My all time favorites are:

The Incal - Moebious & Jodo

Before the Incal - Janjetov & Jodo

The Meta Barons - Giménez & Jodo

Fragments of the Encyclopedia of Dolphins - Prado

Nikopol Trilogy - Enki Bilal

The Techno Priests - Janjetov & Beltran & Jodo

Jeremiah - Herman

Megalex -Beltran & Jodo

What do you think about those and what are your favorites?

  • Cynoid
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    1 year ago

    I’m not much a bédé fan, but I read the “The Meta Barons” a long time ago, and found it very interesting… If a bit too violent (or sometime crude) for my tastes.

    My favorite series is certainly the Achilles Talon series. Which, granted, have sometimes more text than images on the page.

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      1 year ago

      I’m not much a bédé fan, but I read the “The Meta Barons” a long time ago, and found it very interesting… If a bit too violent (or sometime crude) for my tastes.

      Jodo stuff is often a bit over the top with the violence and cruelty, I agree.

      My favorite series is certainly the Achilles Talon series. Which, granted, have sometimes more text than images on the page.

      I did not know that one before!

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      1 year ago

      Funny, I just randomly came across that series today. I’ll have to check out an album or two.

      Btw, I’m trying to provide a diverse series of reviews in this community, so maybe one day you’ll find something else that sounds interesting.

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        1 year ago

        I have no idea what it’s worth translated, but “Le Roi des Zotres”, “La Main du Serpent” and “L’archipel des Sanzunron” (in French) are some of my favorites. The hurricane of puns is a sight to behold.

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          1 year ago

          The hurricane of puns is a sight to behold.

          Oh darn, I’ll probably miss most of the humor, then. My French is barely reading level, altho I’m working on it…

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            1 year ago

            Yeah, don’t try this one in french then. The comic is extremely loquacious (it’s a stylistic choice, which work very well for me), and even native French speakers often miss wordplays, or find the style difficult to understand (sentences can become quite convoluted for the sake of a pun).

            To be honest, albums are fairly unequal : some of them are downright classics, some of them are quite forgettable.

            If you want an idea of the stuff, I found this translation of one here, which should give you an idea of what the short strips ones look like. Even I remember this one being better in french.

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              1 year ago

              Hey, thanks! I’m not usually a fan of the gag stuff, but this looks pretty fun.

              I should be able to get a hold of Magnesia’s Treasure, so I’ll give that a read.