Tag: French comics
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 his big mouth or body size or ego or unpredictability...
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 atop a former quarry looking down 1100 feet and thinking...
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, Prudence Endicott makes her way to London to take over...
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 his region of the country anymore — the northeast, FYI...
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 Century, Nicolas Debon’s The Colony channels the inspiration required in...
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 soldier from the planet Nakan who is part of the...
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 a mix of strangeness and violence is about to hit...
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.
INDIE VIEW: ‘Swimming In Darkness’ mixes architecture and mythology to create an abstract mystery
The real Therme Vals in Switzerland becomes both the backdrop and main character in this tale of existential noir.
INDIE VIEW: ‘Gramercy Park’ shows the heart to be the ultimate crime scene
Gramercy Park
Written by Timothée de Fombelle
Illustrated by Christian Cailleaux
Translated by Edward Gauvin
IDW EuroComics
Why is the woman on the roof obsessively watching the window of a crime boss? That’s the central question of the Angoulême-nominated...
