Authorised Happiness Vol. 1

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When society pushes the ideals of social equality to their breaking point, the result can easily become plain absurd. For example, in order to avoid the chronic budget deficit of social security, what better way is there but to forbid people to take any chances with their health Even if it leads to a Medical Police and fines for anyone not watching the weather forecast... Three Kafkaesque stories that paint a frightening picture of an over-regulated world.

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Jean Van Hamme was born in 1939 in Belgium. His major breakthrough came in 1977, when he created the Viking hero Thorgal for Grzegorz Rosinski. The mix of medieval legends and heroic fantasy soon became a huge success, with major awards following. He is also the creator of the bestselling series Largo Winch and XIII(published in English by Cinebook). Belgian artist Griffo (Werner Goelen) has worked with some of the greatest names in bandes dessines, but his most fruitful partnership was with Jean Dufaux (Lament of the Lost Moors), producing series such as Giacomo C.