European Comics in Official and Fan Translations

Alter Ego 2 11 — Verdict

The Alter Ego theory has been a source of controversy for the last three years. Is it a sham or a groundbreaking scientific discovery? The scientific polemic turns into a thriller when our main characters become the targets of assassination attempts. Who’s behind these attacks? What exactly are they hoping to achieve? It all kicks off. While Miep is prepared to do anything to avenge Teehu, Delia finds herself in a race against time. Along with Gail and the Simorg scientists, Camille calls a conference to discuss their latest extraordinary discovery: it’s not only humans that are connected, but all living creatures. But which version of the truth will humanity accept? Who will pass the final verdict?

African Trilogy 1 — Once Upon a Time in Africa

No one thought he’d ever dare to return. In this African country where the dictatorship has banned all forms of cultural expression, the storyteller named Once-Upon-A-Time has already had a brush with death. For refusing to stop performing his puppet shows, he lost both his hands, severed at the wrist with the slash of a machete. Now he’s back, ready to begin performing again, and ready to take on the powers that be…“Once Upon a Time showcases the power of stories to shape our identity. It highlights how tales take us deep within our imaginations and uplift us through hardship and heartache. Much like a good story, this graphic novel feels timeless and limitless.” ComicsVerse

Back to Basics 1 — Real life

Aaah, the countryside! Fresh air, green fields, home-grown vegetables… the dream (or the nightmare) of all city-dwellers. Well, this is the tale of when it became Manu Larcenet’s reality. One fine day he and his partner Mariette packed up their urban life and set off for the little village of Ravenelles (population of 89 people, including a pretty baker). When, like Manu, you’ve lived your whole life in a Parisian suburb, the rural life can be quite the shock to the system…“I could get lost in this stuff all day.” Pipeline Comics

African Trilogy 2 — Turntable

Virtuoso Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe is invited out to the Congo by the governor to give a concert. How could he refuse such an invitation? Eugène waves goodbye to the infamous gray Belgian skies and hops on a plane taking him to the dazzling colors of Africa. He is invited to stay a few weeks at his nephew’s house, by the stunning Lake Maï Ndombé. And that’s where he meets Turntable. Through their mutual appreciation of music, the servant and the celebrity gradually form an unlikely friendship, breaking the boundaries of convention.

Back to Basics 2 — Making Plans

Manu and Mariette have immigrated to the countryside. Manu wants a vegetable garden and Mariette wants a baby. But Manu, who’s celebrating with much jubilation the birth of his very first radish, is having a hard time accepting the notion of parenthood. I mean, imagine having to admit to your child that you don’t know how to change the contact breakers on your car… So Manu hides himself away inside the packing boxes that seem to have become a permanent installment of their new house’s decor. And don’t even start on the neighbor’s penchant for pesticides, and then the poster he’s supposed to design for the annual pig festival…“I could get lost in this stuff all day.” Pipeline Comics

African Trilogy 3 — A Little Piece of Her

Yu Kiang works for a Chinese lumberjack corporation in the Congo. Despite his company’s ban on its employees from frequenting the local girls, Yu has fallen for a Congolese woman, Antoinette… and, in a very different way, for Antoinette’s little daughter, Marie-Léontine. One night, in the arms of his lover, Yu discovers Antoinette’s wound: a terrible scar, an assault on her femininity. How many others are there like her, exiled from their own body, victims of a monstrous ongoing tradition? How many? 150 million. But the only thing that matters to Yu and Antoinette is that little Marie-Léontine never falls victim to the tradition that her mother had to suffer.

Back to Basics 3 — The Great World

So it’s finally happened: Mariette is pregnant. And so is Manu. He’s brushing up on his baby and parenthood knowledge with the help of Dr. Spock, who, Manu finds, is rather evasive regarding the torments of a father-to-be. Still, preparation is the key to success, and Manu’s about as prepared as he can be: run-through’s of the big day, suitcases ready and packed for the hospital, route planning. Basically, he’s totally freaking out. Of course, he ends up missing the birth…“I could get lost in this stuff all day.” Pipeline Comics

Agrippina 1 — The Trials of Agrippina

Agrippina, a wonderful prototype of the rebellious teenager, spends her time squabbling with her exasperated parents, determinately ignoring her infuriating brother, discussing the latest couplings with her girlfriends, studiously avoiding ‘being normal’, and falling madly in love with a different boy every two minutes. Quite simply hilarious.

Back to Basics 4 — The Flood

Capucine isn’t sleeping at night, Ravenelles is hit with the storm of the century, M. Henri is building himself some sort of ark in preparation… and Manu seems to be suffering the strangest of visions… “I could get lost in this stuff all day.” Pipeline Comics

Agrippina 2 — Agrippina and the Ancestor

Agrippina’s grandmother goes awol for a few days, only to be discovered in her own home, hiding away from the world while she recovers from a facelift. And all because she’s found out that her own mother has gone into a retirement home. The latter, having made herself a fortune in her savvy investments in stocks and shares, decides to buy herself a computer… but not just any old computer…! Meanwhile, Agrippina is, as usual, busy seeking out any opportunity to get easy money and easy boys. This is a side-splitting snapshot of the complex relationships between four generations of women.