– 12 before Jesus Christ. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, the great pontiff of Rome, and Agrippa, the appointed successor of the powerful emperor Augustus, are mysteriously murdered by eagles that tear their bowels apart. Alarmed by these events, Augustus entrusts his old friend Senator Alix Gracchus to investigate discreetly. An investigation that will lead Alix, assisted by his sons Titus and Khephren (the own offspring of Enak, which Alix adopted after the disappearance of this one) on the track of the enigmatic master of birds. Yet, the danger persists in getting closer to the emperor in person, ever closer. And Alix will finally discover that the most dangerous of the raptors nests in the very heart of Rome, where no one could suspect him... A new narrative arch opens for the famous character created by Jacques Martin: becoming a senator of Rome as he approaches the mature age, Alix lives new and hectic adventures imagined by Valérie Mangin, and somptuously images.
Alix Senator
- Casterman Publisher
- Valérie Mangin Writer
- Thierry Démarez Artist
- Jacques Martin Artist
Details
- Type
- Graphic novel
- Release
- 2012-09-12
- Genres
- Crime, Historical, Franco-Belgian
- Volumes
- 17
- Status
- Ongoing
- Information verified on
- 8 octobre 2026
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Alix Senator
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Volume 1 — The Eagles of Blood
– 12 before Jesus Christ. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, the great pontiff of Rome, and Agrippa, the appointed successor of the powerful emperor Augustus, are mysteriously murdered by eagles that tear their bowels apart. Alarmed by these events, Augustus entrusts his old friend Senator Alix Gracchus to investigate discreetly. An investigation that will lead Alix, assisted by his sons Titus and Khephren (the own offspring of Enak, which Alix adopted after the disappearance of this one) on the track of the enigmatic master of birds. Yet, the danger persists in getting closer to the emperor in person, ever closer. And Alix will finally discover that the most dangerous of the raptors nests in the very heart of Rome, where no one could suspect him... A new narrative arch opens for the famous character created by Jacques Martin: becoming a senator of Rome as he approaches the mature age, Alix lives new and hectic adventures imagined by Valérie Mangin, and somptuously images.
Volume 2 — The Last Pharaoh
Alexandria, year 12 before Jesus Christ. Accompanied by his sons Titus and Khephren, Alix Gracchus, now a Roman senator, arrives in Alexandria, where he is on a mission for his friend and protector, the powerful emperor Augustus. Following the tragic events in The Trahison of Raptors, Alix must find the trace of General Quintus Rufus, whom Augustus suspects to be responsible for the murders of Agrippa and Lepidus. Coming back to Egypt is perhaps also a unique opportunity, for Alix, to finally avenge the death of the father of Khephren, Enak, his former companion of adventures. On the spot, Alix is expected by an old acquaintance, the prefect Barbarus. But also, in the shadow, by other characters, who obviously do not want to him any good... A new narrative arch opens for the famous character created by Jacques Martin: become a senator of Rome as he approaches the age mature, Alix lives in the face of a serious daily event.
Volume 3 — The Conjuration of Raptors
A third great adventure for Senator Alix... Rome, summer of the year 12 B.C. On a dark night, about thirty anonymous characters gathered in the woods of the Furies, their faces hidden by bird masks. Driven by the desire for revenge or political passion, all burned down to shoot down the emperor Augustus, called a tyrant, and to replace him with the son of Caesar, Ptolemy Caesar alias Caesarion, whom they thought disappeared. Glaive in the hand, the conjured with the facies of raptors swear the loss of Augustus the usurpator. At the same time, just returned from Egypt, from which he brought back his old companion Enak given for death, Alix Graccus must face a succession of serious deconvenients. Considered as a traitor enemy of Rome, Enak is arrested on order of the emperor, while the wrath of Augustus falls on Alix, soon threatened to be deposed from his gravely ill-fated character, they get to the gravedness of his character, and here to lose all his property. It's a short-sightedness to the character of the character of his own.
Volume 4 — The Demons of Sparta
Auguste sent Alix on a mission to Greece in order to recover and send to Rome the famous Sibyllin books. These legendary books collate all the prophecies of Apollo's oracles. It was a prophecy of one of those oracles that supported Augustus's divine status. A commando of Spartan dissidents opposed to Rome and demanding independence tried to seize these national books, treasures. Alix had to intervene. Khéphren quietly continued to play a double game. His hatred of Alix was stirred up by this new event. He found it legitimate that the books remained in Greece. During his journey, Alix cross Heraklion, a Spartan descendant. He was a patriot, but he admitted the power of Rome and challenged the acts of terrorism of some of his compatriots. But not everyone shared this point of view among the so-called allies of Rome. A new plot was made.
Volume 5 — The Churling of Cybels
Rome, 12 B.C. The Emperor Augustus is almighty. Alix is over 50 years old. He is a senator. Khephren has seized the terrible secret hidden in the Sibyllin books. A mysterious Cybel of Orichal gives power and eternity to those who come to worship him. The young Egyptian is convinced of it, it is he who is waiting for. But for this he still has to go to Asia Minor to force the doors of the great sanctuary of the goddess and to confront the galls, the priests who have dedicated themselves to her in the blood. What fate will Cybele reserve for the desecrators?
Volume 6 — The Mountain of the Dead
Khephren has paid dearly for his foolish quest for the Cybel of Orichalus. But he continues, driving Alix, Enak and Titus into the terrible Egyptian desert. He wants to rally the oasis of the god Ammon, his sanctuary and his Mountain of the Dead, convinced that the secret that will save him is hidden there. But it is their destiny to all who will play in the strange necropolis, between mummies, looters and servants of the hidden god. The Mountain of the Dead will never have earned his name so much.
Volume 7 — Power and Eternity
Rome, 12 B.C. Emperor Augustus is very powerful. Alix is over 50 years old. He is a senator. Walled in the tomb of Augustus, Alix and Kephren await death. Enak's son will have lost everything in his quest for the orichal cybel. Ignoring their fate, the emperor ordered his sister Lidia to destroy the terrible idol hidden in Italy. No one will ever be able to take it again. But who could resist the promise of acquiring power and eternity?
Volume 8 — The City of Poisons
11 B.C., Despite his mourning, Alix was sent by Augustus to the city of Petra. On the road, Alix and Enak had a hard time not thinking of those they had left behind... But here appears the intriguing Alexander, son of Minister Syllaios, to guide them through the city. Between the cynic Syllaios who plotted to train Rome in his taking of power and Queen Hagirû decided to rally the senator to the royal cause Alix had to remain vigilant in the city at the thousand poisons.
Volume 9 — The Spectres of Rome
Back from Petra, Alix discovers the Roman capital in fear. Strange murders bloody the streets to the point that panic even gains the imperial guard. Some accuse lepers, others the Orientals, but Auguste knows that the truth is elsewhere. Refusing to yield to the terror, Alix launches himself on the trace of the spectre of Rome. Undoubtedly, when they contact him, he could become so dangerous.
Volume 10 — The Carnivorous Forest
In response to his cousin's invitation, Alix is back in Gaul. Vanik, who became governor, wants to bring back the lost splendor of Alésia. Not far from the old oppidum of strange creatures are buried. They are the mutilated veterans of the cursed army of Vercingetorix. The tortured shadows of the past extend over the present.
Volume 11 — The Slave of Khorsabad
It has been years since Alix set foot in Khorsabad, far too long. Alix, as in the past, has been taken prisoner. He is a local lord, Barzapharnès, who is sponsoring the abduction of the senator in order to provoke a new war with Rome and to find the mythical treasure of the city, of which, he thinks, Alix knows the hiding place. Between memories and the duty to prevent a new conflict, Alix will experience new adventures in the Assyrian city.
Volume 12 — The Osiris Disc
In the sacred city of Abydos, a glimmer breaks into the darkness, Enak has just opened a box containing his son's bones. Suddenly, he is stunned. Mysterious priests are present at his awakening. They promise Enak a cure for the evil that eats him. In exchange, he will have to find the city of the Atlanteans, these legendary men with immense knowledge. Joined by Alix and Tefnout, they embark on the quest for the mythical Atlantis. Together, they will have to go up to the sources of the Nile to find the gates of the engulfed city.
Volume 13 — The Minotaur Antler
Thirty years later, Alix returned to the island of Minotaure... As they followed the indications of the Osiris Disc in search of Atlantis, Alix and his companions arrived in Crete. So, as they accosted, Alix remembered this island where he once met Deucalion, a young greedy Cretan who had led him into a temple to the glory of the Minotaur. It was this young man who became an adult that our heroes will join in a splendid palace built near the ancient sacred labyrinth. Is the sanctuary they had discovered in the past, with Alix, linked to the Atlanteans?
Volume 14 — The oath of Arminius
Alix is more than 50 years old. He is a senator. On his way to Atlantis, Alix finds his son Titus, who became an officer of Tiberius in Germany. His brother Drusus was seriously wounded in a battle. At the head of the general, they must find his mother, the disturbing Livie. But on the road, the senator gets kidnapped by barbarians in front of the little Arminius, the son of an ally leader of Rome. To survive the dreadful warriors, it will take the whole trick of Alix. Especially since on the banks of the Rhine as well as the Tibre, it is very difficult to distinguish his friends from his enemies.
Volume 15 — The circle of giants
Rome, 9 B.C. Emperor Augustus is all-powerful. Alix is over 50 years old. He is a senator. Well determined to join the mysterious Atlantis in the great north, Alix and his family go to a village in Armorique to build a ship capable of resisting extreme ocean conditions. But their coming exacerbates the latent conflict that undermines the community. The adherents of the religious tradition that forbids travel away now want to end the partisans of world exploration... with them, and with their ally, the senator.
Volume 16 — Atlantis
After finally completing the construction of their ship, Alix and his companions set off towards the Atlantic with some Gauls. But soon the tensions broke out, and finally exploded during a conflict between the Gauls and an indigenous tribe that the crew would meet. But the lust and hatred would reach out as the crew finally arrived on the shores of Atlantis: more than ever, the presence of the gods seemed very damaging to Alix and his companions.
Volume 17 — The Master of Masks
While Rome celebrates the peace and greatness of Augustus, Titus, the son of Alix, is kidnapped and forced to fight in clandestine games organized by masked aristocrats. He is seriously wounded and survives thanks to the intervention of Livie. Alix infiltrates the bottoms to find the guilty and discovers that these shows are taking place in a secret theatre belonging to Mécène. Livie makes the responsible ones arrested but the savings to better control them. Mécène, the main culprit, is condemned to a discreet death by the poison. The scandal is stifled, and the imperial order is preserved.