Dad v2: “Family Secrets”
We get “Dad’s Secret Origin” as we learn more about the mothers of his children. And, of course, there are plenty of gags at his expense.
Asterix v27: “Asterix and Son”
A baby shows up on Asterix’s door step. Where did he come from? Is Asterix the father? And why are the Romans suddenly sniffing about?
Pipeline and Sundry: Ekho, Nintendo,and Ythaq-O
Ekho Bounces Back! A new edition of “Ekho” arrived in French bookstores recently! It’s volume 8. Alessandro Barbucci says on his Instagram that an English release is coming “soon.” I don’t know if that means next week or next month or December. Whatever it is, I look forward to reading it. In the meantime, I…
Appreciating Tom Orzechowski’s Lettering Choices (Part 2)
For this year’s Letterer Appreciation Day, I look at choices Tom Orzechowski makes in lettering a classic X-Men comic. It’s about speed, volume, and number.
Manu Larcenet’s “Microcosm”
Splotches of paint tell often off-color jokes for 150 pages.
Asterix v26: “Asterix and the Black Gold”
Asterix and Obelix head to the Middle East for oil, and get caught up in all sorts of wars, all while Sean Connery’s James Bond tries to subvert them.
Manu Larcenet’s “Almost”
“Almost” is a stark autobiographical tale of a cartoonist at his lowest real life moment. Manu Larcenet again plays with his style to draw the reader in and to illustrate a very specific story in very broad brush strokes. Writer and Artist: Manu LarcenetPublished by: Les ReveursNumber of Pages: 98Original Publication: 1998 Serve Your Country? …
Shi v1: “In the Beginning, There Was Fury”
A blonde woman from a wealthy family befriends a lonely and sad Asian woman over a dead baby. Then things go nuts.
Milo’s World v2: Into the Swamps We Go
Everything you want to know is explained in this book! In other words, there is a lot of reading to do to get through the backstory. And, yes, Milo is a “Chosen One.”
Glorious Summers v2: “The Calanque”
We flash back four years for an earlier Falderault family vacation with echoes from the last book. PIerre’s comics career is about to take off — or is it?