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It's Letterer Appreciation Day 2022! Let's take a look at four things I've noticed in reading Franco-Belgian comics. This is the audio from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdz85j69bN8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdz85j69bN8) Support the Pipeline mission by becoming a Patron: https://patreon.com/pipelinecomics (https://patreon.com/pipelinecomics) Show Notes: https://pipelinecomics.com (https://pipelinecomics.com/) Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com (https://twitter.com) Email: augie@pipelinecomics.com

Back in February, Dark Horse announced an August release for the print edition of Jordi Lafebre's "Always Never" in English: https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/3446/fall-back-love-always-never It's a book I had reviewed after its digital release in 2021: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/always-never-by-jordi-lafebre-review/ I really hope this gives the book a new life in North America. It's a great one. Also, it prompts a little wild speculation from me about Dark Horse and other projects of Lafebre's... My theory makes sense and fits the gaps in the narrative, but is it true? I hope so.... Support the Pipeline mission by becoming a Patron: https://patreon.com/pipelinecomics (https://patreon.com/pipelinecomics) Show Notes: https://pipelinecomics.com/95 (https://pipelinecomics.com/95) Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com (https://twitter.com) Email: augie@pipelinecomics.com

https://www.idwpublishing.com/news/articles/idw-publishing-announces-todd-mcfarlane-spider-man-artist-edition (IDW announced their next Artist's Edition), and it's collecting a whole lot of Todd McFarlane Spider-Man art. I couldn't imagine a more exciting AE outing, so I'm going to go over the specs on this thing in the podcast. We have six months to save up the $150 to buy it, which hopefully is enough time... Support the Pipeline mission by becoming a Patron: https://patreon.com/pipelinecomics (https://patreon.com/pipelinecomics) Show Notes: https://pipelinecomics.com/94 (https://pipelinecomics.com/94) Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com (https://twitter.com) Email: augie@pipelinecomics.com

Julie Doucet won the Grand Prix at Angouleme this year. How did that happen? What kind of narrative did you shape in your mind for why the voters voted the way they did? My guess is, you're wrong. These things can't be forced into a single narrative, and I'll tell you exactly why and how Julie Doucet won in this podcast. You're welcome. Here, watch Chris Ware hand over the prize to Doucet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZx486r9FW4 Warning: It's awkward. Learning French: I passed the 800 days streak on https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) last week, then celebrated by winning my Diamond League for the week! Je suis rentré chez moi hier. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/93 (PipelineComics.com/93) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Watch on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTLgEbooSan00cC7-6tiyA (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTLgEbooSan00cC7-6tiyA)

Is that episode title clickbait? How about "Last Rat Deserts Ship"? Now THAT's incendiary! See David Steinberger's resignation tweet here: https://twitter.com/stonemtn/status/1501962345618317313 Comixology on CrunchBase: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/comixology/company_financials Support the Pipeline mission by becoming a Patron: https://patreon.com/pipelinecomics Check out the website: https://pipelinecomics.com Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com Email at augie@pipelinecomics.com

The McSpidey Chronicles is a subsite of PipelineComics.com which will review every issue of "The Amazing Spider-Man" that Todd McFarlane drew, plus some articles that fit along with that as their theme. https://www.pipelinecomics.com/mcspidey/ We're past the halfway point now, so let's see how this project came about, what's left, where it's going, and what's next. ...With apologies if I'm repeating any of the stuff I talked about in the original announcement of this project in Episode #78: https://pipelinecomics.com/78 Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I'm past day 794 now and barreling towards 800. Tu ne vas pas partir demain? Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/91 (PipelineComics.com/91) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com

Comics are a combination of words and art. You need both. You can flip through a book or look at its cover and get a good first impression. A lot of the times, however, that can be deceptive. You need to dig in and read the combination of art and words to get the art in its proper context to enjoy it. This works both ways -- some very cool art tells the story very poorly. It also can go for color schemes, as I talk about in this podcast. I mentioned my review of Penelope Bagieu's "Josephine" in this podcast. You can find it here: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/josephine1/ The autobiographical Instagram cartoonist whose name I blanked on during the podcast is Margaux Motion. You can find her here: https://www.instagram.com/margauxmotin/ Now excuse me. It's getting late and I have to boost my score in this week's DuoLingo challenge. It's Day 793 for me today! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/90 (PipelineComics.com/90) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com

It's true -- BD has an unfair advantage. It's all new stuff for me, and they tend to translate lots of good stuff first. Works for me! Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I'm past day 790 now and barreling towards 800. On va au cinema ensemble? Full Show Notes: https://pipelinecomics.com/89 (PipelineComics.com/89) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com

We have the final three nominees for this year's Grand Prix at FIBD, a/k/a Angouleme. They're all women. The comments section at ActuaBD is ablaze: https://www.actuabd.com/Le-trio-gagnant-pour-le-Grand-Prix-2022-du-Festival-International-de-la-BD-d Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Today is day 789. Elle mange une orange. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/87 (PipelineComics.com/87) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com

Today is my birthday, but I don't want your gifts.

Comics need great art. Life is too short to read good stories that are destroyed by bad or even mediocre art. That's part of the reason I moved to European comics. Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I recently hit day 786. Je pense que je suis un cheval! Full Show Notes: https://pipelinecomics.com/86 (PipelineComics.com/86) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com

There is no singular alternative to Comixology. There is, however, an alternative for European albums. It's https://izneo.com (Izneo.com) and you should sign up for it today. They have a subscription plan and you can even buy albums through their app. https://www.pipelinecomics.com/ultimate-guide-to-izneo/ (I did a thorough write-up of Izneo recently). Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I recently hit day 786. Je pense que je suis un cheval! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/85 (PipelineComics.com/85) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com

I'm sure several of you think the title of this podcast should be "Defunding Comixology," because you think it's what Amazon has done. I'm taking the opposite opinion on this one. Amazon is hurting Comixology in the short term for a long term benefit. They are providing focus, but the transition will be a rough one. We're already seeing things get better, in fact, and I'm betting things will move pretty fast from here. Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I recently hit day 784. Incroyable, mais vrai! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/84 (PipelineComics.com/84) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com

The Merge happened this week. It's a mess. I outline my first thoughts on it in this podcast. If you're looking for the new Comixology storefront on Amazon, good luck. Or, use https://Comixology.com (Comixology.com) and let them reroute you. Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I recently hit day 775. Incroyable! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/83 (PipelineComics.com/83) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com

Belgium has a new passport that features Belgian comic characters like Largo Winch, Lucky Luke, Tintin, and the Smurfs. Want! This is my excuse to reach for an honorary Belgian citizenship without the hassle of learning a new language or, you know, actually moving to the country. I think I found an angle on this impossible mission. I'll explain it in this podcast. https://www.pipelinecomics.com/my-new-plan-for-belgian-citizenship/ (I wrote about this goal on the website) a couple weeks ago. Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I recently extended my stream past the 765 day mark. Je ne suis pas un cheval. Full Show Notes: https://pipelinecomics.com/82 (PipelineComics.com/82) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com

I received a comment recently that made fun of the way I pronounced a Belgian creators' name. It made me think about pronunciations. For as hard as I try to get it right, I'm always fighting my natural American accent instincts... One quick correction to this episode: The hockey player's name I was thinking of was Mark Messier. It's not the same as Jean-Claude Mézières. But it's close! Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I recently extended my stream past the 757 day mark. C'est magnifique! Full Show Notes: https://pipelinecomics.com/81 (PipelineComics.com/81) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com

Read the full review here: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/asterix-v39-asterix-and-the-griffin/ (https://www.pipelinecomics.com/asterix-v39-asterix-and-the-griffin/) Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I recently extended my stream past the 777 days mark. C'est magnifique! Full Show Notes: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/80 (PipelineComics.com/80) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

The Beatles had a 12 month period in the mid-1960s where they released four studio albums. Is there a similar comics version of that kind of productivity? Ok, sure, probably Jack Kirby with or without Stan Lee. But keeping with the theme of this podcast, who comes to mind? Easy -- Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo in the mid-1960s when they released 3 books in the same calendar year, and 5 in the span of two years. In this podcast, I'll run down the list for you. I also mentioned and recommended https://www.youtube.com/user/pegzch (Rick Beato's YouTube channel) if you're looking for smart analysis of music on-line. The Beatles Documentary, "Get Back," is streaming on Disney Plus. My reviews of the books from that fateful year: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/asterix-v7-asterix-and-the-big-fight/ (Asterix and the Big Fight) https://www.pipelinecomics.com/asterix-v8-asterix-in-britain/ (Asterix in Britain) https://www.pipelinecomics.com/asterix-v9-asterix-and-the-normans/ (Asterix and the Normans) Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. I recently extended my stream past the 700 days mark. Je t'invite a la fete de mon anniversaire -- en Mars! Full Show Notes: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/79 (PipelineComics.com/79) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

Take your pick: https://PipelineClassics.com (PipelineClassics.com) https://PipelineComics.com/mcspidey (PipelineComics.com/mcspidey) Go there now to learn all about Todd McFarlane's run on "The Amazing Spider-Man." Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My streak is now past 670 days! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/78 (PipelineComics.com/78) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

Happy International Podcast Day! We celebrate a little bit of PipelineComics.com's recent five year anniversary with a State of the Union address that takes a brief tangent into https://careers.viacomcbs.com/job/New-York-NY-10019/793248200/ (the kind of job descriptions you see) for writers at comic book news websites. (Too much writing.) Also, some hints and teases for things to come, and a little about the future of this podcast. Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My streak is now past 630 days! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/77 (PipelineComics.com/77) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

How can Marvel or DC successfully create a line of original graphic novels? How is it that they've failed this long at it? What can they learn from both the French publishing model and the Amazon Kindle model? I've solved all of these problems in one short podcast. I should get a consultant's fee for this kind of work, but instead I give it all away. Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My streak is now past 590 days! Il chante sous la pluie! Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/76 (PipelineComics.com/76) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

There are parallels between the North American and Franco-Belgian publishing market. Take, for example, the way serialized stories are collected into larger volumes in addition to albums. This is the story of how Jean Dupuis took the unsold issues of Le Journal de Spirou and created a secondary market for them that helped grow the brand. It's a model that would be repeated by Spirou's competition. I did a whole article explaining https://www.pipelinecomics.com/the-surprising-way-they-collected-pilote-magazine-issues/ (how it worked for Pilote Journal), for example, complete with video. I hope to get a hole of a Spirou collection someday so I can do something similar with it. For now, this podcast will have to do. Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My streak is now past 555 days! La pharmacie west ouvert. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/75 (PipelineComics.com/75) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

Uderzo gets a menhir and the side of a three story building in Angouleme: https://www.actuabd.com/Angouleme-se-pare-aux-couleurs-d-Albert-Uderzo Spirou et Fantasio gets a new creative team: https://www.actuabd.com/Un-nouveau-trio-pour-reprendre-la-serie-mere-de-Spirou-et-Fantasio From 2018, "Spirou and Toxic Fandom," in which I discuss the issues Vehlmann talked about with fandom and his Spirou run: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/spirou-and-toxic-fandom/ The René Goscinny Obelisk in Angoulême: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/rene-goscinny-statue-obelisk-bust/ Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now past 550! J'ai fini met devoirs. Maintenant, je joue aves mes amis. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/74B (PipelineComics.com/74B) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

It's also my nightmare website. But if I ever decided to go "Bigger Is Better," what kind of website would I create to deliver the maximum traffic and create a singular source of European Comics news and reviews like you've never seen before? Spoilers: It might remind you a little bit of CBR from the early 2000s. I might be biased in that direction, though... This podcast is my brainstorming session. Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now past 545! Je lis ce livre chaque soir. Full Show Notes: http://PipelineComics.com/74 (PipelineComics.com/74) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

Comic book prices in the open market are going through the roof. Is this the start of another boom and bust cycle, fueled by speculators? Or is this the new normal in a world where the internet gives us the tools to do interesting things, like arbitrage? I'll explain... Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My streak is now past 540 days! Je ne travaille pas a Paris; Alice et Paul travaillent a Paris. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/73 (PipelineComics.com/73) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

Hard to believe, but "X-Force" #1 came out 30 years ago this past week. I feel so old just saying that, but I'm trying not to think about it too much. Now, since this is Rob Liefeld we're talking about, there's a small bit of controversy in Twitter-land. For some reason, people want to rain on Liefeld's parade. One went so far as to cite one website's Top 10 list of Best Selling Single Comics of All Time that has, to put it mildly, some faulty logic at its very core. This podcast is me correcting that fault and pointing out its intellectual bankruptcy. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/72C (PipelineComics.com/72C) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

In this special bonus episode of the podcast, it's Mike Wieringo's birthday. While I never interviewed him for the original incarnation of the Pipeline Comics podcast, I did talk to his partner in "Tellos", Todd Dezago. In that interview, we discussed Tellos for a few minutes, and Ringo's "Captain Marvel" issue also gets a shout out. To listen to an actual Mike Wieringo interview, listen to his appearance on a very early episode of John Siuntres' Word Balloon podcast: http://www.wordballoon.com/media/WBmikewieringo.mp3 (http://www.wordballoon.com/media/WBmikewieringo.mp3) Todd Dezago Announces "Tellos" Compendium Edition: https://www.cbr.com/todd-dezago-announces-tellos-compendium-edition/ (https://www.cbr.com/todd-dezago-announces-tellos-compendium-edition/) Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/72B (PipelineComics.com/72B) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

In this podcast, I make the case that mint comics are an amazing rarity in the world and so rare that, yes, they probably do deserve to be priced ridiculously high. This, I imagine, will not be a popular podcast. ;-) Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now past 530! Les enfants jouent a la plage. Je nage a la piscine. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/72 (PipelineComics.com/72) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

He's a robot Yojimbo in an abandoned theme park fighting some paramilitary dudes with big guns. What more do you need to know? It's fun! Since I recorded this podcast a couple weeks back, the second issue of the series is already out, with the third on its way in the next month. Check it out on https://Izneo.com (Izneo.com) or https://Comixology.com (Comixology.com) The review this podcast is based on can be found here: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/yojimbot-v1-metal-silence-part-1/ (https://www.pipelinecomics.com/yojimbot-v1-metal-silence-part-1/) Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now almost 530 days! Au début du cours, les etudiants ne comprennent rien. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/71 (PipelineComics.com/71) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

It's a good idea to take your head out of the ground and look up once in a while. Or, if you prefer a different metaphor, it's good to look outside your bubble. I recently checked out the untranslated books available at https://Izneo.com/fr (Izneo.com/fr) and found a few titles that look good. I hope they get translated someday. This is their story. Check out https://www.izneo.com/en/european-comics/fantasy/the-lost-ages-38144 ("The Lost Ages" in English) today: https://www.izneo.com/en/european-comics/fantasy/the-lost-ages-38144 Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now past 520! J'apprends l'histoire à l'école. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/70 (PipelineComics.com/70) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

The annual Grand Prix aware from the FIBD (Angouleme) show is down to its final three nominees. But it is who ISN'T nominated and why their votes, in particular, were thrown out that is sparking all the controversy. The official press release on the nominations: https://www.bdangouleme.com/les-trois-auteurrices-en-lice-pour-le-grand-prix-2021 (https://www.bdangouleme.com/les-trois-auteurrices-en-lice-pour-le-grand-prix-2021) The news story for this can be seen here: https://www.actuabd.com/Penelope-Bagieu-Catherine-Meurisse-et-Chris-Ware-en-tete-pour-le-Grand-Prix-de (https://www.actuabd.com/Penelope-Bagieu-Catherine-Meurisse-et-Chris-Ware-en-tete-pour-le-Grand-Prix-de) For background, go back to Episodes 38 and 39 of this podcast, all about the Racine Report: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/38 (https://www.pipelinecomics.com/38) https://www.pipelinecomics.com/39 (https://www.pipelinecomics.com/39) Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now past 515! J'ai mangé des croissants hier.. Full Show Notes: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/69 (PipelineComics.com/69) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

It's a very special album.... See my original review here: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/lucky-luke-v77-a-cowboy-in-high-cotton/ That's the basis for this podcast. Learning French: I'm using https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now at 515! Je comprends beaucoup de francais parce que j'utilise DuoLingo. Full Show Notes: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/lucky-luke-v77-a-cowboy-in-high-cotton/ (https://www.pipelinecomics.com/lucky-luke-v77-a-cowboy-in-high-cotton/) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

I've written a lot of reviews in my time. For PipelineComics.com, alone, that number is up over 350. So when Google recently outlined their opinions of what makes a good product review, I listened. These are mostly meant for affiliate marketers who are just plain awful reviewers. Yet, it's fun to see how that applies to reviews of creative works such as comic. So here I am. You can check out Google's guidelines here: https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2021/04/product-reviews-update Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now over 500! Je comprends beaucoup de francais parce que j'utilise DuoLingo. Full Show Notes: http://PipelineComics.com/67 (PipelineComics.com/66) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

There are three Smurfs theme parks in the world today, all built in recent years. We're taking a tour of them, from Russia to Dubai to Shanghai. As a bonus, whatever happened to the Smurfs park they announced in Spain that never got built? This episode is based on an article from the PipelineComics.com website you can find here: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/three-smurfs-theme-parks/ You can find all the links from the podcast in that article. Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now over 500! J'ai mangé des croissants. Full Show Notes: https://PipelineComics.com/66 (PipelineComics.com/66) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

Raoul Cauvin: Over the weekend, Raoul Cauvin, veteran Belgian comics writer, announced that his cancer is bad enough that the doctor says https://www.spirou.com/cauvin/commentaires.php?ID=385&fbclid=IwAR3LGrlHUO2Wd0J29_PHh1Wzqv5XLVi7Fv2TcxsAv_iiAe86U-fyqnGmDXI (he doesn't have much longer to live). I said in the podcast that Cinebook only translated a couple of his "Cedric" books. I looked it up afterwards and realized that they do have seven books in their catalog from that series: https://www.cinebook.co.uk/cedric-c-142_148_233.html I've reviewed two of his Bluecoats books: "The David": https://www.pipelinecomics.com/the-bluecoats-v12-the-david/ "The Blues in Black and White: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/the-bluecoats-v10-the-blues-in-black-and-white-starring-mathew-brady/ Jordi Lafebre: In happier news, EuropeComics announced on Monday morning that Jordi Lafebre's recent album is in the works and "Coming Soon." This is super exciting news. Here is the announcement: https://twitter.com/EuropeComics/status/1391712729434558466 I mention in the podcast that Jordi Lafebre is Spanish and then immediately refer to him as a French artist in the next breath. I should have phrased that as "French-published artist," which would make slightly more sense. Follow him on Instagram at Jordi_Lafebre: https://Instagram.com/jordi_lafebre Also, I refer to "Glorious Summers" in this podcast more than once as "Beautiful Summers." My mistake. I'm rusty at this podcasting thing again, aren't I? Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now at 481! J'ai mangé des croissants. Full Show Notes: http://PipelineComics.com/65 (PipelineComics.com/65) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

Disney+ has a new documentary series called "Marvel 616." It's a cute piece of Marvel brand building, and caused a bit of a stir over the episode titled "Marvel Method." I think a lot of that internet furor was misguided. This podcast is going to be my point of view on where this "documentary" fails, and what it really reveals that everyone else overlooked. Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now passed 320! And the competition in the Diamond League is rough this week... Full Show Notes: http://PipelineComics.com/64 (PipelineComics.com/64) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

It's that time of year again -- Black Friday sales! And there are a bunch of European comics on sale now at Comixology and Izneo: http://comixology.com/sales (http://comixology.com/sales) https://www.izneo.com/en/ (https://www.izneo.com/en/) Or, if you prefer print editions, check out Magnetic Press: https://store.magnetic-press.com (https://store.magnetic-press.com) For reviews of the titles I mentioned here, go to https://pipelinecomics.com (https://pipelinecomics.com) and use the little magnifying glass in the upper right hand corner to search for a title. Learning French: I'm trying out https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr (DuoLingo) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now past 315! Full Show Notes: https://pipelinecomics.com/63 (PipelineComics.com/63) Facebook Page: https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics (Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon (PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

Marvel characters are the stars of the new season of Fortnite, a video game claiming 350 million players. Fortnite characters are making appearances on Marvel comic book covers, as well as a storyline in Thor. I think Marvel needs to be hyper aggressive with this. It's the marketing opportunity of a lifetime. And they're choosing to lead with -- variant covers?!? This could be the biggest mistake the company's ever made. And I remember Daredevil's armor.... Comics Beat: https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-fortnite-variant-covers/ (https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-fortnite-variant-covers/) Bleeding Cool: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-comics-variant-covers-based-on-fortnite-season-4/ (https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-comics-variant-covers-based-on-fortnite-season-4/) Learning French: I'm trying out DuoLingo (https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now at 232! And the competition in the Diamond League is rough this week... Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/61 (https://PipelineComics.com/61) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook (https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: PipelineComics.com/patreon (https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

Static Shock is back -- but there isn't a floppy in sight. What does this mean? Here are some links of note: DC, the fate fo the floppy, Hollywood, and the Great Reckoning (https://www.comicsbeat.com/dc-comics-publishing-hollywood-and-the-great-reckoning/) (I added the Oxford Comma, because it's the right thing to do.) Hollywood Reporter: DC's Jim Lee on the Company's Future (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dcs-jim-lee-companys-future-we-are-still-business-publishing-comics-1307413) Pipeline Podcast Episode 3: The Fundamental Flaw of the Direct Market (https://www.pipelinecomics.com/episode-3-the-fundamental-flaw-of-the-direct-market/) Bleeding Cool: Milestone Comics Returns With Static Shock in February (https://bleedingcool.com/comics/milestone-comics-returns-with-static-shock-in-february-dc-fandome/) Learning French: I'm trying out DuoLingo (https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now at 232! And the competition in the Diamond League is rough this week... Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/61 (https://PipelineComics.com/61) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook (https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: PipelineComics.com/patreon (https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

Sean Phillips and Ed Brubaker have a new project that will be released as a series of standalone graphic novels. The format and intent of the "Reckless" series reminds me a bit of the European album tradition, even if the physical format isn't quite so large. Other professionals are considering OGNs now, too. The only growth in comics is in the book market for younger readers, which is filled with stand-alone books. We're moving closer to the European model, folks.... News on "Reckless": https://www.comicsbeat.com/brubaker-and-phillips-kick-off-three-book-series-with-reckless-in-december/ Learning French: I'm trying out DuoLingo (https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now at 222! And the competition in the Diamond League is rough this week... Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/60 (https://PipelineComics.com/60) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook (https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: PipelineComics.com/patreon (https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

Due to the timeliness of some of the recommended comics on sale in this podcast, I'm releasing it early. Go check out the sales this weekend and get yourself some amazing reading material for dirty cheap! The gist of this podcast: Marvel wants you to pay $5 for a 20 page story. Here's a source for hundreds of BD albums with 2x - 4x the pages of storytelling for a lesser price, some as low as $1. Empyre #3 on Comixology: https://www.comixology.com/Empyre-2020-3-of-6/digital-comic/844567 Comixology's Sales Tab: https://www.comixology.com/comics-sale Europe Comics Fantasy Sale (good through August 2nd) https://www.comixology.com/comics-sale?list_id=34972&lang=1&34972_pg=3 Humanoid Big Sale (good through August 3rd) https://www.comixology.com/comics-sale?list_id=34511&lang=1 Cinebook European Comics Sale (good through August 20) https://www.comixology.com/comics-sale?list_id=35244&lang=1&cu=0&35244_pg=1 Learning French: I'm trying out DuoLingo (https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now over 205! Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/59 (https://PipelineComics.com/59) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook (https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: PipelineComics.com/patreon (https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

Please note: This podcast was recorded before the recent kerfuffle with Dynamite Comics (https://www.comicsbeat.com/dynamite-issues-statement-after-backlash/), Jae Lee, Tom King, etc Comic books aren't in trouble. The Direct Market is in trouble. There's no better single example of this than the way the market relies so heavily on variant covers to bring in the money instead of, you know, new comics or new comics readers. Links: Comichron's annual report (https://www.comichron.com/yearlycomicssales/industrywide/2019-industrywide.html) ComicList.com's new home (https://blog.gocollect.com/category/comiclist/) Marvel Licenses Everything Out (http://pipelinecomics.com/57) iFanboy Comics Podcast (http://ifanboy.com/) Learning French: I'm trying out DuoLingo (https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now over 205! Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/58 (https://PipelineComics.com/58) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook (https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: PipelineComics.com/patreon (https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

Marvel has licensed out any comics not meant for readers over the age of, say, 21 to IDW and Scholastic now. Is this just a good business move to cater to your core competency and let others spread your brand message? Does this tell us that Disney sees Marvel as solely a Direct Market company that it's unwilling to expand to attack new markets with? Has Marvel Comics officially given up on the kids and is letting Disney parse that out now? Marvel's Scholastic Licensing Deal Announced: https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-and-scholastic-kids-graphic-novels/ Learning French: I'm trying out DuoLingo (https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now over 200! Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/57 (https://PipelineComics.com/57) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook (https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: PipelineComics.com/patreon (https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

Programming note: I recorded this podcast last week. So when I refer to Bastille Day as being during "this week," you'll understand why I said that better. (That's July 14th, for my non-Francophone friends.) My First Look at the Papercutz Asterix Translation: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/first-look-papercutz-asterix-translation/ The Asterix Agenda: The Reference Sites: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/the-asterix-agenda-reference-sites/ Asterix v1 is the best deal in digital comics history: https://www.comixology.com/Asterix-1-Collects-Asterix-the-Gaul-Asterix-and-the-Golden-Sickle-and-Asterix-and-the-Goths/digital-comic/854072 Learning French: I'm trying out DuoLingo (https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr) for learning French. Let's be friends! My daily streak is now at 200! Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/56 (https://PipelineComics.com/56) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook (https://pipelinecomics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (https://twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: PipelineComics.com/patreon (https://pipelinecomics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

ActuaBD did the reporting that this podcast is based on. Check out the sources here: BeKa and Munuera to Bluecoats: https://www.actuabd.com/SOUS-EMBARGO-Les-BeKa-et-Munuera-realisent-le-prochain-album-des-Tuniques Interview with BeKa: https://www.actuabd.com/BeKa-Nous-avons-ecrit-l-album-des-Tuniques-bleues-que-nous-aimerions-lire 2019: Three Cauvin series canceled: https://www.actuabd.com/Fin-de-series-chez-Dupuis Learning French: I'm trying out DuoLingo (https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr) for learning French. Let's be friends! I'm on a 187 day streak now Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/55 (https://PipelineComics.com/55) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook (https://PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (https://Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: PipelineComics.com/patreon (https://PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

Cute book. Read my original review at PipelineComics.com:    Saturday and Sunday v1: “Rock Heaven”   (https://www.pipelinecomics.com/saturday-and-sunday-v1-rock-heaven/) Learning French: I'm trying out DuoLingo (https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr) for learning French. Let's be friends! I'm on a 180 day streak now Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/54 (https://PipelineComics.com/54) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook (https://PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (https://Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: PipelineComics.com/patreon (https://PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

Two Must Read notes before listening to this podcast: First, it was recorded on Saturday morning while news and rumors were still in the midst of breaking and I hadn't even read much of them yet. I almost didn't publish this because parts of it felt incomplete in the light of new thoughts. But the second half is so "timeless," that it didn't seem right to bury it. Second: DC does not own the two new distributors that are launching to carry their books. But when two smaller companies rely on one client for 99% of their business, that client controls the game. DC might as well own them. I know I promised a link in the show notes somewhere during this episode. And as soon as I find it, I'll include it in here. Learning French: I'm trying out DuoLingo (https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr) for learning French. Let's be friends! Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/53 (https://PipelineComics.com/53) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: PipelineComics.com/patreon (https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

Miss Endicott is a two part series that's now available digitally through Europe Comics. I've read the first book and was impressed by the artwork of Xavier Fourquemin and colorist Scarlett Smulkowski. Let's talk about that a little... Full text review and artistic dissection to follow in the days ahead. Keep an eye on PipelineComics.com for those. Learning French: I'm trying out DuoLingo (https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr) for learning French. Let's be friends! Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/52 (PipelineComics.com/52) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: PipelineComics.com/patreon (https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

The three volume "Exo" series has, to my storytelling mind, some fundamental shortcomings that turn what might be a good story into something of a confusing mess. It all makes sense in the end, but getting there was more confusing that exciting. And then there's the bad drug trips, which are just as bad a bit of plot mechanics as dream sequences. My three "Exo" Reviews: Volume 1: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/exo-v1-darwin-ii-humanoids-review/ Volume 2: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/exo-v2-moon-strike-review-humanoids/ Volume 3: https://www.pipelinecomics.com/exo-v3-contact-review-humanoids/ The Script Notes Podcast: https://johnaugust.com/scriptnotes Learning French: I'm trying out DuoLingo (https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr) for learning French. Let's be friends! Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/51 (https://PipelineComics.com/51) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: PipelineComics.com/patreon (https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

This time around, I'm taking a look at the first volume of a two-parter called "The Detection Club." It's a story based on a real life social club that started in the 1930s for detective writers in Great Britain. They're a fascinating cast of characters, with quick wits and dialogue that drips with sarcasm, put downs, and one-liners. It's all very... British. And I LOVE it. Corrections: * The second volume of "The Detection Club" is only 51 pages long, not 100. And this first volume is 88 pages, not 100. So this series really is more a three volume set collected in two volumes, for whatever reason... See? I can still do math good. * I may have slightly mispronounced "Peter Ustinov" to sound more like "Houstonov." That was a slip of the tongue from talking too fast. Management, as always, regrets the error. Wikipedia entry for The Detection Club: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detection_Club "Operation Copperhead" by Jean Harambat http://www.europecomics.com/serie/operation-copperhead/ The PipelineComics.com review of "The Detection Club": https://www.pipelinecomics.com/the-detection-club-v1-when-novelists-gather/ Learning French: I'm trying out DuoLingo (https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr) for learning French. Let's be friends! Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/50 (https://PipelineComics.com/50) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: PipelineComics.com/patreon (https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast

May turns out to be a great month for comics on sale. But hurry up - some of these sales are ending soon. Humanoids Groupee: https://groupees.com/humanoids (https://groupees.com/humanoids) Comixology: Europe Comics Mega Trilogy Sale: https://www.comixology.com/comics-sale?list_id=34439&lang=1 (https://www.comixology.com/comics-sale?list_id=34439&lang=1) Comixology: Humanoids Crime Doesn't Pay: https://www.comixology.com/comics-sale?list_id=34179&lang=1&34179_pg=1&cu=0 (https://www.comixology.com/comics-sale?list_id=34179&lang=1&34179_pg=1&cu=0) Humble Bundle "The Walking Dead" sale: $18 gets you the entire series: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/walking-dead-image-comicsskybound-entertainment-books? (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/walking-dead-image-comicsskybound-entertainment-books?) Learning French: I'm trying out DuoLingo (https://www.duolingo.com/courses/fr) for learning French. Let's be friends! Full Show Notes: PipelineComics.com/49 (https://PipelineComics.com/49) Facebook Page: PipelineComics.com/facebook (PipelineComics.com/facebook) Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/pipelinecomics (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/Twitter.com/pipelinecomics) Become a Pipeline Patron: PipelineComics.com/patreon (https://my.captivate.fm/PipelineComics.com/patreon) Email Me: augie@pipelinecomics.com Support this podcast