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I took a look at Cinebook... Nice catalog.
Aldebaran... inspired, mature science-fiction. It's a seriously good series, and the characters are as interesting as the the alien setting. The efforts that creator Leo put into imagining the ecology of other worlds in remarkable. What doesn't hurt, too, is that the main character has to be one of the sexiest women in comics, despite her normal proportions and proper attire. (Kind of like Laureline in Valerian, come to think of it. What is it with intelligent SF series and strong female characters?)
The Bellybuttons I have never read, but it is produced by a young couple who live in my own town of Sherbrooke. I'm glad to see their books are being translated!
Buck Danny is basically Steve Canyon. Honest air war stories. Not my cup of tea.
Thorgal is a fantasy series set in viking times; I have rarely seen Vikings done so well. The series itself is a little unequal; some story arcs are brilliant, others feel phoned in. The art remains exceptional throughout, though.
Yoko Tsuno I liked a lot. Creator Leloup has a very crisp and clean line, an oustanding sense of design, and his stories alternate between mysteries here on Earth and adventures in outer space. It's aimed at the 12-17 crowd. Yoko herself is a pretty original character, eschewing stereotypes as early as 1970.
Largo Winch is an action/intrigue series. The title character, who's had as checkered a past as Wolverine's, inherits a financial empire from a father he didn't know. He will then face a series of hostile takeovers, plots to frame him, murder attempts, all resolved in his maverick way. The series is adapted from novels previously published by the writer, so they're plot-intensive (which is a good thing, in this case).
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