Magnetic Press Announces ‘The Didier Cassegrain Collection,’ Live Now On Backerkit

Magnetic Press presents a 10-day crowdfunding campaign for four cinematic graphic novels illustrated by Eisner Award-nominated artist Didier Cassegrain. 

Now live on Backerkit, the collection includes Don’t Let Go, Black Water Lilies, Trapped on Zarkass, and Tao Bang.

Don’t Let Go

A murder mystery/kidnapping based on the best selling novel written by Michel Bussi…

At an idyllic resort on the island of La Réunion, Liane Bellion and her husband Martial are enjoying the perfect moment with their 6-year-old daughter. Turquoise skies, blue sea, palm trees, a warm breeze.

Then Liane disappears. Despite his protestations of innocence, the police view Martial as their prime suspect. The husband is always the first suspect, right? Then he and their daughter also disappear. 

With Martial as prime suspect, helicopters scan the island, racial tensions surface, and more corpses are found. Is he really his wife’s killer? And if he isn’t, why does he appear to be so guilty?

Black Water Lilies

A twisty who-done-it about a murder in Monet’s garden in Giverny and the three women who may know who did it, based on the best selling novel by Michel Bussi.

Giverny, France. During the day, the town is the home of the famous artist Claude Monet and the gardens where he painted his Water Lilies. But once the tourists have gone, there is a darker side to the peaceful French village.

This is the story of thirteen days that begin with one murder and end with another. Jéme Morval, a man whose passion for art was matched only by his passion for women, has been found dead in the stream that runs through the gardens. In his pocket is a postcard of Monet’s Water Lilies with the words: Eleven years old. Happy Birthday.

Trapped on Zarkass

A gonzo sci-fi adventure through the planet Zarkass based on the classic novel by Stefan Wuhl.

It is the third millennium, and gender definitions are gone, references practically banned. Larry and Marcel are two Earth agents sent to the lush and threatening jungles of the planet Zarkass forced to collaborate for an ultra-secret mission. Their official cover is to study the fauna, flora, and the unique customs of the native Zarkassian people. But really they are there to find and examine the mysterious wreckage of an alien vessel that has the government concerned. But the two young agents start to suspect that each of them might be hiding the real reasons for their presence on Zarkass… reasons that are much more personal…

Tao Bang

A soaring pirate fantasy reprinting Didier Cassegrain‘s first graphic novel. An exhilarating, swashbuckling fantasy adventure packed with scoundrels and anti-heroes by authors Daniel Pecqueur and Olivier Vatine.

Ellora’s business has been in freefall since the dragon sheikh Ad Arphax opened a competing brothel nearby. So she sets out with ruffian Norden to find the Isle of Mermaids, whose siren song should bring in the customers and put her back on top. But the journey is wrought with fantastic dangers, not the least of which is the Amazon pirate Tao Bang – an old acquaintance of Norden’s – now in the employ of Ad Arphax…

The campaign went live today and runs through December 15, 2023. Backer rewards kick in at $12.50 for a digital copy of one book. A complete bundle of digital books can be had at the $48.99 level. At various other levels, postcard prints and physical copies are also available. Check out the campaign at this link.