Le Saboteur
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Stoo said:I made a stop at the local BD store here to look for "Adèle Blanc-Sec" and they didn't have any. Apparently, they are too "old" and would have to order them. I *did* find Jacques Tardi's classic, "Putain de Guerre" (which basically translates as "War Whore"!) as well as 3 volumes of Corto and even a figure/picture frame of him. They are all quite pricey, though.
Yeah, Mlle. Blanc-sec was "new" in the late seventies. Messrs. Tardi & Besson were at Salon du Livre in Paris last Sunday, and were autographing copies of what appeared to be a new book. In reality though, it's probably the cover art wrapped around the original couple of stories to tie in with the movies release. I only had a couple glances at it, but it looks nice. Might be worth exploring.
Which Corto volumes? And they shouldn't be more than twenty euros each. I forget exactly what I paid, but I think it was less, around 17 maybe. Feel free to email me.
Ah, "Putain de Guerre"! I confess to having never read it, but the artwork was great. I'll have to pick it up in the near future.
Stoo said:You might have thought of Verne because of our private conversations. I am a voracious Verne fan and absolutely love all incarnations of Doyle's "The Lost World". At the end of the original novel, a pterodactyl escapes from the Royal Zoological Society which I am reminded of when watching this trailer.
That's definitely possible. And I've read "The Lost World," so, yes, I remember the pterodactyl escaping. I thought they did an excellent job for the most part in the Bob Hoskins-led movie, too.
Stoo said:Because there are no heroes with super-powers in it? Being French might have something to do with it, too.
Probably. Being French, too. This is more likely considering that if we do get it here Stateside, it'll be a year or two down the road. It'll also be horribly dubbed, and released unceremoniously. If it doesn't get released, it'll be a DVD job.
We've discussed this before, and here's what I think is the main reason: It's not an Indiana Jones movie, therefore they can't be bothered with it. Their collective interest in the genre doesn't extend past The Man in the Hat.
Stoo said:In any case, the more screentime this guy gets, the more I'm going to like it:
He does look pretty cool! I wonder if he's related to the hunter in Jumanji?
Rocket Surgeon said:I wasn't implying there was anything wrong...merely relaying a childs impressions, and likely one you'll hear in the coming days.
Where would these impressions come from? I don't think US-children will have the opportunity to see this movie, and nor do I really want them to. I wouldn't mind if teenagers (13-18) got to see it, but we'll have to see what eventually does happen.
This hat is great.