly explicit masterpiece, The Origine of the ter and colourist, as well as the author of illustrated AH ! BONJOUR
MAUFRA.
QUEL BON VENT ?
LE BON VENT ? JE NE
SUIS PAS SÛR QUE CE
SOIT L’EXPRESSION
World overseas to him, the explorer divises a clever plan: albums that have become classics, translated into a
QUI CONVIENNE.
QUOI ? TU L’AS MAUFRA !
APPORTÉ ? C’EST REMONTE
IL S’AGIT UN COMPLOT !!! AUSSI DU
DE PAUL. ROUGE !
he will ask his friend Paul Gauguin to cover the scanda- number of languages: Au bord du monde (Delcourt, 2003),
lous painting with an innocent country landscape, one Trois éclats blancs (Delcourt, 2003), Chroniques Outremers
that no border guard will suspect. (Dargaud, 2014). VOUS AVEZ
In Pont-Aven, a small town invaded by artists, Helias
MANIGANCÉ
TOUT CE
CIRQUE POUR
ME ROULER !
finds Gauguin fully engaged in an aesthetic
revolution.
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Key Sales Points
Around this bubblingly creative character, takes place
- A quasi-romantic storyline that draws as much from
the adventure of a mysterious picture.
human psychology as from the action.
IL A RAISON
- At the end of the book, an artistic notebook with the ARMAND,
C’EST BEAU,
N’EST-CE
PAS !?
LE LANCINANT CABOTAGE EN MER DU
NORD ET EN MANCHE PREND FIN. NOUS AVONS
CHARGÉ DU MOBILIER, DES ÉTOFFES, DES
author’s sketches and research, together with previously
DENTELLES ET DU LINGE BRODÉ POUR MALTE.
ANNAH… ENFIN… QUELQUES MALLES POUR LA REPRÉSENTATION
BEUHH ! NE ME DIS PAS ANGLAISE AU MOYEN-ORIENT. ON POURRAIT
QUE TU LE TROUVES S’ATTENDRE À CE QUE NOS PRESTIGIEUX
unpublished discussions of the undertaking, informed
OBSCÈNE, PAS TOI ! CLIENTS NOUS GARANTISSENT UNE CERTAINE
TOLÉRANCE, SINON L’IMMUNITÉ AUPRÈS DES
DOUANES DES PAYS QUE NOUS ABORDONS.
À L’INVERSE, LES LAISSEZ-PASSER ET AUTRES
DOCUMENTS DIPLOMATIQUES DÉCUPLENT LEUR
by interviews with friends, relatives and specialists. SUSCEPTIBILITÉ. ILS CHICANENT PENDANT DES
HEURES POUR UN TAMPON MAL POSÉ OU UNE
FORMULE INCOMPLÈTE. ILS DÉSOSSERAIENT
LE NAVIRE S’ILS EN AVAIENT LES MOYENS.
BIEN MESSIEURS,
PRENEZ GRAND
SOIN DE GAUGUIN.
SOIS SANS CRAINTE,
HÉLIAS. ON L’AIME
BIEN MALGRÉ TOUT.
JE SERAI DE
RETOUR CET
AUTOMNE.
IL ME TARDE DE RETROUVER
CONCARNEAU. JE SONGE À
LA PEINTURE DE COURBET.
JE SONGE À GAUGUIN.
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MANGA
A STORY OF LIGHT
GEMINI, VOL.1
Ken S. & Pep’s Storm
As they were done with their weekly training, Mia and
her pupils were suddenly assaulted by a mysterious
dark fighter called the Hunter. Mia will have to make
the toughest decision of her life in order to survive.
FORMAT: 154 x 116 | PAGES: TBC | WORDS: TBC
PRICE: TBC | PUBLICATION DATE: Autumn 2021
ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE
The Work The Author(s)
Mia is an instructor at the Paris Academy where she Pep’s Storm is a 24 years old self-taught digital artist,
teaches Light Saber Combat. Dedicated body and soul with a fun, cute and colorful artstyle. She loves
to this adoptive family, her world collapses when a new Shonens. She has several graphic styles and was known
enemy surfaces. at Ludosport for her chibis. She is now discovering new
horizons with French manga.
Armed with the same Lightsaber combat techniques, Pierre Sanchez, alias Ken S., is the current President of
the Hunter attacks her students, forcing them to make the Paris Ludosport Academy. He is a fan of manga, a
the most difficult decision to save their lives. cosplayer... He wrote the story, the dialogues and
prepares each page’s content.
Mia has no other choice but to train, get stronger and
fight back to protect her family. Her search for support
within the athlete network will bring her more answers Sales Points
than she imagined, and will take her back to her past ... - The story is centred around the common topics of a
Shonen Manga
- This quest to find strength inside the network of
athletes will bring Mia more answers than she thought
and will take her back to her past ...
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YGGDRASIL SENTAI
VOL.1: HÖDE
—5 volumes series—
Romain Huet
Two female Viking warriors Höde and Nanna fall in
love. Unfortunately, in this society, homosexual rela-
tions are punishable by death.
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PRICE: 10.00 € | PUBLICATION DATE: 03/2018
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Höde is a young Viking warrior. She has lived near the After studying electronics, Romain Huet left everything
court of the King and Princess Nanna since she was a to go to the Pivaut art school in Paris, where he specia-
child. lized in comics and illustration, graduating four years
later. After meeting his collaborator, Philippe Briones,
Over the years, the two teenage girls have grown close he brought out his first comic book, Geek Agency Level 1:
and fallen in love. Unfortunately, homosexual relations Resident Geek, published by Ankama.
are punishable by death and when the king finds out,
he has no choice but to condemn the young women.
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Out of love for Nanna and to save her from certain
- A beautifully illustrated and produced book.
death, Höde takes full responsibility and is condemned
- Strong female characters and topical themes, notably
to wander through Fafnir’s labyrinth. If she manages to
including homosexuality.
get out of it, she will be pardoned and free to go
wherever she wants, but the labyrinth has some terrible
trials in store for her.
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YGGDRASIL SENTAI
VOL.2: VALI
—5 volumes series—
Romain Huet
Hjalmar promises two children shelter, safety and
food. The two friends follow him but he turns out to
be a fearful guru, espousing unwavering worship of
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Vali, a young girl from the streets, always accompanied After studying electronics, Romain Huet left every-
by her best friend Sven, meets Hjalmar, a man who at thing to go to the Pivaut art school in Paris, where he
first glance seems charming and who calls himself the specialized in comics and illustration, graduating four
Benefactor. years later. After meeting his collaborator, Philippe
Briones, he brought out his first comic book, Geek Agency
He promises the two children shelter, safety and food. Level 1: Resident Geek, published by Ankama.
Thus convinced, the two friends follow him but he
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worship of the god Loki. Key Sales Points
- A beautifully illustrated and well-produced book.
Sven and Vali grow up in this closed world, one beco- - Strong female characters and topical themes, notably
ming a soldier in the pay of the manipulator, the other including mind control and manipulation.
becoming what he calls a Soothsayer - a holy woman.
Taught by the soothsayer Eylis, Vali seems bound to
become a human bomb to the glory of Loki, capable
of restoring balance to the world.
Nevertheless, the young woman is beginning to doubt
the validity of her mission.
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YGGDRASIL SENTAI
VOL.3: MAGNI
—5 volumes series—
Romain Huet
Magni is a little girl born from the union between the
elf princess and a human. The elf king Freyr, looks very
badly upon the birth of this mixed-blood child.
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PRICE: 10.00 € | PUBLICATION DATE: 04/2019
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In the world of Alfheim, kingdom of the white elves, a After studying electronics, Romain Huet left everything
little girl is born - Magni - result of the union between to go to the Pivaut art school in Paris, where he specia-
the elf princess and a human. The elf king Freyr, looks lized in comics and illustration, graduating four years
very badly upon the birth of this mixed-blood child. His later. After meeting his collaborator, Philippe Briones,
race, which he has kept as pure as he can for hundreds he brought out his first comic book, Geek Agency Level 1:
of years, is on the verge of being corrupted, all the Resident Geek, published by Ankama.
more so as the infant is more like a huge human baby
than a little elf. To ward off what he considers a
monster, he expels Magni and her father from the Key Sales Points
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castle.
- A beautifully illustrated and produced book.
- Strong female characters and topical themes, notably
When she is violently cast out, little Magni flees with
racism and the acceptance of difference.
her wounded father into the forest towards Mount
Thor, a mountain whose summit is never seen. Unfor-
tunately, our heroine has to go there if she wishes to
fulfill the mysterious fate spoken of by her father.
Meanwhile, in the shadow of the forgotten lands, a
host of dark elves led by Zoar stands ready to invade
the white kingdom of Alfheim.
How will Magni reach the top? How will she end the
impending war between two peoples? What secrets
about the Yggdrasil Sentai will be revealed to her?
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YGGDRASIL SENTAI
VOL.4: LIF & LIFTH
—5 volumes series—
Romain Huet
Following a terrible earthquake, two twin sisters
genetically created by a scientist are left trapped in a
laboratory, buried by a terrible earthquake. They will
have to face the unknown world outside.
FORMAT: 130 x 180 | PAGES: 184 | WORDS: 1,800
PRICE: 7.95 € | PUBLICATION DATE: 03/2020
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Twin sisters, Lifth and Lif, artificially created by a scien- After studying electronics, Romain Huet left every-
tist named Rie, are left trapped in a laboratory, buried thing to go to the Pivaut art school in Paris, where he
by a terrible earthquake. Having lived through the specialized in comics and illustration, graduating four
disaster, the two young girls cannot escape from their years later. After meeting his collaborator, Philippe
stone prison and have to help and care for each other Briones, he brought out his first comic book, Geek Agency
in order to survive. Level 1: Resident Geek, published by Ankama.
Many years later, when looters manage to break into
the laboratory, Lifth and Lif seize their chance and Key Sales Points
finally succeed in getting back into the open air! - A reflection on sensitive themes such as transhuma-
nism and the mistreatment of children.
Unfortunately, they know nothing about the outside - Two particularly endearing heroines.
world which is therefore a wholly unknown environ-
ment for them to get to grips with. The task is made
even harder when their new playmates, a colourful
bunch of young boys, are kidnapped by a mysterious
organization called Midgardsorm.
Will Lifth and Lif manage to free their friends and unco-
ver their kidnappers secrets?
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SHINOBI IRI, VOL.1
—3 volumes series—
Leen
Shinobi Iri is inspired by real events that took place in
the Japanese archipelago in the 16th century.
Tomoe, a Ninja woman, wishes to prove herself in a
world of men, but it is hard for her to find her place!
FORMAT: 180 x 130 | PAGES: 184 | WORDS: 8,000
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Shinobi Iri is inspired by real events that took place in Leen was born in Pau in South-Western France in 1990
the Japanese archipelago in the 16th century, before the and has grown up with the world of Disney and its
uprising of the inhabitants of Iga Province, the cradle of anthropomorphic characters from her earliest child-
the Shinobi masters of Ninjutsu. hood. As a lover of comics, she decided to make it her
profession, starting with work for the magazines Manga
The fearless young protagonist, Tomoe, is a Kunoichi – a Kids and Dofus Mag. In 2011, she started the Shinobi Iri
Ninja woman – who wishes to prove herself in a world project, first published in comic-book format and then
of men, but it is hard for her to find her place! Her as a Manga in 2015. In 2020, she returned to Dôshin
father, the chief of Ueno village, is furthermore very Éditions with the goal of wrapping up the series and
protective of her. So, accompanied by her brother tackling new projects.
Genzô, she leaps headlong into a mission that will seal
her clan’s future.
Key Sales Points
We thus discover the history of the Hattori clan, whose
- Anthropomorphic animals and ninjas. Enter a world
destiny changed when the warlord Oda Nobunaga
where the Shinobi reign! Following an umpteenth act of
attacked the Iga Valley to eliminate the Ninja warriors,
foolishness, our heroine finds herself at the heart of a
the last obstacle between him and absolute rule over
plot that targets the country and her clan.
Japan.
- Surrounded by cute and adorable characters, she faces
her clan’s secrets and obstacles!
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SHINOBI IRI, VOL.2
—3 volumes series—
Leen
While Chief Hattori is close to death, Kyôgi is suspec-
ted of high treason. Torn between love and anger,
betrayals and revelations, Tomoe does not know who
to trust anymore.
FORMAT: 180 x 130 | PAGES: 184 | WORDS: 8,000
PRICE: 7.95 € | PUBLICATION DATE: 08/2020
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While Chief Hattori is close to death, Kyôgi is suspec- Leen was born in Pau in South-Western France in 1990
ted of high treason. To be sure, our Shinobi leave in and has grown up with the world of Disney and its
search of answers in Mikawa, the province of the Toku- anthropomorphic characters from her earliest child-
gawa lord who is supposed to be their ally. hood. As a lover of comics, she decided to make it her
profession, starting with work for the magazines Manga
On their way, mysterious Shinobi make their entrance, Kids and Dofus Mag. In 2011, she started the Shinobi Iri
determined to seize Futago no Tamashii and all its project, first published in comic-book format and then
secrets. as a Manga in 2015. In 2020, she returned to Dôshin
Éditions with the goal of wrapping up the series and
Torn between love and anger, betrayals and revelations, tackling new projects.
Tomoe does not know who to trust anymore.
Key Sales Points
- Anthropomorphic animals and ninjas. Enter a world
where the Shinobi reign! Following an umpteenth act of
foolishness, our heroine finds herself at the heart of a
plot that targets the country and her clan.
- Surrounded by cute and adorable characters, she faces
her clan’s secrets and obstacles!
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SHINOBI IRI, VOL.3
—3 volumes series—
Leen
While the shinobi of the surrounding villages unite to
push back the enemy, the foxes of Kôga continue to
sow chaos in the heart of Tomoe...
FORMAT: 180 x 130 | PAGES: 184 | WORDS: 8,000
PRICE: 9,00 € | PUBLICATION DATE: 10/2020
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Tomoe and Viktor have been secretly meeting in the Leen was born in Pau in South-Western France in 1990
Iga Mountains for 6 months now. and has grown up with the world of Disney and its
anthropomorphic characters from her earliest child-
While love is waiting for Tomoe, war is threatening to hood. As a lover of comics, she decided to make it her
break out in the region with the construction of a new profession, starting with work for the magazines Manga
stronghold by Oda’s forces. Kids and Dofus Mag. In 2011, she started the Shinobi Iri
project, first published in comic-book format and then
While the shinobi of the surrounding villages unite to as a Manga in 2015. In 2020, she returned to Dôshin
push back the enemy, the foxes of Kôga continue to Éditions with the goal of wrapping up the series and
sow chaos in the heart of Tomoe... tackling new projects.
Key Sales Points
- Anthropomorphic animals and ninjas. Enter a world
where the Shinobi reign! Following an umpteenth act of
foolishness, our heroine finds herself at the heart of a
plot that targets the country and her clan.
- Surrounded by cute and adorable characters, she faces
her clan’s secrets and obstacles!
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