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Grandville Noel parent’s guide: what’s inside
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Grandville Noël is a steampunk noir detective graphic novel featuring a badger protagonist investigating a dangerous cult and political conspiracy. While the story involves serious crimes and dark themes, the cartoon-anthropomorphic art style moderates the intensity compared to live-action equivalents. The book rewards investigation, justice, and resisting authoritarian manipulation, making it suitable for mature middle-grade and teen readers, though parental discretion is advised for younger end of range due to murder, violence, and cult manipulation themes.
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From the publisher
Le blaireau est de retour! Alone in Grandville, Detective Inspector LeBrock stalks a growing religious cult led by a charismatic unicorn messiah who, along with his con-men partners, are responsible for horrific mass murder. With Paris in the grip of the mysterious crime lord Tiberius Koenig and increasingly violent at... Le blaireau est de retour! Alone in Grandville, Detective Inspector LeBrock stalks a growing religious cult led by a charismatic unicorn messiah who, along with his con-men partners, are responsible for horrific mass murder. With Paris in the grip of the mysterious crime lord Tiberius Koenig and increasingly violent attacks by human terrorists, can LeBrock stop the inevitable slide into fascism? And could these conditions all be the manipulations of a centuries-old conspiracy to throw the world into war? From the imagination of Bryan Talbot comes Grandville Noël, the fourth installment of the acclaimed steampunk fantasy series.
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ISBN 9781630081195 · Dark Horse Comics