When a young girl is captured in the forest and brought to the city, only to escape shortly afterwards, all manner of individuals and organizations try to get their hands on her, no matter the cost. In a chilling and clever tour de force, the authors use the backdrop of the 1910 Great Flood of Paris to depict a world where animals rule and humans are viewed as curiosities, scientific guinea pigs, hunting trophies, and the occasional snack. A political satire that forces us to question our treatment of different species, the nature of intelligence, and more.
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Hervé Bourhis
Born in 1974 in Chambray-lès-Tours (France), author and artist Hervé Bourhis developed a passion early on for superheroes, a universe that he discovered in the monthly magazine "Strange" in 1984. At the age of seven, he wrote his first comics script, titled "Goldorak et les savants de Wachigtone," which will forever remain unpublished, perhaps due to his hesitant spelling. At the age of sixteen, his ardor was tempered somewhat when his art teacher told him comics were food for the dull. It was only three years later when he began to bounce back, as he found work as a web graphic artist.
His first book was published in 2002 by publisher Humanoïdes Associés, "Thomas ou le retour du tabou," which won the prestigious Goscinny prize, which recognizes the year's best upcoming script-writer. His production has been prolific ever since, including the beloved "Petit Livre" series ("Le Petit livre Beatles," "Le Petit livre de la bande dessinée"). He enters the Europe Comics catalog with the graphic novel "Alas" ("Hélas," Dupuis 2010), alongside artist Rudy Spiessert.
