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NEW KULT COMICS EDITION OF THE VAGABOND OF LIMBO!

1/19/2023

Coming this February, KULT COMICS, a department of Comics Combo Publishings, Germany, is set to release the first volume of a gorgeous German-language Omnibus edition of THE VAGABOND OF LIMBO : DER VAGABUND DER UNENDLICHKEIT.

For the first time ever, German readers will get a chance to read the entire VAGABOND OF LIMBO saga, all 31 existing episodes including a double volume, in their order of creation.
All previous German editions of the VAGABOND had so far been incomplete, and many readers were left wondering if they would ever get to follow the whole story of Axle Munshine.

KULT COMICS has superbly risen to the challenge and has come up with both an elegant classical edition, in mint green (INTEGRAL), and a ravishing limited luxury edition (VARIANT INTEGRAL), in pale pink, complete with a large, never-seen-before exclusive ex-libris drawing of Musky by Christian GODARD, signed by the author.
This Integral Edition will be released in 8 volumes of 4 episodes each.

Get it or regret it !

DER VAGABUND DER UNENDLICHKEIT T01 CLASSICAL EDITION - KULT COMICS

DER VAGABUND DER UNENDLICHKEIT T01 LUXURY EDITION - KULT COMICS

DER VAGABUND DER UNENDLICHKEIT EX-LIBRIS FOR THE LUXURY EDITION - KULT COMICS

MARTIN MILAN : DENMARK REVISITED

8/11/2022

A BRAND NEW EDITION OF MARTIN MILAN : PILOT TIL LEJE AT ZOOM FORLAGET NOW AVAILABLE IN DENMARK!

After many decades away, Martin Milan is back in Denmark !
Danish publisher Interpresse had launched a few Martin Milan albums in the past, under the title PILOT TIL LEJE (PILOT FOR RENT) but the entire series had never been available there.
Thanks to the ZOOM FORLAGET publishing house, a brand new omnibus edition is currently getting produced in Denmark, with the first volume already out and the second tome in preparation. A long-waited return for original fans, and a brand new discovery for younger readers !

The original Interpresse releases of Martin Milan in Danish.

GODARD JUNE & JULY EXHIBITION AT ART-MANIAK GALLERY

6/3/2022

DON'T MISS CHRISTIAN GODARD'S EXCEPTIONAL COMICS ART EXHIBITION AT THE ART-MANIAK GALLERY IN PARIS, FROM JUNE 10TH TILL THE END OF JULY 2022 !
Never-seen-before watercolours, original comics pages, drawings, illustrations, featuring some of Christian Godard's best-loved comics series like MARTIN MILAN, NORBERT & KARI, LES NOUVELLES AVENTURES DE LA JUNGLE EN FOLIE, but also rare vintage comics like PIPSI or JACQUOT LE MOUSSE from popular comics magazines Vaillant and Pilote. A selection of works spanning over 50 years of bestselling French comics.

LAST MINUTE : DUE TO SUCCESS THE EXHIBITION WILL CONTINUE, ON A SMALLER SCALE, TILL THE END OF JULY !

MARTIN MILAN omnibus edition : the whole collection !

6/4/2021

MARTIN MILAN INTEGRALE : THE WHOLE OMNIBUS EDITION

The entire MARTIN MILAN French comics series is now available, in its brand new "Integrale" omnibus edition, in bookstores and online.
Ever the globe-trotter, Martin Milan's adventures are also coming out in a magnificent luxury Dutch edition at Arboris publishings, and a Danish translation is also currently underway at Zoom Forlaget.
Our favorite taxi-plane pilot never stops exploring friendly skies !
The whole series is available on Amazon, at FNAC stores, on the Lombard publishings online store and can be ordered by "click & collect" at a bookstore near you.
Don't miss your chance to get the full collection, as Martin Milan rarely stays put for long !

CHRISTIAN GODARD, A LEGENDARY LIFE, BY PAL DEGOME

5/29/2021

Swiss YouTuber and comics journalist Pal Degome interviews Christian Godard over the phone about his entire career so far, from his very beginnings in the French comics world to his success with series such as Norbert & Kari, Martin Milan, The Jungle Gone Wild, the Vagabond of Limbo, Toupet, his latest foray in art with a series of spectacular watercolour paintings, and the publishing this week of the fourth volume of the Martin Milan Integrale omnibus edition.

MARTIN MILAN #4

5/4/2021

THE FOURTH VOLUME OF MARTIN MILAN's Integrale omnibus edition at LE LOMBARD EDITIONS is out on May 28TH, 2021. Get it or regret it !

MARTIN MILAN #4 AT LE LOMBARD

April 14th, 2021

4/14/2021

MARTIN MILAN 3 : NEW PODCAST ON BOULEVARD BD

3/12/2021

Laurent LAFOURCADE's brand new online radio programme about French comics BOULEVARD BD presents the third installment of the MARTIN MILAN "Integrale" omnibus edition published by Le Lombard in a new podcast.

BOULEVARD BD : MARTIN MILAN 3

DUTCH EDITION : MAARTEN MILAAN COMPLEET 2

3/11/2021

The second volume of the MARTIN MILAN omnibus edition (MAARTEN MILAAN LUCHTSCHIPPER) is OUT NOW in the Netherlands and Belgium, and it's sweet-smelling and gorgeous. It exists both in normal and luxury editions - the luxury edition features a removable book jacket and a collectible bookplate. Translator and publisher Hans van den Boom has translated Patrick Gaumer's foreword faithfully into Dutch and has taken the trouble of tracking down the original covers from the Dutch edition of Tintin magazine, Kuifje.
A genuine labour of love.

GODARD COMICS IN VIDEO CLIPS

12/17/2020

Browse through a few samples of Christian GODARD's comics in semi-animated cartoon video clips on VEOH.COM, and enjoy his varied creative universes.
MARTIN MILAN's taxi plane, the JUNGLE GONE WILD's philosophical animals, and NORBERT & KARI'S Polynesian island Taaratatah will hold no more secrets from you !
Texts and art by Christian GODARD, videos directed by Elisabeth METAIN.

NORBERT & KARI : THE CRUSH / L'IDYLLE

Take a trip to the Polynesian island of Taaratatah and watch as young local boy Kari falls in love for the first time with a young girl called Fetia (star) and his best friend Norbert tries to dispense sage advice about ways to conquer her heart...

THE VESPA ERA / LE TEMPS DES VESPA

THE VESPA ERA / LE TEMPS DES VESPA - An ode to the time when Vespa scooters were all the rage, despite the initial design flaw (later corrected by the Italian scooter makers) which gave the owners such a quaint walk and spine curvature. Excerpt from the collective comics A fond la Gomme. Texts and art by Christian GODARD, directed by E. METAIN.
Via VEOH.COM

LES NOUVELLES AVENTURES DE LA JUNGLE EN FOLIE / THE JUNGLE GONE WILD : EVOLUTION

THE NEW ADVENTURES OF THE JUNGLE GONE WILD is a French comics series by Christian GODARD, following in the footsteps of the original JUNGLE GONE WILD created in Pif magazine in the 70s by Christian GODARD and Mic DELINX. It follows the crazy goings-on of a group of animals whose life closely mirrors the madness in our own increasingly loony, so-called "civilisation". In this episode, Joe the vegetarian tiger is reading Darwin's theory of evolution and musing on similarities between man and jungle animals...

NORBERT & KARI : TAARATATAH & CIE - LE COCOTIER / THE COCONUT TREE

NORBERT, a Parisian who has decided to leave the rat race and settle on the small Polynesian island of Taaratatah, waxes lyrical about the many uses of the coconut tree, without much help from his young Polynesian friend KARI...

MARTIN MILAN & L'OISEAU MIGRATEUR / MARTIN & THE BIRDMAN

MARTIN MILAN is a taxi-plane pilot whose almost completely derelict plane the Old Pelican is constantly on the verge of falling apart. In search of unlikely clients for his plane, he is happy to get hired by Y. Karr, a flying stuntman. Little does he know the man is, in fact, an escaped convict...

MARTIN MILAN VIDEO CHRONICLES

10/13/2020

YouTube influencers Murakami from Unboxing BD and Laurent Lafourcade from BD-Best have chronicled the 3rd volume of the MARTIN MILAN INTEGRALE omnibus edition by Christian Godard at Le Lombard Publishings.
Their comments are in French but subtitles are available in most languages (see YouTube settings for language preferences).

.Cyberjournalist at BD-BEST, Instragrammer & YouTuber Laurent Lafourcade shares his opinion on MARTIN MILAN INTEGRALE #3.
FOR AUTO-TRANSLATED SUBTITLES CLICK ON THE YOUTUBE SETTINGS WHEEL BELOW THE VIDEO NEXT TO THE YOUTUBE LOGO, AND SELECT YOUR PREFERRED LANGUAGE.

French comics fan and YouTube influencer Murakami details and comments the contents of the MARTIN MILAN INTEGRALE for Unboxing BD #12.
FOR AUTO-TRANSLATED SUBTITLES CLICK ON THE YOUTUBE SETTINGS WHEEL BELOW THE VIDEO AND SELECT YOUR PREFERRED LANGUAGE.

THE VERY BEST CHRISTMAS TALES FROM 'JOURNAL DE SPIROU' 1955-69

10/5/2020

Once upon a time, the French and Belgian comics world's success rested mostly on its very popular illustrated magazines for children and youngsters. It was the golden age of weekly magazines such as PILOTE, LE JOURNAL TINTIN, PIF-GADGET, and LE JOURNAL DE SPIROU.
Nowadays, the only survivor is SPIROU - all the other magazines having gone the way of the buffalo. In the 50s and 60s, LE JOURNAL DE SPIROU always published special seasonal issues for Christmas. Comics luminaries like Franquin, Will, Peyo, would contribute to the season's spirit with short comics Christmas tales that hardly ever were picked for publication in book form.
Comics historians Christelle and Bertrand Pissavy Yvernault have gathered the very best of these Christmas comics tales of the 1955-1969 period in this brand new anthology.
The magnificent volume also features a very special guest : TOUPET LA TEMPÊTE, by Christian GODARD, makes his very first appearance in the aptly-named LE PREMIER NOËL DE TOUPET.
TOUPET - known as Danny in German, and Lokje in Dutch, is no ordinary baby.
The newborn unwittingly brings about all matters of catastrophes just by being there. His hapless parents are well-meaning but clearly overwhelmed by the Herculean task of coping with a very demanding and stubborn baby, whose only word so far is "NO !" and whose favorite toy is... a hammer. Yes, you read it right. A hammer.
TOUPET's first version was only published twice in Spirou in the 60s, written and drawn by Christian GODARD alone ; but the accident-prone hero in diapers would later resurface, in the 80s, his adventures, this time, drawn by Albert Blesteau but still written by Christian Godard, and the results enchanted and amused readers from 1988 till 2007, over the course of 18 very successful comic books.
It's time to rediscover TOUPET, and what a better moment than Christmas to enthuse about the first adventures of a much-loved newborn ?

MARTIN MILAN INTEGRALE 3 : AVAILABLE NOW !

9/18/2020

The third installment (out of 4) of the MARTIN MILAN INTEGRALE omnibus edition is just out at LE LOMBARD, and once again, it's gorgeous.
With a clever introduction by French comics historian Patrick GAUMER, presenting oodles of previously unpublished photos and drawings, it also features a very rare and moving short comics story, 'Comme un bruit d'ailes au fond du cœur...'.
After the first few humorous stories of the beginnings of the series, Martin Milan's travels become more adventurous, and the character progressively develops, reveals hidden depths, and a very personal moral sense, as the stories become richer and more philosophical.
If you liked the first two, you'll love this one.

BUY FROM LE LOMBARD

MARTIN MILAN 3 at LE LOMBARD EDITIONS

BUY FROM AMAZON

MARTIN MILAN 3 at AMAZON FRANCE

CHRISTIAN GODARD : THE TELL-ALL BD-BEST INTERVIEW

8/15/2020

THE TUYETI AND JOË THE TIGER FROM 'THE JUNGLE GONE WILD' ESCAPING A RISKY BUBBLE BATH!

The French comics news website BD-BEST has published an 8-part tell-all interview of Christian GODARD by journalist and YouTube influencer Laurent LAFOURCADE.
From Christian GODARD's first steps in the comics of the 1950s to his 2020 publishings and watercolours, the tell-all conversations cover GODARD's career as an artist and a writer, the main professional encounters that helped define his path, and the intriguing artistic collaborations that led to his most unforgettable comics series.

https://www.bd-best.com/entretiens-avec-christian-godard-ae-le-feuilleton-godard-pisode-1-des-d-buts-jusquae-au-journal-pilote-news-11100.html

https://www.bd-best.com/entretiens-avec-christian-godard-ae-le-feuilleton-godard-pisode-2-martin-milan-news-11113.html

https://www.bd-best.com/entretiens-avec-christian-godard-ae-le-feuilleton-godard-pisode-3-la-jungle-en-folie-news-11134.html

https://www.bd-best.com/entretiens-avec-christian-godard-ae-le-feuilleton-godard-pisode-4-toute-une-vie-avec-julio-ribera-news-11151.html

https://www.bd-best.com/entretiens-avec-christian-godard-ae-le-feuilleton-godard-pisode-5-godard-sc-nariste-dae-autres-partenariats-news-11166.html

https://www.bd-best.com/entretiens-avec-christian-godard-ae-le-feuilleton-godard-pisode-6-godard-sc-nariste-multicartes-polar-humour-anticipation-et-fantastique--news-11179.html

https://www.bd-best.com/entretiens-avec-christian-godard-ae-le-feuilleton-godard-pisode-7-hommage-albert-uderzo-news-11241.html

https://www.bd-best.com/entretiens-avec-christian-godard-ae-le-feuilleton-godard-pisode-8-godard-un-sc-nariste-pas-tr-s-ordinaire--news-11260.html

Back in the netherlands : maarten milaan's long-awaited return

12/19/2019

MAARTEN MILAAN has always had a strong cult following in the Netherlands and in Flemish-speaking regions of Belgium, where he was sorely missed.
He is finally back with TWO editions - a classical one and a luxury edition featuring a collectible ex-libris drawing, thanks to ARBORIS publishings.

MARTIN MILAN INTEGRALE 2

8/28/2019

The second volume of the MARTIN MILAN omnibus edition by Christian GODARD at LE LOMBARD is available. Don't miss this chance of rediscovering this unlikely comic book hero's further adventures!

THE LOVE GODDESS WATERCOLOUR

5/30/2019

Christian Godard 2019

Another new watercolour from Christian GODARD, commissioned by BD Mania/Inanna publishings, and representing Inanna, the Sumerian goddess of Love.

SON OF THE NOTARY e-book

5/30/2019

Christian Godard's longtime readers know that his first ambition, long before becoming a successful comics artist & writer, was to publish crime novels. He did in fact write a handful of thrillers and suspense novels, but most of them had become rare and were difficult to track down.
His book Le Fils du Notaire, a political thriller co-written with E. METAIN, is finally available (in French) on Kindle Amazon.

LE FILS DU NOTAIRE ON KINDLE

INANNA EDITIONS COVER ART BY GODARD

5/7/2019

Joining the likes of prestigious French-Belgian comics artists Walthery, Jaap de Boer, Jack Manini or Dany, Christian Godard has drawn the cover illustration for a vampire novel by Jeremy Bouquin, Bloody Shit, published by Inanna Editions.

INANNA EDITIONS

MARTIN MILAN PRESS KIT

3/13/2019

MARTIN MILAN INTEGRALE 1 : SNEAK PREVIEW

2/15/2019

The MARTIN MILAN comics series by Christian GODARD is finally being republished by Le Lombard Editions as a gorgeous omnibus edition, in the INTÉGRALES Comics Collection, with a magnificent vintage-style foreword by Patrick GAUMER featuring oodles of rare and previously unpublished drawings and photos.