First Generation 1815-1848 - The Waterloo Insider (Volume 1)

1815. In London, everyone awaits with baited breath news from the continent, where Napoleon has returned and is about to engage Britain’s army. Among the anxious populace are Nathan Rotschild, a banker of growing reputation among the mighty, and his brother Jacob, who is in love with Charlotte – a French aristocrat in exile forced to make a living as a courtesan. As the battle soon to be joined at Waterloo will determine the fate of the kingdom, fortunes will be made – or unmade …

Pierre Boisserie is a prolific and versatile author, especially at ease with realist comics, thanks to his extensive general knowledge. He is best known for Dantès, a series he created with Philippe Guillaume. Philippe Guillaume is a financial journalist who also reports on comic books and writes scripts for them. Julien Maffre studied bandes dessinées in Angoulême. After The Bank, he teamed up with his own brother to create the unusual but critically acclaimed Western Stern.