(W) Yann (A/CA) Alain Henriet In the last days of World War Two, Nazi Germany is collapsing, and the noose is tightening around F?rtenstein Castle, rear base of the Amerika Bomber project. Even as the last SS special forces set up the guidance elements for the intercontinental bomber, more and more ground and bases are yielded to the advancing Soviet forces. Anna, once a fanatical admirer of the F?hrer, is increasingly forced to face the terrible brutality of the regime she's defending. Meanwhile, Werner makes contact with a resistance cell.

(W) Frederic Richaud (A/CA) Ivan Gil The terrible Russian winter has engulfed the retreat, and Napoleon's Grande Arm?e is no more. Mercilessly harassed by the fierce Cossacks, a few thousand men only continue to trudge forward, weak, starving, emaciated, leaving a trail of frozen dead behind. And as Russian regular forces prepare to surround and trap them, the weather suddenly turns warmer, making rivers impassable. To escape, they will have to somehow cross a river whose name would soon become synonymous with tragedy: the Berezina.

(W) Vincent Brugeas (A) Yoann Guillo, Ronan Toulhoat Having defeated his former brothers-in-arms of the Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania, the Winged Hussars, Karlis accompanies his new companions to the Sich, the Cossack parliament. Before long, he is faced with the harsh reality that not all Cossacks want him to join their people. Indeed, while his exploits have made him a hero to many, they have also made him into a prime target for jealousy, frustration and ambition.

(W) Jean Van Hamme (A) Etienne Shreder, Christian Cailleaux Before Blake & Mortimer, Edgar P. Jacobs created his first comic that attained mythical status - The U Ray. Here, at last, is the sequel, penned by the legendary Jean Van Hamme himself. The Marduk expedition has returned victorious to Norlandia, bearing a precious sample of Uradium. Now the professor can test his revolutionary U Ray's potency when combined with the miracle ore. But Austradia, the old enemy, won't take this lying down. So the dastardly Captain Dagon didn't succeed in stopping Marduk from finding the Uradium deposit? No matter! The Imperial Austradian Army will simply take possession of it in a military operation-and who cares if that's where Prince Nazca's people live?

(W/A) Philippe Aymond Joseph is in hiding and believed dead. Wrongly accused of seducing Amelia Menmuir, gravely injured by her brother William, he now rests and prepares his revenge. Against Peter, his apprentice, who altered his drawings to frame him, and against William, whom he thinks orchestrated it all. Meanwhile, Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Stuart heir, is about to return to Scotland, and the country will soon be engulfed in a bloody rebellion that will end in Culloden!

Larry B. Max, a specialist from a little-known branch of the IRS, investigates two seemingly unconnected murders in France and California. Max finds a strange message reading 'Silicia, 10 am, Ocean Drive' and tries to figure out what it all means. Meanwhile, a mysterious young lady seems to be one step ahead of him, erasing one clue after another.

(W) Eric Giacometti (A/CA) Philippe Francq The last time we saw our friend Largo, he was orbiting our world in the company of one of his business rivals, having narrowly escaped death by asphyxiation. Who sabotaged their shuttle launch? Could it be the rival himself, Jarod Munskind? Or his wife Demetria, still on Earth? Perhaps the mysterious employers of a group of assassins currently plying their deadly trade around the edges of the W Group? The explosive conclusion to Largo's latest adventure!

(W) Denis Lapiere (A) Vincent Dutreuil Legendary historical races of the 60s and 70s as experienced by Michel Vaillant, star driver of the Vaillante race team, multiple champion and occasional man of adventure. Indianapolis, 1966. The Vaillante team is there to prepare for the legendary Indianapolis 500. The competition promises to be fierce, but the two drivers, Michel Vaillant and Steve Warson, are confident. Soon they meet Rhona, a charming young woman who's being harassed by sleazy individuals. The two men don't know it yet, but they, too, will become the targets of underhanded maneuvers? in a race that is about to go down in history as one of the most dramatic ever!

(W) Vincent Brugeas, Emmanuel Herzet (A) Benoit Dellac Now rid of Prince John's henchman, William, Marian and their friends are finally free to relax a little. Their respite is short, however. A judge known for his integrity and doggedness has been dispatched to Nottingham by the regent to investigate the recent trouble, and from the town's very bowels, drawn by the rumors about the theft of the royal treasure, another gang of brigands emerges, their hearts and intentions far less pure than those of the 'Merry Men' allied with the Hood?

(W) Vincent Brugeas, Emmanuel Herzet (A) Benoit Dellac Now rid of Prince John's henchman, William, Marian and their friends are finally free to relax a little. Their respite is short, however. A judge known for his integrity and doggedness has been dispatched to Nottingham by the regent to investigate the recent trouble, and from the town's very bowels, drawn by the rumors about the theft of the royal treasure, another gang of brigands emerges, their hearts and intentions far less pure than those of the 'Merry Men' allied with the Hood?

(W) Jean-Charles Kraehn (A) Stefano Carloni Redbeard's mission has turned into a disaster. He and his ship, the Black Hawk, are now in Spanish hands. His son and his lieutenants have been captured by the mysterious Spectre, who turned out to be none other than his nemesis Morgan, eager to get his hands on Redbeard's treasure. It will take all of the old pirate's courage and cunning to escape the trap despite the profusion of enemies and the many betrayals surrounding him.

(W) Yves Sente (A/CA) Grzegorz Rosinski Jolan, having triumphed in the trials set by his new master Manthor, is now the Chosen One. At last his true mission is revealed: no less than storming Asgard in order to restore the immortality of Manthor's mother, a goddess who was cast out! While he leads his army of rag dolls to the realm of the gods, Thorgal follows the trail of the Red Mages who kidnapped his other son, Aniel, the child he had with Kriss of Valnor.

(W) Jean Van Hamme (A/CA) Christian Denayer Wayne Shelton has a sad duty to fulfil: give the heirs of his deceased team members their share of the pay for the disastrous Khalakjistan mission. But the solemnity of the task is quickly shattered: two hitmen attempt to shoot him in South America, then a bomb is placed under his car in the USA. Who exactly placed such an extravagant price on Shelton's head? And who's the mysterious biker trailing him?

(W) Yves Sente (A/CA) Youri Jigounov After the terrible attack on the Capitol, the Mayflower Foundation, now under the sole leadership of Janet Fitzsimmons, succeeded in taking over the US government. As for Jason McLane, he has become a puppet controlled electronically by Janet-and is now also her husband, as well as one of the new president's closest advisors. When XIII goes to Cuba in order to covertly spring a Russian hacker from prison, he has no idea his past will once again come back to haunt him!