Résumé
Celebrity lawyer Leo Sully-Darmon must return to Iraq to prove the innocence of his client, a woman accused of crimes against humanity, despite having increasing doubts himself about her role in these events. While there, he finds shocking evidence of a massive coverup and, under pressure from all sides, is compelled to reveal secrets from his own dark past.
Auteur
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Frank Giroud, born in Toulouse, France, in 1956, managed three career paths over the course of his life: that of a history student and teacher, first at a French high school in Milan, and then back in France in Grenoble; that of a tour guide, enabling him to visit countries ranging from Israel to India, and Tunisia to Thailand; and finally that of comic book scriptwriter, the job that he always wanted. The early success of his series "Louis la Guigne," created with Jean-Paul Dethorey, soon put him in a position to drop everything else, but he never saw any contradiction between his various activities. The historian in him gathered information for the scriptwriter, and the traveler discovered stories around the world for the author to tell. From the very beginning, he juggled eras and boundaries, ranging from the 17th century of "Missouri" (Dupuis) and "Pieter Hoorn" (Glénat), to the 18th century of "Patriotes" (Glénat), and the 20th century with three dramas illustrated by Lax, all for the Dupuis Aire Libre collection: the Indo-China of the "Oubliés d'Annam," the Romania of "La Fille aux ibis," and the Algeria of "Azrayen." History played a leading role in all of his stories, demonstrating the philosophical vision of this committed man who tried to reconstruct the real past of people around the world, beyond the myths and propaganda. He joined the Europe Comics catalog in 2019 with "L'Avocat" ("The Defender"), teaming with Laurent Galandon and Frédéric Volante to tell the story of a Paris lawyer who travels to war-torn Iraq to prove the innocence of his client.
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Il ne serait pas indu de dire de Laurent Galandon qu'il est le scénariste des opprimés. En seulement cinq ans, cet auteur a signé nombre d'albums dont le trait commun semble être une certaine volonté d'ouvrir les yeux du public sur le sort réservé à certains populations ou individus. Des enfants déportés de « L'envolée sauvage », aux gitans de « Quand souffle le vent », en passant par les Algériens de « Tahya El-Djazaïr », Galandon aime dépeindre le sort des damnés de la terre. Exercice périlleux auquel il se livre toujours avec une grande sensibilité, multipliant les collaborations – autour de one-shots ou diptyques, la plupart du temps. Ses dialogues minimalistes et la grande part laissée aux silences et aux émotions ont vite conquis le coeur du public, faisant de Laurent Galandon une étoile montante du scénario. Nullement rassasié, il fait une nouvelle fois montre de son éclectisme, en signant conjointement un projet sur les femmes islamistes kamikazes et en ressuscitant le temps des apaches à travers l'histoire de Casque d'Or.
Caractéristiques
Publication : 20 mars 2019
Support(s) : Livre numérique eBook [ePub]
Protection(s) : Marquage social (ePub)
Taille(s) : 65,6 Mo (ePub)
EAN13 Livre numérique eBook [ePub] : 9791032807736
