“Story Without a Hero,” volume 1
A plane crashes in the Brazilian jungle, and nobody will save the survivors. Can they find a way out before starving or becoming some big cat’s dinner?
A Visit to The Albertine, New York City’s French Bookstore
The best selection of French comics on the east coast is housed in a small bookstore attached to the French Consulate on Central Park East. This is the story of my trip to The Albertine.
Parc Spirou Opens This Weekend, But Is It Worth Going?
The latest French theme park, Parc Spirou, opens this weekend. I didn’t get to go to the preview days, but I’ve seen enough to draw conclusions.
Spirou and Fantasio v13: “Z is for Zorglub”
A mad scientist captures Fantasio and brainwashes him in an effort to — well, that would be a spoiler. This is Franquin in his prime Spirou style.
Trent v1: “The Dead Man”
“Trent” is a Canadian “Ranger Rick”: A safe and boring police procedural in the extreme north. It just doesn’t excite me.
Maybe Asterix Should Just Surrender to Caesar
A radical thought: The Village would be better off if it surrendered to Rome like just about every other Gallic village did before them, some the hard way.
Asterix v19: “Asterix and the Soothsayer”
A Soothsayer comes to town and places everyone under his thrall, except Asterix, who has to save the village from itself.
“Karma City” v1 – v6 by Pierre-Yves Gabrion
In Karma City, you need to be good for the general civilization, or they won’t let you in. If you act selfishly, you’ll be caught. This is a great police procedural sci-fi series.
“Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods” Movie Review
The CGI animated movie based on the 17th volume in the Asterix series looks great and provides a lot of great laughs. Forget the live action movies; all Asterix movies need to be animated this way.
Pipeline and Sundry for 05 June 2018
A new Linked List feature begins with looks at European art auctions, Butch Guice’s latest book (in France!), a Eurocomics podcast, and more!