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<blockquote data-quote="Undrave" data-source="post: 7940791" data-attributes="member: 7015698"><p><strong>Franco-Belgian comics</strong> are, of courses, French-speaking comics from France and Belgium, often rendered as "Bandes dessinées" or "BD". Specifically, in this case, those who were first presented weekly/monthly in magazines <em>Pilote, Tintin</em> and <em>Spirou, </em>later collected in hardback 'albums' (usually A4 format, 48 pages or so, one story or a collection of comedic strips) from the 60's onward<em>.</em></p><p></p><p>There is, of course, a lot of comedic stories in those (looking at you <em>Gaston Lagaffe</em>), but there is also a lot of non-superhero adventures stories. <em>Tintin</em> and <em>Asterix,</em> and also<em> Lucky Luke,</em> are the most famous but not the only ones.</p><p></p><p>There's off course <em>Spirou & Fantasio</em>. Spirou had a cartoon in the 90s that actually had an English dub so you can check that out if you want some inspiration. It got popular enough to create a 'genre' of comics about 'Two guys solving crime', usually with a vague 'journalist' job. A lot of short lived knockoffs exist out there, like Jacky & Celestin.</p><p></p><p>Another one of that genre that's got some legs is <em>Tif & Tondu</em>, about a pair of private investigators. Those two are well known for their enemy, Monsieur Choc, a mysterious super genius criminal who always wears a medieval helmet and a smoking. The guy is believed dead multiple times and you never see his face!</p><p></p><p>Another series that was going to be a knock off 'two guys on adventure' is what eventually became the <em>Yoko Tsuno</em> comic. The author first created the titular heroine's two male sidekick, Vic and Pol, and had them encounter and hire Yoko, a Japanese electrical engineer, to help them on their first investigative report... But then a few pages later she judo throw an alien security guard and the author realized SHE was his new main character. <em>Yoko Tsuno</em> is also one I would recommend and that has some English version out there. Yoko Tsuno's author got started doing planes and other machines in Tintin and it shows in the details of his air craft and spacecraft. It's a sci-fi series with Yoko dealing with all sorts of issues on Earth, on alien planet Vinea and even deals with time travel.</p><p></p><p>Another one that would be a good influence is <em>Clifton</em>, a comic about a retired british spy who ends up being pulled back for investigations all the time. I remember one particularly fun story where a computer glitch causes him to be put on an assassination hit list and he has to survive for like 7 days until the assassins checks back in and can be called off.</p><p></p><p>And of course the aforementioned <em>Blake & Mortimer</em>. Blake & Mortimer also had a cartoon series.</p><p></p><p>Another series that is set in contemporary times and often deals with international politic is <em>Natacha</em>, a series starring a stewardess who usually end up in complicated situations.</p><p></p><p>One I could see working is <em>Les Petits Hommes</em>, a series about the population of a whole village who was shrunk down to the size of action figures by a mysterious meteorite who then begin living in secret in caves and now try to keep away from humans. Their lower weight allowed them to develop fantastic flying machines and they even created a temporary shrink ray based on the meteorite. The series ends with them taking off for space.</p><p></p><p>I could also see<em> Marsupilami</em>. The Marsupilami was a fantastic southamerican creature created by Franquin for <em>Spirou & Fantasio</em> and then spin-off into its own series. The conceit being that the main character is a wild animal with no dialogue or whatever, but he always ends up implicated with various adventures in the fictional Palombian jungle.</p><p></p><p>A few others I'm not super familiar with but could work:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em>Buck Danny</em> about an American fighter pilot, with adventures ranging from WWII to the Bosnian conflict.</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Archie Cash</em> which his basically Charles Branson as a detective and vigilante in South America.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Gil Jourdan</em> a story about a private investigator and his former criminal sidekick.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Michel Vaillant</em> starring a race car pilot</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Soda</em> about New York City police officer <u>So</u>lomon <u>Da</u>vid who never told his ailing mother, who now lives with him, that he's a police officer and not a pastor and has to hide his dual life from her.</li> </ul><p></p><p>A few more adventure series of note that are not set in contemporary times, or too far into sci-fi or fantasy, or too far into a more realist style, or not from the same era as those mentioned previously :</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>The Smurfs</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Johan & Pirlouit</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Valerian & Laureline</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Les Tuniques Bleues</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Papyrus</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Barbe Rouge</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Scrameustache</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Blueberry</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>XIII</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Technically<em> Blacksad</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Philémon</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Lanfeust de Troy </em>and its spin offs.</li> </ul><p></p><p>And you could always read the <em>Bob Morane</em> pulp novels, which also had its own comic adaptation and a cartoon series too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Undrave, post: 7940791, member: 7015698"] [B]Franco-Belgian comics[/B] are, of courses, French-speaking comics from France and Belgium, often rendered as "Bandes dessinées" or "BD". Specifically, in this case, those who were first presented weekly/monthly in magazines [I]Pilote, Tintin[/I] and [I]Spirou, [/I]later collected in hardback 'albums' (usually A4 format, 48 pages or so, one story or a collection of comedic strips) from the 60's onward[I].[/I] There is, of course, a lot of comedic stories in those (looking at you [I]Gaston Lagaffe[/I]), but there is also a lot of non-superhero adventures stories. [I]Tintin[/I] and [I]Asterix,[/I] and also[I] Lucky Luke,[/I] are the most famous but not the only ones. There's off course [I]Spirou & Fantasio[/I]. Spirou had a cartoon in the 90s that actually had an English dub so you can check that out if you want some inspiration. It got popular enough to create a 'genre' of comics about 'Two guys solving crime', usually with a vague 'journalist' job. A lot of short lived knockoffs exist out there, like Jacky & Celestin. Another one of that genre that's got some legs is [I]Tif & Tondu[/I], about a pair of private investigators. Those two are well known for their enemy, Monsieur Choc, a mysterious super genius criminal who always wears a medieval helmet and a smoking. The guy is believed dead multiple times and you never see his face! Another series that was going to be a knock off 'two guys on adventure' is what eventually became the [I]Yoko Tsuno[/I] comic. The author first created the titular heroine's two male sidekick, Vic and Pol, and had them encounter and hire Yoko, a Japanese electrical engineer, to help them on their first investigative report... But then a few pages later she judo throw an alien security guard and the author realized SHE was his new main character. [I]Yoko Tsuno[/I] is also one I would recommend and that has some English version out there. Yoko Tsuno's author got started doing planes and other machines in Tintin and it shows in the details of his air craft and spacecraft. It's a sci-fi series with Yoko dealing with all sorts of issues on Earth, on alien planet Vinea and even deals with time travel. Another one that would be a good influence is [I]Clifton[/I], a comic about a retired british spy who ends up being pulled back for investigations all the time. I remember one particularly fun story where a computer glitch causes him to be put on an assassination hit list and he has to survive for like 7 days until the assassins checks back in and can be called off. And of course the aforementioned [I]Blake & Mortimer[/I]. Blake & Mortimer also had a cartoon series. Another series that is set in contemporary times and often deals with international politic is [I]Natacha[/I], a series starring a stewardess who usually end up in complicated situations. One I could see working is [I]Les Petits Hommes[/I], a series about the population of a whole village who was shrunk down to the size of action figures by a mysterious meteorite who then begin living in secret in caves and now try to keep away from humans. Their lower weight allowed them to develop fantastic flying machines and they even created a temporary shrink ray based on the meteorite. The series ends with them taking off for space. I could also see[I] Marsupilami[/I]. The Marsupilami was a fantastic southamerican creature created by Franquin for [I]Spirou & Fantasio[/I] and then spin-off into its own series. The conceit being that the main character is a wild animal with no dialogue or whatever, but he always ends up implicated with various adventures in the fictional Palombian jungle. A few others I'm not super familiar with but could work: [LIST] [*][I][I]Buck Danny[/I] about an American fighter pilot, with adventures ranging from WWII to the Bosnian conflict.[/I] [*][I]Archie Cash[/I] which his basically Charles Branson as a detective and vigilante in South America. [*][I]Gil Jourdan[/I] a story about a private investigator and his former criminal sidekick. [*][I]Michel Vaillant[/I] starring a race car pilot [*][I]Soda[/I] about New York City police officer [U]So[/U]lomon [U]Da[/U]vid who never told his ailing mother, who now lives with him, that he's a police officer and not a pastor and has to hide his dual life from her. [/LIST] A few more adventure series of note that are not set in contemporary times, or too far into sci-fi or fantasy, or too far into a more realist style, or not from the same era as those mentioned previously : [LIST] [*][I]The Smurfs[/I] [*][I]Johan & Pirlouit[/I] [*][I]Valerian & Laureline[/I] [*][I]Les Tuniques Bleues[/I] [*][I]Papyrus[/I] [*][I]Barbe Rouge[/I] [*][I]Scrameustache[/I] [*][I]Blueberry[/I] [*][I]XIII[/I] [*]Technically[I] Blacksad[/I] [*][I]Philémon[/I] [*][I]Lanfeust de Troy [/I]and its spin offs. [/LIST] And you could always read the [I]Bob Morane[/I] pulp novels, which also had its own comic adaptation and a cartoon series too. [/QUOTE]
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