V FOR VENDETTA

V for Vendetta is a ten-issue comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated mostly by David Lloyd, set in an anti-utopian future United Kingdom  imagined from the 1980s to about the 1990s. A mysterious revolutionar who calls himself "V" works to destroy the totalitarian government, profoundly affecting the people he encounters. 

Warner Bros. released a film adaptation of V for Vendetta in 2006.

The series shows a near-future UK after a nuclear war, which has left much of the world destroyed, though most of the damage to the country is indirect, via floods and crop failures. In this future, a fascist party called "Norsefire" has exterminated its opponents in concentration camps and now rules the country as a police state. "V", an  anarchist revolutionary dressed in a Guy Fawkes mask, begins an elaborate, violent, and intentionally theatrical campaign to murder his former captors, bring down the government, and convince the people to rule themselves.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_for_Vendetta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TORPEDO

Torpedo, or Torpedo 1936, is a Spanish comics series written by Enrique Sánchez Abulí and drawn by Jordi Bernet, which depicts the adventures of the antagonistic character Luca Torelli, a heartless hitman (killer), and his sidekick (friend) Rascal, in context of the violent organized crime culture of New York during the Great Depression era.
The series was originally developed by Abulí and veteran artist Alex Toth, who drew the first two stories in 1981. The collaboration ended when Toth decided he did not share Abulí's darkly humorous view of mankind, and withdrew from the project. He was then replaced by Jordi Bernet, whose gritty, if stylized, artistic style was well suited for the dark and violent subject matter.
The albums were translated into several languages. The public response to the series became substantial, and it was awarded with the 1986 Angoulême Best Foreign Album Award.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpedo_(comics)

THE ORIGINALS

The Originals is a graphic novell by Dave Gibbons, published in 2004 by Vertigo Comics.

The story deals with members of youth subcultures resembling the Mods and Rockers of 1960s England. However, although the setting is mostly identical to post-World War II England, it is an unspecificed alternative history where the characters ride on hoovering scooters and motorcycles.

Much of the story focuses on violent conflicts between the Originals and their enemies, a gang of bikers which they call "the Dirt." In particular, the Originals and the Dirt battle one another in circumstances very similar to the Second Battle of Hastings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Originals_(comics)

WANTED

 
Wanted is a comic book limited series written by Mark Millar, with art by J. G. Jones.
It was published by Top Cow in 2003 and 2004 as part of Millarworld.
It features an amoral protagonist who discovers he is the heir to a career as a supervillain assassin in a world where such villains have secretly taken control of the planet.
The Sunday Times dubbed the title "The Watchmen for super-villains."
A film adaptation, very loosely based on the comic, was released on June 27, 2008. It was directed by Timur Bekmambetov and starred James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. The film focuses on a league of self-righteous assassins rather than super-villains.
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanted_%28comics%29

THE KITE RUNNER

.Since its publication in 2003, nearly 7 million readers have discovered "The Kite Runner." 

Through Khaled Hosseini's brilliant writing, a previously unknown part of the world was brought to vivid life for readers. 

Now, in this beautifully illustrated graphic novel adaptation, Hosseini brings his compelling story to a new generation of readers.

1970s Afghanistan: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives..

THE SWINDLING INDIES

Written during the Spanish Golden Age, the Picaresque novel tells the story of a pauper. Tramp, beggar, thief and crook, the hero of the story goes through a series of implausable adventures, serves many masters and comes into contact with all levels of society. 

Among the greatest works in the genre, "El Buscón or the History of the Life of the Swindler", called Don Pablos de Segovia, model for tramps and mirros of misers, published in 1626, stands out for the ferocity of its humour.

Francisco de Quevedo, a major figure in the world of the Spanish literature, with an outrageous yet defined style, tells the story of the cruel and grotesque misfortunes of a larger-than-life scoundrel. At the end of the novel, set in Spain, the picaro Don Pablos leaves for America, or the Indies, as it was know then.

Quevedo promised a sequel, which he never wrote.

This is it.

A BOOK OR MARBLES

 In 1941 in occupied Paris, brothers Maurice and Joseph play a last game of marbles before running home to their father's barbershop. This is the day that will change their lives forever. 

With the German occupation threatening their family's safety, the boys' parents decide Maurice and Joseph must disguise themselves and flee to their older brothers in the free zone. Surviving the long journey will take every scrap of ingenuity and courage they can muster. If they hope to elude the Nazis, they must never, under any circumstances, admit to being Jewish.

The boys travel by train, ferry, and on foot, facing threats from strangers and receiving help from unexpected quarters. Along the way they must adapt to the unfamiliar world beyond their city and find a way to be true to themselves even as they conceal their identities.

ANGEL OF DEATH

 

A beautiful young woman is accused of an unspeakable crime that seems completely out of step with her sweet personality. 

As she tells her life story to her attorney, the book delves into the psyche and past of a young girl with a cold mother, an absent father, a twin sister with whom she shared an unbreakable bond, and a horrific family secret that leads to tragedy. 

But beyond the wounds of the past and the pain of the present, the book ultimately emerges as a poignant love story between two inseparable little girls.

HELENA

 

Relationships, it's complicated. Especially when one of them does not want. Portrait of the unconditional love of Simon for Helena. 

A little game lovers in a room overlooking the sea. Can we gradually convince a woman to love? And in this game, which is the slave, finally? 

The one that comes every week at regular times against a little money, or one who lives for three short hours to spend with the woman he loves?

THE WHITE SULTANA

 

This is the story of two women. One of those women is Lady Sheringham, interviewed in her manor house, the other is Emma Piggott, who has just passed away in her London apartment, alone. 

To the former, life has been kind. She’s gone from Shanghai to Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur, from governess to sultana. She lives in the lap of luxury, engaged in an endless cycle of drinks parties, outings on horseback and the delicious little scandals of the British colonial community. This is a woman destined never to know hardship, other than the loss of loved ones.