A psychotic murderer is condemned to hang for his crimes but he somehow escapes and makes his way from Blighty to Grandville where he begins to wreak a furious vengeance on a series of prostitutes. But what do these women have in common? Inspector LeBrock returns to Grandville hot on the heels of "Mad Dog" Mastock to stop his killing spree and bring him to justice. But what he finds as he begins to investigate the murders takes him back to the past when Britain was fighting for independence agai...

The 2nd volume of Grandville is even batter than the first. Detective Inspector LeBrock is a Sherlock Holmes type in a anthropomorphic, steampunk world. He's on the case when an old enemy escapes the guillotine and goes on a murder spree of prostitutes. But is there more going on?Bryan Talbot's unique world is brilliantly rendered with detailed crowd scenes and lush interiors.

I love these stories. And it's funny that they have so much going against them: the animal characters look so awkward, the stories are so basic and by-the-numbers and most of the characters are ridiculous. But it does so many more things right: every panel has an incredible amount of detail that builds on a fleshed-out world that's like one of those alternate history sci-fi stories and it's populated by anthropomorphic animals. It's filled with action, steam-punk guns and machines, and so much b...

DI Lebrock and his partner, the loyal and proper Ratzi, continue to entertain in this adventurous series that imagines how England’s history might have gone if Napoleon had triumphed (and if humans weren’t the dominant species). The artwork isn’t exactly pretty, but it’s striking, and in the action scenes, it’s nice be able to tell what’s going on. An imaginative series to try if you’re looking for something different. Don’t let the humanoid animals freak you out.

I read Grandville a few years ago and was immediately impressed by the vivid and quite stunning artwork, the sense of scale, the world-building of the alt-history, oh, and the random anthropomorphic animals. This sequel lives up to its predecessor in all those respects and more.This time Detective Inspector Le Brock must chase down a dangerous fanatical criminal, who was once a hero of the British rebellion against their French masters. "Mad Dog" Mastock has escaped from the Tower just before h...

I'm not usually that big on anthropomorphic characters but the magnificent artwork, dynamic alternate-history steampunk setting and action-packed plot totally sucked me in. If you like subversive plots like V for Vendetta, you should appreciate Grandville. Grandville Mon Amour is the second book in what will soon be a five-volume series of graphic novels. On my Series ranking scale¹ I give the Grandville series rating of three. The series has a substantial and evolving backstory and they are bes...

Ah, the artwork. When it comes to comics, I'm a story over art man, I appreciate that both need to work together to make a great graphic novel, but I prefer substance over style. That said, I was bowled over by the beauty and style of this book, I would have happily have read Grandville even if the story was trash. Luckily the story is a sherlock holmes esque wonderfully aburd detective set in an alternate history universe with anthromorphic creatures. The core mystery of the plot isn't that dee...

Honestly, I could just look at the art in these books all day long. Mon Amour is another great installment in the Grandville series that's set in a world in which Napoleon stayed in power...and in which all the main characters are anthropomorphic animals. In Mon Amour, a villain has just escaped from jail and it's up to LeBrock, not only to stop him, but also to figure out who may have helped him escape. It's not as riveting as the first installment, but still a great read.

I loved this steampunk comic as much as the first one. It contains beautiful artwork in the spirit of J.J. Grandville and a fascinating tale of ratiocination!

Another excellent read. Enjoyable story and stunning art. Fantastic!

Bryan Talbot's second graphic novel (in a five book series) featuring badger Detective Inspector Archie LeBrock is as much fun as the first. There's plenty of fast paced action in London & Paris, & page after page of wry humour.Talbot's storytelling & artwork are first rate, & he beautifully blends steampunk with the flavour of old fashioned detective stories. Guaranteed to put a smile on anyone's face, even a cynical old bugger like myself.

It's rare that I pre-order a book, but I did for this graphic novel back in June. The first volume was excellent and this one didn't disappoint. Set in an alternate history in which Britain lost the Napoleonic War and became part of the French Empire, only to gain independence through terrorism, and somehow this led to a steampunk civilization. And anthropomorphic animals rule the earth with humans as their servants. Whatever. All that is hand-wavy stuff to set up the story, in which Inspector L...

Excellent second graphic novel, featuring Detective Inspector Archie LeBrock of Scotland Yard, an English badger who investigates complex crimes in a strange world where England only recently gained its independence from France, after losing the Napoleonic Wars. The world is run by anthropomorphized animals and humans are only occasionally spotted in the background, serving as doormen and cutpurses. As others have said, Talbot invests all of this with a warmth and lovingly-rendered steampunk env...

I liked that this installment was a bit more dialog heavy and kept the action sequences to when they were necessary and exciting. Everything about this book was phenomenal, except how transparent and obvious the "mystery" of the story was. The "grand reveal(s)" were neither grand nor all that revealing. That was the only reason it didn't get that fifth star. With the second installment, I am becoming more familiar with and more excited to go on more adventures with LeBrock and Roderick.

Stuff I Read - Grandville Mon Amour by Brian Talbot ReviewAfter Grandville, I wasn't quite sure where the series would go, because that book got rather insane, and by the end the action and plot were such that the entire world of the setting would have been changed utterly. I guess it is to my relief that the series found a way to maintain it's incredibly high drama levels, though it does so using a few devices I feel could have been avoided. Still, it is a very fun book, just as violent and fas...

200 years ago Napoleon won his wars and France conquered the world. Britain became a backwater province of the big empire until 23 years ago when a violent revolution kicked out the French and established the Socialist Republic of Britain. But that is not everything that Talbot changed in history - in his story humanity never made it to the top of the evolutionary chain - it was all the other animals that did that - although by the time we hear about, humans had evolved somewhere in France (but

Two hundred years ago Britain lost the Napoleonic war. As with the rest of Europe, it was invaded by France and the members of its royal family were guillotined. It had been a part of the French Empire until twenty-three years ago, when it was begrudgingly given independence after a prolonged campaign of civil disobedience and anarchist bombings.Six weeks ago, France experienced a revolution following the death of the Emperor Napoleon XII and is now ruled by the Revolutionary Council. I've wa

An entertaining and at times likeably daft instalment in the Grandville series. It didn't satisfy as much as the first book for me but it's still an enjoyable romp.

This series is so good I'm only allowing myself to read one volume a month!

Inspector Lebrock is back! This time he is involved with a prostitute and the world she inhabits. and a psychotic dog named Mad Dog!