The Chimera Brigade: Book Three

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Embargoed to 8th July, Simultaneous Release Fans of comics have always wondered why superheroes, which predominate in America, never conquered Europe to the same extent. Now The Chimera Brigade reveals the hidden, deadly history of Europe's last and only generation of superhumans... Jean Severac, within whom lives the Chimera Brigade has to come to terms with his strange powers and tries to find his place in this new world. At the same time, Dr Missbrauch plans a terrible offensive... The year is 1938, and a new generation of superhumans, born as a side effect of secret chemical weapons used in WWI, have taken control of the capital cities of Europe... A stunning period cross between The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Planetary and B.P.R.D., The Chimera Brigade is a captivating series of graphic novels - humming with imagination, memorable characters, and alternate-history twists.

Serge Lehman is a scriptwriter and author of numerous novels and short stories. He is also a winner of le Grand prix de l'Imaginaire as well as the Prix Rosny Aine. Fabrice Colin is a scriptwriter and author of novels, short stories, plays for radio, and screenplays for graphic novels, of which his graphic novel for children, CYBERPAN, won Le Grand Prix de L'imaginaire.

"Gorgeously detailed and atmospheric" - Paul Cornell The Chimera Brigade is right up my alley" - IN THE MOUTH OF DORKNESS "Sublime artwork dominates every page" - STARBURST MAGAZINE "An enjoyable read" - PROJECT FANDOM "This is one of the best superhero stories I have read in ages." - REVOLUTION SF