BD up for grabs

[spqrblues]

I'm home under the weather today (what a surprise after this weekend :) ), but that means I was here for the delivery of a stack of graphic novels from France. I accidentally received two of the same book. It's number 5 in a series, but since it isn't cost effective to return it to the store, does anyone (in the US or Canada) want it?

I am lousy at mailing things, as we all know, but if I bring it with me to work, I can probably manage it....

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_w_o_o_d_/]

Have you read the first 4 books ? They are far better imho. The 5th is like a prequel, the origin of the older characters from the original series...

Just out of curiosity, what other BDs did you get ?

[meritahut.livejournal.com]

The first four books of the series :) At least I'll be able to read the entire story.

I have a few requests on the way for books that might be possibilities for publishing in English (this series is too grown-up for us, I believe, and also physically too large in height and width). Do you have any recommendations for teenage readers and younger? Especially younger (ages 8 to 14, or even younger).

[http://users.livejournal.com/_w_o_o_d_/]

Hmmm... That's a tough one. Been a while since I was this age.

There are, of course, the comics I was reading as a kid : Spirou & Fantasio, Gaston, Valérian, Philémon... They're not very new, though. Spirou has been going on with different authors, but I don't really like what they do nowadays. They also have Le Petit Spirou, which isn't too bad...

Titeuf is a big success among kids around here. Can't say I'm a big fan... You should also look at the other comics published by the magazine Tcho ! (My favorites : Lou, Raghnarok, La rubrique scientifique, Nini Patalo...)

Also : Petit Vampire, Jacques le petit Lézard Géant, Les trois chemins, Garulfo

These ones look nice, but I haven't read them : Eddy Milveux, Allez raconte...

These are the one I can think of right now, and who I believe aren't published in english yet

[meritahut.livejournal.com]

Oh, brilliant!

Thank you so much for the further recommendations. I love any excuse to expand the library.

[purvision.livejournal.com]

What else did you get?

Have you seen FICHTRE? They often have a lot of the same bande dessinee, but they ship from Canada.

[meritahut.livejournal.com]

!!!!!!!

I think I am about to spend the last few coins left in my coffers....

[ndgmtlcd.livejournal.com]

You'll have to dig up more coins!

Since we're plugging our favourite BD shops, here are mine, when I go to Montreal:

http://www.lesitebd.com/h/lancer.asp

Note that at the bottom of the page they have links to a special section of BDs for the young (JEUNESSE) and a different one for teenagers (ADO)

And here's the place where I love to browse, physically:

http://www.marchedulivre.qc.ca/

Le Marché du Livre will take orders from the U.S. (I have a friend who lives in Arizona who's bought from them) but their Web site is a bit quirky.

I sincerely hope that in order to finance this you'll be able to find the time to dig up a few places in Maine and find a treasure trove of Phenician coins, buried by the lost fleet of Carthage when they were swept across by an Atlantic storm, as they fled from the Roman Navy.