The fun-filled and extraordinary adventures of Brüssli, half-boy half-dragon.
Beak-faced Brussli is bullied by the village children. Curious about his true origins, the dauntless
“Dragon Boy,” sets off on a quest of adventure and discovery. What he finds, however, turns his
world upside down and puts him face-to-face with a unique cast of fantastical fairies, talking
rabbits, wily wolves, battle-hardened nuns, demonic beings, and much much more, in this
hysterical and heartwarming comedy adventure.
• Jean-Louis Fonteneau won the Youth Prize at
Angoulême Comics Festival in 2003. The Youth
Prize is awarded for a YA comic by the target
market, a jury of children!
• Appeals to older readers of Jeff Smith’s Bone
and Disney.
• Ideal for fans of fantasy and adventure!
“As madly imaginative as it is delightful.”
-Coolture
“The art by J. Etienne is just fantastic,
where each page seems to come
alive like a cartoon.”
-Underground Society
Color, 7.9 x 10.8”
HC. 164 pgs. MSRP: $19.95
I’m telling you, they don’t suspect
a thing! it’s only a matter of time until we
take care of all those village morons!
Hey, Brüssli the weirdo!
You stinking, slimy little
booger! How’d you make
it outta the trash?
Hey! You there, boy,
what are you playing at?
Ha, ha! Give your filthy
skin a good scrub, instead
of spying on people!
Help! Oh no!
The monster’s
attacking!
Aloyse,
you’re gonna
pay for that!
21
Hey!
Get outta
here! You think
I’m in the mood
to play?!
So, Shrimp! You
wanna fight?
Ha!
Whaaaa!
Brüssli the
useless!
Ha Ha
Ha Ha!
Look
at the cry
baby!
Ha!
Ha!
Ha!
Ha!
Go on, play
the tough guys!
I’ll take you on
one at a time!
OO-WAHHH!
O
W
Watch out, I’m
Brüssli…
…The
conqueror!
no mercy!
Attaaaaaaack!
22
We’ll turn him
into mush!
Howlllll!
I’ll take all your mushrooms,
Arsenius… All you’ve got left.
I don’t know what you’re playing at,
innkeeper. You don’t have any sheep, so
why do you want to buy all that land up
there? And why are you always hanging
around the mines at night?
nasty
toad!
But I also want
your field next to the Red
Lake… name your price!
You’re too curious for
your own good, Arsenius…
Just like that nosy little
half-dragon brat of yours.
Forget it, Wilhelm.
I already told you: I’m
not doing business
with you.
You’re gonna eat your words, Wilhelm! Get out of here
before I get angry!
Have…have you
lost your mind?!
Take that!
And that!
Hey, we
should get
washed up!
You’re right…
We probably
stink like him!
Hey
guyyyyys!
Yeah?
You can’t
aim for
jack!
23
Later…
*sob*… Because
nobody loves me
around here!
Aaaawoooo!
*Sniff*
One day I’ll
leave this place
and go to the
Taj Mahal!
sn a
Hey! Get
outta here,
dog! I don’t
need you!
Woof!
Woof!
Woof!
Go on!
Beat it!
That little
moron’s the
last thing
I need!
Ha Ha!
What a dumb
dog! I like
you after
all!
Woof!
Woof!
Woof!
Woof!
24
p
You’re funny! I’m gonna call you
Yogel since you look like my uncle
George. But I’m warning you, if you
stick with me you’re gonna have some
crazy adventures and fights with bad
guys, because I’m a real hero. They
call me Brüssli the conqueror!
One day, everyone in Stillendorf is
gonna hail me and I’ll even marry
Dorette ’cause she’s so sweet
and she loves me!
He ate all my
flowers and jumped
out of the basket!
Hey, little fellow! Have
you seen my professor
Rizotto? I lost him.
My sister’s waiting for
me at the mansion. She’s
gonna be furious!
Miss Dorette…uh…earlier today
you called me A “handsome little
fellow.” Do you really think I’m a
little boy like all the others?
Ah! no,
Miss Dorette,
I haven’t seen
him.
Well…uh…what I meant
was, well, you’re not
a little lady!
Yeah, uh…I know
I’m not a girl…
But even if you were a little lady
it wouldn’t be a problem because
I didn’t wanna be a girl at first ’cause
I wanted to drive big cars, but now
I wanna be one so I can be a lady
opera singer!
?
no!!! it
can’t be!
it’s that
madwoman
again!
C’mon!
Quick! We’ve
gotta get out
of here!
Hey! Professor!
Wait, professor!
it’s me, Dorette! Don’t
you recognize me?
C’mon!
I said,
let’s get
the hell out
of here!
The other kids
keep saying nasty
stuff about me. That
I’m ugly and smell
bad…
Just ignore
them…
The
bruise? Oh
nothing, I just
slipped on the
stairs…
Of course! What kind of question is that?!
Yeah, but, well… Tell
me the truth. Am I really
your son?
And can I see the
box of secrets? now
that I’m older, I can
understand that
stuff.
What secrets?
Have you seen a
box like that,
Hanna?
But I don’t
even look like
you…
A box? Full of
secrets?
no, I certainly
haven’t.