tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post1561891532998666461..comments2024-02-26T02:13:54.009-08:00Comments on Caustic Cover Critic: Pulp & Femme FatalesJRSMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-79481719771698213472011-02-03T13:21:07.003-08:002011-02-03T13:21:07.003-08:00That's excellent news--I was looking at them s...That's excellent news--I was looking at them second-hand, but now I can get non-damaged copies.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-19184015938096523152011-02-03T01:15:11.529-08:002011-02-03T01:15:11.529-08:00And it seems the two novels by J-P Manchette that ...And it seems the two novels by J-P Manchette that City Lights of San Francisco published a few years ago, The Prone Gunman (La Position du tireur couché) and 3 to Kill (Le Petit Bleu de la Côte Ouest), which were out of print, are both set to be reprinted and should be available again soon (it they're not out already). Both are very much worth catching if you like classic Noir.Dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-79562853208437858332011-02-01T13:15:35.414-08:002011-02-01T13:15:35.414-08:00Aha! You, sir, have made yourself a sale!Aha! You, sir, have made yourself a sale!JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-77823052447263625042011-02-01T13:13:42.030-08:002011-02-01T13:13:42.030-08:00Throw away your French dictionaries and Learn-Fren...Throw away your French dictionaries and Learn-French-in-20-Days CD sets, noir fans!<br /><br />Tardi's LE PETIT BLEU DE LA COTE OUEST graphic novel was released in English by Fantagraphics Books under the title WEST COAST BLUES, and is still available. Go to fantagraphics.com/westcoastblues for details.<br /><br />Tardi's LA POSITION DU TIREUR COUCHE graphic novel which was just released in France is scheduled to be released this summer in English by Fantagraphics Books under the title LIKE A SNIPER LINING UP HIS SHOT.Kim Thompsonhttp://www.fantagraphics.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-63203490920659118122011-01-22T00:57:49.006-08:002011-01-22T00:57:49.006-08:00Thanks, all! Bob, I know no French, really, but so...Thanks, all! Bob, I know no French, really, but some of those French graphic novels are so good that I haven't been able to resist them. Usually the visual storytelling is strong enough for it all to make some sort of sense, in any case.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-65554272891714799552011-01-21T11:17:44.258-08:002011-01-21T11:17:44.258-08:00These are amazing!!! I have a feeling your blog h...These are amazing!!! I have a feeling your blog has become my overnight favorite!DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435206223622005832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-51556418157908581242011-01-11T21:17:32.705-08:002011-01-11T21:17:32.705-08:00Those are great photos. I am a huge fan of Tardi. ...Those are great photos. I am a huge fan of Tardi. His art is amazing and his collaborations with Manchette are a delight.Bob Fingermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985924051708608925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-70627541601277048732011-01-08T01:46:11.430-08:002011-01-08T01:46:11.430-08:00Oh my god, those photographs are wild!Oh my god, those photographs are wild!Sarah Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145876806604726875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-28193870231147843522011-01-07T05:51:44.625-08:002011-01-07T05:51:44.625-08:00Amazing. Very well done NYRB.Amazing. Very well done NYRB.Danhttp://www.casualoptimist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-55845515790185928312011-01-07T03:46:33.081-08:002011-01-07T03:46:33.081-08:00What the monkey said. There is nothing not to like...What the monkey said. There is nothing not to like here. I want to brush up on my French and read those graphic novels. Hot all around. <br /><br />rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-486802967008823322011-01-06T22:47:49.272-08:002011-01-06T22:47:49.272-08:00I thank you. And going by your name, might I sugge...I thank you. And going by your name, might I suggest you have a look at this one? http://causticcovercritic.blogspot.com/2009/07/because-sometimes-you-just-need-to-see.html<br /><br />(Not that gorillas are monkeys, but you know what I mean!)JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-11154317087634088842011-01-06T22:33:18.033-08:002011-01-06T22:33:18.033-08:00Best. Post. Ever.Best. Post. Ever.Dr. Monkey Hussein Monkersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14871033999478634222noreply@blogger.com