Titan Publishing has just bought the right to English translation of the French series "La Brigade Chimérique", which is an attempt to resuscitate the French super heroes (or science heroes). Readers of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen are perhaps familiar with the likes of "The Nyctalop", or "l'Homme truqué", which are heroes who where popular in French pulp magazines before the second WW. They were almost totally forgotten since (if not by the likes of mister Moore). This series creates a sort of French LOEG that was active during the rise of the third Reich and imagine in its epilogue the reason why these heroes had fallen into oblivion since (we also encounter some US or British science heroes of that era like Superman or Andrew Gibberne).
A must read.
well that sound the biz.
Quote from: vark on 02 October, 2013, 02:04:59 PM
Titan Publishing has just bought the right to English translation of the French series "La Brigade Chimérique", which is an attempt to resuscitate the French super heroes (or science heroes). Readers of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen are perhaps familiar with the likes of "The Nyctalop", or "l'Homme truqué", which are heroes who where popular in French pulp magazines before the second WW. They were almost totally forgotten since (if not by the likes of mister Moore). This series creates a sort of French LOEG that was active during the rise of the third Reich and imagine in its epilogue the reason why these heroes had fallen into oblivion since (we also encounter some US or British science heroes of that era like Superman or Andrew Gibberne).
A must read.
Archaia Studios Press picked this up a few years ago but cancelled it before release when they got into trouble. Archaia Studios Press have now joined up with Boom! and Titan Books will be publishing Boom! comic collections in the U.K from this month on and since Titan Books also used to publish selected Archaia titles like Mouse Guard I wonder if there was some sort of back-room publishing dealing going on here.
Uh how have I missed this. Sounds very interesting, right up my street. Will defo get checked out.
And I have forgot to say that Marie Curie is kind of the leader of the French science heroes in this story.
The Chimera Brigade has been originally issued in Comics size format in 6 hardcover books (each book displaying the equivalent of 2x22 pages comics book), and then reprinted in a single hardcover volume (with additional material).
Note also that two one-shot spin-off of this universe have been produced: "L'Homme Truqué" and "Le Nyctalope" (to be published for the later).
Quote from: vark on 05 October, 2013, 03:02:03 PMThe Chimera Brigade has been originally issued in Comics size format in 6 hardcover books (each book displaying the equivalent of 2x22 pages comics book), and then reprinted in a single hardcover volume (with additional material).
When you say comics size, do you mean like the American size or Bandé desinee size?
That looks like my type of shizzle.
And a roleplaying game for it too. Must have been pretty big in France.
Quote from: Ancient Otter on 05 October, 2013, 07:32:00 PM
Quote from: vark on 05 October, 2013, 03:02:03 PMThe Chimera Brigade has been originally issued in Comics size format in 6 hardcover books (each book displaying the equivalent of 2x22 pages comics book), and then reprinted in a single hardcover volume (with additional material).
When you say comics size, do you mean like the American size or Bandé desinee size?
American as they wanted to advertise it as "French Comics" (the "complete" has a greater size).
Quote from: Ancient Otter on 05 October, 2013, 09:08:19 PM
And a roleplaying game for it too. Must have been pretty big in France.
Its not a big seller, but it was something that has gained a dedicated fanbase.