Blacksad v1: “Somewhere Within the Shadows”
The exceptional anthropomorphic noir series, “Blacksad,” begins here. It’s Disney Meets Sin City.
Episode 75: Collecting Spirou
Spirou Journal has always had very scrappy way of making collected editions. I’ll cover that history in this podcast.
Marsupilami: The Beast v1
Imagine Marsupilami, but cast as a beast in post-World War II Belgium using the E.T. plot template. Oh, and it’s beautifully drawn. Fun!
Bonus: Spirou and Uderzo
Albert Uderzo is remembered in Angouleme in a BIG way; Spirou gets a new creative team.
In Defense of Slabs and Comics Collecting
Are we in the boom before the bust of collectible comics? Or has the internet changed things so much that this is the new normal?
Episode 74: My Dream Website
What would be my dream website devoted to European comics? I’ll lay out the whole publishing and monetization plan in this podcast.
Celebrating Lucky Luke’s 25th Anniversary with — Moebius ?!?
Morris draws Blueberry; Giraud draws Lucky Luke. Pilote Journal celebrates Lucky Luke in grand style!
“Days of Sand”, Part 1 by Aimée de Jongh
In the great Dust Bowl in Oklahoma, a photographer from New York City comes out on behalf of the federal government. What could possibly go wrong?
Episode 73: The New Normal
Is the current booming comic book market sustainable? Or is this just a prelude to a huge bust? My answer might surprise you….
Bonus: X-Force #1 at 30
X-Force #1 came out 30 years ago now, and there’s some Twitter controversy. Of course there is. One website, though, stretched their logic a little too far..