Scanlation Sunday: Zorkons Alert!
by Yoann & Vehlmann took over the official Spirou series in 2008. Their first album, Alerte aux zorkons (Spirou #51, “Zorkons Alert”), came out in 2010. …
Fanart Friday: Ladugard
I like that this fanart is so specifically about Spirou #53. Very nicely done, I actually went to the album to check if they’d been …
Smurfin’ all over the world!
I came across this rather cryptic drawing on another blog. Apparently by Olivier Schwartz (although the style is a bit different than his usual, and …
French June releases
Let’s take a look at some recent publications. Dupuis published two Spirou-related books last month, both in their Patrimonie (“Heritage”) line.
Scanlation Sunday: The Greatest Bellhop in the World
Rather than a Spirou story, this week’s scanlation is the story of Spirou. Drawn by Yves Chaland after a script by Yann, it’s a slightly …
Fanart Friday: Shanti Rittgers
Shanti sent in this cool drawing, having discovered Spirou on a recent visit to Europe:
Anniversary / News / Reblog
Angoulême Spirou Expo
On this Saturday, 29. June, the Spirou exhibition Un héros dynamique (“A Dynamic Hero”) opens in Angoulême, France. Held in the comics center and museum …
Dany & Yann short story in German
Continuing to publish the short stories from the anniversary issue, this month’s issue of the German magazine Comix translates Jokarira bien qui jokarira le dernier …
Scanlation Sunday: Spirou Sneak Peek
I’ve been working on a longer scanlation, but I wasn’t able to get it done this weekend. So instead, here’s a little something from the …
Fanart Friday: Fantagraphics by Clowes
To mark the sad occasion, here’s an illustration by Daniel Clowes. The Spirou connection? Check out Thompson’s computer screen!