“I bought this comics because of the cover.” This is what I could have said about I Love Trouble if I had not spotted this series on Scoop.it first. This time, although the cover is really great, it is actually something I read about this comics that made me buy it.
So when I saw that nice cover (the first thing that usually attracts my eye) and then the title written in flashy colors, I immediately bought the first issue of this mini-series (scheduled for 6 issues). And I definitely do not regret it ! The main character is a fierce bad girl, who will become even worse when she discovers that she possesses a very special ability.
Visually, this comics consists in a unique art, which is almost graffiti-like, and vivid colors. The layout is made of generally small panels and some of them are very rich in details and information. This makes the comics very “dense”. At the same time dialog are very light, but this is not really a problem because they are also rather well written. The story in this first issue is very dynamic and easy to read.
You should also note, even if this may be secondary for most readers, that the paper quality is also special and makes the art and colors perfectly stand out of the page.
If you pick up the first issue of I Love Trouble you will dive into an action packed story with unique visuals and interesting characters. I strongly recommend it to any comics lover even if you are not really a fan of US comics.
J’aurais pu dire “J’ai acheté ce comics à cause de la couverture” si je n’avais pas déjà repéré I Love Trouble sur Scoop.it en premier lieu. Cette fois-ci, même si la couverture est géniale, c’est vraiment ce que j’ai pu lire au sujet du comics qui me l’a fait acheter.
Ainsi quand j’ai vu la chouette couverture (la première chose qui me saute habituellement aux yeux) et le titre écrit en lettres flashy, j’ai tout de suite acheté ce premier numéro d’une mini-série en 6 volumes et je ne le regrette absolument pas ! Le personnage principal est une fille au caractère bien trempé qui ne veut avoir de compte à rendre à personne, son côté bad-girl va s’exprimer d’autant plus qu’elle va se découvrir une capacité très spéciale.
Graphiquement cette BD se compose d’une touche artistique unique, qui ferait presque penser à du graffiti ou du street art, et des couleurs vives. Le découpage est fait en petites cases et certaines d’elles comportent beaucoup de détails et d’informations. Ceci rend le comics assez “dense”. En même temps les dialogues sont très légers, ce qui n’est pas vraiment un problème car ils sont plutôt bien écrits. L’histoire est très dynamique et se lit facilement.
À noter aussi, même si cela est peut-être secondaire pour certaines personnes, la qualité du papier, épais, qui fait parfaitement ressortir la qualité du dessin et les couleurs.
Si vous achetez le premier volume d’ I Love Trouble vous plongerez dans une histoire bourrée d’action avec un graphisme unique et des personnages bien campés. Je vous recommande cette BD que vous soyez amateur/amatrice de comics ou non.
I Love Trouble #1:
Story/histoire: Kel Symons
Art/dessin: Mark A. Robinson
Colors/couleurs: Paul Little
Letters/lettrage: Pat Brosseau
The full title actually is He-Man and the Master of the Universe. But I thought it would make a too long title for this post, so I truncated it to the name of the main character. Or rather the name of one of his aspect of his personality.
Adam, prince of Eternia, was one of my favorite character when I was young (like 6 or 7 years old). And DC Comic recently chose to revive the universe of the Masters through a new comic book series. When I received the first issue of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe I was so excited ! The characters from my childhood coming back ! And I also expected a strong disappointment. Which did not come. Not completely.
Visual are colorful and rather sharp with a special attention given to… hair ! Don’t ask me why, but you will notice that characters’ hair are really standing out in most panels. Maybe the last page justifies that artistic choice, that is the only explanation I could give you. You will also notice an interesting choice in colors. The dominant color is the same through the whole issue with a progressive transition to darker tones, like a indication of the drama to come.
The comic is not bad, maybe a little simplistic, but I’ve read worse. No, the small taste of disappointment is due to my lack of knowledge of the characters and their background. The Sorceress, Teela, etc are names that I had long forgotten. So diving into a new story with characters that you are supposed to remember is a little complicated when your (long-term) memory fails you.
Otherwise the He-Man #1 was still a pretty fun reading. But maybe only readers with a touch of nostalgia (and a memory better than mine) will enjoy it.
Le titre complet était un peu trop long pour que je le reprenne tel quel comme titre pour ce post, je l’ai donc raccourci pour n’en garder que le nom de son personnage principal He-Man en anglais, Musclor en français. Car il s’agit bien ici de ce héro de mon enfance.
Adam, le prince d’Éternia, était l’un de mes personnages préférés quand j’étais plus jeune (c’est à dire 6 ou 7 ans). DC Comics a récemment décidé de ressuciter la licence avec une nouvelle série. Quand j’ai reçu le premier numéro des Maîtres de l’Univers, j’étais un peu tout fou. Les personnages de mon enfance étaient de retour ! Je m’attendais malgré tout à un gros coup commercial et à une certaine déception. Qui n’est pas arrivée. Pas vraiment.
Graphiquement ce numéro est assez coloré et le trait précis. Nous noterons l’attention toute particulière apportée … aux cheveux ! Ne me demandez pas pourquoi, mais les cheveux des personnages ressortent assez nettement sur la maojorité des cases. La seule explication que je vois dans ce choix artistique est peut-être dans la dernière page. il y a également un choix intéressant dans les coleurs. La couleur dominante est la même d’une page à l’autre avec une lègère progression vers des tons de plus en plus sombre, comme une indication des malheurs à venir.
Ce volume n’est pas fondamentalement mauvais, un peu simpliste peut-être, mais j’ai déjà lu pire. Non, ma légère déception est due à mon manque de connaissance des personnages et de leur contexte. Teela, La Sorcière, etc ce sont tous des noms que j’avais oubliés depuis longtemps. Se replonger dans une nouvelle histoire avec des personnages que l’on est censé déjà connaître est un peu hardu quand votre mémoire vous joue des tours.
Sinon He-Man est une lecture distrayante. Mais il est possible que les seuls lecteurs qui pourront l’apprécier seront ceux avec une pointe de nostalgie (et une meilleure mémoire que la mienne).
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe #1
Story/histoire: Keith Giffen
Pencil-Ink/dessin-encrage: Pop Mhan
Colors/couleurs: Kathryn Laynd
Letters/lettrage: Saida Temofonte
Cover/couverture [regular]: Ed Benes & Randy Mayor
I live in Toulouse (South West of France). I love that city. Among other things I discovered that there were so many graffiti in town. I wanted to take pictures of some graffiti in my neighborhood. So here they are:
Je vis à Toulouse, une ville que j’aime beaucoup. Parmi d’autres choses, j’ai découvert que la ville regorge de graffitis. J’ai voulu prendre des photos de certaines pièces dans mon quartier. Les voici:
I love the flashy colors. / J’aime les couleurs vives.
On the water treatment plant. / La station d’épuration.
Bloody pirates ! / Ils sont partout ces pirates !
My favorite piece. / Ma pièce préférée.
This last piece was my favorite of all. Unfortunately I could not take decent pictures that would make it justice (I am no photographer). But I could not resist the need to share it. By the way did you notice the details contained in it ?
Cette dernière pièce est ma préférée du quartier. Malheureusement je ne pouvais pas prendre de photos plus décentes afin de lui rendre justice (je ne suis pas photographe pour un sou). Mais je ne pouvais pas résister à l’envie de la partagée. D’ailleurs, aviez-vous remarqué les détails suivants qu’elle contenait ?
Detail 1: All we need is love. / L’amour est partout.
Detail 2: Playboy rabbit. / Le petit lapin et sa fraise.
Detail 3: The feet of an imp ? / Les pieds d’un lutin ?
I hope I will have more discoveries to share in the future. Anyway, I love my city, you should love your city, they all contain some hidden treasures even if they are only temporary.
J’espère pouvoir partager plus de découvertes similaires dans un futur proche. Dans tous les cas, j’aime ma ville, aimez votre ville, elles contiennent toutes des trésors cachés, même s’ils sont temporaires parfois.
You probably read that sentence before but it is once again true: I bought this comic book because of the cover ! In that case, I have to admit the cover really kicks ass (sorry for the expression) ! A nice thick shiny cover in relief but also rather dark at the same time.
This is Age of Ultron. A dark world but with vivid colors too.
The cover is not only completely awesome, it also says pretty much about the story. One character totally crushing its opponents. But look in the reflection on his shiny helmet. That’s right. There is someone facing him. Someone who has not given up and who seems to be taking matters in his hands.
The pacing of the story is fast, with a lot of action, but the story is not left behind neither. Only you will discover it little by little as you follow the main character into this first “mission”.
The art is really good (although not really original), but the combination with a clever layout works really well and convey the feeling of tension and speed perfectly.
I thought Marvel could not really surprise me anymore with the superhero genre. I was wrong. Please Marvel accept my sincere apologies, this first issue of Age Of Ultron is trully a marvel.
Je sais que je l’ai déjà écrit, mais ceci est encore une fois vrai (et même encore davantage cette fois-ci), j’ai acheté ce comics à cause de la couverture ! Dans ce cas je dois avouer que la couverture déchire (vous me passerez l’expression) ! Une couverture brillante et en relief mais qui reste plutôt sombre en même temps.
Ceci décrit assez bien Age of Ultron, un monde sombre avec aussi des couleurs vives. Vous verrez pourquoi.
La couverture en plus d’être absolument géniale décrit assez bien la trame de ce numéro. Un personnage qui écrase complètement tout ses opposants. Mais regardez le bien en face, regardez le reflet sur son casque brillant. Oui, il y a quelqu’un qui lui fait encore face. Quelqu’un qui n’a pas baissé les bras et qui semble prendre les choses en main.
Le rythme de l’histoire est soutenu avec pas mal d’action, mais le scénario n’est pas laissé à la traîne pour autant. Seulement vous ne le découvrirez qu’au fur et à mesure que vous suivrez le personnage principal dans sa première “mission”.
Le côté artistique est vraiment bon (à défaut d’être original), mais sa combinaison avec un découpage intelligent fonctionne vraiment bien et transmettent parfaitement le sentiment de tension et de vitesse.
Moi qui pensait que Marvel ne pouvait plus me surprendre dans le genre super-héro, je me trompais. S’il te plaît Marvel, accepte mes sincères excuses, ce premier numéro de Age of Ultron est vraiment une merveille !
Age of Ultron: book one
Story/histoire: Brian Micheal Bendis
Pencil/dessin: Brian Hitch
Ink/encrage: Paul Neary
Colors/couleurs: Paul Mounts
Letters/lettrage: VC’S Cory Petit
Cover/couverture: Hitch, Neary & Mounts
ps: sorry for the pictures quality, it’s the first time I have to deal with a shiny cover (and I suck at taking pictures)
ps: navré pour la qualité des photos, c’est la première fois que je dois prendre en photo une image brillante (et je suis nul en photo)
I did not plan on buying this comic book in the first place although I had seen the cover on the Previews magazine and loved the art. But then the seller (or should I say my mentor) at my favorite comic book shop invited me to have a look at Lil’ Gotham.
Surfing on the wave of Skottie Young who draws baby/cute versions of Marvel’s stars (among with an amazing work on Oz), DC decided to publish something cute and fresh and more regular than Young’s contributions to the world of superheroes.
So Li’l Gotham is a funny, colored comics served by awesome Nguyen clean watercolors.
This issue features two little stories, both are about little Robin experiencing end of year celebrations for the first time (apparently). We are very far from the serious and dark Batman that we know and that new angle (that why I said about something “fresh” earlier) on the character is rather a successful and welcomed attempt.
I really liked the humorous tone if that comic book and the new view on all the famous characters of Batman’s universe. If you are looking for something light and different, you may find in Li’l Gotham a nice choice.
Je n’avais pas prévu d’acheter de comics même si la couverture que j’avais aperçu dans le magazine Previews avait attiré mon œil curieux. Mais le vendeur (ou mentor) de mon magasin de BD favori m’a proposé de feuilleter Li’l Gotham.
Surfant sur la vague de Skottie Young qui dessine des versions bébé/mignonne des stars Marvel (en plus de faire un travail génial sur Oz), DC a choisi de publier quelque chose de mignon, frais et plus régulier que les contributions éparses de Young dans le monde des superhéros.
Donc Li’l Gotham est un comics amusant et très coloré sevi par des aquarelles géniales de Nguyen.
Le numéro comporte deux petites histoires mettant en scène un jeune Robin qui semble découvrir les fêtes de fin d’année aux États-Unis. Nous sommes très loin du Batman sérieux et sombre que nous connaissons, et ce nouveau regard (d’où mon qualificatif de “frais”) est plutôt réussi et bienvenu.
J’ai bien aimé le ton humoristique du comics et la nouvelle représentation de tous les personnages du l’univers de Batman. Si vous recherchez quelque chose de léger et différent, vous apprécierez sûrement Li’l Gotham.
Batman: Li’l Gotham #1
Story/histoire: Dustin Nguyen & Derek Fridolfs
Art/dessins: Dustin Nguyen
Letters/lettrage: Saida Temofonte
Cover/couverture [regular]: Dustin Nguyen
I flashed on the cover first. The color scheme somehow made me think of old movie posters from the 50′s or 60′s.
Then I saw the title: “Zombies versus Aliens” and I could not resist and I had to order that comics !
I wasn’t expecting much of this series maybe just a comic book with funny drawings but lame dialogs. I was happily surprised and I got something a little deeper and less obvious than that. But do not expect anything remotely scientific or philosophic though, were are dealing with a “Z comics” here, but a good one apparently !
The title is a good summing-up of the plot so I won’t explain the plot in more details. But the way the story is told is alternatively funny and realistic.
The first page made me smile. Dialogs are kind of funny with a touch a black humour and a vaguely ecologist message (that last all this issue long).
The drawings are sharp and simple. The limited colors create a dark and unreal atmosphere. The characters design is rather good, especially for the aliens in my opinion.
This discovery was a rather nice surprise.
C’est la couverture qui m’a attiré au premier abord. Le jeu des couleurs m’a fait penser à de vielles affiches de films des années 50 ou 60. Quand j’ai vu le titre, j’ai craqué. Comment résister à quelque chose qui s’appelle “Zombies versus Aliens” ? J’ai donc commandé le comics sans trop savoir de quoi il retournait.
Alors que je m’attendais juste à un comics stupide mais amausant, avec des dessins rigolos, j’ai eu au final quelque chose de plus recherché que ça. Rien de scientifique ou philosophic cepedant, nous avons bien à faire à une BD de “série Z”, mais une bonne BD à ce qu’il semblerait.
Le titre résume à lui seul l’intrique de l’histoire, je ne vais donc pas la détailler davantage. Mais au final, la façon dont l’histoire est traitée est tour à tour amusante et réaliste.
Dès la première page j’ai souri. Les dialogues sont plutôt amusant avec une pointe d’humour noir et un message vaguement écologiste (qui dure tout le long de ce premier numero).
Les dessins sont simples mais précis. La palette de couleur réduite créé une ambiance un peu sombre et irréelle. Le design des personnages est plutôt bon, avec une mention spéciale pour les extra-terrestres.
The Colonized #1
Story/histoire: Chris Ryall
Art/dessin: Drew Moss
Colors/couleurs: Jay Fotos
Letters/lettrage: Tom B. Long
Cover/couverture [regular]: Dave Sim (art/dessin) Jay Fotos (colors/couleurs)
For once the suggestion was pretty good, so I want to share with you a really great blog and to introduce you to an amazing blog author, Plumptious Pea.
Her blog, Plumptious Pea’s Pod, is about erotica and if you choose to read her interview and check her blog, you will find a unique vision of erotica, a world of words, pictures and sounds.
I was lucky enough that she accepted to answer my questions.
Peas are sublimely wonderful! Seriously though, about three years ago I discovered social media. I enjoyed chatting with others online once my munchkins were asleep. Being a single mummy at the time, it whiled away the hours in a happier, more social way than watching the tv. But, I digress. It soon became apparent to me that a pseudonym was needed. One to protect my identity and two, so people remembered me affectionately. Thus Plumptious Pea was born. How? Well, my last name begins with ‘P’ and peas are inherently plumptious. Plumptious Pea has grown in ways I could never have imagined. I no longer spend hours just chatting the evenings away. When I’m not spending time with my beau, I use the name to delve into the fun & erotic world I’ve created around it to serve up even more delicious things..
It’s the one place I feel most comfortable. I am a very sexually open, passionate woman. I enjoy writing about it, reading it & living it. I feel more than capable of writing in this genre. It excites me. I also love to photograph things I find erotic. In the year that I’ve been blogging, I’ve slowly built a loyal base of followers, who enjoy very much what I do, too. Yes, as the saying goes, write for you, but when you see people enjoying it, that factors in, too. It’s the area I feel I can be the most creative. There are no rules to erotica. It’s what you, yourself, believes what you deem to be erotic that counts. I think my enjoyment of the subject certainly shows.
Absolutely. Although obviously there is so much I haven’t done that I’ve written about. There’s something to be said about recalling an experience and incorporating it into an aural piece or a poem. I think your voice truly sings, then. Also fantasies feature a lot, too. As far as my kinks go, I definitely use them as much as possible even if I’ve not actually acted them out yet. I do lots of research when writing. My laptop can just be a jumble of open windows with different pages when I decide to write something.
For this I can only say what I write about, I love and if it gets to be realised in my sex/personal life, then all the better. We’re all on a journey of discovery. Some choose to live those discoveries, some don’t. Beau is extremely supportive of me and what I/we desire and we live them whenever the mood takes us. We constantly talk about what we love to do & my writing does come up in those conversations & whether or not we’d like to try it.
Never. Plumptious Pea is now more me, than me. I adore my real name for personal reasons. But, I do love who Plumptious Pea has become. Beau even calls me Pea, quite frequently. And it no more feels weird than walking down the street. I’m proud of the name. I’m proud of what it represents & I hope my journey as Plumptious Pea continues for a very long time..
I actually have very few people around me. I have three children, they are my sole blood family. My eldest is nearly 18 & she is aware of my love for erotic photography & knows I love to write. My future Mother~in~Law is now fully aware that I write a blog etc & teased me a little. But, she’s definitely not adverse to it. Any knew people I happen to meet are now usually in the same vein as I. So, talking about it is as easy as breathing.
I like both. There is something to be said for soft erotica & the more hardcore. It’s a little well known fact that I love to read dirty words. I am more than sure that comes across in my reading. But, on the whole, I just love to read/record. I’d actually love a career as a voice over artist/erotic reader or something like that. One day, I may realise my dream.
For the very same reason I mentioned above. In that, I just feel the need/drive/desire to read erotica/filth/smut. Although, I will add to that, sometimes it’s hard to find material to read as permissions etc are needed. So, if I have a quiet moment and I don’t have a reading to record for someone else in the background, I’ll go hunt my archives.
Cunt.
I have chosen this image. It is of me. But, more importantly it holds so many elements that are ‘me’ The mouth: I take lots of pictures of this pleasure orafice. But also, it’s the place delicious words spill out of. The gloss: I love dark glosses, even though this image is B&W, the gloss in this image is deep purple. The cuffs: representing my kinky side The image itself: it’s the act of photography itself. I would like to learn so much more about photography, it’s a deep seated passion.
To become published would be a dream. But, to be published you have to be deemed talented enough to be so. This depends on outside influences of which I have no control over. Plus, at the moment I lack the know~how in how to approach publishers. Something I’d like to work on once I’m well into my 2nd year of blogging. If anything, I have the thought floating around that I could, possibly, self~publish my poetry. Of which the bank of that, is growing fast. But, again, I need to gain the knowledge of how to do so.
What can we wish you for the future ?
It was an absolute honour to be asked to answer them. I thought you were very gentlemanly. Thank you for giving the opportunity.
The future.. More blogging, more aural recording, more poetry, more discovering, more socialising with like minds, more photography & much more of my goofy self..
