French embassy hosts Christophe Blain; critics compare him to Vonnegut & Daumier “Christophe Blain is one of those super-creators in France that very few English-speaking people have heard of.” — Read About Comics “[Blain’s] styles of figuration and lighting marry Daumier and Munch.” — Booklist “Like Joseph Heller and Kurt Vonnegut.” — School Library Journal Blain is the writer and artist behind Isaac the Pirate, the best-selling graphic-novel series about an artist who accidentally turns buccaneer and falls through a series of hilarious adventures. The book won the prestigious Angoulême International Comics festival’s highest award. Blain has also written and drawn graphic novels such as the critically lauded The Speed Abater and contributed to Lewis Trondheim and Joann Sfar’s popular Dungeon books.
The French embassy’s Cultural Services Department is bringing Blain to the United States as part of its French Authors on Tour program (www.frenchculture.org/spip.php?article50&tout=ok). NBM, the publisher of Dungeon, Speed Abater, and Isaac the Pirate in the United States, is delighted to work with the Embassy on Blain’s tour.
At this writing, Blain is scheduled for the following events (and more may be added soon). Saturday, April 26 Sunday, April 27 Monday, April 28 Thursday, May 1 Tag cloudaam markosia advanced solicitations archie archie comics avengers baltimore comic-con batman boom boom studios comiclist comiclist critiques comiclists dark horse dark horse this week dark tower dc comics dc this week dynamite entertainment final crisis free comic book day geek goggle reviews green lantern hero initiative hulk idw publishing image comics iron man manga marvel comics marvel this week nbm new york comic con papercutz platinum studios previews radical publishing sales charts san diego comic con secret invasion skrulls spider-man star wars superman suspended animation top cow twomorrows viz media watchmen wolverine x-men |
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