Cinebook Ltd Newsletter 186 - June 2023

Dear Reader, Travel with us this month, and we promise to take you far, far away! Start with Edgar P. Jacobs’s very first comic, before Blake and Mortimer were even dreamed of: The U Ray takes you on a deliciously retro journey to a land before time, a haunted volcano, and the world of pulp science fiction of the 40s. What’s not to like? Not far enough for you? Then let Spirou & Fantasio take you on a fantastic trip … to the moon! A rather unexpected destination for our heroes, courtesy of their old frenemy Zorglub and the harsh realities of corporate financial pressure. It’s exciting, it’s hilarious … it’s Spirou! Finally, Sylvain Runberg brings us a spin-off series to his acclaimed Orbital, in which Caleb Swany’s sister, taking the opposite path to her diplomat brother, runs as far away from Earth and the law as she can – with some pretty dramatic consequences. June with Cinebook: ever higher, ever further! Our new catalogue is now available. Sixteen titles, including six new series and one-shots … swashbuckling period dramas, modern spy thrillers and classics of literature … Have a look and see what strikes your fancy! Before Blake & Mortimer Edgar P. Jacobs The U Ray The nation of Norlandia is in conflict with its powerful rival Austradia. The eminent Professor Marduk is tasked by the High Council of Norlandia with militarising a major scientific discovery: the U Ray. However, doing so will require finding a deposit of Uradium, the ore needed to power the ray … Read more Outlaws 1 Eric Chabbert & Sylvain Runberg The Cartel of the Peaks 2279. A freighter arrives on planet Drenn, with its hidden cargo of illegal immigrants, including young Human Kristina Swany. Like the rest of her travelling companions, she seeks a new life, a new start … but what awaits them is slavery, at the hands of a merciless criminal cartel … Read more Spirou & Fantasio 20 Yoann & Fabien Vehlmann The Dark Side of the Z Sometime after their adventures in Attack of the Zordolts, Spirou, Fantasio and the Count of Champignac have nearly finished repairing the damage done by Zorglub’s ridiculous plans. Until that morning when they wake up in what appears to be their bedrooms, except … on the moon!… … Read more Highlands Book 2 of 2 Michel Vaillant Legendary Race 1: In the Hell of Indianapolis Redbeard 2 The Sea Wolves 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 Bear’s Tooth 6 Silbervogel Gomer Goof 10 Gomer’s Goons Neptune 2 Episode 2 Friday, July 7, 2023: at 16h30, at the Alliance Française in Cambridge, Eric Dubois, member of the EP Jacobs Foundation and curator of Blake & Mortimer exhibitions since 2018, will give a talk on Better Living Through Comics as part of the International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference.