Sad news in the last week from the team at Europe Comics who have announced the shuttering of their online publicity presence. From the Europe Comics website: “As of January…
Catherine Meurisse’s The Young Woman and the Sea, published by Europe Comics, follows a young artist’s residency in the Japanese countryside – with the aim to draw nature. During her…
With a mission to bring European comics practice to far wider audiences, digital publisher Europe Comics has been making an incredibly diverse range of genres and approaches with a Eurocentric…
White All Around, translated by Montana Kane from Blanc autour, the bande dessinée by Wilfrid Lupano and Stéphane Fert, tells the important story of the Canterbury Female Boarding School –…
Judith Vanistendael’s The Two Lives of Penelope tells the story of a woman living two parallel lives – one as a mother, in a cosy home, with a loving husband…
Francois Combe is a mobile figure. A rich French-Belgian author of detective stories (nicknamed the “French Edgar Wallace”), Combe has transplanted himself to a ranch in Arizona, raising his son…
Rejecting modern society to live off-the-grid is a recurring fantasy for many, often during tax season. But what would life really be like? Have there been any success stories in…
Hervé Bourhis turns the tables in this cleverly devised plot in which we are kept on our toes until the very end. Alas paints an alternative reality surrounding the Great…
Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher
I’m a bit short on time this week so no full column, but here are some interesting news items concerning the world of European comics. I’m also on Twitter, where…
“We Wanted this to Be a Fast-Paced, Funny Adventure” – Rob Williams and Pye Parr on ‘Petrol Head’, Their “Fast & the Robo-Furious” Sci-Fi Series from Image ComicsSeptember 22, 2023
Down a (Welsh) Rabbit Hole – A Work-in-Progress Look at ‘The Noisy Valley’ by Myfanwy TristramSeptember 1, 2023
“Our Internal Shorthand for AHOY is Funny Vertigo” – Celebrating Five Years of Acclaimed Satire and Humour with AHOY Comics’ Tom Peyer and Stuart MooreAugust 16, 2023
Looking Back on Small Press Day 2023 – A Remarkable Celebration of the Creative Affluence of the Small Press Scene in the UK and IrelandAugust 14, 2023
“Trust Yourself Enough to Stick to Your Vision” – Beck Kubrick on the Comics Publishing JourneyAugust 3, 2023
