It's really a shame if Franquin hasn't been translated into English, he's easily among the top 10 greatest European comic artists of all time. His work is much less stiffer than Jacobs', for example, both art and storywise.
― Tuomas, Friday, 2 May 2008 07:55 (fifteen years ago) link
just bought "idées noirs" by franquin after visiting the comic book centre in brussels. all these comic strips - why haven't these fantastic belgian artists not been translated to english?
― the next grozart, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 14:52 (fifteen years ago) link
publishing rights schmublishing rights - do it!
When I was younger, I tried tipp-exing the french out of 'QRN sur Bretzleburg' -- which, incidentally, is AWESOME -- and then doing the English over the top in joined up handwriting.
Didn't really work.
― Chuck_Tatum, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 16:34 (fifteen years ago) link
FYI:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/97/Spirou18QRN.jpg/426px-Spirou18QRN.jpg
― Chuck_Tatum, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 16:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Idées noirs is some dark and funny shit, and Franquin's more family-oriented comics are great too, obviously. It's kinda sad if someone of his stature really hasn't been translated to English.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 18:48 (fifteen years ago) link
According to this useful and entertaining thread on the Comics Journal Message Board
http://www.tcj.com/messboard/viewtopic.php?t=5008&start=0
Franquin translations are available from an Indian publisher! Here's the link:
http://www.eurobooksindia.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=140&cat=Spirou+-+Series
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 19:22 (fifteen years ago) link
This looks good:http://koti.mbnet.fi/~z14/euro-comics/index.html
― Chuck_Tatum, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 20:29 (fifteen years ago) link
I = nerd. I've ordered all the Spirou editions from Eurobooks. Only thirty quid. Apparently the translations are quite poor (surprise!) but hey, it's cheap.
― Chuck_Tatum, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 20:44 (fifteen years ago) link
why are there only 5 clifton translations?? i like 7 days to die best, big favourite when i was a kid
― ǝɟɟɐzǝɟ (☪), Tuesday, 2 December 2008 21:16 (fifteen years ago) link
If you happen to be in Paris and are interested in foreign language versions of hell, just about any of Herge's or Moebius' contemporaries you could think of, I recommend this fantastic shop in the beautiful Passage Jouffroy, just a little north east of Opera on Blvd Haussmann.
Well worth a browse even if you are an English speaker, although the measure of heartache endured by the lack of English material will possibly be high.
http://i59.tinypic.com/167tbtf.jpg
― MaresNest, Monday, 11 May 2015 22:14 (eight years ago) link