JANUARY NEW 2018 NEW 2018 Alone Vol. 8: The Arena • Fabien Vehlmann; illustrated by Bruno Gazzotti Will the strange children who captured the survivors from Campton turn out to be salvation ... or doom? The Bluecoats Vol. 11: Cossack Circus • Raoul Cauvin; illustrated by Willy Lambil JANUARY How are the Bluecoats to turn circus artists into disciplined soldiers — when they don’t even speak the same language?! Captured by a mysterious army just as they escaped a Campton overrun with ‘zombie’ children, Dodzi’s group, along with what’s left of the Clan of the Shark, discover an entire civilisation, ruled over by children who have been in the In-Between-World for a long, long time. Strict rules, a caste system, bizarre superstitions... All new obstacles for the group to overcome — although Saul is being treated like a messiah. And over it all hangs the threat of the sinister Midnight Child… Stark’s constant, reckless charging has once again depleted the 22nd Cavalry. Faced with an understandable dearth of volunteers, the Army’s brass drafts — without telling them — some freshly arrived immigrants. And Blutch and Chesterfield are tasked with instructing them in the art of riding down the enemy. But there’s a problem: the new recruits only speak Russian! And while those Cossacks are already fantastic riders, they have no desire to die for the glory of the Union… Ages 10+ ISBN 978-1-84918-382-6 9 781849 183826 Pbk: 56pp, 21.7 x 28.7 cm £7.99 ?11.75 “The Vanishing is such a good beginning, focused, a comic that kids will absolutely love with adventure and intrigue, and 5 great characters to get behind. The first volume sets the tone firmly — smart drama with the potential to go in a variety of directions [...]” Zainab Akhtar, Comics & Cola Ages 8+ ISBN 978-1-84918-383-3 $13.95 9 781849 183833 Pbk: 48pp, 21.7 x 28.7 cm £6.99 ?9.90 $11.95 21.5 million volumes sold – Adapted as a computer game “I think that The Bluecoats genuinely has something in it for all ages. [...] It’s got a good solid plot, a wry sense of humour and some thought provoking undertones.” Dion Winton-Polak, Geek Syndicate! Alone Backlist page <strong>24</strong> The Bluecoats Backlist page 25 IS IT JUST ME, OR IS THIS SUPER DANGEROUS? DUNNO, BUT WE LOOK LIKE FOOLS!! SHUT UP AND STAY FOCUSED, YOU TWO! BUT THIS TRIAL WOULD ALMOST BE TOO SIMPLE WITHOUT OUR LITTLE ‘SPECIAL INGREDIENT’ DON’T YOU THINK? © Dupuis - Vehlmann & Gazzotti ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE MEN, GENERAL! ALL KILLED, WOUNDED OR MISSING IN ACTION! WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS WHAT REMAINS OF A GLORIOUS CHARGE… H… HOW FAR DID THE ENEMY RETREAT? A WHOLE YARD AT LEAST, GENERAL! PERHAPS EVEN FOUR FEET!... PER FOUR FEET, GENERAL! HEAVENS! A HUNDRED MEN PER YARD - IT’S EXPENSIVE! SEND YOUR MEN TO GET SOME REST, CAPTAIN. THEY’VE EARNED IT! AS FOR YOU, JOIN ME INSIDE. © Dupuis - Cauvin & Lambil 15 4 5