Aldebaran Vol. 2: The Group

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The second volume of the epic, humanist fantasy tale set on Aldebaran - the planet where the first human colony in the solar system was founded. Mark and Kim, teenagers whose village was annihilated, have met a woman called Alexia during their escape. She's a biologist and a friend of Driss, who knows too much about the catastrophe - and has shared this knowledge with her. The goverment is very interested and sends soldiers after her. While trying to help her, Mark is captured and imprisoned and it's the mysterious Mr Pad who helps him escape...

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Leo was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1944. In 1968, having acquired an engineering degree, he was a member of the Leftist student movement. He had to leave his country in 1971 to escape from the military dictatorship. In 1974, he was back in Brazil and decided to devote himself to drawing. When Leo discovered European graphic novels, he decided to try his luck in France and settled in Paris in 1981. He started drawing stories in Okapi magazine in 1986, and in 1989, he illustrated an album about the life of Gandhi, published by Editions Centurion. His work drew the attention of scriptwriter Rodolphe, who entrusted him with the drawings for his new series, Trent. Leo's career was established. In 1993, he launched his own series: Aldebaran, a science fiction saga of which he is also the scriptwriter.