Oolala, I really liked this cool topic from our [~big brother/~sister] sub, r/bandesessinee, so I’ve done a small tribute, listing all titles in order, filling in [settings] and (creators), and adding clickable samplers… all presented by Super-Grover!
Please enjoy. ^^
Credits: u/ILEAATD and the responders for the suggestions, and Alex Ross for the lovely art.
Aire Libre : Le voyage en Italie [Vietnam, other] (Cosey)
Brelan de dames [?] (Dufaux, Vernal)
By the Numbers [French Indochina] (Laurent Rullier)
Chinaman [China, hah] (Taduc & Le Tendre)
Delisle’s Burma, Pyongyang & Shenzen [respective] (Guy Delisle)
Dieter Lumpen [East Asia, various] (Zentner & Pellejero)
Hibakusha [Japan] (Barboni & Cinna)
Innommables, Les [China, Hong Kong] (Yann & Conrad)
Japan As Viewed by 17 Creators [Japan, hah] (various)
Pema Ling [Tibet] (George Bess)
Saigon-Hanoi [Vietnam] (Cosey)
Tengu carré, Le [Japan] (David B)
Toppi’s Library, volume six [Japan] (Toppi)
Under Two Suns, from Broussaille #4 [Japan & Africa] (Frank Pé)
Voyages d’He Pao, Les [Vietnam, other] (Vinh)
Yoko Tsuno [Japan] (Roger Leloup)
White Lama, The [Tibet, other] (Bess & Jodorowsky)
White Tigress, The [China, Hong Kong] (Wilbur & Conrad)
Corrections and additions welcome! 🙏
I haven’t read that series, but I’ve asked the original commenter.
I will let you know if I get a response.
Just speculating-- since the writers are different (Jodo vs. Bess), I would guess that aside from themes and historical context, there’s not much connectedness. But we’ll see…
Are you familiar with him at all?
If not, he’s one of puppeteer Jim Henson’s “Muppets,” and most commonly occurs on a children’s TV show, Sesame Street.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOF5s9k-cLA