Isaac, a struggling but gifted painter in pre-revolutionary France with pressing financial troubles and a strong-minded fiancée, takes a temporary job as a naval painter on a ship delivering supplies to the New World, only to discover that things are not quite what they seem. The boat is not out on a short cruise, but a lengthy and dangerous expedition led by Captain John the Pillager, a successful and charismatic pirate possessed by a touch of madness to rival Melville's Ahab. Winner of the 2002 Alph Art Award for Best Graphic Album

"Nous nous sommes mis à boire beaucoup. Puis à parler. Puis à boire, puis à gueuler. Nous étions trop saouls pour nous battre. Finalement, nous avons tous vomi. Tout a été beaucoup mieux.".

"Madame Tarton ! Vous vous souvenez de moi ? Isaac Sofer, li peintre, vous savez ? Je cherche la jeune femme avec les cheveux orange. Alice ! Madame Tarton, Alice ! ".

Continúa la serie de aventuras de Christophe Blain (LA AMANECER), cuyo primer volumen ganó el premio Alph Art al Mejor Álbum en el Festival de Angoulême 2002. Después de rebelarse contra el grupo de ladrones del retorcido Cuerda, Isaac, Jacques y sus nuevos socios se esconden en el campo, donde al fin se sienten seguros. Pero las ansias de saber más sobre Alice y el amor de Jacques hacia la desconocida que le ha robado el corazón les obliga, una vez más, a poner en peligro sus vidas y las de sus parientes cuando vuelvan a París.

Isaac is a talented artist with no money but with a wonderful lover back in the 18th century. He runs into a rich Captain who is taken by his abilities and hires him with a handsome stipend to come along in his voyages. It turns out he's a pirate. Isaac went to make some quick money and come back and marry the love of his life but has embarked upon a series of at turns hilarious and dark adventures on the high seas from the Caribbean to the icy North, with apparently no end in sight. Meanwhile, his girlfriend is getting attention from another.

After a dicey life of women and drink on tropical isles fueled by robbery and deft pickpocketing, Isaac itches to be back home and find his love of so many years ago, Alice. While he reunites with his now much older father, Alice, and a ‘clean’ life, remain elusive..