Kent State, quatre morts dans l’Ohio, publié en France aux Éditions çà et là en septembre 2020 dans une traduction de Philippe Touboul, vient de remporter le Prix Comics 2020 de l’association des critiques et journalistes de bande dessinée (ACBD). Ce prix récompense depuis l’an dernier une bande dessinée issue d’un pays de culture anglo-saxonne et adaptée en français par un éditeur francophone.
L’éditeur présente cette bande-dessinée comme « un magistral documentaire historique sur les années 1970 et la contestation contre la guerre du Vietnam. Kent State relate les événements qui ont mené à la manifestation du 4 mai 1970 et à sa violente répression sur le campus de cette université de l’Ohio. Quatre manifestants, âgés de 19 à 20 ans, furent tués par la Garde nationale au cours de cette journée. Cet événement marqua considérablement les esprits et provoqua des manifestations gigantesques dans tout le pays avec plus de quatre millions de personnes dans les rues, marquant un retournement de l’opinion publique sur l’engagement américain au Vietnam. »
« Cet album fait la démonstration de la maturité d’un auteur qui avait déjà marqué les esprits en France avec son glaçant Mon ami Dahmer. C’est une œuvre autant qu’un artiste qui s’installe, album après album, dans le 9e art mondial, » écrit l’ACBD.
Monday, Kierk wakes up. Once a rising star in neuroscience, Kierk Suren is now homeless, broken by his all-consuming quest to find a scientific theory of consciousness. But when he’s offered a spot in a prestigious postdoctoral program, he decides to rejoin society and vows not to self-destruct again. Instead of focusing on his work, however, Kierk becomes obsessed with another project—investigating the sudden and suspicious death of a colleague. As his search for truth brings him closer to Carmen Green, another postdoc, their list of suspects grows, along with the sense that something sinister may be happening all around them. THE REVELATIONS, not unlike its main character, is ambitious and abrasive, challenging and disarming. Bursting with ideas, ranging from Greek mythology to the dark realities of animal testing, to some of the biggest unanswered questions facing scientists today, THE REVELATIONS is written in muscular, hypnotic prose, and its cyclically dreamlike structure pushes the boundaries of literary fiction. Erik Hoel has crafted a stunning debut of rare power—an intense look at cutting-edge science, consciousness, and human connection.
THE MOTHERLODE highlights more than 100 women who have shaped the power, scope, and reach of rap music, including pioneers like Roxanne Shanté, game changers like Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott, and current reigning queens like Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, and Lizzo—as well as everyone who came before, after, and in between. Some of these women were respected but not widely celebrated. Some are impossible not to know. Some of these women have stood on their own; others were forced into templates, compelled to stand beside men in big rap crews. Some have been trapped in a strange critical space between respected MC and object. They are characters, caricatures, lyricists, at times both feminine and explicit. This book profiles each of these women, their musical and career breakthroughs, and the ways in which they each helped change the culture of rap.
In the future, interstellar travel is a life–threatening gamble. However, in order to retrieve samples of an alien flower that may hold the key to saving countless lives, Harper North and her crew of scientists must journey to Eleos, a dangerous planet in deep space. But as they approach Eleos, their ship is caught in an asteroid storm and as it hurtles towards the surface, its reserve shuttle detaches, landing over 100 kilometers away. When the rest of the crew perishes in the burning wreckage of the ship, North races towards the rescue shuttle built for one, hoping to fulfll their mission and survive. But North isn’t alone: The team’s wilderness expert is still alive and hell–bent on hunting North down and claiming the shuttle for herself. Now, North has no choice but to reach the shuttle frst—and fast. The fuel is leaking. Her GPS battery is dying. And the planet’s deadly seasonal change is coming. As she battles the flora and fauna and tries to elude her ruthless former crew mate, North will fnd the cost of survival is dear . . . Will she be willing to pay that price?