Tag: penelope bagieu

For the last month, the French Comics Association has been hosting events around New York City as part of their inaugural "French Comics Framed," which celebrates francophone comics and cartoonists.  One of the final...

We just told you about the huge deal between French comics publisher Delcourt and Comixology to being a line of French comics to English via digital. Now here's one example of why it's big, an exclusive preview of the English language version of Pénélope Bagieu's Josephine. Bagieu is hugely popular in France for her down to earth comics about contemporary life. Her Exquisite Corpse was just published earlier this year by First Second; Josephine is her long running comic about a young woman with the usual complicated and annoying life—at least one of the strips below describes just about every day of my life, but I'll let you guess which.

By Nick Eskey Penelope Bagieu is a French illustrator who over the last ten years has become more involved in making comics and graphic novels. Some of her works include Josephine, Not Bad, White Page, and Stars of the Stars. She also has a comic blog, My Life Is Quite Fascinating, where she portrays everyday life in a humorous light.

Last event, but the one that I am moderating! BK: European (Comics) Invasion with Darryl Cunningham, Penelope Bagieu, Sergio Garcia Sanchez & Nadja Spiegelman | WORD: This event takes place at our Brooklyn location. The artists...