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French Comics
posted 1 year ago by Smith1980 1 year ago by Smith1980 +45 / -0

I’ve been told that there is a goldmine of French comics and sci-fi but not sure where to start. I have an omnibus of the one that Fifth Element was inspired by but that’s it. Any recommendations?

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– Lurker404 6 points 1 year ago +6 / -0

Well, this technically isn't French or sci-fi (Spanish and fantasy) but I used to love this one because of the sheer quality of the art: https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/The-Mercenary/

Every panel is like a small oil painting. Plus, well, let's just say you won't get stories like that anymore these days. The scanned version probably doesn't do it justice but no idea how easy an English print is to find.

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– Smith1980 [S] 5 points 1 year ago +5 / -0

I speak Spanish so that works out. Thanks!

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– Lurker404 3 points 1 year ago +3 / -0

It was originally called https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Mercenario btw (even I know that much Spanish ;) ). Strangely, Wikipedia categorizes it as sci-fi. You could call it medieval sci-fi, I guess.

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– ernsithe 2 points 1 year ago +2 / -0

If we're expanding out a bit, there's always https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalim%C3%A1n

Which comes with this fun piece of history:

The comic was so popular that it was one of the few Mexican comics consistently sold in the United States, mostly in areas with a large Latin American population. Since the character The Incredible Hulk used the subtitle "El Hombre Increible" for Latin American editions and was first published in 1962, Marvel Comics sued Promotora K for using "El Hombre Increible" in Kalimán's comic title. After several months, the court ruled in favor of Promotora K with the reasoning that Marvel did not use the subtitle "El Hombre Increible" until 1968, years after Kalimán was sold in the United States. As a result of this ruling, Marvel Comics had to pay royalties to Promotora K to legally use "El Hombre Increible" in the Hulk's titles. After the decision was made, Promotora K made several Kalimán covers featuring parodies of popular Fantastic Four characters threatening Kalimán.

Kalimán is so incredible that the Hulk had to pay him royalties.

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– Smith1980 [S] 1 point 1 year ago +1 / -0

Thanks!

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– 5Cats 3 points 1 year ago +3 / -0

comixextra com

This site is MUCH better! A few ads, otherwise easy to use.
I read Ch.1, good old S&S (swords & sorcery) in the Conan tradition.

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– gomera 2 points 1 year ago +2 / -0

Oh my! Thanks for reminding me of that slice of genius! I read it in Spanish over a decade ago.

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