>>310 Valerian is pretty good as is: >Dan Dare >Misty >Warlord >Tintin >Requiem Vampire Knight >Invasion 1984

Definitely Dylan Dog Such a shame Cattivik never got translated outside of pastaland, it's fucking hilarious.

Lastman is pretty gud. The tv series is a prequel of sorts.

>>1443 pretty good, is there more?

>>1443 Now i am curious, what's the story behind this?

>>1447 Theres an entire TV series and a comic breh >>1451 In that particular episode, cops are trying to solve a murder case involving a polititian, but they cant get him because the victims all died of natural causes. Except what they dont know is that the polititian is a literal cuck demon.

>>1453 The demon politician was disgusting and creepy in a cool way, what this series is all about? Horror? Paranormal?

>>1457 It's horror action. Lots of fighting.

>>1443 >>1453 I am surprised to this day there's no HD batch out there despite the episodes subbed & dubbed exist online.

>>1457 Animated series is a mix of sports series, paranormal hunters/investigators show, and fantasy adventure. Lots of action, and pretty, imaginative visuals. Comics start out as fantasy fighting tournament, morph into "post-apocalyptic" road story, then to scifi-fantasy-crime, and moves back and forth between genres with fantasy being the biggest piece of the pie. Lots of action throughout. It is inspired by manga quite a bit, so it is a black-and white comic that uses layouts and paneling more common in manga than in European books. Art is pretty loose and minimalist. It focuses on being dynamic above all else. It might turn you off if you expect art in animated series and the comic to be identical.

>>1488 honestly, from what I read of the comic, it has some of the best action scenes avaliable in western comics.

>>310 Besides the obvious two of Tintin and Asterix, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Pratt Also, supposedly Blacksad is pretty good. Don't know about Vae Victis!.

>>1592 Vae Victis is pretty solid. I never really got into it, though. Can't tell you why, I think something about the art style put me off.

Requiem Chevalier

Here's archive link to the old thread. It has a handful of links to download some recommended comics. https://archive.vn/pmS1c

>>1885 It was already in the pastebin link from the meta thread.

I recommend Zaroff to people who like adventure books. Comic is an unofficial sequel to "The Most Dangerous Game". All you need to know about the original is that it is about an American who gets shipwrecked on a tropical island. That island turns out to be a property of a Russian aristocrat Zaroff who is obsessed with hunting. After years of hunting animals, he took to hunting humans as they are more of a challenge. The American ends up as prey, but he manages to escape from the island. Story of the comic happens months after the American leaves. Zaroff's island is visited by a group of Irish mobsters. At some point Zaroff hunted head of their family family, and Irish want revenge. They decide to turn Tables on Zaroff and make him the prey. To make things interesting Irish brought Zaroff's relatives to the island and dumped them in the jungle. Zaroff has to survive and at the same time find and protect his relatives from Irish and wild animals present on the island. It is a well written, short action adventure story with fantastic artwork.

Layla, a Tale of a Scarlet Swamp is very good. Young man named Froghert lives in land resembling late-medieval Denmark. He is torn between his family and Layla. Layla is an elusive and mysterious woman (book describes her as wyvern at one point, bur she is much closer to shape-shifting lamia) living in a swamp. Froghert meets her when he gets lost in the swamp one time, and eventually becomes obsessed with Layla, while also struggling to care for his family, and trying to survive the chain of events set off by his encounters with Layla. There are side plots focusing on the royal family, and tale royal forces looking for Layla. These stories intersect and feed into one another. It all feels very natural, and the whole book is written very efficiently. No characters or plot points are wasted, and background details are introduced without over-reliance of dry exposition. It is a bit surprising, since this is a debut for both the writer and the artist. Art is very good too. It is in a nice middle ground between realistic and stylized. There is quite a bit of tits and ass in the book too if you like cheesecake. It initially led me to believe that it is actually a cheesecake comic first and foremost when I flipped through the book before reading it. I was very pleasantly surprised that story, characters, and setting got proper attention too. Some characters are arguably underutilized given how much effort went into their look, like the military leader with two dogs draped in his dead sons' bones, or the charitable sisters group that is not above exploiting people they help out. My only gripe with the book is that world balloons are laid out in confusing way on occasion, but that only happens three or four times in a 100 page book.

>>2722 neat got a link?

>>2757 Yes. Here are vola and mega links for it: https://volafile.org/r/co https://mega.nz/file/2IxVxbrC#ZwjaBlxvZIIF0G4KoRzjOr7hPs1T7kPVH6_sA6FaxsI

>>1453 tbh shit animation and too many brown people

>>2989 Thanks Anon.

Orbital is a pretty good scifi comic. It is similar to Valerian, but grittier and more realistic. In the story, Earth is a new member of galaxy-wide government, The Confederacy. Humans are not liked much there. In addition to being newcomers, they were recently involved in several wars. The protagonist the very first human diplomat. Diplomats in The Confederacy are a mix of negotiators, detectives, and special agents. They work in pairs and focus on prevention, deescalation, and resolution of conflicts. Our protagonists' partner belongs to a race called Sanjar. They hate humans because Earth forces nearly genocided them. Sandjarr are not very liked in The Confederacy, just like humans. To make matters worse, many consider human and sandjarr pair a publicity stunt in poor taste. The pair is off to a rocky start. Comics follow the two on various missions. Story starts out slow but it picks up gradually. Over time, plot becomes quite intricate, and many things turn out not to be what they seemed at first. Art is very good. Aliens, ships, environments, machines, and architecture look fantastic. Humans are a bit lackluster, but not bad. It is pretty obvious that the artist was far more interested in drawing machines and alien stuff. Confusing panel and speech balloon layout is an occasional annoyance. Setup sounds a bit like Mass Effect, but the comic predates first game. Conflicts tend to be more complex then in ME games or most similar stories. So is the relationship between both protagonists, and to their government. There is something that might rub people the wrong way. Sandjarrs lack sexual dimorphism, so males and females are almost indistinguishable. They only reveal gender to friends, and use gender neutral pronoun with strangers. Orbital's first volume was published in early 2006, so it has nothing to do with recent identity politics. In fact, people invested in that might consider a lot of the content in Orbital "problematic." 8 tomes are out in English right now, and I put them on vola and mega. https://mega.nz/folder/JCgn2CiB#UQ0qW5xnY7S1GW8uggN6rA

>>7225 >might consider a lot of the content in Orbital "problematic." Ive gotta hand it to the French for not giving a damn when it comes to blackface.

>>7225 I finished the second chapter and this is really good man, thanks for sharing it.

>>7225 most excellent

>>7225 Looks interesting enough I'll give it a read.

>>7225 10/10 post and rec

>>7225 Any idea where i could get it in the original language?

>>7452 There's bound to be a torrent somewhere.

>>7452 It's on libgen.

Besides Druuna and Manara's work, there is Muse too. It is more recent than well know European erotic comic classics, but almost as good. The story is about a new caretaker, or rather a baby sitter and companion to a rich boy inventor. He lives without parents in an isolated, lavish estate. He works days and nights on his elaborate inventions, automating even the most mundane things. His only companions are a small handful of servants. Our protagonist is supposed to teach the boy how to have a happy, carefree childhood. Unfortunately, the boy is pretty adamant about his inventions, so getting him to enjoy being a kid is a challenge. Another thing that's a challenge are mildly odd things happening at the estate, and protagonists' strange dreams. Since she happens to be a beautiful woman and this is an erotic comic, these dreams usually end up with her in somewhat compromising and revealing situations. Muse aims for a light and carefree feel, so authors do not go as far as Manara tends to. Despite obvious focus on cheesecake, the comic builds mystery well. Trying to find out what's exactly going on and why, makes it a page turner. It’s a quick read, and both tomes can be finished in one sitting. Overall, the plot is a mix of mystery and fairy tale, with some costume drama and a dash of scifi. Other than the mystery, there is not that much meat to the story, but it is still decent fairy tale. Art is loose but very good. Not only the attractive protagonist, but other characters, costumes, machines, and architecture. Visual storytelling and motion is on point too (save for a one goofy panel where protagonist falls out of her boat, and few "quality" panels due to sloppy coloring). Not much corner cutting, although it is pretty obvious that landscapes and furniture are not the priority here. Quite high production values, and that's not very common for cheesecake comics. Everything is drawn by Terry Dodson. Another rarity, since he is an American artist working on a French comic. Not only that, but he spent years working for big two. Muse is lighter and less vulgar than something Manara might publish, but this is still rare for someone affiliated with Marvel and DC. Cho, Wally Wood, and Bruce Timm are the only other high profile creators who dabbled in erotica, at least to my knowledge.

I finally got around to reading "Les Indes Fourbes." It's a follow-up to a novel from 1604 about a low class scammer known as Pablos. In his pursuit of virtue and adventure, he is taken on a journey around 16th century Spain. Pablos he is plagued by bad luck, succumbs to greed, and engages in various scams. "The Swindler" is English translated title I know it under, but there are other versions. Original novel ends with the main character wondering if he should try his luck in colonies. That's what the comic is about. Bad luck follows Pablos to Americas. He fails in his quest for wealth, and is found half-dead by city guards. His mumbling about El Dorado piques greedy governor's interest. Pablo's interrogation serves as a framing device for the story. Juanjo Guarnido of Blacksad's fame is responsible for the artwork. It is very good, but not quite as good as what you can see in Blacksad. There is less detail, backgrounds are looser, and art is less dynamic. Not bad by any means, but it is obvious that something is missing compared to his art in Blacksad. Maybe Juan Díaz Canales had influence on art despite being a writer, or maybe Guarnido is getting old and tired. It is only a slight step down. Art is still very good and better than most comics. While artwork might not be better than Blacksad's, writing definitely is. That's because Les Indes Fourbes has a different author, Alain Ayroles. Unlike Blacksad's Díaz Canales, Ayroles has far more experience. He is best known for De Cape et de Crocs (Capes and Claws), but wrote many other stories. Writing in Les Indes Fourbes are quite nuanced. Characters that manage to be scumbags, but appealing enough to get reader invested. There are no good guys. Only people with their own agendas committed or desperate enough to do anything. Natives are not saints, and Spaniards aren't all complete tyrants. The worst characters concentrate at the top and bottom of colonial society. Colonists and natives in between get short end of the stick while struggling to get by. In lesser author's hands this story could devolve into typical black and white cliché. Here the main focus is Pablos' personal odyssey as he faces twists of fate. Preachiness is minimal and present only when it servers the main plot. Overall, Les Indes Fourbes is very good. Absolutely worth it if you can understand French or happen to find translations.

>>10695 English scanlation came out recently. https://mega.nz/file/mJ0HFSDK#JS5U5P3exf58uuX7X8H0CYmFMXNsLWWo5V7NNMH8Rqc

I read quite a few books over past months, but most of them were forgettable. The best two happened to be about Pirates, and coincidentally tomorrow will be talk like a pirate day. My favorite has to be Long John Silver. It is a continuation or a homage to Treasure Island by Stevenson, but slightly more gritty and larger than life at the same time. Silver and the doctor Livesey return, and Jim Hawkins is mentioned. This time the protagonist is Lady Vivian Hastings. She is a conniving noblewoman who married her husband for wealth. That wealth has been dwindling as he has spent it and years of his life away in South America looking for ancient treasures of Guiana Capac. With her husband likely dead, Lady Hastings is about to marry a man she has been having an affair with. It all changes when lord Hasting's brother shows up with a message. Lord Hastings is still alive and will need all money left in England to finish his treasure hunt. This throws a wrench into Lady Hasting's plans, but she hatches a scheme to salvage the situation. It involves going to South America along with her brother in law, and she recruits Long John Silver as her ally. Doctor Livesey's chivalry compels him to go too. Lady Hastings is a very well written character. She is probably among the best female antiheroes or perhaps villains I have seen in comics. She is free from problems plaguing many female characters in American comic books today. Remaining main cast is written very well too, but she steals the spotlight. Art by Mathieu Lauffray is very good too. It resembles classic European ink and watercolor style you could see in older western or historical comics. Lauffay is very good at illustrating everything, from English castles to Amazonian forest. He is great at showing how initially polished look of Lady Hastings and the doctor gradually degrades as expedition goes on. Things like waves smashing boats to splinters are very clear and easy to read, while at the same time they look dangerous and chaotic. Wind, rain, fog, night, and other things that many other artists fall short at are drawn very well too.

>>17896 Raven: Nemesis is another good read. It was written and illustrated by Long John Silver's artist Mathieu Lauffray. He clearly has a thing for pirates. This book is an adventure story about a competent pirate nicknamed Raven plagued by bad luck. He struggles against his legendary bad luck and reputation that comes with it. Eventually Raven ends up at odds with a prominent and ruthless pirate captain, Lady Darksee. There is only one volume out, but the story looks very promising. Artwork is even better than in Long John Silver. It is more refined, panels are more interesting and inventive. It is a little bit more caricatural too, likely to go along with the story's lighter tone. Overall, the book is good, and hopefully subsequent volumes will be the same or even better.

>>1443 What in the hairy dog-balling autistic fuck is the point of making porn where you can't see anything and the girl's tits look like they were drawn by a Captain Marvel artist?

There's a interesting looling comic that someone storytimed on /ac/ that would be nice if it got translated >>>/ac/193

>>18013 It's not porn.

>>1443 Season 2 soon https://www.kisskissbankbank.com/fr/projects/crowdfunding-lastman-heroes

>>26670 YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

>>26670 LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO

>>26670 Nice, only few months left.

>>26670 >>1443 I wonder if theyll adapt the comics proper.

>>26791 It's a prequel so they're not adapting any existing comic material. That said, they need to bring the rest of it over in english.

>>26793 "It's a prequel" I know and I want them to adapt the comic after they're done with the prequel.

>>26793 >they need to bring the rest of it over in english It's coming, compliments of Robert Kirkman https://archive.ph/5driX

>>26802 I'll take what I can even if it means indirectly supporting Kirkman. >>26800 Doubt they will unless both the new volume releases & season 2 blow up. Even then there'd be little point if you have the comics.

>>26802 Well that's interesting. Looks like Image really is trying to capitalize on European comics. They published Karmen, the Red One and a couple others but each was couple years apart. I am surprised that Darkhorse is not more involved, as they got in on the Manga pretty early and managed to snag rights to Berserk.

>>26817 Drawthread is thataway: >>23

>>26817 Start writing, get an artist to collab with and then start working on it.

/ac/ has been storytiming Les Sisters >>>ac/35487 translated into taco. Is there anyone that has an english translation? Preferably a fan translation.

>>40283 >>>/ac/35487