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Nov 25th, 2014, 2:52 pm
XIII by Jean Van Hamme and William Vance.
Requirements: CBR Reader, 900 MB.
Overview: XIII (=Thirteen) is a Franco-Belgian comics series written and drawn by Belgians Jean Van Hamme and William Vance, revolving around an amnesiac protagonist who seeks to discover his concealed past. With its plot inspired by Robert Ludlum's book The Bourne Identity, XIII was initially serialised in 1984 in Spirou, and was later published by Dargaud. In 2003, the storyline of the first five volumes was adapted into a video game, also titled XIII, that was released on several platforms. A XIII TV miniseries starring Val Kilmer and Stephen Dorff was released in 2008.

    First released in 1984 as a serial in the popular Spirou magazine, XIII was an instant hit among Spirou readers. The first three episodes were released as a single hardback volume by Dargaud the same year, a trend continued for later issues. By the time of the eighth issue, Thirteen against one, sales of the hardback had reached 140,000 copies, and the publisher belatedly realized that they had a bestseller on their hands. Promotion started, including a special drawing by the French national lottery in 2000 with 1,500,000 tickets and a €13,000 grand prize.

Genre: Comics, Fiction, Action, Adventure, Conspiracy, Thriller.

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XIII
    Jean Van Hamme story, writer
    William Vance arts, pencils
    Petra Van Cutsen colors
    Published by Dargaud, Cinebook. 1984-2015.

        1. Le jour du soleil noir 09/1984
        2. Là où va l'indien... 01/1985
        3. Toutes les larmes de l'enfer 01/1986
        4. SPADS 01/1987
        5. Rouge total 11/1988
        6. Le dossier Jason Fly 01/1990
        7. La nuit du 3 août 10/1990
        8. Treize contre un 10/1991
        9. Pour Maria 09/1992
        10. El cascador 02/1994
        11. Trois montres d'argent 03/1995
        12. Le jugement 09/1997
        13. The XIII mystery - L'enquête 01/1999
        14. Secret défense 10/2000
        15. Lachez les chiens! 03/2002
        16. Opération Montecristo 02/2004
        17. L'or de Maximilien 09/2005
        18. La version Irlandaise 11/2007
        19. Le dernier round 11/2007
        20. Le jour du Mayflower 11/2011
        21. L'appât 11/2012
        22. Retour à Greenfalls 11/2013
        23. Le Message du martyr 11/2014
        Best Of. Le Best of de la BD - 12 01/2005
        HS4TL1. Traquenards et sentiments 01/2004
        HS5. 20 ans sans mémoire 12/2004
        HS6. XIII - La BD culte - Livre d'or 11/2007
        HS7. XIII, Histoire d'une bd culte 10/2009
        HS8. La traque de la mémoire 11/2011
        MBD02. XIII - Le Monde de la BD - 02 09/2003
        PF. Women 11/1996

      Jean Van Hamme has declared that he will not continue to write the series, but William Vance is interested in continuing it with another writer. Yves Sente, who has already taken over writing Thorgal from Van Hamme, is interested to continue the series. He was contacted by William Vance and said he'd propose a story to Van Hamme, but no agreement has been reached yet. Ever since October 2008, Sente has authored volume 20 of the comic series (Mayflower Day), late 2011, alongside Youri Jigounov, as stated above.

      A separate comic series called XIII Mystery, which follows and elaborates on some of the supporting characters from the XIII comic series, began by publisher Dargaud on October 3, 2008 with the release of the first issue, The Mongoose. On October 30, 2009 the second issue, Irina, was released. Little Jones was released on November 10, 2010, and Colonel Amos was released in late 2011. Steve Rowland has been published in October 2012.

        XIII 01 - The Day of the Black Sun
          A man washes ashore near an old couple’s house, barely alive. When he comes to, he has forgotten everything, including his name. The only clues to his identity: a key sewn into his clothes, a bullet wound to the head...and the number XIII tattooed on his shoulder. A meagre start to reconstruct one’s self.

        XIII 02 - Where the Indian walks
          XIII is looking for a certain Kim Rowlands, a woman with whom he saw himself in a photograph. His search will yield a name - his, perhaps - and take him to a place that may be home. All families have secrets, though, and they can get a man killed. And what exactly do General Carrington and his beautiful aide Lieutenant Jones want with him?

        XIII 03 - All the Tears of Hell
          Convicted of murder and sent to a high-security prison for the criminally insane, XIII finds himself not only unable to continue searching for his past, but also at the mercy of his enemies. Unbeknownst to him, though, General Carrington and the beautiful (and deadly) Lieutenant Jones are still trying to unravel the mystery of the presidential assassination. All they have to do is find a way to help him before he loses his life...or his mind.

        XIII 04 - SPADS
          Now called Ross Tanner, XIII joins the elite SPADS (Special Assault and Destruction Squads) to try and learn more about Captain Rowland, his last identity. As if the shadowy threats hanging over his head weren’t enough, he also has to contend with gruelling training and a hostile instructor. Meanwhile, in Washington, investigations continue, and a series of clues emerge, pointing towards people XIII thought his allies. Can he trust Colonel Amos, General Carrington or... Lieutenant Jones?

        XIII 05 - Full Red
          XIII, Jones and Betty Barnowsky escaped the deadly trap set by Colonel McCall. Lost in a hostile jungle, they must now make their way back to America. And they must be quick: In Washington, every ally the fugitives ever had has been arrested in preparation for the conspirators’ master stroke, coinciding with a general exercise of all American armed forces: Operation Full Red. Suddenly, XIII’s quest becomes a last-ditch fight for the freedom of an entire nation.

        XIII 06 - The Jason Fly Case
          With the conspiracy that nearly claimed his life dismantled, XIII can finally turn all his attention towards uncovering his own distant past. Armed with everything he could find on Jason Fly - the man he seems to be - he heads to Green Falls, where he grew up. The problem with amnesia is that you never know exactly what you’ll dig up when you go home again. And... is everything really solved concerning the presidential assassination that cost him his memory?

        XIII 07 - The Night of August Third
          XIII and Jones are on the run. Hunted by local authorities, they’re suspected of three murders, including that of The Mongoose’s hired killer. The sheriff of Green Falls, henchman to the town’s biggest landowner, is all too happy to accuse the fugitives: The two men don’t want certain details from the past to surface. XIII is going to have to survive long enough to dig up the truth about what really happened on the night of August 3rd long ago...

        XIII 08 - Thirteen to One
          XIII survived the trip back to his childhood home. The Mongoose has finally been caught and is in a high-security jail. But there is still one piece of the puzzle missing, and when President Sheridan asks him to discover who the Number I is, the man now known as Jason McLane doesn’t hesitate for long. His best chance: finding Kim Rowland wherever she may be hiding. But the Mongoose has powerful allies and won’t stay locked up forever...

        XIII 009 - For Mara
          Jason McLane is on holidays with Jones at some friends’ in Central America, when a peculiar priest offers him startling news: He may very well be a married man! And because nothing is ever simple in XIII’s life, his apparent wife is none other than the leader of the democratic guerrillas in neighbouring Costa Verde, Maria De Los Santos - currently awaiting execution in a maximum security fortress. Time for the amnesiac to put his skills to good use again - for Maria.

        XIII 010 - El Cascador
          Captured and imprisoned in the Roca Negra fortress, XIII is being tortured by the sinister Colonel Peralta. But, for all his pain and suffering, he’s also in the same building as Maria, the woman who may be his wife. And they have plenty of dedicated, resourceful friends outside... as well as at least one traitor. Still unsure of his past, Jason McLane will have no choice but to become the man known as "El Cascador" to clean up Costa Verde once and for all.

        XIII 011 - Three Silver Watches
          XIII has freed a country, exposed a traitor, reunited with his wife... and found his father. As he deals - somewhat against his will - with the aftermath of the revolution in Costa Verde, Sean Mullway recounts for him his family’s history: Irish immigrants, remorseless Mafiosi, Mexican gold, and three silver watches. New answers will also bring new questions and a whole new set of potential enemies just as old ones come back to the fore.

        XIII 012 - The Trial
          Called back to the USA by the frantic government, McLane and Jones discover that General Carrington has kidnapped Wally Sheridan, President of the United States! Holed up in a secret base he’s turned into a fortress, Carrington intends to put Sheridan on trial on live TV and expose him as the Number I of the conspiracy. To do that, he’s going to need XIII’s help in bringing in his main witness: the Mongoose!

        XIII 013 - Top Secret
          The Mongoose is dead. So is Number I. But, since he was the President of the United States, XIII’s friends are all on the run again. McLane, though, has been arrested, and he’s being judged in secret by the heads of the American intelligence community. Sentenced to life in a secret prison, he has no illusions that he’ll ever reach it. The ruthlessness of the NSA Director proves him right - but he’s not the only one who wants XIII dead.

        XIII 014 - Release the Hounds!
          Having escaped from the clutches of Irina’s organisation, XIII is on the loose in America but still hunted by both Giordino’s NSA and Irina’s top assassin, Jessica. As he tries to return to his friends in San Miguel, he’s forced to dodge bullets and outsmart various traps and ambushes. With the odds stacked against him, he will have to rely on help from an enemy and his own mounting anger at the constant string of attacks.

        XIII 015 - Operation Montecristo
          Arrested by the Costaverdean authorities because of pressure from the US, XIII and his friends are awaiting their extradition. Instead, they’re freed by Costaverdean troops in disguise. But they can’t afford to stick around, as they’re still on the run from the most powerful nation on Earth. Desperate for money, McLane decides to go after Maximilian’s gold, as Mullway believes he’s found the location of the third silver watch. The problem is that the location is under 150 feet of water...

        XIII 016 - Maximilian's Gold
          XIII and his friends, still in hiding from the NSA, now have the riddle from all three silver watches... and Maximilian’s gold is within their reach. But the treasure is well hidden. Not to mention that $15 million is enough to attract a lot of unwanted attention. Meanwhile, in Washington, an increasingly desperate Frank Giordino can feel the noose tightening around his neck - and men are at their most dangerous when desperate. All he needs is someone to bring him the right information...

        XIII 017 - The Irish Version
          Little by little, XIII has reconstructed most of his life and figured out who he is. With one exception: There is still a gap in his college years, when Jason McLane became Kelly Brian. A gap that may mean the amnesiac adventurer is in fact an Irish terrorist, Seamus O'Neil. This flashback brings us back to Boulder, Colorado, and before that to Northern Ireland, to reveal the last piece of the XIII puzzle, and his final identity.

        XIII 018 - The Last Round
          XIII and his friends have failed to recover Maximilian’s gold and are tired of hiding, running and struggling. When two books come out in the USA relating all the events of the amnesiac’s life and the details of the Conspiracy of the XX, they see it as a possible chance to come out in the open and trust in their country’s justice. But they still have enemies, at home and abroad, and everyone is set on a collision course...

Download Instructions:
http://www.gboxes.com/z0wpyjacww83 -- XIII 001 The Day of the Black Sun (Digital-2010)
http://www.gboxes.com/xqgon3bh834r -- XIII 002 Where the Indian Walks (Digital-2010)
http://www.gboxes.com/cpgoofx2kif1 -- XIII 003 All the Tears of Hell (Digital-2010)
http://www.gboxes.com/wuj082ll62w8 -- XIII 004 Spads (Digital-2010)
http://www.gboxes.com/rc8nr36c908v -- XIII 005 Full Red (Digital-2011)
http://www.gboxes.com/ildd301zy32m -- XIII 006 The Jason Fly Case (Digital-2011)
http://www.gboxes.com/ktxbds02ch3z -- XIII 007 The Night of August Third (Digital-2011)
http://www.gboxes.com/fqj8vf5io9va -- XIII 008 Thirteen to One (Digital-2011)
http://www.gboxes.com/uuqsgll26hp0 -- XIII 009 For Mara (Digital-2011)
http://www.gboxes.com/vfc5thj43hgv -- XIII 010 El Cascador (Digital-2011)
http://www.gboxes.com/bqysc8i7p0sx -- XIII 011 Three Silver Watches (Digital-2012)
http://www.gboxes.com/7otdimzigs3q -- XIII 012 The Trial (Digital-2012)
http://www.gboxes.com/0qfqtz10a6ph -- XIII 013 Top Secret (Digital-2012)
http://www.gboxes.com/dnbkl73xtwm4 -- XIII 014 Release the Hounds (Digital-2012)
http://www.gboxes.com/z3bxgc3nm2pf -- XIII 015 Operation Montecristo (Digital-2013)
http://www.gboxes.com/75aze7jmfsjq -- XIII 016 Maximilian's Gold (Digital-2013)
http://www.gboxes.com/q85oqnyn2c2d -- XIII 017 The Irish Version (Digital-2013)
http://www.gboxes.com/sjzns24eftco -- XIII 018 The Last Round (Digital-2013)


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Nov 25th, 2014, 2:52 pm

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Dec 10th, 2014, 2:07 am
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XIII: BD Integrale 19 Albums

Un solide gaillard aux allures de baroudeur se retrouve sans nom, sans passé, sans souvenir, dans un lieu inconnu. Son seul début d'indice pour découvrir son identité est un chiffre, XIII, qu'il porte en tatouage. Sa position est d'autant plus inconfortable qu'une bande de tueurs est à ses trousses. De plus, il découvre que de hautes personnalités civiles et militaires s'intéressent à lui. Ce récit d'espionnage a pour cadre un pays moderne non précisé, mais qui ressemble fort aux Etats-Unis. La longue traque se poursuit d'un album à l'autre et Jean Van Hamme distille peu à peu les informations sur le passé du héros, qui semble lié à l'histoire récente de son pays. Le scénario, qui mêle aventure et fiction à l'histoire de ces vingt dernières années, est mis en image par William Vance. Son trait réaliste et précis apporte une crédibilité totale et campe un héros sympathique, attachant et énigmatique à la fois.
Dec 10th, 2014, 2:07 am

Labor Omnia Vincit Improbus... Hard Work Conquers Everything!