A search for a lost pharaoh's tomb turns into a hair-raising chase across Egypt and India for Tintin and Snowy, on the trail of Opium dealers.
In <i>The Seven Crystal Balls</i> Calaculus has been kidnapped by a Peruvian Indian, and it is up to Tintin, Snowy and Captain Haddock to rescue him. This is the first part of a two part adventure which concludes in <i>Prisoners of the Sun</i>.
When Matt Freeman gets into trouble with the police, he's sent to be fostered in Yorkshire.
But there's something wrong with the village and he finds himself in the midst of a sinister conspiracy of witchcraft and murder.
He uncovers a terrible secret - the Old Ones - monstrous godlike beings once banished from our world - are trying to return. Matt is about to discover that he alone stands between the forces of evil and the annihilation of humanity.
Featuring striking, high-contrast black-and-white art, this di... read more
Another adventure of Herge's famous cartoon character Tintin, this time in the land of black gold.
After his adventure in The Cigars of the Pharaoh, Tintin journeys to Shanghai to find the missing pieces of the puzzle, and meets up once again with Rastapopoulos.
In this adventure, Tintin and Captain Haddock are suddenly called away to Syldavia, where Professor Calculus is working on a moon rocket and requires passengers for the trip.
In this adventure, Tintin, Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus are implicated in a coup plot, and travel to South America in order to help their old friend, General Alcazar.
In this Tintin adventure, the chance discovery of a lost briefcase belonging to an expert on royal seals leads Tintin into an adventure in the country of Syldavia, where a coup is planned.
In Tintin in America Tintin and Snowy fall foul of both American Indians and the Chicago underworld. When Snowy is kidnapped, Tintin takes matters into his own hands. First published 1945; this translation 1978.
In this Tintin adventure, the discovery of a model ship linked to one of Captain Haddock's seafaring ancestors leads to a mysterious series of thefts and a search for lost treasure.
This adventure has Tintin, Captain Haddock and Snowy at odds with Madame Castafiore and her disappearing jewels.
Chris Grosz captures the adventuring life of Kimball Bent, sailor, soldier, deserter, outlaw and Hauhau slave, in a dramatic graphic novel. After signing up for the Queen's shilling, Bent was sent to New Zealand in the 1860s, on the eve of the tumultuous Taranaki land wars. An act of defiance saw him deserting the army, and his eventual adoption by Maori tribes. Kimble Bent, Malcontent vividly portrays Bent's life as a Pakeha Maori, his assimilation into tribal life and his observation of Hauhau war rites. Bent was privy to some... read more
In this thrilling sequel to "The Stonekeeper," Emily and her brother, Navin, head for Kanalis, a beautiful and mysterious city of waterfalls, where they hope to find the antidote for the poison that has sickened their mother. It's up to Em to triumph over evil while controlling the amulet's power . . . without losing herself.
The amazing manga retelling of Darren Shan's international best-selling vampire saga, with illustrations by Japanese artist Takahiro Arai. Darren joins the vampire, Mr Crepsley, as his assistant and they return to the Cirque du Freak. There, Darren makes friends with the snake-boy, Evra Von (who knows what Darren has become). He also meets a local boy, Sam, and RV, an eco-warrior and animal lover (who do not). Darren begins to enjoy his life among the Cirque performers and starts coming to terms with his half-vampire existence. Bu... read more
Narrowly surviving their encounter with erasers in New York City, the flock is following up a lead on their pasts in Washington, D.C. But what they find waiting for them is ...a home? How will the flock adjust to a real school - one that doesn't involve mad scientists and genetic freaks?
Young, brave and hot-headed, D'Artagnan arrives in Paris determined to become one of the king's elite musketeers. He manages to offend three of the bravest musketeers - Athos, Aramis and Porthos - but the four become firm friends nevertheless. Together they do battle against the English and the glamorous but deadly spy known as Milady. This is a companion volume to The Man in the Iron Mask, already published in the Graffex Series. The classic story is presented as an exciting and fast-paced graphic novel which remains faithful to ... read more
Iznogoud is Grand Vizier to Haroun al Plassid, ruler of Baghdad. And he has only one dream: becoming Caliph instead of the Caliph. With the lazy assistance of his faithful servant Wa'at Alahf, he tries his worst again and again-to no avail. But the usually oblivious Caliph has finally caught a hint of Iznogoud's evil reputation among the people. To help the one he believes to be his friend, he sets off on a quest to find the legendary vegetable that brings out a man's kinder nature: the carrot.
Grand Duke Leonid of Russia is in Washington to sign a commercial treaty on behalf of the Tsar. But this larger-than-life aristocrat has read too much Fennimore Cooper and wants to visit the West. The US government is forced to agree to his whim - but wisely chooses Lucky Luke to escort him to the cattle capital of the West: Abilene. A good thing, too, because the Russian Grand Duke encounters real American desperadoes on his visit!
1970s Afghanistan: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives...Since its publication in 2003, The Kite Runner has sold twenty one million copies worldwide. Through Khaled Hosseini's brilliant writing, a previously unknown part of the world was brought to life. Now in this beautifully illustrated, four-colour graphic novel adaptation... read more
The Daltons have escaped! Words that all fans of Lucky Luke know well. But this is the story of the very first time that the idiot brothers break out of jail. Driven by Joe's unshakeable need to get revenge on Lucky Luke, the outlaws terrorise several towns before hatching a genius plan: get the Lonesome Cowboy his very own wanted poster. As the local populace begins turning on him, Luke must display infinite patience in order to catch his quarry.