An anthology on women's issues in modern-day China, dealing with topics like abortion, unwanted pregnancy, the disillusionment that comes with growing up, etc.
ZHONG Xiaohui's (Little seal) mother is seriously ill. To save her, her daughter needs a fortune she does not have. Luckily LAN Dongcheng (Winter morning), the young and rich hospital director, offers her a mean to earn the necessary money. Why would he do that? Does he have an ulterior motive? And could it have something to do with the butterfly tattoo on her ankle? It looks a lot like the one embroidered on Dongcheng's handchief… Love and betrayal are waiting to be discovered in this new Chinese saga! (Paraphrased from Xiao Pan).
Lily, an executive who lives prisoner of her past, cross her path with Wen, a young top-model wanting to forget her passionate romance with Jian, a fashion photographer. That's until one day Wen meets Jian again... And the story goes on...
How to adapt when you are a different child? Fundamental question, often treated with anguish and pain. To illustrate this, the author tells us two stories. One sees the son of a capitalist during the Chinese cultural Revolution whe receives currently rough jokes from the other boys. He can only bear this situation thanks to his main dream: build a plane and fly away. The other story leads us in the future, where time travels can be performed (inspired from a science-fiction novel). what will happen to this boy teared awy from prehistoric era? A book full of emotions…
(Xiao Pan) Ten different Chinese authors decided to talk about their own vision of Beijing life, and the changes made to the city due to the 2008 Olympics. Various subjects are drawn here (destruction of old houses, athlete selection, pollution...) and the graphic styles vary from standard black ink to coloured works looking like contemporary art.
A writer of science fiction is in a coma following a stroke. But he continues dreaming the most delusional universes. Using a brand new machine, his doctor decides to enter the man's dreams, to bring him back to real life.
Coming of age during the Cultural Revolution in China, sixteen-year-old Ma Xiaojun yearns to rebel against the system. But while he manages to get into plenty of trouble with his friends, he also nurtures a more solitary side, a mysterious obsession with keys, and the desire to achieve greatness. When maturity yields a newfound interest in the opposite sex, Xiaojun finds himself intrigued by the untouchable Mi Lan. Will he ever find the key to unlock her heart? (Source: Yen Press)
The first real art book by Benjamin. It collects all the author's illustrations from the past ten years and the experiments in his main works.
Following the great success of his art book "Flash", here are 12 images extracted from various books he has produced, printed on hard paper 300g/m2, ready to be hung in frame. A picture selection that all his fans will enjoy!
Harry Fross, the richest man in the world, just died! Immediately, stock exchanges go mad in all countries. What will happen to his empire? Who will succeed him? All the sharks are ready to fight, so as to get a portion of the big cake… But the old fox had kept silent the fact that he had a son, disconnected so far from the pitiless world of finance. How will Brad manage to get out of this situation? Based on a story from A Ming, this is a new Chinese saga in the international business world. This book has also been published in Italy.
Far in the future, may be… earth has been damaged by an apocalyptic war, swept out by savage tribes, each of them trying to keep the residues of past technologies, and defending to their life their biggest treasure: water. Earth turned to hell. So, when Jullian hears about an old anti-nuclear shelter in which people still live happy, he decides to leave and look for it. But, he is not the only one looking for Eden, and his way is filled with ugly monsters. What will he really find at the end of his quest?… After "Fly and "Sacred dream, here is the new trip of Zhang Xiaoyu in the future. This book has also been published in Italy.
Alert ! The toons have escaped! And this poor comic drawer has only blank pages to show… Desperate, she takes out from the dustbin a little fox, Diu Diu. more na¨ve than really cunning, it will start a quest to catch Sega the littel clown, Walunwa, Exhilarating and many others funny companions. An inventive story, drawn at high speed by an artist full of energy. This series is on the way to be published again in China, partially in colours.
