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Philémon series. Nothing by Fred has been translated to English, even though he is one of the major French authors from the 1960s to 1990s. This book is a very suitable introduction to his work, filled with both biting social commentary and striking absurdist poetry — and drawn in Fred’s usual, unimitable style. This is one of his later books, and tells the story of Armand, who wakes up one day to find he is a crow. Looking for help, he goes to the psychiatrist and then…]]>

Philémon series. Nothing by Fred has been translated to English, even though he is one of the major French authors from the 1960s to 1990s. This book is a very suitable introduction to his work, filled with both biting social commentary and striking absurdist poetry — and drawn in Fred’s usual, unimitable style. This is one of his later books, and tells the story of Armand, who wakes up one day to find he is a crow. Looking for help, he goes to the psychiatrist and then…]]> tag:comixinflux.com:/Book/17 2008-07-28T16:57:58Z Katherine Farmar (puritybrown)

Les Mauvaises Gens.]]>

Les Mauvaises Gens.]]> tag:comixinflux.com:/Book/16 2008-07-15T08:39:58Z (pikayev)

Continuing from the first book, Julien has had to make his presence known to a few more people. Despite the German forces being pushed back, he’s still in hiding. Will he be caught? Will he get the girl of his dreams, and is his biggest enemy boredom?]]>

Continuing from the first book, Julien has had to make his presence known to a few more people. Despite the German forces being pushed back, he’s still in hiding. Will he be caught? Will he get the girl of his dreams, and is his biggest enemy boredom?]]> tag:comixinflux.com:/Book/15 2008-07-13T06:48:08Z (pikayev)

The synopsis is that Julien tips up back at home in his small village in occupied France in 1943. He can’t let the officials know he’s there because he’s supposed to be in Germany, so he hides, watching the village go about its business, and learns a few things along the way. What’s killing him is having to watch his girlfriend without making contact.]]>

The synopsis is that Julien tips up back at home in his small village in occupied France in 1943. He can’t let the officials know he’s there because he’s supposed to be in Germany, so he hides, watching the village go about its business, and learns a few things along the way. What’s killing him is having to watch his girlfriend without making contact.]]> tag:comixinflux.com:/Book/14 2008-07-07T16:27:35Z Stephen Betts (thisisstephenbetts)

This is translated from the German edition. As that’s translated from the French, there may be some slight deviation from the original text. This will be an idiomatic translation rather than a completely faithful translation of the words. The story pagination begins with page three, so the translation follows the book page numbering rather than the story page numbering. The name of a character changes mid-way through the book, but I’ve kept with the original to avoid confusion.]]>

This is translated from the German edition. As that’s translated from the French, there may be some slight deviation from the original text. This will be an idiomatic translation rather than a completely faithful translation of the words. The story pagination begins with page three, so the translation follows the book page numbering rather than the story page numbering. The name of a character changes mid-way through the book, but I’ve kept with the original to avoid confusion.]]> tag:comixinflux.com:/Book/13 2008-06-21T17:13:02Z (pikayev)

I’m translating this from the German edition, which is itself obviously a translation, so some of the finer references may be lost along the way. This is also an idiomatic translation rather than a direct one. A French or German phrase may be meaningless in English, but English probably has a phrase with the same meaning, so that’s what I’ll use. The book breaks down into chapters and their titles will be used at the top of the page. There’s one sentence on page 79 that I don’t get at all. Feel free to correct.]]>

I’m translating this from the German edition, which is itself obviously a translation, so some of the finer references may be lost along the way. This is also an idiomatic translation rather than a direct one. A French or German phrase may be meaningless in English, but English probably has a phrase with the same meaning, so that’s what I’ll use. The book breaks down into chapters and their titles will be used at the top of the page. There’s one sentence on page 79 that I don’t get at all. Feel free to correct.]]> tag:comixinflux.com:/Book/12 2008-06-20T01:52:56Z (pikayev)

NBM’s Oddballz anthology published volumes 1 (issues 5-8)and 4 (issues 1-4). I’m translating from the German edition of the book (titled Frühlings-erwachen or Spring Awakening), which is obviously itself a translation from the original French. Apologies if this leads to some idioms in the original being altered for German. Rather than translate literally, I’ll attempt to provide a more natural English language version, and if there are panel gaps between dialogue it’s because those panels are wordless. Specific characters are only cited if more than one speaks per panel. Page numbers refer to those printed on the page, rather than the story page, so the story starts on page 3.]]>

NBM’s Oddballz anthology published volumes 1 (issues 5-8)and 4 (issues 1-4). I’m translating from the German edition of the book (titled Frühlings-erwachen or Spring Awakening), which is obviously itself a translation from the original French. Apologies if this leads to some idioms in the original being altered for German. Rather than translate literally, I’ll attempt to provide a more natural English language version, and if there are panel gaps between dialogue it’s because those panels are wordless. Specific characters are only cited if more than one speaks per panel. Page numbers refer to those printed on the page, rather than the story page, so the story starts on page 3.]]> tag:comixinflux.com:/Book/11 2008-07-17T02:39:23Z Stephen Betts (thisisstephenbetts)

The art is simple but effective. For example, each of the story’s 14 short chapters has a distinct colour palette, to reflect the events in that chapter. Peter Greenaway for kids!
The book is due to be published in English by Ponent Mon / Fanfare in December 2008 (see http://tinyurl.com/425pg4).]]>

The art is simple but effective. For example, each of the story’s 14 short chapters has a distinct colour palette, to reflect the events in that chapter. Peter Greenaway for kids!
The book is due to be published in English by Ponent Mon / Fanfare in December 2008 (see http://tinyurl.com/425pg4).]]> tag:comixinflux.com:/Book/10 2008-06-30T15:31:51Z Stephen Betts (thisisstephenbetts)

tag:comixinflux.com:/Book/9 2008-07-17T02:28:00Z Stephen Betts (thisisstephenbetts)

The book is told in Pralong’s distinctive and expressive style, combining with sensitive writing to give an understated but still very touching book.]]>

The book is told in Pralong’s distinctive and expressive style, combining with sensitive writing to give an understated but still very touching book.]]> tag:comixinflux.com:/Book/8 2008-06-30T15:30:12Z Stephen Betts (thisisstephenbetts)

“It’s a cracking good read: funny and action-packed, with enough moments of sharp observation and even pathos to keep me interested. On the other hand, it’s got some breathtakingly sexist moments. ... In any case, L’Autoroute du Soleil is a terrific ride, and I couldn’t put it down.” (http://puritybrown.blogspot.com/2008/03/)]]>

“It’s a cracking good read: funny and action-packed, with enough moments of sharp observation and even pathos to keep me interested. On the other hand, it’s got some breathtakingly sexist moments. ... In any case, L’Autoroute du Soleil is a terrific ride, and I couldn’t put it down.” (http://puritybrown.blogspot.com/2008/03/)]]> tag:comixinflux.com:/Book/7 2008-08-19T01:41:06Z Stephen Betts (thisisstephenbetts)

Each strip is just two pages long, and the book contains 108 strips. My hope is to translate 2 strips per week, and have the whole book completed within the year. The only difficulty is that much of the text is fairly phonetic, so quite difficult to translate. Well, we’ll see how it goes…]]>

Each strip is just two pages long, and the book contains 108 strips. My hope is to translate 2 strips per week, and have the whole book completed within the year. The only difficulty is that much of the text is fairly phonetic, so quite difficult to translate. Well, we’ll see how it goes…]]> tag:comixinflux.com:/Book/6 2008-05-18T07:54:46Z Ellen Lindner (ellen_l)

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tag:comixinflux.com:/Book/4 2007-12-30T18:15:50Z Stephen Betts (thisisstephenbetts)

tag:comixinflux.com:/Book/3 2007-10-09T02:29:39Z Stephen Betts (thisisstephenbetts)

Where a page is extracted from a work already available in English I have not provided a translation. That’s not to say that someone else shouldn’t, but if you do, don’t copy it from the published translations!]]>

Where a page is extracted from a work already available in English I have not provided a translation. That’s not to say that someone else shouldn’t, but if you do, don’t copy it from the published translations!]]> tag:comixinflux.com:/Book/2 2007-10-08T01:57:22Z Stephen Betts (thisisstephenbetts)