Tag: French comics
INDIE VIEW: PORTRAIT OF A DRUNK is a soused nightmare of absurd cruelty
Portrait of a Drunk
By Olivier Schrauwen, Florent Ruppert, and Jérôme Mulot
Fantagraphics
Like a Robert Louis Stevenson novel gone horribly wrong, Portrait of a Drunk dives...
INDIE VIEW: THE THIRD POPULATION demystifies mental healthcare
The Third Population
Written by Aurélien Ducoudray
Illustrated by Jeff Pourquié
Translated by Kendra Boileau
Penn State University Press Graphic Medicine
In my experience, most comics that tackle the...
INDIE VIEW: GERARD is maximum Depardieu
Gerard: Five Years with Depardieu
By Mathieu Sapin
Europe Comics
Is there an American equivalent for Gerard Depardieu? For sure there are men who equal him in...
INDIE VIEW: In ALTITUDE growing up happens in dangerous terrain
Altitude
Written by Olivier Bocquet
Written and Illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette
Translated by Edward Gauvin
SelfMadeHero
I was recently standing at a local landmark called Witt’s Ledge, the cliff...
Asterix co-creator Albert Uderzo dies at age 92
Uderzo worked on the beloved French series he co-created for half a century.
Stéphane Beaujean ankles Angoulême festival for Dupuis
He'll join Dupuis as editorial director
INDIE VIEW: MISS ENDICOTT is a bright light in dark London
Miss Endicott Part 1
Written by Jean-Christophe Derrien
Illustrated by Xavier Fourquemin
Translated by Jerome Sincantin
Europe Comics
In Miss Endicott Part 1, following the death of her mother,...
INDIE VIEW: In ‘750cc Down Lincoln Highway’ the soul hits the pavement
750cc Down Lincoln Highway
Written by Bernard Chambaz
Illustrated by Barroux
Lettered by Ortho
Translated by Joe Johnston
NBM
I’m going to confess that as someone who barely leaves...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Colony’ reveals obscure anarchist history
The Colony
By Nicolas Debon
Translated by Edward Gauvin
Europe Comics
Based on the rise and fall of an actual anarchist outpost in France in the early 20th...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Renaissance 1: The Uprooted’ presents a thoughtful account of first contact
Renaissance 1: The Uprooted
Written by Fred Duval
Illustrated by Emem
Europe Comics
“Humans lie! To themselves and each other!” an alien commander yells at Swann, a well-meaning...
INDIE VIEW: In ‘Worlds Unseen’ progress and tradition clash
Worlds Unseen
Written by Georges Abolin
Written and Illustrated by Olivier Pont
Colored by Jean-Jacques Chagnaud
Europe Comics
It’s just after the turn of the century and...
Papercutz is bringing the beloved Asterix comics to the Americas
The world's favorite little Gaul is finally making a trip across the big pond.
