Cinebook The 9th Art Newsletter 104 - August 2016

Dear Reader, This month was placed under the five-ringed sign of the Olympics, and for most of us poor mortals, watching the athletes compete is in itself exhausting. We therefore prescribe a strict regimen of lying down with a good book - and we even offer a selection... Starting with the usual antics of despicable villain Iznogoud, who once again stops at nothing to become caliph instead of the caliph. Scandals, bribery, hauntings, even recruiting the worst murderers from History... It´s like an ancient pentathlon of evil, with the worst competitor ever! In Damocles, Ellie Braxton is given a new mission: protecting the head of a medically assisted procreation company. But protecting her from whom? Is the threat due to how wealthy the clients are? To morality issues? Or to something more personal...? While Tess Chaykin continues to look into the Templar connection, the FBI is trying to track down the four men who attacked the Museum. It´s a losing battle, though – someone is one step ahead of Special Agent Reilly and eliminating the suspects one by one. Can the two of them uncover the secret of The Last Templar? Finally, Lucky Luke gets the ultimate consecration: being immortalised in a folk song! The Ballad of the Daltons is a tale of thrilling heroics, unrepentant evil and astounding stupidity – not to mention a laugh a minute! August with Cinebook – just what the doctor ordered! Missing the first volume of Blake & Mortimer? Fear not, we´ve got you covered – The Yellow Mis now getting its 5th print run. Excellent opportunity to acquire this classic of Franco-Belgian comics – or perhaps get a friend to discover it! Damocles 3  Henriet & Callède Perfect Child Perfect Child is a company specialised in medically assisted procreation – for extremely wealthy customers. An activity that isn´t to everyone´s taste, and the CEO, Ava Troy, has received many threats. Enter Ellie Braxton, assigned as Ava´s bodyguard... Read more Iznogoud 13  Tabary & Goscinny I Want to be Caliph Instead of the Caliph An obsession, a leitmotiv, the quest of a lifetime... That is what it is to Iznogoud – becoming caliph instead of the caliph. And that is why he will stop at nothing. A ghost that drives caliphs – and only caliphs – insane? Worth a try... Read more Lucky Luke 60  Morris & Goscinny and Greg The Ballad of the Daltons A lawyer visits the Daltons in prison to explain that an uncle has bequeathed a fortune to them, but that they will only have access to it after shooting every member of the jury who sentenced him to hang – and that in front of a very specific witness: Lucky Luke... Read more The Last Templar 2  Lalor & Khoury The Knight in the Crypt The investigation onto the museum raid continues, but it´s a difficult one. One of the four `knights´ has already died in his – guarded – hospital room, and FBI Agent Reilly is unknowingly engaged in a race to find the other thieves before the mysterious assassins trying to eliminate them... Read more Lucky Luke 61 Daisy Town SAM 3 A Million Winters North-American readers, to locate a comic book shop near you that stocks or can order these titles and many more, us this handy Read more   Or, if you're a retailer yourself, please go to: Read more Lament of the Lost Moors 4 Kyle of Klanach Lucky Luke 59 Bride of Lucky Luke Valerian & Laureline 12 The Wrath of Hypsis XIII 21 Return to Green Falls Bookgasm – JT Lindroos Alone 5 – Eye of the Maelstrom Valerian 11 – The Ghosts of Inverloch Cartoonist Club – Simon Chadwick Lament of the Lost Moors 4 – Kyle of Klanach Lucky Luke 58 – The Daltons´ Stash The Last Templar 1 – The Encoder Valerian & Laureline 12 – The Wrath of Hypsis Comic Bits Online – Terry Hooper Blake & Mortimer 23 – Professor Sato´s Three Formulae – Part 2 Lament of the Lost Moors 4 – Kyle of Klanach Lucky Luke 59 – Bride of Lucky Luke The Last Templar 1 – The Encoder The Marquis of Anaon 4 – The Beast Valerian & Laureline 12 – The Wrath of Hypsis Yoko Tsuno 11 – The Three Suns of Vinea Down The Tubes – Jeremy Briggs Antares 6 – Episode 6 Namibia 1 – Episode 1 Now Read This –– Win Wiacek Cedric 2 – Dad´s Got Class Pandora´s Box 1 – Pride Pandora´s Box 2 – Sloth The Slings and Arrows Graphic Novel Guide – Karl Verhoeven Pandora´s Box 1 – Pride Pandora´s Box 2 – Sloth Pandora´s Box 3 – Gluttony Pandora´s Box 4 – Greed Pandora´s Box 5 – Envy Series X – Title