The Show

by Vivès, Bastien; Sanlaville, Michaël; Balak

• ISBN13: 9781626720497
• ISBN10: 1626720495
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-02-16
• Publisher: First Second

Summary

Marianne Velba won't stop until she finds out why Richard Aldana had left the Valley of Kings. She and her son Adrian track the champion fighter into another universe and arrive in Paxtown, an illustrious modern megalopolis, where something sinister lurks behind the glitz and glam.

In order to answer burning questions about Richard's past, they enlist in the Fighting Fists Funeral Cup, that world's famous boxing tournament. Using their otherworldly magical abilities in the ring, the family duo is unstoppable. Marianne and Adrian soon realize, however, they are not the only travelers from the Valley of Kings with a stake in the Funeral Cup...

Author Biography

Bastien Vivès was born in 1984 in Paris. He spent his childhood drawing with his brother. His studies focused on illustration and animation at the École des Gobelins. His first title came out in 2007.

Michaël Sanlaville graduated from the Emile Cohl school, and later the Gobelins, after which he followed twin careers in animation (at the Xilam studio) and in comics with Casterman Publishers.

Balak (aka Yves Bigerel) graduated from the Gobelins School of Animation in 2006. Balak works as a storyboard artist, 2D animator, and TV show director in France. He works with Marvel Comics on the new digital Infinite Comics brand, as a storyboard artist.