Episode 38: The Racine Report
What is the Racine Report? What are the 23 suggestions it makes to aid French comic book creators? And will it prove to be a model for American creators interested in unionizing?
What is The Racine Report? What Does It Recommend? Will This Unionize French Comics?
What is the Racine Report and what are its recommendations? Will this unionize the French creative community? Can American comic creators learn anything from it?
Asterix: The Pilote Publication Guide
Here’s a complete index of Pilote issues that have Asterix pages in them. Might be helpful if you’re every shopping on eBay…
The Surprising Way They Collected “Pilote” Magazine Issues
You won’t believe how they collected “Pilote” into hardcover editions. Hint: It’s a batch of issues, and a tube of glue.
Four Smurfy Spirou Covers I’d Like to Own
There are four Smurfs covers from Spirou magazine that I’d love to own. One is way too expensive, but the others are within reason.
Episode 37: I’m Super Excited About This
I’m a bit magazine happy these days. I’ve discovered the fun of looking at old French and Belgian magazines to see where all these great comics like Spirou, Asterix, and Lucky Luke came from.
What is “Pilote”? A tour through the home of Asterix, Valerian, and Lucky Luke
Take a look through an issue of Pilote from 1968. Find the original birthplace of Asterix, Valerian, and many more classic BD characters.
Podcasts on the Eve of Angouleme
As Angouleme 2020 begins, here are four podcasts to get you in the mood for the big French show. I’ll even throw a bonus French one in…
Episode 36: Pipeline and Sundry 1
Rene Goscinny gets a statue. A lot of exciting books are publishing in 2020. Follow-ups on Uncle Scrooge and Resolutions. And a whole lot more!
Undertaker v5: “The White Indian”
Jonas Crow is starring in a heist tale — steal a body from the Apache. Everything goes wrong for him.