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From: moriarty@fluke.UUCP (Jeff Meyer)
Newsgroups: net.comics
Subject: Foreign Comics question
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Date: Sun, 15-Jul-84 14:23:27 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jul 15 14:23:27 1984
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I'd like to hear some recommendations of foreign-language comics (also
British comics, but that's another story), specifically French or Japanese.
My French is awful, and my Japanese non-existent, but having read Asterix in
English, what a wonderful way to learn French!  I've also read Lucky Luke,
which is enjoyable, and have two books of the French space adventure whose
name I forget (see, I've been separated by 400 miles from my collection for
two years... next week, we reunite! Bliss!), which is good, but not up to
expectations... I suspect that this is due to a) choice of issues by Dargaud
to translate and b) poor translation.  And, of course, I've read Tin-tin
(sp?) and enjoyed the movies.

So I would appreciate it immensely if someone could send (or post) a list of
"best choices" for French, British or Japanese comics (translated if
Japanese, I'm afraid).  This would be a bit of work, but the person doing it
would have my very great appreciation, and anything I could do in the way of
returning the favor (my American comics knowledge is pretty broad).  Also, I
think a lot of people on the net would like to examine other countrys'
comics also... some of the best people in American comics today (Bolland,
Moore, etc.) have the distinction of being some of the best people in
foreign comics.

And now for something completely different....

Do the Japanese really treat their best comics artists and writers like
"rock stars" or is this an exageration?

			"...AND his God Damned CAT!!!"

					Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer
					John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.
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