Résumé
Jesús Fernández, aka El Pocero (the digger), used to be the richest man in Spain. At the top of his prosperity, he starts building a city that will be named after him. Until he sees his megalomaniac project rushed by the real estate crisis in 2008. Completely bankrupt, he decides to end his life. In a dramatic fit he writes a farewell letter, lights some candles, ties newspaper clippings about his greatest accomplishments around his chest and hangs himself. But fate seems to have other plans for him. At that exact same moment two police officers and a bailiff appear on his doorstep. They cut the noose around his neck... and throw him out of his house. He roams around desperately until he ends up in a bar in the next village. That's where he first hears about the mythical village of Marinaleda, in the heart of Andalusia. A utopian place where villagers have turned their backs on capitalism and the crisis doesn't seem to have struck. Since he's got nothing left to lose, Jesús decides to go try his luck in Marinaleda.
Auteur
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Mark Bellido (born in 1975) is a novelist, having written notably "Venus vestida de azul," as well as graphic novel author. His work in the field of comics includes "El Mesías" (Ballon, Europe Comics 2017), in collaboration with artist Wauter Mannaert, and "Salto" (Le Lombard), with Judith Vanistendael. Bellido spent four years protecting Basque politicians against the ETA, providing the inspiration for "Salto." He also lived for a time in Marinaleda, Spain, while writing "El Mesías."
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Wauter Mannaert est diplômé en 2002 de la section cinéma d'animation de Saint-Luc à Bruxelles. Après avoir été travailleur social, il publie en 2010 sa première BD, Ondergronds chez Oog&Blik. Il livre ensuite des strips et des reportages dessinés dans un hebdomadaire bruxellois, Brussel Deze Week. Son second album, El Mesías, écrit par Mark Bellido, parait en néerlandais chez Ballon (2015) et en français chez Vide Cocagne (2017). En 2016, il publie Weegee, serial photographer avec Max de Radiguès aux éditions Sarbacane. En 2019, on le retrouve chez Dargaud avec Yasmina et les mangeurs de patates, titre pour lequel il reçoit le Prix Atomium Willy Vandersteen. Passionné par cette jeune héroïne, il initie dans foulée la série Yasmina, pour laquelle il reçoit le Prix Atomium des enfants en 2021.
Caractéristiques
Publication : 16 mai 2018
Support(s) : Livre numérique eBook [ePub]
Protection(s) : Marquage social (ePub)
Taille(s) : 220 Mo (ePub)
EAN13 Livre numérique eBook [ePub] : 9791032806074
