Graphic novels og tegneserier: krimi, mysterier og thrillere

"You can forget your past, but the past never forgets."Copenhagen, 1954.Johan Crom photographs crime scenes and pornography, and keeps the past at bay with pills and alcohol. But it's not easy. The past is about to catch up to him and it's cruel.The Geometric Society is a gripping horror story that takes us on a journey through an occult Copenhagen, starting during the Second World War and ending under the foundations of the Kingdom itself.

”Alva, husk at det her ikke er et eventyr. Der ligger ikke et kongerige og venter på dig.”Nomineret til Årets Bedste Krimitegneserie, Angoulême 2024. ”Alva i mørket er klart årets gode overraskelse.” – Métal Hurlant ”En ekstraordinær grafisk roman.” – L’IndépendantDanske Aksel Studsgarth, der blandt andet har arbejdet på Hellboy 2, har sammen med svenske Daniel Hansen blæst den franske tegneserieverden (og Troldspejlet) omkuld med "Alva i mørket".

Endnu en dag gryr over jordklodens hårdt prøvede befolkning, mens arkæologen Hassan Turan fører en sonde gennem en mystisk passage på bundet af havet ved Bahamas for at forstå årsagen til de seneste dages sælsomme hændelser – hver dag klokken 13.13. Overlevende fra kontakten med det ukendte ser voldsomme syner, men er de sindssyge, eller har de fået spådomsevner, som varsler en forestående kataklysme? … Eller måske … En invasion? …

Da den tidligere elitesoldat Max Ferlane accepterer at redde en tvangsægtet kvinde ud af en krigshærget congolesisk udbryderprovins, bryder helvede løs. Snart tvinger Ferlanes tidligere arbejdsgiver, sikkerhedstjenesten Babylon, ham til at føre en tidligere diktator med forbindelser til den franske regering ud af junglen, før den nye præsidents soldater får fingre i ham. Men hvem er ven og hvem er fjende i det dødelige spil?

Mens en brandmands kone ser sin mands død for sig i et mareridt, leder Tim og Thomas efter ophavsmanden til en computervirus, som saboterer en finansiel virksomheds it-infrastruktur.Disse to handlingsforløb, der tilsyneladende intet har med hinanden at gøre, fletter sig alligevel sammen i løbet af en efterforskning, hvor vores venner beviser, at de bestemt ikke er bange af sig.Heller ikke når jorden brænder under dem!

Takket være Louca kan Østre Gymnasiums fodboldhold levere en værdig indsats i kampen mod rækkens førende hold, Ørnene. Der bliver nemlig tændt en voldsom ild i Louca, da han får mistanke om, at hans holdkammerat Adel er ude på at score den smukke Julie, som Louca længe har været forelsket i.Men uden fodboldtalentet (og spøgelset) Nathan går det ikke. Og Nathan har det med at forsvinde, når der er allermest brug for ham på banen. Han er nemlig stadig optaget af at finde ud af, hvem der egentlig var skyld i, at han døde. Og lige pludselig dukker nogle skumle typer op fra fortiden og bringer hans venner i fare …Humoristisk tegneserie, med ægte falden-på-halen komik. Dequier kan sit tegneseriekram og fortællingen suser derudaf. Illustrationerne er klassisk fransk tegneseriestil, bl.a. med store karikerede næser, tilsat en dosis nuttethed. Tegneserien vil appellere til alle, der gerne vil have en sjov historie om den kedelige hverdag, og få sig et godt grin af og med Louca. Anbefales varmt til folkebiblioteker og PLC.Lektørudtalelsen på tidligere bind i serienTitler i Louca-serien:StartskuddetAnsigt til ansigtHvis bare ...Så længe der er liv, er der håb

Teenageren Loucas liv er en katastrofe – han er både klodset, doven og ufattelig dårlig til fodbold … lige indtil den dag, hvor spøgelset Nathan dukker op og tilbyder at hjælpe ham med træningen.Der opstår et venskab mellem den forelskede Louca, der af alt magt vil gøre indtryk på sin udkårne, den smukke Julie, og fodboldgeniet Nathan, det rastløse og forvirrede spøgelse, der forsøger at finde ud af, hvordan og hvorfor han døde. Og lige pludselig er alt på spil for Østre Gymnasiums fodboldhold, og det er afgørende, at de vinder kampen mod det stærke modstanderhold Ørnene …Humoristisk tegneserie, med ægte falden-på-halen komik. Dequier kan sit tegneseriekram og fortællingen suser derudaf. Illustrationerne er klassisk fransk tegneseriestil, bl.a. med store karikerede næser, tilsat en dosis nuttethed. Tegneserien vil appellere til alle, der gerne vil have en sjov historie om den kedelige hverdag, og få sig et godt grin af og med Louca. Anbefales varmt til folkebiblioteker og PLC.LektørudtalelsenTitler i Louca-serien:StartskuddetAnsigt til ansigtHvis bare ...Så længe der er liv, er der håb

A wonderfully evocative ghost story in the great tradition of M. R. James and Daphne Du Maurier with a contemporary edge. Perfect for Halloween and illustrated in Norm's own gorgeous style. "Every village has its stories - those of the living - and those of the dead." After the sudden death of his twin sister, 14 year old James Reynolds becomes obsessed with her tale of a black hound, a folkloric creature that is regarded as a portent of death. Enlisting the aid of his elderly neighbour, who the local children call 'The Witch', he delves into the centuries of village history, folklore, and ghosts, until he uncovers a deeper secret beyond his darkest nightmares, beyond the sight of most, and beyond the mortal veil. Set in the South Downs of England, a place that has been home to Celts, Romans, and Vikings, James's story is interwoven with tales from his village that also blur the line between the living and the dead.

Jagten på Kybele-statuen fører Alix’ sønner Titus og Khephren til templet i Pessinus i Lilleasien, hvor Khephren vil tvinge dørene op til gudindens helligdom, der bevogtes af kastratpræster, som har hengivet sig til hende, indviet med deres eget blod. Khephren er overbevist om, at hans skæbne er knyttet til statuen, som er støbt i det mystiske metal orikalkum, og vil for enhver pris finde frem til den. Sammen med Alix og Titus ender han i Zeus-Amon-oasen i den ægyptiske ørken, men der viser sig at stå meget mere på spil, end han aner, da en uventet kamp når sit klimaks mellem mumier, røvere og den skjulte guds tjenere i en dunkel nekropol.Alix Senator er blevet kaldt for en reboot af den überklassiske sværd-og-sandal-tegneserie Alix, skabt af Jacques Martin (1921-2010) i 1948, som i et vist omfang har været udgivet på dansk i tidens løb. Alix Senator er ikke bare en ”ny Alix”, snarere en anden Alix, mere elegant, mere taktisk, en mere logisk og moralsk arving. Cobolts udgivelse af Alix Senator omfatter – til forfatterens udelte begejstring – to originale album i hvert bind, og der udkommer to nye bind om året.Ekstra: Minileksikon over historiske personer, steder og begivenheder.Om seriens skabereDen franske forfatter Valérie Mangin (f. 1973) er latinist, historiker og kunsthistoriker uddannet på den elitære École des chartes og har skrevet manuskript til en lang række tegneserier. Lige så meget som spændingselementer elsker hun at jonglere med historiske, politiske og kulturelle spillebrikker i et manuskript til en eventyrlig historie og at pille ved populærkulturens koder. Tegneren Thierry Démarez (f. 1971 i Paris) har altid været optaget af at tegne og male og har udfoldet sig inden for mange kunstneriske discipliner, skulptur, skalamodeller, malerkunst og scenografi. Efter at have uddannet sig som scenograf arbejdede han for det prestigefulde franske nationalteater, Comédie Française. I 2006 blev han endda leder af det scenografiske værksted, men parallelt begyndte han at tegne tegneserier, i 2004 mødte han Valérie Mangin, med hvem han skabte sin første tegneserie. I 2001 genoptog de samarbejdet, og har siden lavet en lang række i serien Alix Senator. Démarez har forladt nationalteatret og koncentrerer sig nu udelukkende om at tegne tegneserier.

"Frankie Follis--AKA the costumed criminal Playtime--has won. Twilight City's greatest hero The Insomniac and its greatest villain The Stickman are dead, allowing Frankie to unify the super crook underworld and assert herself as the Queenpin of Redport. But Frankie is feeling the pressure from every side. Rival gangs are challenging her authority, Scalpel her consigliere is pushing her to legitimize her empire, and the act of murdering The Insomniac has broken something deep inside her. Frankie is about to learn the hard way [that] heavy is the head that wears the supervillain crown"--

A cerebral and dystopian cyberpunk crime thriller from Eisner-winning and Harvey-nominated writer and director Darcy Van Poelgeest, perfect for Blade Runner and Minority Report fans.

Eisner-winning creators David & Maria Lapham bring supernatural twists to the world of crime!

Engelske nationalister beslutter at genoplive kong Arthur for at genskabe imperiets storhed, men man slår ikke ustraffet åndesløret fra graven og den konge, der vækkes til live, er ikke den pæne polerede skikkelse fra eventyrerne.Forfatter Kieron Gillen og tegner Dan Mora borer sig dybt ned i legenderne om Kong Arthur og andre engelske myter og resultatet er forrygende og skræmmende. Midt i det hele står den stilfærdige unge Duncan hvis bedstemor viser sig at have en fortid i den okkulte underverden, hvilket er et meget farligt sted at befinde sig.De gamle profetier fortæller, at når England er i nød vender kongen tilbage. Men er det for at redde England - eller er kongens genkomst i virkeligheden årsagen til katastrofen?Hvis man er til fantasy og action får man sin lyst styret her.

For fans of Creepshow, and Tales from the Crypt! Stories contained within are a smorgasbord of entertaining tales designed to thrill, chill, and just plain ol scare the hell out of you!

"Emma is a brilliant and driven sixteen-year-old. She has paid for school with her next level inventions and is well-known for her funny and honest webcomics. Then, one day, one of the most famous billionaires on the planet confronts her with the truth about her world: Emma discovers she is the only daughter of two of the greatest, most charismatic master criminals of all time. The suavest, most liked criminals ever. The criminal's criminal. The ones that wrote the rulebook. There are movies about them starring the biggest movie stars. Her parents were the authors of the greatest casino robbery of all time, the greatest museum heist of all time, AND they took the world's most famous billionaire for a cool billion--before they disappeared, never to be seen or heard from again"--

MISS CAT - EN KATTENS DYGTIG DETEKTIVMiss Cat bliver hyret til at forhindre et mareridt i at blive til virkelighed. Den forfærdelige pirat Kaskelot Hvid, som alle kender fra Skipper Skægs berømte bøger, er ude på at æde byens borgmester. Men hvorfor? Miss Cat kaster sig ud i efterforskningen, og snart leder sporene hende til en bidsk hvalp ved navn Puppy, en sød delfin i en svømmepøl og en hav af grønne nisser ...Graphic novel for de 7-10-årige.En graphic novel hvor humoren, såvel som sproget, i høj grad sprudler. Historien understøttes på fineste vis af en super flot og fængende billedside. Illustrationerne er med til at sætte stemning og give karaktererne dybde. Anbefales helt klart til såvel folkebibliotek som PLC.LEKTØRUDTALELSEN, MISS CAT - SAGEN OM DEN FORSVUNDNE KANARIEFUGL

"After retiring to Metropolis following his 'death, ' Oswald Cobblepot finds himself forced back into the unpredictable and violent Gotham City underworld as a pawn for the United States intelligence community. Gotham's criminal element has been evolving since he was last in the city, with his bastard twin children ruling the Iceberg Lounge. And what of the man he framed for his death--Batman? Is the Penguin walking into a death sentence?"--

The blockbuster creative team of writer Jason Aaron and artist Doug Mahnke team-up for a sci-fi epic sending Batman out of Gotham and towards the stars to face off against interstellar threats.A threat from beyond the stars has marched into Gotham! Batman, new to the crime-fighting lifestyle, must face off against this interstellar threat. During this battle Batman thinks “what other threats could be looming in the deep reaches of space”? This question sends the Dark Knight on a quest through the deep reaches of space, facing off against cosmic villains. Throughout this crusade he’ll team up with deadly mercenaries and truly learn what it means to be a hero of the universe in a unique and brutal tale.

"Originally published in single magazine form in Joker and The Joker 80th anniversary 100-page super spectacular"--Indicia.

"Originally published in single magazine form in Gotham City Sirens 1-13"--Indicia.

Buried deep beneath Gotham City there exists another Gotham. Multi-Eisner award winner Christian Ward unleashes this cosmic-horror epic of the twisted Gotham Below.Buried deep beneath Gotham City there exists another Gotham. This Gotham Below is a living nightmare, populated by twisted mirrors of our Gotham’s denizens, fueled by the fear and hatred flowing down from above. For decades, the doorway between the cities has been sealed and heavily guarded by the Court of Owls. But now the door swings wide, and the twisted version of the Dark Knight has escaped…to trap and train a Robin of his own.Batman must form an uneasy alliance with the Court and its deadly allies to stop him—and to hold back the wave of twisted super-villains, nightmarish versions of his own nemeses, each one worse than the last, that’s spilling into his streets!Visionary writer-artist Christian Ward unleashes a cosmic-horror take on Batman’s world, and readers will never look at Batman's villains the same way again.

Wesley Dodd’s dream of a better world is now a nightmare, as DC’s original Sandman returns in a gripping new noir mystery!No one escapes the Sandman's dark dreams, not even Wesley Dodds himself. After years of testing and experimentation, Wesley perfected his sleep gas as the optimal weapon to fight crime without causing undue harm. But when his journal detailing all his failed and far more deadly formulas is stolen, the Sandman must hunt down the thief and the people in the shadows pulling the strings! Can Wesley solve the mystery of who broke into his home before these noxious weapons are unleashed on the world, or is Sandman fated to fade away into the mists?Wesley Dodds: The Sandman is written by comics superstar Robert Venditti (Superman ’78) and vividly drawn by fan-favorite artist Riley Rossmo (Harley Quinn). A bold and thoroughly modern exploration of one of comics’ most classic characters, Wesley Dodds: The Sandman is part of DC’s The New Golden Age initiative, along with Jay Garrick: The Flash and Alan Scott: The Green Lantern.This volume collects Wesley Dodds: The Sandman #1-6.

The Dynamic Duo are back and better than ever! When a new threat turns Gotham City into an urban jungle, father and son must team-up to save the city in an exciting new era.Batman and Robin, Father and son, the Dynamic Duo are back on the streets of Gotham City! When a new deadly villain by the name of Shush appears, Batman’s greatest tools will be used against him. With Gotham City becoming a literal urban jungle, the greatest superhero team must uncover who this new foe is and who they’re working for. As if that’s not enough, Damian must embrace his secret identity and become something he’s never been before, a student!Collects Batman and Robin #1-6, Batman and Robin 2024 Annual #1

"For years, Selina Kyle has prowled the skyline of Gotham City as its most famous thief, Catwoman. But when word spreads of Catwoman's demise, Selina decides to leave the costumed world behind and continue her trade cloaked in the shadows. Unable to enjoy her newfound anonymity for too long though, Selina decides that she must return to her infamous persona. Donning a new costume and attitude, Catwoman returns to the streets and sets her sights on the serial killer that has been preying upon the people she calls friends"--

"Dinah Lance is one of the DC Universe's most elite fighters, and combined with her sonic scream, she's a fearsome foe in any scenario--but sometimes even the Black Canary needs help. Faced with a personal mission brought to her by a mysterious new ally, and up against near-impossible odds, she re-forms the Birds of Prey with an unrivaled group of badasses--Cassandra Cain, Big Barda, Zealot, and Harley Quinn--and only one goal: extraction without bloodshed. What could possibly go wrong?"--

Graphic novels to read anywhere: DC Compact Comics collect DC’s bestselling, most iconic stories in a new size!Chronicling the history of a new breed of vampire, AMERICAN VAMPIRE by the legendary Scott Snyder and Stephen King is a fresh look at an old monster--a generational epic showcasing the bloodlust that lay hidden beneath America's most distinctive eras.Cunning, ruthless, and rattlesnake mean, Skinner Sweet is a thoroughly corrupt gunslinger. When European vampires come to the American Old West, they turn Skinner into a true monster: the very first American vampire.Skinner becomes something entirely new--a stronger breed of vampire immune to sunlight, who hates every last one of his aristocratic European ancestors.Follow this dark symbol of the New World's bloody path as he moves through American history's most distinctive eras--from the Wild West in the 1880s to the glamorous classic Hollywood of the 1920s to mobster-run Las Vegas in the 1930s, and beyond.But as Skinner's war with his predecessors inspires a mysterious society to rise and fight them both, his most upsetting decision might involve the first person he chooses to join his vampiric ranks: a struggling young movie star named Pearl Jones.Collects American Vampire #1-11.

Delight in fright!Now in an affordable paperback, this fourth volume of the EC Comics horror classic The Haunt of Fear collects a gruesome medly of unforgettable frights!Featuring art from the legendary talents of Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein, Graham Ingels, George Evans, Jack Kamen, Jack Davis, and Reed Crandall, this volume collects The Haunt of Fear #19–#24 and includes a foreword by Rob Zombie.

"A thrillingly dark new vision of the Avengers! In a gleaming new world of prosperity, Captain America is no more. But Steve Rogers still exists, floating through an America where freedom is an illusion, the Avengers are strangers and his friends are long dead. But is the Dream itself dead? And how do you assemble Avengers in a world that doesn't want them? With the clock ticking down to New Year's Day, Steve must build an army to save America! Will his surviving friends sign up, or will he have to lead the ragtag group called the Defenders against the expert military marksman known as Bullseye? And can Steve infiltrate the Raft, a government facility full of secrets and danger off the shores of New York City, before the new Iron Man sentences him to the same gruesome fate as Tony Stark?"--

Ikke alt er, som det burde være på Surballenedre Skole. Her er tyverier, kidnapninger, forgiftninger og det der er værre. Heldigvis har skolen sin helt egen detektiv. Han hedder Francisco - Sam Francisco - og han er et sandt geni til at opklare mysterier. Er du også? Find luppen frem og se, om du er lige så skarp som ham.