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Un simple diagnostic médical du Dr Watson se révèle être bien plus que cela. La découverte d'une poudre mystérieuse sur des vêtements et d'un ticket de spectacle très particulier amène Sherlock Holmes à penser que le patient n'est pas l'unique victime d'un complot de grande ampleur... Dans les écrits de Conan Doyle, Watson n’a pu dépeindre que la face émergée de Sherlock Holmes... Mais dans cette enquête inédite, nous pénétrons visuellement le mental du détective, le long du fil de son raisonnement, et à travers l’architecture de son monde interdit !

Alors que Sherlock Holmes et le Dr Watson sont sur la piste du magicien chinois Wu-Jing, le ministre des Colonies Britanniques est à son tour visé. Cette fois, ce sont les plus hautes sphères de l’Etat qui sont frappées. Quel genre de complot le sulfureux mage peut-il bien tramer ? Le célèbre détective est décidément confronté à un personnage aussi secret qu’inquiétant et il n’est pas au bout de ses surprises...

Sherlock Holmes fans can sink their teeth into this brand new original tale! A visually stunning treat, every thought and clue that flows through Sherlock’s mind is intricately illustrated, uniquely portraying the inner workings of his mind as he strives to solve: The Case of Scandalous Ticket! The discovery of a mysterious powder and a very special show ticket leads Sherlock Holmes to believe a patient isn’t the only victim of a grand conspiracy. Indeed, it seems the strange disappearance of Londoners can be explained by the performances of a Chinese magician. When other tickets are found, the detective’s suspicions are confirmed…

While investigating Mrs. Stubbs, Tamaki and Gyant were knocked out and woke up confined to Mrs. Stubbs’ lair. She revealed her plans to eliminate the Huge population after a past incident had taken her husband from her. Meanwhile, more chunks of the Huge skeleton in space had broken off and began falling to the Earth, with every news outlet reporting an incoming catastrophic impact that may just mean the end for life on Earth.

After the discovery of a dead Huge at the bottom of a lake, Detectives Tamaki and Gyant investigated the circumstances connecting the dead Huge and the schizophrenic mental patient Manny. All seemed well until a bomb went off incapacitating them both. Meanwhile, the fossilized remains of a Huge in space approach the Earth at alarming speeds…

In a desert kingdom, a sixteen year old girl is determined to escape a vile sorcerer, but is challenged by the maneuverings of an unseen insurrection. Home to the largest library in Sivoa, Libris Del Sol is a wonder to behold. It has stood since before known civilization and is the most desired Kingdom in the world. Dragonira is desperate to leave it behind. Tormented by a lifetime spent at the mercy of her abusive father, she steals an escape spell that puts her face to face with the prince. Surprised by her appearance and wary of an underground rebellion, he and his family force her to stay within the palace walls. Meanwhile, a troubled oracle struggles to cross the continent to warn of the kingdom’s demise before it is too late to save them

London, 1899. A wretched man flees an opium house, but not before transforming into a twisted monster. A clockwork card-playing automaton is discovered cheating the gentry out of their inheritances. And Lady Li Mei, the widow of the late inventor of Alfred Nobel, has come to London to strike a bargain on behalf of a mysterious benefactor. All these events are linked… but how? The game is afoot for the legendary duo of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson! In this alternate history the British Empire is powered by steam and clockwork, with gorgeous art from Stevan Subic (The Riddler: Year One) and written by the acclaimed duo of Fred Duval and Jean-Pierre Pécau. Collects Moriarty: Clockwork Empire #1-4 “Icons of historic literature cross paths in a comic unlike anything else on the shelves. You need this!” – Blake’s Buzz “A thrilling steampunk twist on classic gothic horror, this “Clockwork Empire” rules!” – Matt Morrison, comics historian.

After the Omega Event forty years ago saw the rise of the Huge (a giant-like race which preceded humanity), there has been a relative peace. However, a series of mysterious disappearances has brought an unlikely pair of detectives – one human, one Huge – together to solve the case. Their only clue lies with a schizophrenic prisoner named Manny…

In order to solve the mysterious disappearances of Humans and Huge alike, detective Tamaki interrogated schizophrenic prisoner Manny. After saving him from drowning, she pursued the leads of a mysterious phrase: bobble head. Meanwhile, detective Gyant explored a cave with a connection to the disappearances, only to find the tooth of a Huge, but all signs point for him to “Go Deeper”…

The dimensions of time and space fundamentally cause and shape the variability of all human language. To reduce investigation of this insight to manageable proportions, researchers have traditionally concentrated on the “deepest” dialects. But it is increasingly apparent that, although most people still speak with a distinct regional coloring, the new mobility of speakers in recently industrialized and postindustrial societies and the efflorescence of communication technologies cannot be ignored. This has given rise to a reconsideration of the relationship between geographical place and cultural space, and the fundamental link between language and a spatially bounded territory. Language and Space: An International Handbook of Linguistic Variation seeks to take full of these developments in a comprehensive, theoretically rich way. The introductory volume examines the concept of space and linguistic approaches to it, the structure and dynamics of language spaces, and relevant research methods. A second volume offers the first thorough exploration of the interplay between linguistic investigation and cartography, and subsequent volumes uniformly document the state of...

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London, 1899. In this steampunk metropolis, strange things are afoot! Clockwork card-playing automatons cheat noblemen of their fortunes. A man at war with himself seeks oblivion in a Chinese opium den. And the peculiar death of a famous inventor sees his fortune left to the most unlikely part… Sherlock and Watson are on the case, ready to untangle this clockwork riddle!

Having secured the ailing Doctor Jekyll under the watchful eye of Doctor Watson, Holmes strikes out to Lady Mei’s base of operations, and discovers her diabolical plan to unleash a legion of Mr Hydes!

The final battle for the fate of all England has come, and Sherlock Holmes has assembled a formidable army to face it. Mind versus mind. Monster versus machine. Holmes versus Moriarty.

After foiling the machinations of a card playing automaton, Holmes and Moriarty discover the source of its manufacture... the business empire of one Alfred Nobel, now deceased. It can be no coincidence then that Nobel's widow, Lady Li Mei, is in town for some strange dealings at the same time the unfortunate Dr Jeckyll has had his formula stolen by mysterious masked men!