Episode 2: You Have Excuses, I Have Answers

There are ten common reasons I’ve heard for why people don’t read European Comics.

And they’re all wrong.  In the second episode of the Pipeline Comics podcast, I’ll explain why.

This is based on an article I wrote a couple years back titled “Why Now Is a Great Time to Start Reading Franco-Belgian Comics.”

Everything I wrote there still stands.

Here are your excuses (or objections, if you prefer) that I’ll be answering in the podcast:

• I can’t read French.
• Nobody publishes them in English.
• The pages are too big.
• The books are too short.
• The books are too expensive.
• The books are hard to find.
• I don’t know what’s good.
• I tried one that one time and didn’t like it very much.
• The translations aren’t very good.
• I don’t have enough time.

As it turns out, I didn’t really have an answer for that last one without diving into some deep personal life coach mumbo jumbo. But the rest of them are easily answered, especially in this day and age of digital comics.

Links of Interest

One of the best ways to get started with European comics is to take advantage of the weekly sales on the digital platforms. Comixology has them, and so does Izneo.

EuropeComics.com is still an awesome resource.

If you’re new to the podcast, can I recommend the first episode, for your listening pleasure?

Anthea Belle was a badass translator.

Heidi Mac Donald explains her “Satisfying Chunk Theory.“

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