Roger Leloup

While visiting her friend Ingrid in Köln, Yoko finds herself thrust in the middle of a mystery when a young Japanese woman is attacked in the cathedral, and whispers a few words before passing out—notably Rheingold, the German name of a Wagner opera. Having decided to investigate, Yoko finds signs that the victim had probably set an explosive charge somewhere,...

Yoko Tsuno Vol. 19: The Astrologist of Bruges takes Yoko to Bruges, Belgium. She's been invited there by a local artist, Van Laet, who wants to show her a portrait of her that he supposedly painted. Taking in the sights before their appointment, the young woman learns that Van Laet has an unpleasant reputation—it is said he made a deal...

Yoko and her friends - both Earthlings and Vineans - are back among the stars, cruising near the mysterious Ultima and its atemporal mists. Long ago, refugees fleeing their home world Vinea were lost in them. Their souls are said to still haunt this now sacred place, and an ancient law prohibits Vineans from entering. But when a probe coming...