Dear Reader,

Growing up and finding oneself - that seems to be the general theme for this month. So pick up our books and prepare for some coming of age ...

In our second hardback volume of the Collected Lucky Luke, the Lonesome Cowboy begins to mature into the hero we know and love and would last over 75 albums - and counting! Rediscover some of his early adventures, along with 46 pages of extra material that will shed new light on his creation and the life of his creator Morris.

For the young Marsupilamis of the Palombian rainforest, a sudden gust of wind brings dire news. In that ever-hostile environment, coming of age is no mean feat, and tradition can be cruel. Will they learn how to survive, or will The Pollen of Monte Urticando be their death?

Finally, new series Islandia takes us far from the sweltering jungle and to the shores of cold, magical Iceland. When a young French orphan sets out on a journey to understand why such a distant land occupies so much of his dreams, he begins a saga of sorcery, betrayal and divine punishment that will change him, and the land, forever ...

August with Cinebook - for the young at heart!

Sometime during the 1600s, Jacques, a young orphan from France, stows away aboard a fishing boat heading to Icelandic waters. Willing to brave the dangers and the rough life of a sailor, he is intent on one goal: to go to Iceland. There he hopes to find answers to the mysterious visions that have plagued him since childhood ... Read more

After the heavily cartoon- and slapstick cinema-inspired first adventures, Morris turned towards the tradition of Westerns to flesh out his hero's world. In Under a Western Sky, Lucky Luke versus Pat Poker and Outlaws there is a lot of Hollywood and John Ford... Read more

Deep inside the Palombian jungle lays Monte Urticando, an ancient, nigh inaccessible volcano where millennia old cactuses grow. Every 15 years they flower, and the pollen temporarily drives away most of the dangerous predators. For the Marsupilamis, though, it's also the signal for a strange and cruel tradition... Read more