From January to May 2022, France Bleu launches its second edition of the Prix de la BD France Bleu. In collaboration with ActuaBD, the 10 selected albums highlight young talents in Youth/Ado comics. Every month, France Bleu presents two works to you. Here is the second of February.
In February, the second selected album is …
Breath of the Giant by Tom Aureille – published by Sarbacane
– Tom Aureille
Two sisters, life and death
Legend has it that the distant Northern Lands hide Giants whose breath has the power to resurrect the dead… That’s all it takes for Iris and Sophia. Nurturing the mad hope of bringing their mother back to life, these two young orphans with extraordinary magical gifts embark headlong on a journey as long as it is perilous, oblivious to the silhouette lurking in the shadows following them trace…
Nothing is too big for the two sisters, but will they be able to stay united in the face of the dangers that await them?
◊ Tom Aureille was born in Agen, 24 years ago. Coming from a comic strip training at the Auguste Renoir high school in Paris, and a DMA Illustration, he was one of the twenty Young Talents selected at the Angoulême festival in 2020. He currently lives in Strasbourg where he works part-time in a library. The Giant’s Breath is his first comic strip!
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A complete selection to be found on actuaBD.com