Pipeline and Sundry: New Gaston La Gaffe “Suspended” (For Now)
Gaston on hold! A final decision is coming this fall! 1.2 million books hang in the balance! Will a deal be made?
Pipeline and Sundry: FCBD Canceled. Valerian On Sale. Reading in French.
Free Comic Book Day kinda sorta didn’t happen in France this year. “Valerian and Laureline” are on sale for a limited time. So are early Image Comics. And more!
“Ladies With Guns” v1
Five ladies with (and without) guns come together for mutual protection and maybe a bit of revenge.
Pipeline and Sundry: More Smurfs, More Gaston, and an Eisner for a Frenchman?
The Smurfs get renewed and a new movie, but something worries me there. Also, Valerian’s artist gets an Eisner nom, and more from Dupuis about Gaston La Gaffe.
Pipeline and Sundry: Print, Podcast, Projects, and Streaming
Does Bone’s cancelation bode ill for… Asterix? “Always Never” is coming to bookstore shelves! Catch me on a podcast! And more!
Episode 95: “Always Never” News and Speculation
“Always Never” is coming to print this summer, which makes me think that something else might come next…
All The Happenings at House Spirou
Dupuis announced a new Gaston La Gaffe book and Andre Franquin’s daughter lawyered up. Spirou is going to die! Plus, can you guess Quebec’s best-selling book of 2021?
The Best of 2021
2021 was a busier year than I had remembered. Here are some of the most interesting and important articles on the site from last year.
Episode 93: Julie Doucet and Awards
Julie Doucet won the Grand Prix at the 2022 Angouleme Festival last week, but what does it mean? Perhaps less than what you’re thinking, or perhaps more.
Episode 92: Final Comixology Founder Flees
Comixology’s final founder leaves the company. This has nothing to do with the disastrous turnover to Amazon in the last month, though. Right?
