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I miss comics!

Post by Ulani » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:17 pm

In Sweden, late 80's early 90's, we had a great distributor of French, Italian and other European comics; we had Bilal, Moebius, Pratt, etc. Then, after a lawsuit, it all disappeared. And my interest of comics disappeared too.

We have a pretty good selection of American comics, in the stores here in Stockholm, but too me it's a difference. Maybe the majority of the imported US comics springs from their superhero comics, with few exceptions (like for example Chester Brown and Daniel Clowes).

I know there are interesting Manga, but the stores seem to focus on teenage oriented stuff. I really like Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by Miyasaki, Joan by Yasuhiko and a few others. I just ordered Planetes by Yukimura on Amazon, looks good.

So, I'm asking Evolution for tips about good newer comics and manga, especially since we are so international. What's good in France, England, Germany, Denmark and Holland nowadays? Do you have anything to recommend?
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Re: I miss comics!

Post by Moyaku » Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:24 pm

The usual Astérix ! for france :P

Go for this http://www.bdangouleme.com/index.php?langue=en
Angoulème is a french city well know for its international comic festival... it always got good news for all ages.
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Post by Aina » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:06 pm

I know there are some verry good french comics but they are not called that. It is more like a grafic novel, something we are finding more and more of here in the netherlands.

There is a french series called the metabaron (not sure what that would be in french or enlgish) that I liked. Things like thorgal and storm are very cool aswell. I have a lot of comics (most are hardcover) at home. When I get internet at home I'll try to post some things, remind me in a few weeks when I have unpacked. I've just moved :)
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Post by Drakfot » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:21 pm

geeza wrote:When I get internet at home
Yikes!! Internet is prio 1, isn't it? =O
geeza wrote: I've just moved :)
Grats on the move :)
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Post by Aina » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:27 pm

Drakfot wrote:
geeza wrote:When I get internet at home
Yikes!! Internet is prio 1, isn't it? =O
geeza wrote: I've just moved :)
Grats on the move :)
Unpack first internet later ;)
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Post by Drakfot » Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:06 pm

geeza wrote:
Drakfot wrote:
geeza wrote:When I get internet at home
Yikes!! Internet is prio 1, isn't it? =O
geeza wrote: I've just moved :)
Grats on the move :)
Unpack first internet later ;)
Yes of course, need a computer to connect to internet ;D
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Re: I miss comics!

Post by Ulani » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:18 pm

geeza wrote:There is a french series called the metabaron (not sure what that would be in french or enlgish) that I liked. Things like thorgal and storm are very cool aswell. I have a lot of comics (most are hardcover) at home.
That's a good tip! I've been thinking of buying Metabarons by Jodorowsky, actually. :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabarons

Another series that might be interesting is Keepers of the Maser by Frezzato, has anyone read it? I ordered the first album.
http://www.amazon.com/Second-Moon-Keepe ... 1882931246
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Post by Zoine » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:42 am

Hrm, was a great collector of mangas a few years ago. But somehow that interest vanished for me entirely. On the manga side I still remember "Blade of the Immortal", my most loved manga series. Very gory but with an intricate storyline too and nice drawing style, which may of course not please everyone. I'm not sure if it goes by that title in the rest of Europe, but as it's an almost direct translation from japanese should be safe assume.

The only american comics I've been following for some time have been "Spawn" and *well* the occasional Disney stuff. :P

The french stuff I've read was of course "Asterix" and a series called "Attalante" (sp?). Not really sure though what the second was about anymore, as I "read" it in either french or spanish, which I both suck at :D

Sorry for any mixups on my side :oops:
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Post by Aina » Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:41 pm

oh spawn!

The movie was a bit off but the comic was nice indeed !
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Post by trini » Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:23 pm

My all time favorite is Yoko Tsuno, they are franco-belgique comics written by Roger Leloup.
All 24 comic books sadly are hard to get now, at least in German or English. I can't say much about the availability of the original French versions (because I don't understand french)
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Re: I miss comics!

Post by Ulani » Sat Feb 16, 2008 1:41 pm

trini wrote:My all time favorite is Yoko Tsuno, they are franco-belgique comics written by Roger Leloup.
A few of those came out here too, but that must have been in the 70s. I hardly remember them at all I gotta pick up an album at the second hand comic store. In the light of really old comics - Valerian - that was a great comic! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val%C3%A9r ... _Laureline
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Post by trini » Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:54 pm

Yeah, the first I read was 'The Devil's Organ' and that must have been in the late 70´th ;) The last one I bought 2005 or 2006 if I remember correctly think. So I read the series for about 30 years - man am I old :/

Maybe I should give 'Valerian und Veronique' (german title) a try :)
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Post by Sxarlet » Sat Feb 16, 2008 7:29 pm

trini wrote:My all time favorite is Yoko Tsuno, they are franco-belgique comics written by Roger Leloup.
All 24 comic books sadly are hard to get now, at least in German or English. I can't say much about the availability of the original French versions (because I don't understand french)
Yeah, I loved Yoko Tsuno too when i was a kid. If I remember right, there were about 2 different series, 1 in space / time, and 1 on earth (I think.)

I never checked but I think you might be able to still find some at specialized comic stores.(At least in the Netherlands you might be..)
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Re: I miss comics!

Post by trini » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:46 am

Sxarlet wrote:If I remember right, there were about 2 different series, 1 in space / time, and 1 on earth (I think.)
Actually it is one series. Part of it taking place on nowadays earth, and some of in space and time.

I actually started reading them as I was 9 or 10. But came back to them at 36 ;)
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Re: I miss comics!

Post by Moixa » Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:05 pm

Hmm, when I was young I never saw asterix comics as such was always a cartoon book, I always thought thought I wanted as a young child being Asterix would be incredible, got a little older and puberty and thought Obelisk would be my icon being all muscly and that.. but Getafix to me was always the hero ...(maybe that is where my troubles began :p). Getafix was so cool he has my vote !

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