A journey among the Aztecs, pirates or the Far North, a trip back in time or in books… There are a thousand and one ways to travel in comics! Starting from 7 years old.
Adventure, friendship, everything you need for a great summer. Photo Malte Mueller/Getty Images/fStop
Published on August 07, 2023 at 12:52 p.m.
“Momo, little prince of blueberries”
Momo, Little Prince of Blueberries by Marc Lizano, after Yaël Hassan ed. Nathan
He is bored, Momo, in the summer, in his suburbs. With a calm temperament, he avoids the noise of the overcrowded household and hangs out on the vacant lot. Until the headmistress of the school catches up with him to tell him that she strongly believes in his abilities, and pushes him to enroll in the library. Literature is a revelation! It was then that Momo met Mr. Édouard, a cultivated old man who opened him up to the arts and to the world… Marc Lizano brilliantly adapted Yaël Hassan’s bestseller, beautifully giving substance to this touching story of friendship in an underprivileged neighborhood. . The narration is simple, carried by the voice and the look of a little boy who marvels at the beauty of the words and the paintings, and the warm style of the designer – round faces, large boxes – reinforces the ease, for the most young people, to immerse themselves in this story. And to identify with this little boy for whom a book and the benevolence of an elder changed his life.
r By Marc Lizano, after Yaël Hassan, ed. Nathan, 80 pages, €14.95. From the age of 8.
“The Wild River Clan T2 – The Montdarcy Legacy”
The Wild River Clan T2 – The Legacy of the Montdarcys by Régis Hautière and Renaud Dillies ed. of the Gutter
At the end of the excellent first volume, we left Mélie, Choco and Zaki stuck in the Directory, the great book of tales from around the world: after having surveyed a story of pirates, they had slipped without knowing it into a story of musketeers. But how will the storyteller, who has stayed in the village, manage to save them, while preventing his Directory not be too damaged by the passage of the three intrepid? By skillfully blending a tribute to the power of storytelling, a small snapshot of life in Paris before the French Revolution and a thrilling narrative at the height of a child, Régis Hautière and Renaud Dillies produce a breathtaking comic strip, on several levels. reading, ambitious and visually unique. A great saga was born.
r By Régis Hautière and Renaud Dillies, ed. de la Gouttière, 88 p., €14.70. From the age of 8.
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“Treasure T1 – The Red Wave”
Treasure T1 – The Red Wave by Jean-Baptiste Saurel and Pauline de la Provôté ed. Dupuis
The father of the young Trésor, in debt, must sell the small family sailboat. But his son does not see it that way: by creating a treasure map from scratch, he convinces his friends to flee with the boat to find the legendary Wish Stone. What if the dream exceeded reality and the group of friends, who just thought they were doing something big wrong, lived a real chase? With corsairs, sharks, magical creatures and villains in a submarine? It’s one of the great surprises of the year: what began as a classic comic strip of summer adventures by the sea quickly turns into a hectic adventure at the crossroads of genres, between piracy, fantasy and science fiction. At the same time, we should have guessed it… Beneath an energetic but rather classic design, the dialogues linking well-felt valves and twisting puns denoted in the often too wise youthful landscape. Young readers will therefore enjoy a double treat, between XXL action and spicy humor.
q By Jean-Baptiste Saurel and Pauline de la Provôté, ed. Dupuis, 84 pages, €12.95. From the age of 8.
“The Vieillepierre Family T5 – Louna and the treasure of Tlaloc”
The Vieillepierre Family T5 – Louna and the Treasure of Tlaloc by Joe Todd-Stanton, ed. Sarbacane ed. Sarbacane
In the family of explorers-archaeologists-heroes Vieillepierre, I would like the selfish thief of treasures, Louna. Marked by trauma in her early childhood, the young white-haired girl hunts down relics and other magical artifacts around the world, without any qualms. By accompanying a little Aztec, who has gone to claim a few drops from the God of Rain to save her people from the drought, she intends to pick the pockets of this capricious divinity. But at what cost ? After tackling Nordic and Egyptian mythologies, in particular, Englishman Joe Todd-Stanton turns to the Aztecs for a new album halfway between comics and illustrated book, with a simple scenario but full of narrative inventions and nods to the traditional fantastic bestiary. A lively and shimmering introduction to a little-known civilization, at the same time as a beautiful lesson in altruism and optimism.
r By Joe Todd-Stanton, ed. Sarbacane, 64 p., €14.50. Starting from 7 years old.
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“T2 Pickaxe Head – Hill Biped”
Pickaxe head T2 – The Hill Biped by Frédéric Brrémaud and Giovanni Rigano ed. Dargaud
Endowed with an incorrigible optimism and the power to communicate with animals, the little Pioche Head is confronted with the heat wave and the onset of drought, extremely rare in her forest in the Great American North. Even rarer, the visit of his sister, a balloon cabaret dancer, and that of a young tourist looking for his gibbon! And if we add an irascible eagle, a cuddly grizzly, a hunter and a fire, Tête de pioche will have a more than eventful day! This new heroine had already seduced us with her energy, her repartee and her infectious enthusiasm. She doubles the bet with this story less focused on travel than on the discovery of her forest estate, with an always very marked ecological tone, a sure humor and a polished Disney-inspired drawing.
q By Frédéric Brrémaud and Giovanni Rigano, ed. Dargaud, 48 pages, €10.95. Starting from 7 years old.
