Christmas is approaching and every year the same question arises: what gift to give your niece or cousin who is a fan of comics? if you are depressed’For inspiration, here is a selection of 15 gift ideas that are sure to hit the spot. Follow the guide!
• The return of Mickey and Scrooge
Glénat editions continue to publish the stories of Mickey and Donald. On this winter’s schedule, two exciting stories for the little ones: The Glasgow Dragonan adventure set in Scrooge’s youth in Scotland, and terror islandwhich sends Mickey, Goofy and Donald to a deserted island.
The Glasgow Dragon by Joris Chamblain and Fabrizio Petrossi, 15 euros.
The Island of Terror by Alexis Nesme, €15.
• Spirou hospitalized
Spirou may be dead in his parent series, he’s still living side adventures. the very funny Spirou among the crazydesigned by Libon (the riders of the’apocalypse) and written by Jul (flint and the city), sends the famous boyfriend to an asylum for comic characters where he must help Fantasio…
Spirou chez les fous, Jul & Libon, 12.50 euros.
• In’Xavier Dorison universe
3 million screenwriters’albums sold, Xavier Dorison is the specialist in storytelling’adventure. It seduces with its two latest novelties: 1629inspired by “the’terrifying story of the castaways of Jakarta” in the 17th century, and The castle of animalsa fascinating reflection on civil disobedience.
1629 by Xavier Dorison and Thimothée Montaigne, Glénat, 30 euros.
Le Château des Animaux by Xavier Dorison and Félix Delep, Casterman, 15.95 euros (3 volumes).
• A life of struggle
plunge back into’history of the’the lawyer Gisèle Halimi, a figure in the fight against torture and in the fight for the right to’abortion, repression of rape and parity. a life of struggle’after’autobiography written with the journalist Annick Cojean, to transmit to the new generations the torch of the revolt.
A fierce freedom: Gisèle Halimi, the cause of women by Sandrine Revel, Myriam Lavialle, Annick Cojean and Sophie Couturier, Steinkis, 22 euros.
• A comic to understand the world
the journalist of’research Eric Darbré and cartoonist Eliot Franques publish The Uyghurs, a people who refuse to die, a graphic novel to understand the ongoing tragedy and genocide in the Uyghur region of China. An enlightening read on a topic that is rarely discussed.
The Uyghurs, a people who refuse to die’Eric Darbré and Eliot Franques Marabulle, 20.95 euros.
• Discover American comics
L’Comic book history is not limited to Marvel and DC publications. 100 comics that marked the’history offers a panorama of one hundred essential titles to discover, maus a calvin and hobbes going through nuggets like Blankets by Craig Thompson and black hammer By Jeff Lemire.
100 comics that marked the’history, Ynnis Editions, 35 euross.
• A book that feels good
Author of humorous-philosophical comics, Sophie Guerrive narrates book by book (independent of each other) the adventures of’tulip bear. Within Eden, plunges into an unconventional medieval universe where your favorite character goes in search of paradise on Earth. A good read.
Eden by Sophie Guerrive, 2024 editions, 23 euros.
• Tim Burton’s Batman in the comics
revive it bat Man by Tim Burton in the comics. Urban Comics has just reissued the’Comic adaptation of the 1989 classic starring Michael Keaton. A beautiful edition including a bonus file with sketches by Jerry Ordway.
Batman, the 1989 film by Dennis O.’Neill and Jerry Ordway, Urban Comics, €17.
• A cruel story
between two albums secret ministrywrote Mathieu Sapin for cartoonist Patrick Pion Worma cruel tale in which a worm’Ghostly creature seems trying to survive in a hostile environment. At the same time, a frog detective and an anguished mouse search for a mysterious killer…
Earthworm by Mathieu Sapin and Patrick Pion, Sol, €15.95.
• An original thriller
Known for his albums where he experiments with the possibilities of comics, Marc-Antoine Mathieu released last October deep i, thriller whose hero is a man in a coma! From box to box, his mind wanders like’he tries to understand how he got to this situation.
Deep Me by Marc-Antoine Mathieu, Delcourt, €19.99.
• Futuristic Ninja Turtles
L’one of the best Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics is finally available in French. An essential album for all fans of the license about to pass the quarantine. In a post-apocalyptic New York ravaged by civil wars, the last surviving Turtle brothers embark on a mission to avenge the’honor of his deceased family.
The Last Ronin by Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, Hi Comics, 29.95 euros.
• The renaissance of the western
With Hi Hi!the designer Neyef signs his first solo comic strip, and the’one of the best albums’year. He tells the’history of’a young Native American who in contact with’a band of dangerous bandits will learn the’importance of their culture and reconnect with their origins.
Hi Hi! from Neyef, Rue de Sèvres, 22.90 euros.
• An history about’passionate love
After alephroid (2018) and The wolf (2019), Jean-Marc Rochette released in October the last queenan history about’passionate love between a broken face and a sculptress in France in the 1920s. A book inhabited by’a powerful romantic breath, which is considered by the press as its main’to work.
The Last Queen by Jean-Marc Rochette, Casterman, 30 euros.
Source: BFM TV
