Best Selling Books by Jean-Marc Lofficier

With this special issue, we commemorate the 57th anniversary of Wampus, first published in France in March 1969. Our first story, The Pog of Montsegur, begins exactly where Strangers #13 ends, and continues with a "new" Wampus on the prowl in the South of France. This storyline continues in Death in Venice, which guest-stars the wondrous Sibilla. The Origins of Hunter, is a flashback to the events recounted in episode #3 of the original Wampus series and an origin to the heretofore mysterious character of Hunter, introduced in Strangers 2. Once Upon a time on Arena takes place a long time ago on the home planet of the Bronze Gladiator, now under attacked by Wampus. This issue also included a series of Wampus pin-ups by Steve Bissette (Swamp Thing, Taboo, Tyrant), Wampus'' co-creator, the legendary Luciano Bernasconi, and Mexican artist, Manuel Martin Peniche (Kabur, Strangers).

In this fourth volume of Strangers, the quest for Kera, the ancient weapon of the Twilight People, begins... we will examine crucial moments in the lives of our heroes, heralding major events on the horizon... You will see the return of Dick Demon and finally discover the origins of the Towers and the Twilight People.

A panoramic history of French science fiction literature from the 16th century to the end of the 20th century. COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES NEWS: "...Fills in a long-neglected bibliographic gap in the study of French-language literature... The authors have covered all the bases in enormous detail." FOUNDATION: "A truly epic enterprise." Brian Stableford. INTERZONE: "A remarkable and laudable job." Mike Ashley. LOCUS (made the Recommended Reading list): "A fine historical article." Charles N. Brown. "Solidly researched, informative, and clearly written... A pretty comprehensive history of the French fantastic... The most enlightening reference book of the year." Gary K. Wolfe. MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW: "A highly recommended, benchmark contribution to academic and literary reference collections." QUADRANT: "An extraordinary achievement... The ultimate sourcebook for anyone wishing to extend their knowledge." Sophie Masson. SCIENCE FICTION STUDIES: "A significant event... The first heroic attempt to provide, in English, a comprehensive overview of the history of Francophone speculative fiction... An important milestone in today''s SF criticism." Arthur B. Evans. SF ENCYCLOPEDIA: "Enthralling." STARLOG: "Highly recommended." David McDonnell. UTOPIAN STUDIES: "An invaluable tool for any future research in this fascinating area of French culture." George Slusser.

Meet Starpuck, the courageous canine member of the Galactic Guardians of the Towers, the same cosmic corps to which belong Starlock and Starcyb of Strangers fame. Learn of the secret origins of this dogged defender when he was only Inspector Pucktoon of the D.O.O.G. Patrol on the far off planet Bone Zone... See Starpuck team up with Jaleb the Telepath to defeat a monstrous space vampire, and with Marianne, the Guardian of the Republic''s sidekick, to challenge the dastardly menace of Dr. Morbyde! Three barking mad adventures of the pluckiest pooch of the galaxy illutrated by Gabriel Mayorga and Eduardo Garcia. COVER BY STAN SAKAI

When STARLOCK was still a cosmic Guardian working for the Towers, he once had to fight the invincible SCILIX and his demonic hordes from Cepheus. However, he did not meet that challenge alone. He was assisted by the ORIGINAL HOMICRON from Planet Alpha, and the mighty BRONZE GLADIATOR from Arena, whose planet was threatened by the unstoppable forces of Scilix... Also included in this issue, in color for the first time ever, the SECRET ORIGINS of STARLOCK guest-starring STARCYB, HOMICRON and C.L.A.S.H . Two cosmic sagas illustrated by Spain''s Mariano De La Torre.

In film and television, thousands of fine scripts by established writers are never produced. The Black Coat Script Library is dedicated to presenting some of those scripts. A man survives a car crash only to find himself trapped in a private clinic at the mercy of its lunatic owner, the terrifying DOCTOR DESPAIR. The Doctor seeks to use him as a pawn in a monstrous scheme of revenge against the wife who once betrayed him. The hero struggles to save her but in Dr. Despair''s asylum, no one is ever sure of what is a lie and what is the awful truth. Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier have co-authored five screenplays, a number of animation teleplays, including Duck Tales and The Real Ghostbusters, a dozen books and numerous comic books and translations. Randy is a member of the Writers Guild of America, West and Mystery Writers of America. Despair is an adaptation of a classic horror novel by renowned French author Marc Agapit (1897-1985).

Brought together by the eccentric scientist ARCHIE BOLT, a new team of heroes assembles, composed of IVAN WOLONSKY, teenage psychic, the sub-aquatic champion MARINO, motorcycle master MOTOMAN, energy construct creator QUBE, super-genius SUPERBILL and, from the depths of cyberspace itself, the amazing FL@MBO!

28. THE HOUSE OF THE GREEN PRIEST by Jean-Marc Lofficier; art by Nestor Vargas. 29. THE HEART OF THE ELEPHANT story by Roy Thomas, dialogue by Jean-Marc Lofficier; art by Roberto Castro. 30. THE CURSE story by Roy Thomas, based on Rudyard Kipling, dialogue by Jean-Marc Lofficier; art by Manuel Martin Peniche 31. THE RING OF JHINJAEL by Jean-Marc Lofficier; art by Manuel Martin Peniche Continuing on his journey south, KABUR arrives in the merchant city of Mwizaruku where he join forces with his old allies, NEVLAK and SEBHO, to thwart a former foe thirsting for revenge... This soon leads the trio into a fierce battle against various hostile factions, all eager to acquire the otherworldly Heart of the Elephant... Kabur then crosses paths with a man who is the victim of a terrifying curse... Having resumed his journey, the Prince of Thule is then taken prisoner by the fearsome queen Jhinjael and finds himself fated to die in the deadly arena of the enchanted city of Komong... Four spectacular Kabur stories, including two by legendary Conan writer Roy Thomas, wonderfully illustrated by Roberto Castro, Manuel Martin Peniche and Nestor Vargas.

The Hexagon Group was born either in 2002, when they made their first retroactive appearance in Strangers #1, or in the 1960s, depending upon how one looks at it. Like The Justice Society of America and The Avengers, the group gathered together a single team of different heroes published by Editions Lug in their own series between 1964 and 1974. There is Jeff Sullivan, a.k.a. the Man of Brass, descended from a long line of heroes; the powerful Dark Flyer; the beautiful Black Lys from France; joined here by a bevy of new members, such as astronaut Max Tornado; the African sorcerer Mozam; Gun Gallon, exiled from an extra-dimensional realm; the Lakota warrior Rakar; and Plasma, Jeff''s own daughter. In the four stories collected in this volume, Hexagon faces the Heptagon group, an evil cabal comprised of its deadliest enemies; fight sJeff''s evil brother; teams up with the French Guardian of the Republic; and is almost defeated by the evil Necromancer. Art by Juan Roncagliolo Berger and Eduardo Garcia.