Thierry Smolderen Books

In English for the first time, a foundational text that places the beginning of comics well before Rodolphe Töpffer

This omnibus edition brings together the thrilling escapades of Gypsy, showcasing her unique adventures. Readers can expect a blend of action and excitement, encapsulating the essence of her character and the challenges she faces. The compilation offers a comprehensive look at her journey, making it an essential read for fans of high-stakes storytelling.

A groovy spy thriller and coming-of-age tale set in the Go-go days of the 1960s, done in a chic, retro style sure to charm readers. For 15-year old Antoine, the summer of 1967 will prove to be an unforgettable one full of new discoveries: a secret agent from nowhere, a mysterious troubled girl, and the disappearance of his father--all happening within two days! These events and more conspire to turn his life upside down and into something he could never have imagined. The creators of Atomic Empire turn their vintage-inspired style to the spy-thriller genre that harkens back to a time when James Bond was the biggest action-hero in the world.

"Intriguing characters and plotlines intertwine in a near-future political thriller drawing on contemporary world events and actual growing technology contributing to a cyberwar in both reality and virtual reality. When Lindsey, a young student in London, is rescued from a riot by Chamza, a young woman from the Arab world, they begin a relationship based on both fascination and convenience. Before she knows it, Lindsey is drawn into a world of vast wealth and intrigue; her new friend seems to have ties to political movements and revolutionaries throughout the Islamic world, but it is not clear what their agenda might be, or where her great wealth comes from. Could it be the fabled legendary lost treasure of Al-Qaeda, supposedly amassed through insider trading prior to 9/11? Unbeknownst to either Lindsey or Chamza, a set of US contractors, all veterans of war in Iraq and the CIA's rendition program, are focusing their sites on Chamza, believing her wealth is indeed the key to a larger threat to the entire world economy. The series looks at surveillance, clandestine military action, and class warfare in the twilight of the current War on Terror, all within the context of a thriller that ultimately seeks to find out what controls the global economy"--Amazon.com

Tomorrow... is just 121,000 years away! An astonishing and captivating original graphic novel inspired by a real psychological case, Atomic Empire is both a psychiatric enigma and a space opera immersed in the fluid and aerodynamic imagery of 1950s sci-fi. 1953: The world has entered the age of the Atom, but one man wonders what it means for civilization. His name is Paul--a government research specialist who, since childhood, has been in telepathic contact with a hero from the distant future. But when a mysterious consultant begins to take an interest in him, "the man who communicates with the future" will commit an unforgivable sin and break an oath to his friend Zarth Arn, hero of the Galactic Empire.

Winsor McCay revolutionierte mit „Little Nemo“, der ab 1905 auf den Sonntagseiten des „New York Herald“ erschien, das Medium Comic. Der kleine Nemo erlebte in seinen Träumen nicht nur die fantasievollsten Abenteuer, sondern McCay experimentierte mit Farben, Formen, Erzählebenen und Seitenarchitektur wie kein anderer. Thierry Smolderen ergründete das spannende Leben McCays zunächst in einem fiktionalisierten Roman, während der Zeichner Jean-Philippe Bramanti an einem Projekt über „Little Nemo“ arbeitet. Als die beiden sich kennen lernten entstand „McCay“ in dem der Künstler und seine Figur zueinander finden. Im August 2019 würde der Zeichner seinen 150. Geburtstag feiern.

Nach dem Thierry Smolderen sich in "Imperium des Atoms" einem Schurken des Science-Fiction-Romans und in "Ein diabolischer Sommer" einem Comicbösewicht gewidmet hat, nimmt er sich H. P. Lovecrafts Gruselgeschichte "Call of Cthulhu" an, und verlegt sie in die Achtzigerjahre, in der ein paar Jugendliche das gleichnamige Rollenspiel spielen. Mit fatalen Folgen! Und wieder erweckt Alexandre Clerisse die Geschichte in den allerschönsten Bilder im Mad-Men-Style zum Leben erweckt.

A COMPILATION OF THE FIRST THREE STORIES (THE WANDERING STAR, SIBERIAN FIRES AND THE DAY OF THE CZAR).