I miss comics!
I miss comics!
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?
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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The usual Astérix ! for france ![Razz :P](./images/smilies/1icon_razz.gif)
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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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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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![Smile :)](./images/smilies/1icon_smile.gif)
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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Yikes!! Internet is prio 1, isn't it? =Ogeeza wrote:When I get internet at home
Grats on the movegeeza wrote: I've just moved
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Unpack first internet laterDrakfot wrote:Yikes!! Internet is prio 1, isn't it? =Ogeeza wrote:When I get internet at homeGrats on the movegeeza wrote: I've just moved
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Yes of course, need a computer to connect to internet ;Dgeeza wrote:Unpack first internet laterDrakfot wrote:Yikes!! Internet is prio 1, isn't it? =Ogeeza wrote:When I get internet at homeGrats on the movegeeza wrote: I've just moved
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That's a good tip! I've been thinking of buying Metabarons by Jodorowsky, actually.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.
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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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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.![Razz :P](./images/smilies/1icon_razz.gif)
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![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/1icon_biggrin.gif)
Sorry for any mixups on my side![Embarassed :oops:](./images/smilies/1icon_redface.gif)
The only american comics I've been following for some time have been "Spawn" and *well* the occasional Disney stuff.
![Razz :P](./images/smilies/1icon_razz.gif)
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
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Sorry for any mixups on my side
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Re: I miss comics!
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)
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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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 ... _Laurelinetrini wrote:My all time favorite is Yoko Tsuno, they are franco-belgique comics written by Roger Leloup.
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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![Smile :)](./images/smilies/1icon_smile.gif)
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Maybe I should give 'Valerian und Veronique' (german title) a try
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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.)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)
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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Actually it is one series. Part of it taking place on nowadays earth, and some of in space and time.Sxarlet wrote:If I remember right, there were about 2 different series, 1 in space / time, and 1 on earth (I think.)
I actually started reading them as I was 9 or 10. But came back to them at 36
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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 !