If you’ve been craving more amazing Euro-comix in your life. Comixology just made that dream come true. Europe Comics, the collective of French language publishers, and the much-under appreciated Cinebooks, are debuting today on the Comixology platform. You can see the lineup below and there’s some gold in there, both classic and contemporary, from Spirou to The Survivors to XIII.
PR below:
Europe Comics and Cinebook will make their comiXology debut today with a new distribution agreement to sell English translations of noted bandes dessinées (BD) on comiXology. Customers will be able to purchase over 45 titles today available digitally for the first time in English on comiXology. Noted titles include longtime fan favorites like XIII, Largo Winch, Lucky Luke, Thorgal and Valerian.
“French comics have been making major inroads with U.S fans for the last years at a rate never seen before. With both Europe Comics and Cinebooks, it’s wonderful to see the catalog of amazing English language BD grow at such a phenomenal pace,” said comiXology’s Senior Director of Communication, Chip Mosher. “Thanks to this deal, the “French Invasion” of the comics on comiXology continues.”
Selections available today include:
1066 Vol 1 by Patrick Weber Antares Episodes 1–6 by Leo Blake & Mortimer Vol 1–3 by various Blast 1 by Mamu Larcenet Crusade Vol 1–4 by Jean Dufaux and Phillippe Xavier Harmony 1 by Mathieu Reynès The Keeper by Yves Sente and François Boucq Lady S Vol 1–5 by Philippe Aymond and Jean Van Hamme Largo Winch Vol 1–5 by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme Lucky Luke Vol 1–5 by Morris, René Goscinny and various Raptors by Jean Dufaux and Enrico Marini Thorgal Vol 1-3 by Grzegorz Rosinski and Jean Van Hamme Valerian Vol 1–10 by Jean-Claude Mézières and Pierre Christin Water Memory by Mathieu Reynès and Valérie Vernay XIII Vol 1–7 by Youri Jigounov, Yves Sente, Jean Van Hamme, William Vance, Jean Giraud and more
The following titles will be coming soon:
Aldebaran by Leo Alone by Bruno Gazzotti and Fabien Vehlmann Alpha by Youri Jigounov and Mythic Barracuda by Jérémy and Jean Dufaux Berlin by Marvano and Mark Van Oppen Betelgeuse by Leo Billy & Buddy by Jean Roba The Bluecoats by Raoul Cauvin and Willy Lambil Cedric by Laudec and Raoul Cauvin The Chimpanzee by Richard Marazano and Jean-Michel Ponzio Cinebook Recounts by Chauvin, Uderzo, B. Asso, and Bergese Clifton by Bob De Groot and Michel Rodrigue and Turk Damocles by Alain Henriet and Joël Callède Darwin’s Diaries by Sylvain Runberg and Eduardo Ocaña Ducoboo by Zidrou and Godi The Fascinating by André-Paul Duchâteau and René Follet Insiders by Jean-Claude Bertoll and Renaud Garreta I.R.$. by Stephen Desberg and Bernard Vrancken Iznogoud by René Goscinny and Jean Tabary Kenya by Rodolphe and Leo Lament by Grzegorz Rosinski and Jean Dufaux The Last Templar by Miguel Lalor and Raymond Khoury Long John Silver by Xavier Dorison and Mathieu Lauffray The Marquis of Anaon by Matthieu Bonhomme and Fabien Vehlmann Melusine by François Gilson and Clarke Namibia by Bertrand Marchal and Leo Orbital by Sylvain Runberg and Serge Pellé Papyrus by Lucien De Gieter The Rugger Boys by Poupard and Béka The Scorpion by Stephen Desberg and Enrico Marini Spirou & Fantasio by Franquin, Tome and Janry The Survivors by Leo Wayne Shelton by Christian Denayer and Jean Van Hamme Wisher by Giulio De Vita and Sébastien Latour XIII by Youri Jigounov, Yves Sente, Jean Van Hamme, William Vance, Jean Giraud and more Yakari by Job and Derib
With over 75,000 comics, graphic novels and manga from more than 150 publishers, comiXology offers the widest selection of digital comics in the world. ComiXology’s immense catalog and cinematic Guided View reading experience make it the best digital platform for comic fans worldwide.
“Largo Winch” is a favorite of mine, combining boardroom business politics with thriller/action moments so well. “XIII” is a classic, of course, and that first volume has appeared in English a couple of times but never managed to take off past that. Cinebook finally published all of them, so that’s good news.
“Lucky Luke” is co-created by the co-creator of “Asterix”, so there’s good stuff in there. I haven’t read the first five volumes, so I can’t vouch for them, but the series is usually pretty good when Goscinny is involved. And that goes double for Morris — the best volumes are always the ones he drew.
When “Melusine” hits, it’s a good all ages humor story about a witch that’s also cutely cartooned.
Lots of these were already available through the European digital distributor, Izneo, but you have to pay in Euro, so it’s good to make it easier to buy them through Comixology now..
Thank you kindly for the “much-under appreciated ” part – it’s nice to feel loved every once in a while! ^_^
Jerome, translator at Cinebook (no ‘s’ at the end, btw!)
Clearly some reviews are in order order
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