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By (author) Vehlmann Fabien
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On thepeaks of the Alps, a deadly hunt for a beastof legend.
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Isere, on the marchesof France.A regiment of dragoons enters a seemingly deserted village to find severalbadly mangled bodies and evidence of an attack by a wild animal. Survivorsspeak of a massive beast with almost human eyes, of a werewolf…The thing”strail leads over the border with the Duchy of Savoy, and the commander of thedragoons takes a small detachment, in civilian clothes, after it. With them is hiscousin: Jean-Baptiste Poulain…
Biographical note:
Fabien Vehlmann proved his mettle with such hits as Green Manor and a Spirou one-off, before becoming in 2009 the new official team for Dupuis” flagship series with Yoann. His series Alone (Seuls) with Bruno Gazzotti has garnered critical and popular acclaim and earned two Youth Awards at the Angouleme Festival, as well as two Grand Prix from Le Journal de Mickey. Matthieu Bonhomme has been an artist for Spirou magazine and several children books. He”s worked with some big names such as Fabien Vehlmann and Lewis Trondheim, but also solo: his first book L”age de la Raison received the 2003 Alph”Art award in Angouleme, and his series Le Voyage d”Esteban has been met with great success.
Promotional headline:
KEY SELLING POINTS: * Based on the legend of the ”Marquis d”Anaon”, a popular tale from the 18th century. * By the author of Alone and Green Manor. * An uncompromising period saga that brings the France of the 1720s to life in a clear, uncluttered style.
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