Things pick up — sort of — in the second volume of Zoo, with Frank’s art continuing to astonish and the story kinda-sorta solidifying into something resembling a plot. Well, a bit: by the end of the book, the status quo actually changes.
Maybe I’ve been approaching this from the wrong angle, and the whole point [...]
The first book of a three-volume series about a zoo in Normandy in the days leading up to World War II. Simply spectacular art — take a look.
I can see what the writer is aiming for, I think — the off-kilter story of an unconventional “family” in a charming and magical setting — but there [...]
Combat Ordinaire and The Wire: Everything Falls Apart
Discussing translation with Joe Johnson, NBM’s translator for Donjon, during Exploring Bédé #2, the conversation turned to tricky turns of phrase and how to deal with them.
Combat Ordinaire was immediately cited by Joe as an example of going a bit beyond the literal with a translation: [...]