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Augie De Blieck Jr.
Tired of crossovers and continuity and endless reboots? It's time for something new to come to comics in North America. The original comic book podcaster, Augie De Blieck Jr., introduces you to the world of European comics, specifically the Franco-Belgian kind (les bandes dessinees, or BD). It's a whole new and awesome world of stories and art. Plus, thoughts on the latest comics news of the day and trends in the industry. If you're looking for something new to read or a different opinion on the hot button topics of the day, check out the Pipeline Comics podcast every Tuesday and Friday.
It's Letterer Appreciation Day 2022! Let's take a look at four things I've noticed in reading Franco-Belgian comics. This is the audio from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdz85j69bN8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdz85j69bN8) Support the Pipeline mission by becoming a Patron: https://patreon.com/pipelinecomics (https://patreon.com/pipelinecomics) Show Notes: https://pipelinecomics.com (https://pipelinecomics.com/) Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com (https://twitter.com) Email: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Back in February, Dark Horse announced an August release for the print edition of Jordi Lafebre's "Always Never" in English: https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/3446/fall-back-love-always-never It's a book I had reviewed after its digital release in 2021: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/always-never-by-jordi-lafebre-review/ I really hope this gives the book a new life in North America. It's a great one. Also, it prompts a little wild speculation from me about Dark Horse and other projects of Lafebre's... My theory makes sense and fits the gaps in the narrative, but is it true? I hope so.... Support the Pipeline mission by becoming a Patron: https://patreon.com/pipelinecomics (https://patreon.com/pipelinecomics) Show Notes: https://pipelinecomics.com/95 (https://pipelinecomics.com/95) Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com (https://twitter.com) Email: augie@pipelinecomics.com
https://www.idwpublishing.com/news/articles/idw-publishing-announces-todd-mcfarlane-spider-man-artist-edition (IDW announced their next Artist's Edition), and it's collecting a whole lot of Todd McFarlane Spider-Man art. I couldn't imagine a more exciting AE outing, so I'm going to go over the specs on this thing in the podcast. We have six months to save up the $150 to buy it, which hopefully is enough time... Support the Pipeline mission by becoming a Patron: https://patreon.com/pipelinecomics (https://patreon.com/pipelinecomics) Show Notes: https://pipelinecomics.com/94 (https://pipelinecomics.com/94) Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com (https://twitter.com) Email: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Julie Doucet won the Grand Prix at Angouleme this year. How did that happen? What kind of narrative did you shape in your mind for why the voters voted the way they did? My guess is, you're wrong. These things can't be forced into a single narrative, and I'll tell you exactly why and how Julie Doucet won in this podcast. You're welcome. Here, watch Chris Ware hand over the prize to Doucet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZx486r9FW4 Warning: It's awkward. Learning French: I passed the 800 days streak on https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) last week, then celebrated by winning my Diamond League for the week! Je suis rentré chez moi hier. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/93 (PipelineComics.com/93) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Watch on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTLgEbooSan00cC7-6tiyA (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTLgEbooSan00cC7-6tiyA)
Is that episode title clickbait? How about "Last Rat Deserts Ship"? Now THAT's incendiary! See David Steinberger's resignation tweet here: https://twitter.com/stonemtn/status/1501962345618317313 Comixology on CrunchBase: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/comixology/company_financials Support the Pipeline mission by becoming a Patron: https://patreon.com/pipelinecomics Check out the website: https://pipelinecomics.com Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com Email at augie@pipelinecomics.com
The McSpidey Chronicles is a subsite of PipelineComics.com which will review every issue of "The Amazing Spider-Man" that Todd McFarlane drew, plus some articles that fit along with that as their theme. https://www.pipelinecomics.com/mcspidey/ We're past the halfway point now, so let's see how this project came about, what's left, where it's going, and what's next. ...With apologies if I'm repeating any of the stuff I talked about in the original announcement of this project in Episode #78: https://pipelinecomics.com/78 Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I'm past day 794 now and barreling towards 800. Tu ne vas pas partir demain? Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/91 (PipelineComics.com/91) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Comics are a combination of words and art. You need both. You can flip through a book or look at its cover and get a good first impression. A lot of the times, however, that can be deceptive. You need to dig in and read the combination of art and words to get the art in its proper context to enjoy it. This works both ways -- some very cool art tells the story very poorly. It also can go for color schemes, as I talk about in this podcast. I mentioned my review of Penelope Bagieu's "Josephine" in this podcast. You can find it here: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/josephine1/ The autobiographical Instagram cartoonist whose name I blanked on during the podcast is Margaux Motion. You can find her here: https://www.instagram.com/margauxmotin/ Now excuse me. It's getting late and I have to boost my score in this week's DuoLingo challenge. It's Day 793 for me today! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/90 (PipelineComics.com/90) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
It's true -- BD has an unfair advantage. It's all new stuff for me, and they tend to translate lots of good stuff first. Works for me! Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I'm past day 790 now and barreling towards 800. On va au cinema ensemble? Full Show Notes: https://pipelinecomics.com/89 (PipelineComics.com/89) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
We have the final three nominees for this year's Grand Prix at FIBD, a/k/a Angouleme. They're all women. The comments section at ActuaBD is ablaze: https://www.actuabd.com/Le-trio-gagnant-pour-le-Grand-Prix-2022-du-Festival-International-de-la-BD-d Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Today is day 789. Elle mange une orange. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/87 (PipelineComics.com/87) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Today is my birthday, but I don't want your gifts. 🎉 Instead, I want you to buy a comic book for yourself. 🎁 https://www.pipelinecomics.com/buy-your-first-bd-today/ (I have some suggestions in an article on the website right now), but I'm going to talk about one very timely series in this podcast. "Ken Games" was one of my early favorite European series. And it's on sale right now for a mere $2.99 a book. It's an amazing value for that money. Go buy it for yourself now. Thank me later. https://amzn.to/3tq6FXV (Here's an Amazon link to it.) (Yes, it's an affiliate link.) https://www.izneo.com/en/european-comics/thriller/ken-games-12032 (Here's the Izneo link.) Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Today is day 788. L'alcool peut te donner un mal à dos. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/87 (PipelineComics.com/87) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Comics need great art. Life is too short to read good stories that are destroyed by bad or even mediocre art. That's part of the reason I moved to European comics. Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I recently hit day 786. Je pense que je suis un cheval! Full Show Notes: https://pipelinecomics.com/86 (PipelineComics.com/86) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
There is no singular alternative to Comixology. There is, however, an alternative for European albums. It's https://izneo.com (Izneo.com) and you should sign up for it today. They have a subscription plan and you can even buy albums through their app. https://www.pipelinecomics.com/ultimate-guide-to-izneo/ (I did a thorough write-up of Izneo recently). Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I recently hit day 786. Je pense que je suis un cheval! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/85 (PipelineComics.com/85) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
I'm sure several of you think the title of this podcast should be "Defunding Comixology," because you think it's what Amazon has done. I'm taking the opposite opinion on this one. Amazon is hurting Comixology in the short term for a long term benefit. They are providing focus, but the transition will be a rough one. We're already seeing things get better, in fact, and I'm betting things will move pretty fast from here. Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I recently hit day 784. Incroyable, mais vrai! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/84 (PipelineComics.com/84) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
The Merge happened this week. It's a mess. I outline my first thoughts on it in this podcast. If you're looking for the new Comixology storefront on Amazon, good luck. Or, use https://Comixology.com (Comixology.com) and let them reroute you. Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I recently hit day 775. Incroyable! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/83 (PipelineComics.com/83) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Belgium has a new passport that features Belgian comic characters like Largo Winch, Lucky Luke, Tintin, and the Smurfs. Want! This is my excuse to reach for an honorary Belgian citizenship without the hassle of learning a new language or, you know, actually moving to the country. I think I found an angle on this impossible mission. I'll explain it in this podcast. https://www.pipelinecomics.com/my-new-plan-for-belgian-citizenship/ (I wrote about this goal on the website) a couple weeks ago. Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I recently extended my stream past the 765 day mark. Je ne suis pas un cheval. Full Show Notes: https://pipelinecomics.com/82 (PipelineComics.com/82) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
I received a comment recently that made fun of the way I pronounced a Belgian creators' name. It made me think about pronunciations. For as hard as I try to get it right, I'm always fighting my natural American accent instincts... One quick correction to this episode: The hockey player's name I was thinking of was Mark Messier. It's not the same as Jean-Claude Mézières. But it's close! Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I recently extended my stream past the 757 day mark. C'est magnifique! Full Show Notes: https://pipelinecomics.com/81 (PipelineComics.com/81) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Read the full review here: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/asterix-v39-asterix-and-the-griffin/ (https://www.pipelinecomics.com/asterix-v39-asterix-and-the-griffin/) Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I recently extended my stream past the 777 days mark. C'est magnifique! Full Show Notes: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/80 (PipelineComics.com/80) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
The Beatles had a 12 month period in the mid-1960s where they released four studio albums. Is there a similar comics version of that kind of productivity? Ok, sure, probably Jack Kirby with or without Stan Lee. But keeping with the theme of this podcast, who comes to mind? Easy -- Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo in the mid-1960s when they released 3 books in the same calendar year, and 5 in the span of two years. In this podcast, I'll run down the list for you. I also mentioned and recommended https://www.youtube.com/user/pegzch (Rick Beato's YouTube channel) if you're looking for smart analysis of music on-line. The Beatles Documentary, "Get Back," is streaming on Disney Plus. My reviews of the books from that fateful year: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/asterix-v7-asterix-and-the-big-fight/ (Asterix and the Big Fight) https://www.pipelinecomics.com/asterix-v8-asterix-in-britain/ (Asterix in Britain) https://www.pipelinecomics.com/asterix-v9-asterix-and-the-normans/ (Asterix and the Normans)
Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I recently extended my stream past the 700 days mark. Je t'invite a la fete de mon anniversaire -- en Mars! Full Show Notes: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/79 (PipelineComics.com/79) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Take your pick: https://PipelineClassics.com (PipelineClassics.com) https://PipelineComics.com/mcspidey (PipelineComics.com/mcspidey)
Go there now to learn all about Todd McFarlane's run on "The Amazing Spider-Man." Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My streak is now past 670 days! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/78 (PipelineComics.com/78) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Happy International Podcast Day! We celebrate a little bit of PipelineComics.com's recent five year anniversary with a State of the Union address that takes a brief tangent into https://careers.viacomcbs.com/job/New-York-NY-10019/793248200/ (the kind of job descriptions you see) for writers at comic book news websites. (Too much writing.) Also, some hints and teases for things to come, and a little about the future of this podcast. Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My streak is now past 630 days! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/77 (PipelineComics.com/77) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
How can Marvel or DC successfully create a line of original graphic novels? How is it that they've failed this long at it? What can they learn from both the French publishing model and the Amazon Kindle model? I've solved all of these problems in one short podcast. I should get a consultant's fee for this kind of work, but instead I give it all away. Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My streak is now past 590 days! Il chante sous la pluie! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/76 (PipelineComics.com/76) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
There are parallels between the North American and Franco-Belgian publishing market. Take, for example, the way serialized stories are collected into larger volumes in addition to albums. This is the story of how Jean Dupuis took the unsold issues of Le Journal de Spirou and created a secondary market for them that helped grow the brand. It's a model that would be repeated by Spirou's competition. I did a whole article explaining https://www.pipelinecomics.com/the-surprising-way-they-collected-pilote-magazine-issues/ (how it worked for Pilote Journal), for example, complete with video. I hope to get a hole of a Spirou collection someday so I can do something similar with it. For now, this podcast will have to do. Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My streak is now past 555 days! La pharmacie west ouvert. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/75 (PipelineComics.com/75) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Uderzo gets a menhir and the side of a three story building in Angouleme: https://www.actuabd.com/Angouleme-se-pare-aux-couleurs-d-Albert-Uderzo
Spirou et Fantasio gets a new creative team: https://www.actuabd.com/Un-nouveau-trio-pour-reprendre-la-serie-mere-de-Spirou-et-Fantasio
From 2018, "Spirou and Toxic Fandom," in which I discuss the issues Vehlmann talked about with fandom and his Spirou run: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/spirou-and-toxic-fandom/
The René Goscinny Obelisk in Angoulême: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/rene-goscinny-statue-obelisk-bust/
Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now past 550! J'ai fini met devoirs. Maintenant, je joue aves mes amis. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/74B (PipelineComics.com/74B) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
It's also my nightmare website. But if I ever decided to go "Bigger Is Better," what kind of website would I create to deliver the maximum traffic and create a singular source of European Comics news and reviews like you've never seen before? Spoilers: It might remind you a little bit of CBR from the early 2000s. I might be biased in that direction, though... This podcast is my brainstorming session. Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now past 545! Je lis ce livre chaque soir. Full Show Notes: http://PipelineComics.com/74 (PipelineComics.com/74) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Comic book prices in the open market are going through the roof. Is this the start of another boom and bust cycle, fueled by speculators? Or is this the new normal in a world where the internet gives us the tools to do interesting things, like arbitrage? I'll explain... Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My streak is now past 540 days! Je ne travaille pas a Paris; Alice et Paul travaillent a Paris. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/73 (PipelineComics.com/73) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Hard to believe, but "X-Force" #1 came out 30 years ago this past week. I feel so old just saying that, but I'm trying not to think about it too much. Now, since this is Rob Liefeld we're talking about, there's a small bit of controversy in Twitter-land. For some reason, people want to rain on Liefeld's parade. One went so far as to cite one website's Top 10 list of Best Selling Single Comics of All Time that has, to put it mildly, some faulty logic at its very core. This podcast is me correcting that fault and pointing out its intellectual bankruptcy. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/72C (PipelineComics.com/72C) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
In this special bonus episode of the podcast, it's Mike Wieringo's birthday. While I never interviewed him for the original incarnation of the Pipeline Comics podcast, I did talk to his partner in "Tellos", Todd Dezago. In that interview, we discussed Tellos for a few minutes, and Ringo's "Captain Marvel" issue also gets a shout out. To listen to an actual Mike Wieringo interview, listen to his appearance on a very early episode of John Siuntres' Word Balloon podcast: http://www.wordballoon.com/media/WBmikewieringo.mp3 (http://www.wordballoon.com/media/WBmikewieringo.mp3) Todd Dezago Announces "Tellos" Compendium Edition: https://www.cbr.com/todd-dezago-announces-tellos-compendium-edition/ (https://www.cbr.com/todd-dezago-announces-tellos-compendium-edition/) Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/72B (PipelineComics.com/72B) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
In this podcast, I make the case that mint comics are an amazing rarity in the world and so rare that, yes, they probably do deserve to be priced ridiculously high. This, I imagine, will not be a popular podcast. ;-) Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now past 530! Les enfants jouent a la plage. Je nage a la piscine. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/72 (PipelineComics.com/72) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
He's a robot Yojimbo in an abandoned theme park fighting some paramilitary dudes with big guns. What more do you need to know? It's fun! Since I recorded this podcast a couple weeks back, the second issue of the series is already out, with the third on its way in the next month. Check it out on https://Izneo.com (Izneo.com) or https://Comixology.com (Comixology.com) The review this podcast is based on can be found here: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/yojimbot-v1-metal-silence-part-1/ (https://www.pipelinecomics.com/yojimbot-v1-metal-silence-part-1/) Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now almost 530 days! Au début du cours, les etudiants ne comprennent rien. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/71 (PipelineComics.com/71) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
It's a good idea to take your head out of the ground and look up once in a while. Or, if you prefer a different metaphor, it's good to look outside your bubble. I recently checked out the untranslated books available at https://Izneo.com/fr (Izneo.com/fr) and found a few titles that look good. I hope they get translated someday. This is their story. Check out https://www.izneo.com/en/european-comics/fantasy/the-lost-ages-38144 ("The Lost Ages" in English) today: https://www.izneo.com/en/european-comics/fantasy/the-lost-ages-38144 Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now past 520! J'apprends l'histoire à l'école. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/70 (PipelineComics.com/70) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
The annual Grand Prix aware from the FIBD (Angouleme) show is down to its final three nominees. But it is who ISN'T nominated and why their votes, in particular, were thrown out that is sparking all the controversy. The official press release on the nominations: https://www.bdangouleme.com/les-trois-auteurrices-en-lice-pour-le-grand-prix-2021 (https://www.bdangouleme.com/les-trois-auteurrices-en-lice-pour-le-grand-prix-2021) The news story for this can be seen here: https://www.actuabd.com/Penelope-Bagieu-Catherine-Meurisse-et-Chris-Ware-en-tete-pour-le-Grand-Prix-de (https://www.actuabd.com/Penelope-Bagieu-Catherine-Meurisse-et-Chris-Ware-en-tete-pour-le-Grand-Prix-de) For background, go back to Episodes 38 and 39 of this podcast, all about the Racine Report: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/38 (https://www.pipelinecomics.com/38) https://www.pipelinecomics.com/39 (https://www.pipelinecomics.com/39) Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now past 515! J'ai mangé des croissants hier.. Full Show Notes: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/69 (PipelineComics.com/69) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
It's a very special album.... See my original review here: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/lucky-luke-v77-a-cowboy-in-high-cotton/ That's the basis for this podcast. Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now at 515! Je comprends beaucoup de francais parce que j'utilise DuoLingo. Full Show Notes: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/lucky-luke-v77-a-cowboy-in-high-cotton/ (https://www.pipelinecomics.com/lucky-luke-v77-a-cowboy-in-high-cotton/) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
I've written a lot of reviews in my time. For PipelineComics.com, alone, that number is up over 350. So when Google recently outlined their opinions of what makes a good product review, I listened. These are mostly meant for affiliate marketers who are just plain awful reviewers. Yet, it's fun to see how that applies to reviews of creative works such as comic. So here I am. You can check out Google's guidelines here: https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2021/04/product-reviews-update Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now over 500! Je comprends beaucoup de francais parce que j'utilise DuoLingo. Full Show Notes: http://PipelineComics.com/67 (PipelineComics.com/66) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
There are three Smurfs theme parks in the world today, all built in recent years. We're taking a tour of them, from Russia to Dubai to Shanghai. As a bonus, whatever happened to the Smurfs park they announced in Spain that never got built? This episode is based on an article from the PipelineComics.com website you can find here: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/three-smurfs-theme-parks/ You can find all the links from the podcast in that article. Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now over 500! J'ai mangé des croissants. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/66 (PipelineComics.com/66) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Raoul Cauvin: Over the weekend, Raoul Cauvin, veteran Belgian comics writer, announced that his cancer is bad enough that the doctor says https://www.spirou.com/cauvin/commentaires.php?ID=385&fbclid=IwAR3LGrlHUO2Wd0J29_PHh1Wzqv5XLVi7Fv2TcxsAv_iiAe86U-fyqnGmDXI (he doesn't have much longer to live). I said in the podcast that Cinebook only translated a couple of his "Cedric" books. I looked it up afterwards and realized that they do have seven books in their catalog from that series: https://www.cinebook.co.uk/cedric-c-142_148_233.html I've reviewed two of his Bluecoats books: "The David": https://www.pipelinecomics.com/the-bluecoats-v12-the-david/ "The Blues in Black and White: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/the-bluecoats-v10-the-blues-in-black-and-white-starring-mathew-brady/ Jordi Lafebre: In happier news, EuropeComics announced on Monday morning that Jordi Lafebre's recent album is in the works and "Coming Soon." This is super exciting news. Here is the announcement: https://twitter.com/EuropeComics/status/1391712729434558466 I mention in the podcast that Jordi Lafebre is Spanish and then immediately refer to him as a French artist in the next breath. I should have phrased that as "French-published artist," which would make slightly more sense. Follow him on Instagram at Jordi_Lafebre: https://Instagram.com/jordi_lafebre Also, I refer to "Glorious Summers" in this podcast more than once as "Beautiful Summers." My mistake. I'm rusty at this podcasting thing again, aren't I? Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now at 481! J'ai mangé des croissants. Full Show Notes: http://PipelineComics.com/65 (PipelineComics.com/65) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Disney+ has a new documentary series called "Marvel 616." It's a cute piece of Marvel brand building, and caused a bit of a stir over the episode titled "Marvel Method." I think a lot of that internet furor was misguided. This podcast is going to be my point of view on where this "documentary" fails, and what it really reveals that everyone else overlooked. Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now passed 320! And the competition in the Diamond League is rough this week... Full Show Notes: http://PipelineComics.com/64 (PipelineComics.com/64) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
It's that time of year again -- Black Friday sales! And there are a bunch of European comics on sale now at Comixology and Izneo: http://comixology.com/sales (http://comixology.com/sales) https://www.izneo.com/en/ (https://www.izneo.com/en/) Or, if you prefer print editions, check out Magnetic Press: https://store.magnetic-press.com (https://store.magnetic-press.com) For reviews of the titles I mentioned here, go to https://pipelinecomics.com (https://pipelinecomics.com) and use the little magnifying glass in the upper right hand corner to search for a title. Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now past 315! Full Show Notes: https://pipelinecomics.com/63 (PipelineComics.com/63) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Marvel characters are the stars of the new season of Fortnite, a video game claiming 350 million players. Fortnite characters are making appearances on Marvel comic book covers, as well as a storyline in Thor. I think Marvel needs to be hyper aggressive with this. It's the marketing opportunity of a lifetime. And they're choosing to lead with -- variant covers?!? This could be the biggest mistake the company's ever made. And I remember Daredevil's armor.... Comics Beat: https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-fortnite-variant-covers/ (https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-fortnite-variant-covers/) Bleeding Cool: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-comics-variant-covers-based-on-fortnite-season-4/ (https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-comics-variant-covers-based-on-fortnite-season-4/) Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now at 232! And the competition in the Diamond League is rough this week... Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/61 (PipelineComics.com/61) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Static Shock is back -- but there isn't a floppy in sight. What does this mean? Here are some links of note: https://www.comicsbeat.com/dc-comics-publishing-hollywood-and-the-great-reckoning/ (DC, the fate fo the floppy, Hollywood, and the Great Reckoning) (I added the Oxford Comma, because it's the right thing to do.) Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dcs-jim-lee-companys-future-we-are-still-business-publishing-comics-1307413 (DC's Jim Lee on the Company's Future) Pipeline Podcast Episode 3: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/episode-3-the-fundamental-flaw-of-the-direct-market/ (The Fundamental Flaw of the Direct Market) Bleeding Cool: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/milestone-comics-returns-with-static-shock-in-february-dc-fandome/ (Milestone Comics Returns With Static Shock in February) Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now at 232! And the competition in the Diamond League is rough this week... Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/61 (PipelineComics.com/61) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Sean Phillips and Ed Brubaker have a new project that will be released as a series of standalone graphic novels. The format and intent of the "Reckless" series reminds me a bit of the European album tradition, even if the physical format isn't quite so large. Other professionals are considering OGNs now, too. The only growth in comics is in the book market for younger readers, which is filled with stand-alone books. We're moving closer to the European model, folks.... News on "Reckless": https://www.comicsbeat.com/brubaker-and-phillips-kick-off-three-book-series-with-reckless-in-december/ Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now at 222! And the competition in the Diamond League is rough this week... Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/60 (PipelineComics.com/60) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Due to the timeliness of some of the recommended comics on sale in this podcast, I'm releasing it early. Go check out the sales this weekend and get yourself some amazing reading material for dirty cheap! The gist of this podcast: Marvel wants you to pay $5 for a 20 page story. Here's a source for hundreds of BD albums with 2x - 4x the pages of storytelling for a lesser price, some as low as $1. Empyre #3 on Comixology: https://www.comixology.com/Empyre-2020-3-of-6/digital-comic/844567 Comixology's Sales Tab: https://www.comixology.com/comics-sale Europe Comics Fantasy Sale (good through August 2nd) https://www.comixology.com/comics-sale?list_id=34972&lang=1&34972_pg=3 Humanoid Big Sale (good through August 3rd) https://www.comixology.com/comics-sale?list_id=34511&lang=1 Cinebook European Comics Sale (good through August 20) https://www.comixology.com/comics-sale?list_id=35244&lang=1&cu=0&35244_pg=1 Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now over 205! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/59 (PipelineComics.com/59) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Please note: This podcast was recorded before https://www.comicsbeat.com/dynamite-issues-statement-after-backlash/ (the recent kerfuffle with Dynamite Comics), Jae Lee, Tom King, etc Comic books aren't in trouble. The Direct Market is in trouble. There's no better single example of this than the way the market relies so heavily on variant covers to bring in the money instead of, you know, new comics or new comics readers. Links: https://www.comichron.com/yearlycomicssales/industrywide/2019-industrywide.html (Comichron's annual report) https://blog.gocollect.com/category/comiclist/ (ComicList.com's new home) http://pipelinecomics.com/57 (Marvel Licenses Everything Out) http://ifanboy.com/ (iFanboy Comics Podcast) Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now over 205! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/58 (PipelineComics.com/58) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Marvel has licensed out any comics not meant for readers over the age of, say, 21 to IDW and Scholastic now. Is this just a good business move to cater to your core competency and let others spread your brand message? Does this tell us that Disney sees Marvel as solely a Direct Market company that it's unwilling to expand to attack new markets with? Has Marvel Comics officially given up on the kids and is letting Disney parse that out now? Marvel's Scholastic Licensing Deal Announced: https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-and-scholastic-kids-graphic-novels/ Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now over 200! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/57 (PipelineComics.com/57) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Programming note: I recorded this podcast last week. So when I refer to Bastille Day as being during "this week," you'll understand why I said that better. (That's July 14th, for my non-Francophone friends.) My First Look at the Papercutz Asterix Translation: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/first-look-papercutz-asterix-translation/ The Asterix Agenda: The Reference Sites: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/the-asterix-agenda-reference-sites/ Asterix v1 is the best deal in digital comics history: https://www.comixology.com/Asterix-1-Collects-Asterix-the-Gaul-Asterix-and-the-Golden-Sickle-and-Asterix-and-the-Goths/digital-comic/854072 Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now at 200! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/56 (PipelineComics.com/56) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
ActuaBD did the reporting that this podcast is based on. Check out the sources here: BeKa and Munuera to Bluecoats: https://www.actuabd.com/SOUS-EMBARGO-Les-BeKa-et-Munuera-realisent-le-prochain-album-des-Tuniques Interview with BeKa: https://www.actuabd.com/BeKa-Nous-avons-ecrit-l-album-des-Tuniques-bleues-que-nous-aimerions-lire 2019: Three Cauvin series canceled: https://www.actuabd.com/Fin-de-series-chez-Dupuis Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! I'm on a 187 day streak now Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/55 (PipelineComics.com/55) Facebook Page: https://PipelineComics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Cute book. Read my original review at PipelineComics.com: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/saturday-and-sunday-v1-rock-heaven/ ( Saturday and Sunday v1: “Rock Heaven” ) Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! I'm on a 180 day streak now Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/54 (PipelineComics.com/54) Facebook Page: https://PipelineComics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Two Must Read notes before listening to this podcast: First, it was recorded on Saturday morning while news and rumors were still in the midst of breaking and I hadn't even read much of them yet. I almost didn't publish this because parts of it felt incomplete in the light of new thoughts. But the second half is so "timeless," that it didn't seem right to bury it. Second: DC does not own the two new distributors that are launching to carry their books. But when two smaller companies rely on one client for 99% of their business, that client controls the game. DC might as well own them. I know I promised a link in the show notes somewhere during this episode. And as soon as I find it, I'll include it in here. Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/53 (PipelineComics.com/53) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Miss Endicott is a two part series that's now available digitally through Europe Comics. I've read the first book and was impressed by the artwork of Xavier Fourquemin and colorist Scarlett Smulkowski. Let's talk about that a little... Full text review and artistic dissection to follow in the days ahead. Keep an eye on PipelineComics.com for those. Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/52 Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
The three volume "Exo" series has, to my storytelling mind, some fundamental shortcomings that turn what might be a good story into something of a confusing mess. It all makes sense in the end, but getting there was more confusing that exciting. And then there's the bad drug trips, which are just as bad a bit of plot mechanics as dream sequences. My three "Exo" Reviews: Volume 1: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/exo-v1-darwin-ii-humanoids-review/ Volume 2: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/exo-v2-moon-strike-review-humanoids/ Volume 3: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/exo-v3-contact-review-humanoids/
The Script Notes Podcast: https://johnaugust.com/scriptnotes Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/51 (PipelineComics.com/51) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
This time around, I'm taking a look at the first volume of a two-parter called "The Detection Club." It's a story based on a real life social club that started in the 1930s for detective writers in Great Britain. They're a fascinating cast of characters, with quick wits and dialogue that drips with sarcasm, put downs, and one-liners. It's all very... British. And I LOVE it. Corrections: * The second volume of "The Detection Club" is only 51 pages long, not 100. And this first volume is 88 pages, not 100. So this series really is more a three volume set collected in two volumes, for whatever reason... See? I can still do math good. * I may have slightly mispronounced "Peter Ustinov" to sound more like "Houstonov." That was a slip of the tongue from talking too fast. Management, as always, regrets the error. Wikipedia entry for The Detection Club: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detection_Club "Operation Copperhead" by Jean Harambat http://www.europecomics.com/serie/operation-copperhead/ The PipelineComics.com review of "The Detection Club": https://www.pipelinecomics.com/the-detection-club-v1-when-novelists-gather/ Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/50 (PipelineComics.com/50) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
May turns out to be a great month for comics on sale. But hurry up - some of these sales are ending soon. Humanoids Groupee: https://groupees.com/humanoids (https://groupees.com/humanoids) Comixology: Europe Comics Mega Trilogy Sale: https://www.comixology.com/comics-sale?list_id=34439&lang=1 (https://www.comixology.com/comics-sale?list_id=34439&lang=1) Comixology: Humanoids Crime Doesn't Pay: https://www.comixology.com/comics-sale?list_id=34179&lang=1&34179_pg=1&cu=0 (https://www.comixology.com/comics-sale?list_id=34179&lang=1&34179_pg=1&cu=0) Humble Bundle "The Walking Dead" sale: $18 gets you the entire series: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/walking-dead-image-comicsskybound-entertainment-books? (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/walking-dead-image-comicsskybound-entertainment-books?) Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/49 (PipelineComics.com/49) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Steve Geppi appeared on YouTube a few days back to talk about the state of Diamond Distributors and the comics world. I'm not going to respond point by point here, but he said a few things that prompted me to say a few things. So here we go! The Steve Geppi YouTube Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgN-JmPP0aM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgN-JmPP0aM) My review of "Venezia", by Lewis Trondheim and Fabrice Parme, is a great book. https://www.pipelinecomics.com/venezia-hilarious-italian-rom-com-farce/ (https://www.pipelinecomics.com/venezia-hilarious-italian-rom-com-farce/) John Siuntres interviews Rob Liefeld on the Word Balloon podcast: http://wordballoon.blogspot.com/2020/04/comics-rob-liefeld-talks-snake-eyes-ekp.html (http://wordballoon.blogspot.com/2020/04/comics-rob-liefeld-talks-snake-eyes-ekp.html) John Jackson Miller will tell you how big the comics industry is: https://www.comichron.com/yearlycomicssales/industrywide/2018-industrywide.html (https://www.comichron.com/yearlycomicssales/industrywide/2018-industrywide.html) Diamond to Re-Open on May 20: https://www.newsarama.com/49966-diamond-to-resume-comic-book-distribution-on-may-20-report.html (https://www.newsarama.com/49966-diamond-to-resume-comic-book-distribution-on-may-20-report.html) Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/47 (PipelineComics.com/47) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
I haven't done one of these in a couple years: A comics purge, where I reassess what comics means to me, and ditch the ones that I don't need anymore. In this episode, I'll go over which comics I'm getting rid of (generally speaking), how many, and why I know I'm getting old in the process. Some links of relevance: Pipeline Comics Podcast: Episode 18: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/episode-18-my-comic-book-collection-is-a-mess/ ("My Comics Collection Is a Mess") My eBay Page: https://www.ebay.com/usr/augiedb (https://www.ebay.com/usr/augiedb) Boiler Plate: Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/47 (PipelineComics.com/47) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Today, I'll run through four assorted stories in relation to the most recent podcasts discussing the future of the Direct Market and the retailers' reactions to it. The Direct Market is not Comics. And Comics is not the Direct Market. What should creators be doing during this time? What move did Boom! make, and how is it the perfect example of how comics publishing works? If the Direct Market blows away, where do all the comics go? Previous Podcasts: Episode 44: https://pipelinecomics.com/44 (Direct Market Doom and Gloom) Episode 45: https://pipelinecomics.com/45 (Retailers Are Brainstorming) Today in the Podcast: https://www.comicsbeat.com/boom-studios-netflix-first-look-deal/ (Boom! Studios inks a First Look Deal with Netflix) Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/45 (PipelineComics.com/45) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Before you listen to this podcast, read Brian Hibbs' article on Comics Beat: https://www.comicsbeat.com/how-comics-retailing-moves-forward/ (https://www.comicsbeat.com/how-comics-retailing-moves-forward/) The retailers document that I'm quoting so liberally from now requires permission to read. I don't know how freely they're granting that, to be honest. This podcast's dramatic reading of the article may be as close you get to it. In the previous Pipeline podcast: Direct Market Doom and Gloom: https://pipelinecomics.com/44 (https://pipelinecomics.com/44) The New York Times Asks: Can Comics Survive the Coronavirus: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/arts/comic-books-coronavirus.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/arts/comic-books-coronavirus.html) Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/45 (PipelineComics.com/45) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
What if it all goes wrong? What if not enough stores survive? And Diamond fails? And publishers fold? This is the doom and gloom scenario thought exercise. With a bonus tangent: What is government's role in the arts? Trust me, it's not as political as that sounds, but I'm thinking about this in a different way than I think most people do. It's worth bringing up, especially in light of a scenario which sees the comics market implode. Except for Kickstarters, really, for as long as there are fans willing to back those.... Be my friend on https://duolingo.com (DuoLingo) in the French track. I'm AugieDB there. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/38 (PipelineComics.com/38) Facebook Page: https://PipelineComics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Yes, I've started a more focused effort at learning French this year. It's not my first time. I took two years of French in high school. Remarkably, 25 years later, a lot of that stuff is still stuck in memory. I'm rediscovering stuff I had long forgotten and holding onto it pretty well. The trick is using the DuoLingo app and website. In this edition of the Pipeline Comics podcast, I'll tell you about the app, how I'm using it, and what results I've seen already. If you want to learn a foreign language, whether it be French or something else, I'd gladly recommend DuoLingo. (No, this is not an ad. In fact, I don't think DuoLingo even has an affiliate program...) Stick around to the end for a minor announcement about the scheduling of this podcast for the near (and likely far) future... And I think I promised a link for something during the show, and then forgot to write it down. Email me if you need it. I'll update these show notes. Be my friend on https://duolingo.com (DuoLingo) in the French track. I'm AugieDB there. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/43 (PipelineComics.com/43) Facebook Page: https://PipelineComics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Yes, Coronavirus appeared as a villain in an Asterix book in 2017. But correlation is not prediction. Ignore the crazy headlines you've seen elsewhere, and let me tell you what's going on, for real. For the written edition of this story, read "https://www.pipelinecomics.com/coronavirus-asterix/ (The Coronavirus and -- Asterix?!?)" Related articles: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/asterix-and-the-chariot-race/ (My initial review) of "Asterix and the Chariot Race" https://www.pipelinecomics.com/asterix-v37-asterix-and-the-chariot-race-redux/ (My second review) of "Asterix and the Chariot Race" Coverage of https://www.pipelinecomics.com/asterix-chariot-race-cover-story-press-conference/ (the press conference) for the same book.
Be my friend on https://duolingo.com (DuoLingo) in the French track. I'm AugieDB there. Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/42 Facebook Page: https://PipelineComics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Read my original https://www.pipelinecomics.com/young-mozart-v1-augel-review/ (review of "Young Mozart"). Also from Humanoid's BIG imprint: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/bigby-bear-v1/ ("Bigby Bear") Be my friend on https://duolingo.com (DuoLingo) in the French track. I'm AugieDB there. Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/40 Facebook Page: https://PipelineComics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2020/02/21/why-dan-didio-leave-dc-comics/ (DC showed Dan DiDio the door last Friday. )The comics internet has been abuzz ever since. What's next for DiDio? I think there's a pattern we've been seeing lately in the world of comics that DiDio could slip neatly into. Also, we go back to 2004 for something I wrote about DiDio's performance at a WizardWorld Philadelphia panel presentation... Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/40 Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Last week, I discussed The Racine Report. This week, I talk about the proposals made by France's Minister of Culture in light of the recommendations in that report. You can read https://www.pipelinecomics.com/the-minister-of-culture-makes-his-recommendations/ (a more detailed write-up of the proposals) at PipelineComics.com Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/39 Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Get your copy of The Racine Report here: https://www.culture.gouv.fr/Espace-documentation/Rapports/L-auteur-et-l-acte-de-creation (https://www.culture.gouv.fr/Espace-documentation/Rapports/L-auteur-et-l-acte-de-creation) Read my complete write-up on the situation: https://PipelineComics.com/the-racine-report (https://PipelineComics.com/the-racine-report) Thread: League of Professional Authors President Samantha Bailly talks about why it's important to remunerate the act of creation: https://twitter.com/Samanthabailly/status/1228365335826444289 (https://twitter.com/Samanthabailly/status/1228365335826444289) Be my friend on https://duolingo.com (DuoLingo) in the French track. I'm AugieDB there. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/38 (PipelineComics.com/38) Facebook Page: https://PipelineComics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
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. Consider this a teaser for the articles to come to https://PipelineComics.com (PipelineComics.com) in the weeks and months ahead. Previously, in Pipeline: "https://www.pipelinecomics.com/what-is-pilote-journal-tour-asterix-valerian-lucky-luke-moebius/ (What is Pilote? A Tour Through the Home of Asterix, Valerian, and Lucky Luke)" https://youtu.be/aQ0B_qge3zU (My Pilote ASMR video) https://www.pipelinecomics.com/women-buy-the-most-franco-belgian-comics-books-bd-in-france/ (French Book Reading Statistics)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_68 (May 68): The Second French Revolution? Be my friend on https://duolingo.com (DuoLingo) in the French track. I'm AugieDB there. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/37 (PipelineComics.com/37) Facebook Page: https://PipelineComics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
This is the first in an occasional series of "Pipeline and Sundry" episodes, in which I'll discuss a variety of topics: little newsbits, updates and follow-ups from previous podcasts, etc. These are the things that aren't big enough for their own show, but which I can throw together once every couple of months or so to catch up on. https://www.lefigaro.fr/bd/au-dela-de-goscinny-cette-statue-est-dediee-a-ceux-qui-ont-revolutionne-la-bd-20200122 (Rene Goscinny gets a new statue), this time in Paris. I have https://www.pipelinecomics.com/american-papercutz-asterix-translations-reviewed/ (an early look at Papercutz's Asterix translation). I go full Kremlinology on this one. Some exciting new books are coming out, or already came out, in 2020: "https://www.pipelinecomics.com/undertaker-v5-the-white-indian/ (Undertaker" v5) "https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics/status/1220039079196229632?s=20 (Orbital" v8) (https://www.pipelinecomics.com/?s=orbital (My previous "Orbital" reviews)) Oscar Martin's "Solo" Manu Larcenet's "https://www.archynewsy.com/after-return-to-the-earth-manu-larcenet-humorously-explores-his-anxieties-in-group-therapy/ (Group Therapy)" "Back to Basics" v6 (https://www.pipelinecomics.com/?s=back+to+basics (My previous "Back to Basics" reviews)) "https://www.pipelinecomics.com/american-papercutz-asterix-translations-reviewed/ (Les Soeurs Gremillet)", featuring art by Alessandro Barbucci
An update on my https://www.pipelinecomics.com/episode-31-my-uncle-scrooge-collection-conundrum/ (Uncle Scrooge Collection Conundrum) France declares 2020 https://www.bd2020.culture.gouv.fr (the Year of the BD). January 30th is https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics/status/1219984206199169026?s=20 (Read a BD Day)! My https://twitter.com/i/lists/822255057211101184 (Twitter "French" list) My https://twitter.com/i/lists/864592583439339520 (Twitter "BD Publisher" list) https://gumroad.com/panelxpanel (PanelxPanel) books (Coming Soon...) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uivcz6K9iY (Strip Panel Naked talks) about Morris' use of color in "Lucky Luke" I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/36 Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Angouleme is right around the corner, and we now know the three names who are the finalists for this year's Grand Prix award. In this week's podcast, I'll be discussing them. Lambiek biographies of the nominees: https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/ware1.htm (Chris Ware) https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/guibert_emman.htm (Emmanuel Guibert) https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/meurisse_catherine.htm (Catherine Meurisse)
Since recording this episode a few days ago, I've learned more about the two French nominees, and now I'm definitely rooting for Catherine Meurisse. http://www.tcj.com/catherine-meurisse-the-face-of-french-comics-is-female/ (The Comics Journal write-up on her) is amazing, and I want to read a couple of her books right away now. What I forgot about is that Guibert and Ware were the two runners-up last year. There's every possible chance they may repeat that this year. Ouch. Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/35 Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
This is the true story of the time that Andre Franquin's company, Marsu Production, sold the rights to Marsupilami to Disney, then had to sue to get their money's worth. Disney's own paperwork sunk the company's case in front of the court. Read the whole article at PipelineComics.com/marsupilami https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q7JDgtzv84&list=PL4whzYpN7hD-rP0RRDINa_sauX7IdVXKT (Listen to "Ice Ice Mickey" on YouTube) See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1inena78Dg&list=PLgj9RWFvmk9XZabUQKtHfWdMYk92U-17F (the original "The Little Mermaid" trailer) Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/34 Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
I reviewed more than 50 albums this year, but read many more. And now it's time to boil that down to the list of the 10 albums I liked the most. It's an insane list I'll throw in the 11th that just missed, too, because it's the one book I had to talk myself out of putting in to make a Top 11 list. Decisions must be made, after all. Oh, and #12 gets thrown in Just Because. Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/33 Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Coming at you from the Pipeline World HQ Basement once again (thus, the sound quality), it's the Pipeline Comics podcast! I'm not a resolutions guy. I believe if you want to do something, you should do it. It doesn't matter what day of the year it is. And the plan can be longer or shorter than a year. Resolutions are too easy to ignore and not do when they're this arbitrary, for most people. But I love listening to the year end podcasts where people review their resolutions and predictions from the beginning of the year to see how much has come true. I am a study in contrasts, so I'm resolving to do some stuff for Pipeline Comics this year. And I'm creating this podcast to keep me accountable at the end of the year. I also reserve the right to throw all these resolutions out if I have a better idea at any time. So there! Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/32 Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
For the past few years, it has been a tradition in my family: I get the latest Fantagraphics slipcase edition of the Don Rosa Library. Each year, they've put out two hardcover books, and each year they follow that up with a slipcover edition of those two books. Sitting on my shelf right now, I can see volumes 1 - 8 in four slipcases, and the recently added "The Complete Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck" slipcase next to it? What happened with volumes 9 and 10? And why is that forcing me to make an awkward decision? That's what today's podcast is all about. What kind of comics collector/reader am I?!? Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/31 Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
This is a story about a recent vacation in Orlando and where I found comic books. Disney keeps them out of the theme parks and in the Disney Springs' shopping venue. Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/30 Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
https://www.pipelinecomics.com/freaks-squeele-v1-strange-university/ (Read my full review) of "The Grande Odalisque" v1 Last week's podcast topics were art-based, and inspired by this book. "https://www.pipelinecomics.com/episode-27-are-you-too-quick-to-judge/ (Are You Too Quick to Judge?)" "https://www.pipelinecomics.com/episode-26-art-doesnt-need-to-be-perfect/ (Art Doesn't Need to be Perfect)"
Also mentioned in this episode: Another heist book, "https://www.pipelinecomics.com/curtain-call-a-crime-tale-and-character-piece/ (Curtain Call)" Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/29 Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
https://www.pipelinecomics.com/freaks-squeele-v1-strange-university/ (Read my full review) of Freaks' Squeele volume 1, "Strange University" I also mentioned "FRNK", which https://www.pipelinecomics.com/frnk-a-pipeline-portal/ (I reviewed here). Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/28 Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: PipelineComics.com/patreon Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
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"La Grande Odalisque" is an imperfect painting. Borne of a school of technical art that strongly believed in perfect anatomical representation, its painter, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres chose instead to emphasize beauty over perfection. He screwed up the anatomy to make a painting that he thought was better. This got me to thinking about how comic art is filled with purposeful imperfection, how well that might work, and why it's not such a bad thing. In other words, are J. Scott Campbell's women "bad art" or just a series of conscious choices to create a specific look that amounts to his style? Is "perfect anatomy" the be all and end all of art? Should comic book artists not be judged so harshly on whether they get it "right"? https://www.pipelinecomics.com/the-grande-odalisque-v1/ (My review of "The Grande Odalisque" v1) https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/later-europe-and-americas/enlightenment-revolution/a/ingres-la-grand-odalisque (Khan Academy lessons) on the painting https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1079534/ (A real human in the same pose) for anatomical reference. https://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/une-odalisque (The Louvre's page) dedicated to the painting. Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/26 Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: PipelineComics.com/patreon Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
My full review of the book will be available on PipelineComics.com in the days ahead. For the younger listeners who didn't get the reference: Wikipedia explains the classic 80s sit-com, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Two_Dads (My Two Dads) Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/25 Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Patreon.com/pipelinecomics (Patreon.com/pipelinecomics) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
"Black Water Lilies" is an amazing murder/mystery book that I read last week and instantly went to the microphone to talk about. I've also since written up a full review of it on the site that you can find here: "https://www.pipelinecomics.com/black-water-lilies-a-novel-turned-comic-book/ (Black Water Lilies: A Novel Turned Graphic Novel)" That review also contains the video of Cassegrain's painting technique that I mentioned in the podcast. Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/24 Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: PipelineComics.com/patreon Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Where do new comic readers come from? From listening to interviews with comics creators, reading comments from comic readers, and seeing trends, I can point to three moments that brought new comic readers into the world. In order, they are: The GI Joe TV commercial The Saturday morning X-Men animated series The Borders-era Manga boom
I'll talk about all of those and bring you some fun nostalgic audio along the way.
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In episode 21, I discussed four Lewis Trondheim books (with Thierry Robin on art in two cases) that included no dialogue. Silent comics. In this episode, I'm looking at a variety of other silent books coming out of France, most of which are even available in print today. Read My Reviews: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/paris-soirees-a-silent-short-story-collection/ (Paris Soirees) https://www.pipelinecomics.com/love-v2-fox-bertolucci-brremaud-silent/ (Love: The Fox) https://www.pipelinecomics.com/betty-boob/ (Betty Boob) https://www.pipelinecomics.com/a-sea-of-love-silent-lupano-panaccione/ (A Sea of Love) https://www.pipelinecomics.com/game-over-v14-fatal-attraction/ (Game Over)
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The easiest French comics to read would be the silent ones -- there's nothing to translate! As it happens, Lewis Trondheim wrote four of them that did get translated (!) about 15 years ago, and that's what this show is about: Li'l Santa, Mr. O, and Mr. I. They're all great books, and I'm going to explain why. Li'l Santa: https://www.nbmpub.com/humor/trondheim/lilsanta/santapre1.html (Preview Pages) (https://amzn.to/35q9Otf (Amazon) [affiliate link]) Happy Halloween, Li'l Santa: https://www.nbmpub.com/humor/trondheim/lilsanta/santa2pre1.html (Preview Pages) (https://amzn.to/34b4p9i (Amazon) [affiliate link]) The latter is one is still available direct from NBM for a mere pittance of $3 at publication time! https://www.nbmpub.com/humor/trondheim/lilsantahome.html (Buy it now!) Thierry Robin's previous work that I've reviewed: "https://www.pipelinecomics.com/communism-can-be-funny-the-death-of-stalin/ (The Death of Stalin)" Mister 0 (https://amzn.to/2OuOgVy (Amazon) [affiliate link]) Mister I (https://amzn.to/2OaI2Lr (Amazon) [affiliate link]) In the next episode, I'll cover a bunch of silent French comics that you might also track down, including one that still has never been "translated." Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/21 Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Patreon.com/pipelinecomics (Patreon.com/pipelinecomics) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
Still dreaming.... I would like nothing more than to organize my entire comic book collection into alphabetical order. I crave that organization. But I also wouldn't want it. There are plenty of cases where sorting things in strict A-Z order would be more annoying than anything else. And what about the books-with-spines? I'll never have enough bookshelves for that. Should we all just give up on the dream of bring order into the chaos that is out comic book collections? Let's talk through this.... Episode 18: "https://www.pipelinecomics.com/episode-18-my-comic-book-collection-is-a-mess/ (My Comics Collection Is a Mess)" Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/20 Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Patreon.com/pipelinecomics (Patreon.com/pipelinecomics) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
What, you thought I’d be giving Asterix a rest after Asterix Week a couple weeks ago? So did I. Then the big news hit, and we need to have a chat about it. Papercutz picked up the license for Asterix and will start reprinting the entire series in the spring of 2020. They'll make omnibus books while also printing the new individual albums as they go, starting with "Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield." But they're shrinking the book size and re-translating the scripts. Should we be worried? Yes, of course we should. But don't give up hope yet! I'll also talk about what this means for lettering, what the digital comics situation is, what extra material they might need, and whether Papercutz might want to adjust some coloring, too. This podcast is based on my article, "https://www.pipelinecomics.com/papercutz-brings-asterix-to-america-finally/ (Papercutz Brings Asterix to America. Finally. Should I Worry?)" Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/19 Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Patreon.com/pipelinecomics (Patreon.com/pipelinecomics) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
When things get too big and space gets too small and it's tough to get rid of things, then what? I have too many comics. They're spread out across too many locations. The only way to fix this problem is to shrink the collection. I've tried that in the past, but it doesn't get easier. On Friday, come back for a talk about the potential perils of Papercutz's Asterix publishing plans.... Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/18 Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Patreon.com/pipelinecomics (Patreon.com/pipelinecomics) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com
In the world of original art, the biggest money goes to covers. Splash covers follow. But the "lowly" old panel page is, to me, the best and most valuable kind of original art page of them all. In other news, Papercutz announced that they'll be publishing Asterix here in the States starting in the spring. Yes, I have thoughts. Yes, I will make a podcast about that, but it won't be until next Friday, the 15th. Stay tuned! Keep an eye on PipelineComics.com in the meantime for an article filled with my questions and worries on this movie. Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/17 Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Patreon.com/pipelinecomics (Patreon.com/pipelinecomics)
J. Scott Campbell has a particular style that drives some people crazy. And I mean that in both possible ways you might think. This podcast starts off with a defense of Campbell's style and what "style" even means. Then, we get into the structure of the Direct Market comics world and why Campbell's career has mutated into what it is today. Finally, I get to recommending the works of three artists that I think you'll enjoy, if you're a Campbell fan. They are Alessandro Barbucci, Mathieu Reynes, and Jose Luis Munuera. Correction Department: In "The Campbells," there are only 2 kids, not 3. Can't believe I messed that one up.... Full Show Notes: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/PipelineComics.com/15 (PipelineComics.com/15) Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Patreon.com/pipelinecomics (Patreon.com/pipelinecomics) Photo Credits: The picture of J. Scott Campbell used for chapter art comes from Wikipedia. It's taken by Luigi Novi. Of course. 95% of comics professionals with pictures in Wikipedia were taken by him. Seriously, take a look someday....
Asterix Week wraps up with this look back at a Jeopardy! episode with an Asterix clue -- and how the venerable game show got it wrong. Read My Original Article: "https://www.pipelinecomics.com/how-jeopardy-got-asterix-wrong/ (How Jeopardy! Got Asterix Wrong)" See the Jeopardy! video in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epjIPdUvLdU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epjIPdUvLdU) The JBoard Thread: https://jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5235&start=100 (Thursday June 6, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion) Read The Asterix Agenda: PipelineComics.com/asterix Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/15 Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: Patreon.com/pipelinecomics
There are more than three dozen Asterix books, but not all are created equal. Here's my ten favorite books from the series. For a written version of this list, read "https://www.pipelinecomics.com/top-10-best-asterix-books-goscinny-uderzo/ (My Top 10 Asterix Books by Goscinny and Uderzo.)" Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/14 Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: Patreon.com/pipelinecomics
In the world of Asterix, the Druid Getafix, provider of wit, wisdom, magic potion, and Gandalf impersonations has a chariot factor of 1. If he got hit by a chariot tomorrow, the whole village would be doomed. I think Chief Vitalstatistix is to blame for this sorry state of affairs.
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This episode is based on an essay I wrote in 2018 titled "https://www.pipelinecomics.com/druid-getafix-bus-factor-1/ (The Druid Getafix: A Bus Factor of 1)" Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/13 Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: Patreon.com/pipelinecomics
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. It would save Asterix and friends a whole lot of grief and allow them to evolve and grow. This podcast is based on an article I wrote last year during The Asterix Agenda: "https://www.pipelinecomics.com/maybe-asterix-should-just-surrender-to-caesar/ (Maybe Asterix Should Just Surrender to Caesar)" Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/12 Pipeline Patreon: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Patreon.com/pipelinecomics (Patreon.com/pipelinecomics) Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: Patreon.com/pipelinecomics
If you've never read an "Asterix" volume before, let me answer a few questions you might have. It'll provide the proper perspective to ease you into what is already a very accessible series. This is the Who, What, Where, When, and In What Order of Asterix Journalism. Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/11 Pipeline Patreon: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Patreon.com/pipelinecomics (Patreon.com/pipelinecomics) Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: Patreon.com/pipelinecomics
It was a rainy Sunday afternoon, and I was in the Times Square area of Manhattan. I had a half hour to myself, so I did what I'm supposed to do in a situation like that: I went to the comic shop. On today's podcast, I talk about my trip to the store and what I found there. Sometimes, it's fun just to get lost. If you have no game plan, you never know what surprises might pop up. I kept an eye out for European comics, naturally, and got the chance to see what Magnetic Press and IDW, in particular, are up to these days. There are some very nice print books out there today. Links of Interest: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/hybrid_collector/ (The Hybrid Comics Collector) https://www.pipelinecomics.com/the-merger-of-lion-forge-and-oni-press/ (Magnetic Press, Oni Press, and Polarity, Oh My!) An account of a previous, yet somewhat similar https://www.pipelinecomics.com/the-simple-joys-of-paper-comics/ (trip to the Midtown Comics Grand Central store) http://pipelinecomics.com/asterix (The Asterix Agenda): Every Asterix book, reviewed. Review: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/love-v2-fox-bertolucci-brremaud-silent/ (Love (The Fox)) Review: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/jerome-k-jerome-bloche-v1-aina/ (Jerome K. Jerome Bloche)- This book, in particular, I did not see in the shop. IDW is picking from another part of the series for print publication. Their album format is the model all publishers should use in reprinting albums in North America. Review: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/curtain-call-a-crime-tale-and-character-piece/ (Curtain Call) The book I discovered: "https://amzn.to/2p2n9IV (Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland)" by Eric Shanower and Gabriel Rodriguez Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/10 Pipeline Patreon: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Patreon.com/pipelinecomics (Patreon.com/pipelinecomics) Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: Patreon.com/pipelinecomics
If you've never read a Spirou comic before, I have a suggestion for where to start. And it's not a book from 60 years ago. It's not even a book from the Andre Franquin glory years, nor the long run from Tome and Janry in the 80s and 90s. "Spirou in Berlin" is a one-off book set at the end of the Cold War. And despite that little bit of political connection to a specific time frame, Flix's story and art make a timeless and isolated tale that can be enjoyed on its own while introducing you to all the main characters of the series: Spirou, Fantasio, and the Count, first and foremost. Links of Interest: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/episode-5-nycc-2019-news-and-notes/ (Episode 5: The death of Tome) http://www.comicradioshow.com/Article4737.html (The Color Palettes of "Spirou In Berlin") https://www.pipelinecomics.com/spirou-for-beginners-spirou-in-berlin/ (My full review of "Spirou in Berlin") Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/8 Pipeline Patreon: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Patreon.com/pipelinecomics (Patreon.com/pipelinecomics) Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: Patreon.com/pipelinecomics
This year is the 60th anniversary of Asterix's first appearance in the pages of Pilote Magazine. Many celebrations and activities are happening, and I'm going to break them down inside this podcast: 09 October: Redressing the Paris Metro rail stations. 14 October: The cover to the new "The Daughter's Chieftain: revealed. 24 October: New book released! "Asterix and the Chieftain's Daugher. Extra Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzEZEbhMZnE ("Par Toutatis", the Rap Video) https://www.asterix.com/la-collection/les-editions-de-luxe/la-fille-de-vercingetorix-edition-artbook/ (La Fille de Vercingetorix Artbook Edition) Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/8 Pipeline Patreon: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Patreon.com/pipelinecomics (Patreon.com/pipelinecomics) Follow me on Twitter: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: Patreon.com/pipelinecomics
It's asking an awful lot of you to say, "Pick a book and go." There are literally thousands of books out there. Not all are great. Not all are going to be to your liking. But I have read a lot of them, and I find certain books I’ve recommended to people in the past that they’ve enjoyed. Today, I have five series I’d like to recommend to you. They may not ALL be to your liking, but so long as at least one sparks your interest, I’ve done my job. As Mentioned In This Episode: https://www.instagram.com/marcialtoledano/?hl=en (Marcial Toledano's Instagram page) https://www.instagram.com/jordi_lafebre/?hl=en (Jordi LaFebre's Instagram page) Buy Your Comics Here: Izneo.com, Comixology.com
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Hedge Fund is a series set in the world of high finance. Frank Carvale is a young punk who thinks he's better than he is and winds up in over his head. His boss, Ergyu Bilaek, is using him as a pawn, but to what end? Can Frank manage his own ego long enough to see what's going on around him? Will the world's economy collapse in his wake? This podcast reviews the first three books in the series from Tristan Roulot, Philippe Sabbah, and Patrick Henaff. https://www.pipelinecomics.com/?s=hedge+fund (My reviews of the first three volumes in the series.) Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/6 Pipeline Patreon: Patreon.com/pipelinecomics Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/pipelinecomics
The New York Comic Con is over for 2019, and I'm here to pick up the pieces. The revived Harvey Awards had a Best European Book. DC continues to expand its Black Label line and looks more and more like a European publisher every day. Magnetic Press re-organizes and I think it's a great thing, though I'm not completely sure why. In sad news, Spirou writer/artist Tome passed away over the weekend, too. Links to some of these stories: https://www.comicsbeat.com/magnetic-press-to-operate-independently-under-polarity/ (Magnetic Press to Operate Independently Under Polarity) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKMzPb5MzDY (DC's Black Label Format) https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2019/09/13/frank-miller-rafael-grampa-and-jordie-bellaire-return-to-the-dark-knight-universe (Frank Miller, Rafael Grampa, and Jordie Bellaire do a Black Label Dark Knight book) https://www.actuabd.com/Deces-du-dessinateur-Philippe-Tome-le-createur-du-Petit-Spirou (Philippe Tome dies) Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/5 (PipelineComics.com/5) Pipeline Patreon: Patreon.com/pipelinecomics
This is a topic that should go without saying, really. But as we all race to what's new this week and discussions of a comic will last for barely five days after their release, it's easy to forget about that ever-growing pile of comics behind you. Take a look around. Take a second look. Pick up a book. Give it another life. Question of the Week: After Macro-Economics, name another college course you took that would make for the blandest possible comic. Post your response to Twitter and @ me there: Follow me on Twitter: @PipelineComics Become a Pipeline Patron and get access to the Pipeline Work Journal and more: Patreon.com/pipelinecomics Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/4
It's nothing personal, it's just business. I'm amazed at how often people take it personally when you point out the flaws in the comic book industry. There are plenty of those flaws, and they exist at every conceivable level of comics, from the readers to the retailers, on through to the distributors, the publishers, and even the creators. It's a miracle this industry is still standing. Truly a miracle. Today's podcast is about, ultimately, the one fundamental characteristic of the Direct Market that led to its creation and led to it being an economically viable business model, but that doesn't square up to the realities of today. In this podcast, I'll explain what that is, why it's broken, and how it might spell the end of all comics kind. Ok, maybe not that last part, but it could prove deadly to a once thriving industry. We'll see.
Augie De Blieck Jr. begins the new era of the Pipeline Comics Podcast (10 years later) with an explanation of how he got introduced to European comics, why he loves them, and why he wants the rest of North America to read them, too. What started as a novelty in San Diego 15 years ago is now big enough to carry an entire hobby on its own. Seriously, you should try this stuff. They're great comics. Links from this episode: StuartNgBooks.com https://www.deweyscomiccity.com/ (My Local Comic Shop) http://europecomics.com/ (Europe Comics) https://www.pipelinecomics.com/asterix-v24-asterix-in-belgium/ (Asterix in Belgium) http://instagram.com/francoisschuiten (Francois Schuiten's Instagram page)
Complete Show notes: PipelineComics.com/1 Or find the show from ThePipelinePodcast.com
There are ten common reasons I’ve heard for why you don’t read European Comics. You can't read French. The books are too big or too expensive. You just don't know what's good. I have answers to all of those objections. When I'm done, you'll realize that your objections are more more like excuses. You'll be jumping to read something new afterwards! Links from the show: https://www.comixology.com/comics-sale (Comixology's Sales Tab) https://www.izneo.com/en/featured (Izneo's Sales Page) "https://www.comicsbeat.com/about/the-satisfying-chunk-theory/ (The Satisfying Chunk Theory)" from Heidi McDonald https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/oct/18/anthea-bell-magnificent-translator-of-asterix-and-kafka-dies-aged-82 (Kick Butt Translator Anthea Belle) of Asterix fame
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Looking for something new in the world of comics? There's a wealth of comics that you might be missing out on, and I want to introduce you to them. Hi, I'm Augie De Blieck Jr. and I want to talk to you about the exciting world of Franco-Belgian comics, or les bandes dessinees (BD, for short). It's such an exciting world that it's bringing me back to the world of podcasting after a ten year hiatus. The new Pipeline Comics Podcast will cover the same range of topics that you see on PipelineComics.com today, with special attention paid to the latest translations of Franco-Belgian comics both on-line and in print. But it'll also cover newsworthy and interesting items pertaining to the North American comics market mixed in. Visit the new home of this podcast at ThePipelinePodcast.com. Yes, that's the same URL I used on the original podcast, and you get a bonus point for recognizing it! Subscribe today for new episodes every Tuesday!