Bryan Talbot Books

'I've never come across a fictional world as fully-realised as Bryan Talbot's Grandville... It's a world you'll never tire of exploring' IAN RANKIN Beware the Badger! The acclaimed steampunk series from graphic-novel pioneer Bryan Talbot explores an alternate art-nouveau world populated by intelligent animals, a human underclass, and wondrous technology. Within this rich fantastical milieu, the relentless Detective-Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard pursues shadowy death squads, psychotic killers, dark political conspiracies, ruthless crime lords, and bloodthirsty cults through the streets of London and the center of the greatest empire on earth, the Belle Epoque Paris known as Grandville. Grandville L'Intégrale collects all five Grandville novels in one deluxe hardcover volume accompanied by voluminous author notes never before in print.*WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY IAN RANKIN*'I have greatly enjoyed the Grandville books. I think they're superbly designed, beautifully conceived, admirably written - everything about them is terrific' PHILIP PULLMAN'These ingeniously plotted fantasies will make you bark with laughter' METRO'Utterly delightful' THE TIMES'Bryan Talbot is a genius' OBSERVER

"The acclaimed steampunk series from graphic-novel pioneer Bryan Talbot explores an alternate, art-nouveau world populated by intelligent animals, a human underclass, and wondrous technology"--

Written by NEIL GAIMAN Art by P. CRAIG RUSSELL, JILL THOMPSON and others Cover by DAVE McKEAN A new edition of this title collecting issues #29-31 and SANDMAN SPECIAL #1, in which Morpheus delves into the dreams of Augustus Caesar, Cain and Abel, Marco Polo, Orpheus and more. On sale AUGUST 31 168 pg, FC, $17.99 US MATURE READERS

The Badger is back! In the middle of a gang war, wanted for murder, alone and outside the law, Detective Inspector LeBrock is on the run from both the police and gangster assassins, the victim of a diabolical scheme to annihilate himself and everyone he holds dear, engineered by crime lord Tiberius Koenig, one of the most despicable villains...

When Barbie's fantasy world starts affecting real life, she enters deeper into her dream world, and her friends follow her into that world in order to stop the sinister, mysterious Cuckoo, which wants her dead.

Improbably caught in a June blizzard, two wayward compatriots stumble upon a mysterious inn and learn that they are in the middle of a "reality storm." Now surrounded by a menagerie of people and creatures from different times and realities, the two stranded travelers are entertained by these mesmerizing myths

This collection merges two imaginative tales featuring the adventures of Luther Arkwright, an extraordinary character navigating a vast multiverse. The narratives explore themes of power, rebellion, and the struggle against oppressive forces, set against richly detailed worlds. This single paperback edition offers readers a unique opportunity to experience the depth and complexity of these interconnected stories, showcasing the author's creative vision and storytelling prowess.

Meanwhile, the brutal murder of a famous Parisian artist is subject to the investigations of the tenacious Detective Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard, placing him and his faithful adjunct, Detective Sergeant Roderick Ratzi, in pursuit of the mysterious masked assassin stalking the cut-throat commercial world of the Grandville art scene.

With his trusty adjunct, Detective Sergeant Ratzi, away for Christmas, there's no holiday for Detective Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard as he embarks on an investigation into the disappearance of his housekeeper's niece, Bunty Spall.

Set against the background of violence and state repression in a turbulent period of French history, The Red Virgin and the Vision of Utopia chronicles the incredible and outrageous life of Louise Michel, the revolutionary feminist dubbed `The Red Virgin of Montmartre'.