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
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 the other series of Hermann (like Jeremiah), Les Tours de Bois-Maury deals more with human thoughts and considerations.
Albums
Original publications in French
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
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
- Titan Books, UK, 1989 ISBN 978-1852861131 Paperback.
- Dark Horse Comics (Strip Art Features), USA, 2002 ISBN 1-56971-769-9 Hardcover.
- 3. Germain
- Catalan Communications, USA, 1990 ISBN 0-87416-100-2
- SAF Comics announced its publication for October 2003, but never had published it.
- 4. Alda
- Heavy Metal magazine's July, 1990 (Vol. 14 No. 3) issue features the graphic novel
- 12. Rodrigo
- Dark Horse Comics (Strip Art Features), USA, 2001 ISBN 978-1569716328 Hardcover.