Désolé, C’est un Livre
Hi everybody, just a quick note to 1.) apologize for the lack of a new comic this week and 2.) to share some news!
So: I’m sorry there’s no comic update this week. I’ve been working on a few other projects in the background, which ate up all of the buffer I had, and then I got sick and wasn’t able to get this week’s comic done. I’ve been home in bed trying to fight off this cold for a week and a half now.
But! One of the projects I’ve been working on will be coming to fruition soon, and that’s an actual print version of the first two chapters, coming this summer! One catch– it’s in French. Éditions Akileos will be putting out a real nice BD album version of the first half of the story this year, and another with the second half next summer. The files for the first book are at the printer! This is going to be released in France, which will be good for a few of you, but inconvenient for others. I’m sure you’ll be able to find a way to import it if you look around a bit, and I’ll share more possible ways once it’s available.
Congratulations on the publishing deal! Glad to know your story will be coming to ink and paper no matter where in the world it happens. Out of curiosity, why a French publisher first? Are publishers there more receptive to this style of adventure graphic novel than here?
Also, that’s a great cover. Love Bill Strangler looming over everyone in the top right, at the top of that strong, left to right diagonal the characters make up.
I went with a French publisher first because they were the ones who approached me! My somewhat badly-thought-out technique of getting published is to wait for a publisher to come to me and offer me a deal.
Wow! Congratulations – brilliant news! Wishing you all good luck and every succeyy!
Wow! Congratulations – brilliant news! Wishing you all good luck and every success!
Congratulations! That’s excellent!
Greeaaat !
I hope you don’t forget to change a few dialogues, in pages 47 and 60, for the story to be consistent again
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We caught them! I actually have those relettered on my hard drive but I need to process the images and reupload them. I’ve redone the font I’m using and need to replace all the images, actually. That’ll be a project.
Excellent!
Hi will you be printing in English? I have just got the french version but I would love it in English too. The french version looks wonderful in the flesh.
No plans at the moment but I’m hoping to! I think for the US market I’d do better to publish the whole story as one volume, rather than splitting into two albums like the French version, so it’ll be another year, at least, I think.
I actually haven’t seen the physical French version yet! I’m looking forward to it. I’m glad you like it.
Très belle BD dans le style « ligne claire » à la tintin/bob et bobette
Vivement le tome 2!
Merci! I’m working on it!
I was just in Paris and saw the French version and it looks and feels amazing. I’d love to see an English version with the same production values. Congrats!