Best Selling Books by Jean-luc Fromental

Winter 1948. Vienna. Debriefed by London Films, former spy turned novelist Graham Greene works on the screenplay for his next feature film, assisted by the enigmatic Elizabeth Montagu. However, Greene’s visit soon proves to be just as mysterious as his best-selling thrillers, winding through Vienna’s shadowy underground before the author finds himself in the midst of an intricate plot to unseat the government of Czechoslovakia in an event that would be remembered as The Prague Coup. Jean-Luc Fromental seamlessly merges fact and fiction in a spy thriller worthy of its protagonist, Graham Greene, who finds himself caught in a web of intrigue, espionage, and murder while writing the screenplay that would become the 1949 classic ‘The Third Man’ starring Orson Welles. “This will hook you from its opening panels. Plenty of intrigue, a killer plot, and evocative visuals. What more could you want?” – LA Review of Books

Readers can learn how to tell time and why it matters with this cleverly humorous new picture book from the best-selling creators of 365 Penguins. Bear can’t tell time and it’s causing chaos for the human family he lives with. He botches breakfast, he’s late for school, he swaps music with gym class, and he misses lunch, too. When his time-management skills land him in a sticky situation, the family decides enough is enough. Using a 12-piece pizza pie, they teach Bear how to read a clock. Suddenly, time is on Bear’s side: he’s punctual, aces his classes, and fills his schedule with volunteer work and sports practices. But it isn’t long before this bear begins to burn out.... Jean-Luc Fromental’s engaging writing and Joëlle Jolivet’s signature retro design combine in this lighthearted and accessible book on the importance and how-tos of telling time.

Arizona, 1948. Novelist François Combe has taken up residence with his wife, his son, and his mistress in the strange no man''s land of the Santa Cruz Valley. His imagination is sparked by the surrounding desert, its ghost towns, and other vestiges of the pioneer past. The present, too, draws him in, especially in the border town of Nogales, where luxury and lust come together against a backdrop of misery and servitude... and where games of the flesh are paid for in blood. Sometimes the grass isn''t always greener on the other side of the border.

A former actress and spy, Elizabeth Montagu, is tasked with guiding British author Graham Greene around postwar Vienna, as he conducts research for a screenplay. However, the visit of "G.," a former spy himself, soon proves to be just as mysterious as his best-selling thrillers, winding through Vienna''s shadowy underground before leading to a Prague on the cusp of revolution...Available in print from Titan Comics"The characters are well-defined, and the storytelling fluidity of the artwork matches the easy flow and intrigue of the storyline." The Digital Fix

A GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY OF TINTIN''S CREATOR by Jose-Louis Bocquet and Jean-Luc Fromental, Illustrated by Stanislas Barthélémy The Adventures of Hergé is a biographical comic about the world-renowned comics artist Georges Prosper Remi, better known by his pen name, Hergé. Meticulously researched, with references to many of the Tintin albums and complete with a bibliography and mini-bios for each of the main "characters," the biography is appropriately drawn in Hergé''s iconic clear line style as an homage to the Tintin adventures that have commanded the attention of readers across the world and of many generations. Seven-year-old Hergé first discovered his love of drawing in 1914 when his mother gave him some crayons to stay out of trouble. He continued drawing in school when he fatefully met the editor of XXe Siècle magazine, where Tintin first appeared. His popularity skyrocketed from the 1930s through post–World War Two. Hergé was perceived by some to have aided the Nazi government in Belgium by continuing to publish Tintin in a government-sanctioned magazine, and he was briefly imprisoned in the aftermath of the war and narrowly escaped execution. Also covered are his marriage troubles in the 1950s and subsequent affair with Fanny Vlamynck, who went on to become his lifelong partner; his late career in the 1960s, as his interest in Tintin waned and he occasionally "disappeared" for weeks at a time as he contemplated giving up his career to become a fine-arts painter; and a recounting of a humorous encounter with Andy Warhol.

The penguins are back! A slightly smaller trim size and all-new cover art give this classic, first published in 2006, a refreshed look. Full color.

WARNING: Choking hazard--Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. From bestselling author-illustrator duo Jean-Luc Fromental and Joelle Jolivet comes a new way to enjoy the playful penguins from 365 Penguins: magnets! Create new scenes, combine characters, and learn a little about counting and numbers along with the mischievous penguins and their friends. Featuring an original booklet from the authors with ideas for play and explanations of new concepts, as well as dozens of magnets, this is the perfect book-and-toy combination for kids who can''t get enough of the penguins.

1963. As Professor Mortimer is invited to the USSR by an old archaeologist friend to join in the search for the lost city of Arkaim in the Urals, Captain Blake goes to Switzerland for an important conference between the intelligence services of the Western Powers, in order to prepare for the top-secret Operation Prince in Berlin. Berlin where a West German agent was just shot trying to cross the Wall back from East Germany, uttering a single word before dying: doppelgänger ...

Follow the investigations of Miss Cat as she tries to crack the case of a missing canary in a thrilling Scandi noiresque graphic novel. Sad, old Mr. Maximus comes to see Miss Cat at the old dairy she uses as an office. Someone has kidnapped his canary, Harry, his pride and joy. Mr. Maximus begs the detective to help find him. Following the trail of the missing canary, Miss Cat encounters the alluring Doris and aggressive Wolfgang, her talking dog. What could they be trying to hide? And could the elderly Maximus and the dashing Mixus the Magnificent--a magician with extraordinary powers--actually be the same person? Miss Cat must uncover the truth and get everything back to normal! With a Scandi noir atmosphere, Miss Cat: The Case of the Canary is a gripping graphic novel that will make young readers eager for the next installment.

Londres, dans les années 60. Le docteur Stephen Ward, ostéopathe dont les talents lui valent l''affection de nombreux notables, partage ses loisirs entre réceptions mondaines et parties fines... Lorsqu''il croise Christine, une jeune danseuse ambitieuse, il en devient le Pygmalion, lui faisant rencontrer des hommes aussi importants (et sensibles à son charme) qu''un espion russe ou encore le ministre de la Guerre anglais, John Profumo... L''affaire Profumo, avec ses relents d''espionnage international et de coucheries mondaines, fut le plus grand scandale de la société anglaise des sixties. Miles Hyman et Jean-Luc Fromental, après Le Coup de Prague, se révèlent parfaits pour lui redonner vie, dépeignant avec une égale réussite l''esthétisme guindé d''une Londres bourgeoise et la beauté des corps cherchant à s''affranchir de cette rigidité. Un grand livre – dans la tradition d''un John Le Carré – pour une énorme affaire...

As a family scrambles to get from their Paris home to the airport to begin their vacation, a series of events, triggered by a bar of soap, places some very unusual roadblocks in their way.

Charlie''s career as a dancing chicken leads him from a New York City arcade to Hollywood fame and back again.

Seul album de Floc''h sans Olivia Sturgess et Francis Albany, Jamais deux sans trois, scénarisé par Jean-Luc Fromental, est un hommage non déguisé aux grands chefs-d''oeuvre hollywoodiens des années quarante. Deux gentlemen, parangons de l''élégance new-yorkaise, se disputent une femme, épouse de l''un et maîtresse de l''autre... à moins que ce ne soit l''inverse. Marivaudage à la Lubitsch, sommet d''un chic intemporel qui cache sous des dehors somptueux une réjouissante immoralité, cette oeuvre remarquable mérite pleinement d''être redécouverte.

Hiver 1948, dans le blizzard de la capitale autrichienne sous occupation des quatre puissances. Dépêché par le studio London Films, G. travaille à l''écriture de son prochain long métrage, assisté par l''énigmatique Elizabeth Montagu. Cette dernière, dont le passé militaire et les relations l''attachent aux services secrets britanniques, découvrira bien vite que le prétexte artistique dissimule de véritables tensions politiques et que les lendemains de guerre ne sont pas toujours chantants. Cette mission en apparence paisible basculera dès lors dans l''atmosphère sournoise d''une révolution fulgurante que l''Histoire retiendra sous le nom de "coup de Prague". L''illustrateur Miles Hyman, qui collabore avec de nombreux éditeurs et magazines, tel Libération, est aussi reconnu pour ses romans graphiques ("Le Dahlia noir", "La loterie"...). Pour sa première collaboration avec le scénariste Jean-Luc Fromental, il signe une oeuvre hybride qui s''amuse avec l''Histoire, plongeant dans les recoins inexplorés de l''après-guerre et du romanesque, entrelaçant les possibles en un récit aux multiples tiroirs, tel un jeu de piste admirablement mené. Un titre qui fera date.

Frank est le fils de Lotte, tenancière de la maison close que fréquentent les forces d''occupation de cette ville moyenne d''Europe de l''Est jamais nommée, figée dans les pénuries, le froid et la sourde horreur des années de guerre. Il a 17 ans et les filles n''ont plus de secrets pour lui, puisqu''il a les pensionnaires de sa mère à disposition. Sans savoir ce qu''il cherche, Frank se laisse glisser sur la pente du banditisme, assassine, sans raison matérielle ni patriotique, un occupant particulièrement répugnant, vole et tue une vieille femme qu''il connaît depuis l''enfance, et plonge dans un avilissement que seule éclaire l''image idéalisée de Sissy, sa chaste voisine, éperdument amoureuse de lui. La déchéance volontaire peut-elle conduire à la rédemption ? C''est la question lancinante que soulève La neige était sale, le grand roman existentialiste de Georges Simenon, adapté avec brio par Jean-Luc Fromental et Bernard Yslaire.

Geen zaak is te groot voor de snorharen van Miss Kat!

Printemps 1963. Dans l''Oural, au coeur de l''Empire soviétique, une mission archéologique découvre sept cercueils. À l''intérieur, des cadavres dont la peau du visage a été arrachée. Au même moment, à Berlin, un homme se fait tirer dessus alors qu''il franchit le Mur coupant la ville en deux. Avant de succomber, il réussit à prononcer un mot étrange : Doppelgänger. A priori, aucun rapport entre ces deux événements. Mais en réalité, il existe bien un lien entre la macabre découverte et le transfuge abattu. Ce lien porte un nom : Julius Kranz, un chirurgien est-allemand spécialiste des manipulations électro-chirurgicales sur le cerveau humain. L''un après l''autre, Mortimer et Blake vont croiser la route de ce scientifique machiavélique. Ils auront la désagréable surprise de retrouver à ses côtés un aventurier sans scrupules, qui prépare la plus grande mystification de l''histoire de l''humanité... Antoine Aubin met son trait éminemment « jacobsien » au service du scénario original de José-Louis Bocquet et Jean-Luc Fromental, qui conjugue la grande aventure, les brouillards de l''espionnage, les dérives de la science et les ressorts cachés de l''Histoire.