The Towers of Bois-Maury

The Towers of Bois-Maury (original French title: Les Tours de Bois-Maury) is a series of graphic novels that begun in 1984 by Belgian comic book creator Hermann.

Plot

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Set in 11th-century Europe, the series concerns the efforts of the wandering noble Sir Aymar de Bois-Maury, knight, to reclaim his ancestral home, Bois-Maury. Less focused on action than other series by Hermann (like Jeremiah), Les Tours de Bois-Maury deals more with human thoughts and considerations.

Albums

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Original publications in French

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To date the series comprises the following albums:

Les Tours de Bois-Maury (originally published by Glenat [1])

1. Babette
2. Eloise de Montgri
3. Germain
4. Reinhardt
5. Alda
6. Sigurd
7. William
8. Le seldjouki
9. Khaled
10. Olivier
16. L'Homme à la hache

Bois-Maury (originally published by Glenat [2])

11. Assunta
12. Rodrigo
13. Dulle Griet
14. Vassya
15. Œil de ciel

All albums have been written and drawn by Hermann, except Rodrigo, Dulle Griet, Vassya and Œil de ciel , all written by his son Yves H..

English translations

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The first few albums and Rodrigo were published by different companies, all of them under the series title, The Towers of Bois-Maury.

1. Babette
  • Titan Books, UK, 1985 ISBN 0-907610-47-1 Paperback. Reprinted with different cover in 1989
  • Dark Horse Comics (Strip Art Features), USA, 2002 ISBN 1-56971-768-0 Hardcover
2. Eloise de Montgri
3. Germain
4. Alda
  • Heavy Metal magazine's July, 1990 (Vol. 14 No. 3) issue features the graphic novel
12. Rodrigo