F.A.Q.
- Q : Who are you and what is this blog ?
- Q : The translation are sometime awkward, how do you work ?
- Q : Can we help you to make it sound better ?
- Q : I am french, but I fluently speak english, can I help anyway ?
- Q : I can’t translate, but is there anything else I can do to help ?
- Q : How did you make this layout ?
- Q : Can I use the same layout for my blog ?
- Q : Where can we buy your work ? Do you have a shop with posters, mugs or T-shirts ?
- Q : Can I use one of your comics to print a shirt / a poster / to put it on my blog / to illustrate my book / magazine ?
- Q : Can I buy you an original artwork ?
- Q : I’m very rich and I want to hire you / I want to publish your work
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Q : Who are you and what is this blog ?
I’m Boulet, a french cartoonist living in Paris. I’ve had about 20 books published, most of them for young readers. I also worked on two books of the “Dungeon” series with Lewis Trondheim and Joann Sfar (available in English, ask at your local comic shop).
This blog is an attempt to translate my french blog ” bouletcorp.com “. I started in 2004 and have drawn more than 1600 entries. I’m trying to catch up but it’s a huge undertaking! -
Q : The translation are sometime awkward, how do you work ?
The translation is a very delicate subject !
Most of the translations were performed by followers of my french blog, but very few of them are native anglophones, so the accuracy varies a lot.
I tried to find a professional translator but it turned out it was far too much expensive for me alone. So I offered to give an original artwork in exchange of amateur translations (like, for a month or so of comics to translate) but even then it was complicated because just the re-handwriting the texts and posting them alone took a lot of time, and having to do original artworks for it and posting them was a lot of work too. Anyway I can’t manage it like this either.
So for this new version, I’m going to give it a try and translate all by myself.
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Q : Can we help you to make it sound better ?
That would be the idea !
As you can see in this FAQ, I’m not so good in english ! So here’s what I have in mind: if you think you can make the translation sound better, just write your propositions in the comments, and I will gradually update the comics.
The more comments and remarks I’ll get, the more I’ll be happy !
Just be indulgent, I try my best, and translation is not my main job !
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Q : I am french, but I fluently speak english, can I help anyway ?
Yes you can, of course, but must tell I will pay more attention to native anglophone comments !
I had a lot of people trying to translate, and each time, english or american people told me it was still awkward. French people tend to be overconfident with their level in english or at least, with their ability to translate a comic. It’s not just about being accurate, it’s also about making it soud good, you have to feel it, and that’s almost impossible if you are not english or american.
The best help I could help would be from english or US cartoonists !
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Q : I can’t translate, but is there anything else I can do to help ?
Even if it’s written in english, it’s not easy to share this webcomic: in France I can rely on cartoonist friends or specialized reeferers to share, but it’s very difficult to make people discover my work in other countries !
So if you want to help, it’s very easy: you can share with your friends ! If you have friends who don’t speak french, tell them about this page, and use social networks to share the comics you liked !
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Q : How did you make this layout ?
First, this blog was programmed with flash.
But flash is a very heavy format, and very difficult to share. A few months ago, I decided to rebuild it whith a different platform. I discussed about this with Arnold on Twitter. He’s very good with WordPress, so I designed and he made this happen !
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Q : Can I use the same layout for my blog ?
WordPress is supposed to be a free-sharing platform, but we worked a lot on this, and we don’t specially want that anyone could use it without consulting us.
The layout programming is Arnold’s, so you can ask him and he will be the only judge ! If he likes your work, I think he will be happy to authorize you to use this !
His contact is at the bottom of the site, on the main page.
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Q : Where can we buy your work ? Do you have a shop with posters, mugs or T-shirts ?
For now, there’s not such a thing. I try to keep this the less “commercial” I can. But maybe I will change my mind some day !
The only available work I have in english are the two books I drew for the serie “Dungeon” with Lewis Trondheim and Joann Sfar. Ask for it in any comic book shop ! The more you ask them to order it, the easiest will it get to obtain !
If you want to have a better translation of this webcomic, you just have to harass US and UK publishers, till one of them agrees to publish it in englishFor my french work, I drew a lot of books, here’ the entire list:
Glénat Editions:
-Raghnarok
Tome 1 : Dragon Junior
Tome 2 : Fées et Gestes
Tome 3 : Terreurs de la nature
Tome 4 : Légendes urbaines
Tome 5 : Tempus Fugit
Tome 6 : Casus Belli
-La Rubrique Scientifique
Tome 1
Tome 2
Tome 3
-Le Miya (with Reno, Julien Néel and Libon)
-Womoks (only scenario, drawing by Reno)
Tome 1 : Mutant, suspends ton vol…
Tome 2 : Le croiseur s’amuse
Tome 3 : Albon, les brutes et les truands
La boîte à bulles Edition:
-Le vœu de…
Tome 1 : Le vœu de Marc (coscenarist with Nicolas Wild, drawing by Lucie Albon)
Tome 2 : Le vœu de Simon (coscenarist with Lucie Albon, drawing by Lucie Albon)
-Amour et Désir (Collectif, seven pages under the alias Ella Forbin)
-Delcourt Edition:
-Donjon (avec Lewis Trondheim et Joann Sfar au scénario, et Lucie Albon à la couleur)
Tome 5 : Un mariage à part
Tome 6 : Retour en fanfare
-Notes (these are the compilations of all the entries of the french blog)
Tome 1 : Born to be a larve
Tome 2 : Le petit théâtre de la rue
Tome 3 : La viande, c’est la force
Tome 4 : Songe est Mensonge
Tome 5 : Quelques Minutes avant la Fin du Monde
Tome 6 : Debout mes globules ! (à paraître, 23 novembre 2011)
-Chicou-Chicou (under the alias Ella Forbin, with Aude Picault, Domitille Collardey, Lisa Mandel and Erwann Surcouf)
-Boule de neige (collective compilation of works for the 24-hours comics of Angoulême )
-La Maison Close (collective book by Ruppert et Mulot)
-La Page Blanche (scenarist, drawing by Pénélope Bagieu. Release in january 2012)
-Bragelonne Edition:
-Tous malades ! (original title: Now we’re Sick) (illustrations for a collection of adult poems by Neil Gaiman and other authors, with Reno and Mélaka)
-Erik le Viking (illustrations of the french version of Terry Jones’s book)
-L’almanach illustré 2008. (texts by Laurent Genefort and Gudule)
Nekomix :
-Soupir (collectif)
Tome 1, 2008
Tome 2, 2009
-Nekomix 7 spécial cinéma (collectif)
-Barclay-Universal :
-Repenti (Illustrations for Renan Luce’s album, christmas edition)
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Q : Can I use one of your comics to print a shirt / a poster / to put it on my blog / to illustrate my book / magazine ?
No, you can’t !
All this comics ask a lot of time to draw, and I don’t want them to be taken out of this blog, especially if it’s for commercial use.
And most of this blog material is already printed by the french publisher Delcourt, so it would be highly illegal !
They are some exceptions, though:
-You can use one panel or two if you are making a citation (for example: if you write an article about my work or about webcomics in general, you can show a couple of pictures, without asking me. You just have to put the source under it: my name and the blog’s URL, clikable if your article is on internet. You don’t specially have to tell me, but it would be nice)
-If you want to share a story on internet, the way I like better is one panel, clikable, redirecting to my original blog.
-You can use a comic or more for pedagogic use if it’s a non-commercial use: if you’re a teacher and you need a printing from the blog for your class, if you’re a student and need an illustration for an essay or your thesis, I’m totally ok if you respect these two conditions: you have to ask me FIRST (because I wouldn’t like to illustrate something I totally disagree with), and the use must be completely NON-COMMERCIAL (you CAN’T sell it, no matter the format), NON-POLITIC (especially if you are a kind of nationalist NRA douchebag) and NON-RELIGIOUS (I’m an atheist, and I work for no church or cult) -
Q : Can I buy you an original artwork ?
I don’t really need mone for now, so I don’t sell my original works… So no !
And I have a lot of work waiting to be done, so I don’t have time to make special drawings for birthdays, christmas presents or stuff like that ! -
Q : I’m very rich and I want to hire you / I want to publish your work
Ok, send me an email and we’ll see !
I’m not specially looking for work now, but if you have something nice to propose, maybe we can find an arrangement !
If you want to publish material from this blog, my publisher shares the copyrights with me, so you have to contact him ! look for “editions Delcourt” on the web !
totally EPIC ! What a performance, bravo!
totally EPIC ! And what a performance, bravo!
So funny! Bravo!!
Amazing stuff! Hilarious as usual. I hesitate to pick nits, but I know you like the corrections... The cat-titan says, "Who the gods pray" -- that should be "Who do the gods pray to?" or (more correct, but very formal-sounding) "To whom do the gods pray?" Apollon we call "Apollo" in English. "Celestian patheon" should be "celestial pantheon." ...But that didn't detract a bit from this awesome strip. Keep up the great work!
Brilliant !
You made me cry, Mr. Boulet. That was amazing.
Great story, thank you!
Boulet, your comic are... beautiful, very very beautiful. And is so expressive! When you uploaded the comic in French I understand many things with your draws! (I don't speak french, only spanish and broken english) The story make me cry, really your character of the old lady is so special and unique. Oh Regis. <3 :)
Fantastic! You should come to Hong Kong for the next Int'l Book Fair.
Fantastic! You should come to Hong Kong for the next International Book Fair to promote your work, the world needs more of it.
Greek gods, my one true love. You had me literally laughing out loud. My husband had to know what was up, so I told him. I hope someone continues to publish your work in english. I bought the Noirness one a couple years ago, and I'm waiting for more...! I would snap this up in a heartbeat!
This is so, so good. More stories about kick-ass old ladies, please!
I loved this cartoon so much--funny, beautiful artwork, and a very touching conclusion. C'est magnifique!
beautiful hermoso!!
yeah! Great:-)
Truly awesome piece. :)
Amazing!!! I was speechless after reading it the first time and had to come again a few more times today. Really enjoyed it. Thank you!!
Very funny. I LOLd much!
I love it! Thanks for this wonderful piece!
That was SIMPLY AWESOME YOu, sir, are a GENIOUS!!
Beautiful. Thank you!
Wow. You continue to do the best work in comics.
Amazing quality. My deepest respect and sincere compliments, sir.
Is the thing with the excruciating torments when you die before your time real? I mean, a real myth, not real real?
You amaze me with your consistently brilliant work. It is great to see you playing with old/new techniques in the Advent Calendar and then making an entire comic with them.
Wonderful!
That was so amazing! And you did it in one day?! Awesome, good god, you are the best. Ever!
Amazing. Orion will now and forever be the little old lady who saves birds to me.
I really love your work. But this( and the lights of january) put it to a new level. Just great. martin
Not one to comment on the internet much but I stumbled across your stuff a few months ago and have been hooked ever since...I've now reached the point with this piece that I feel it's time to actually buy some of your stuff as you've brought me so much enjoyment. Let me know what books/comics/artworks I can get from sites or directly from you. Thanks, Alex in London
These manly tears; my beard's getting all wet! I'm laughing and crying simultaneously, thank you Boulet!
I loved it! Thanks for making it!
Oh my God(s), I love this so much!!! I was holding my face laughing at all the plot twists!
Fantastic. Simply fantastic. I'm getting depressed visiting your site an seeing ideas I would never be able to even conceive, least turning into great comics like these. You are doing exactly what you should be doing. I hope this is a refreshing way to spend a life.
Your comics are my favorite form of escapism. Love it all, thanks.
Every bit of that story was a treasure! Thank you!
Brilliant. I bow to you, sir.
The world needs more stories like the ones about old ladies that save birds that are really Zeus and who think everything that Zeus tries to give them to repay the debt is for the birds. (Aw, I couldn't resist.) I love the cultural cross-clash and I felt *great* after I finished it. Thanks for a wonderful time!
Wonderful work, sir. Humorous and touching and epic all at once. Bravo!
utterly brilliant. thank you.
Marvelous !!!!
yay!!
Exceptional! With a little tear hanging on the corner of my right eye...
WOW
AWESOME! This was so awesome. Check for typos, though. A few here and there. But otherwise, this is fantastic. Félicitations!
Fantastic comic and a great lighthearted story.
This was so beautiful. Thank you for sharing it. I don't think I've ever had a response this strong to a comic strip.
I normally dismiss the phase "Instant Classic" as an oxymoron. This is a wonderful exception. One of the best comics I have read so far this year.
This comic made my heart melt. Thank you so much for making my day a little bit better. I am from the Philippines and an aspiring illustrator. You really made me remember why artists draw. The stories we make are priceless and yours, especially. Merci boucoup!
Incroy-fucking-yable !
Fab. A classical gas.
Aw :3 I'm sorry that's all I have to say. And, oh, a small standing ovation. Seriously. Aw :3
Absolutely wonderful. LOVED it!!!!
It's so cute. And very kind) Thanks for this story!
Hello. That was great! I honestly will never look upon the night sky the same way again! Thanks!
Noooo! Poor Jean-Paul!
Love, love this story...wonderful drawings, too. It made me laugh as well, not an easy feat. Thank you.
This is lovely, thank you! :)
This is lovely, thank you! :)
Dude, I just sat in the library hugging myself. That was AMAZING!
Fascinating. Live long and prosper.
Love it! Bravo!
That was incredible. I'm constantly amazed by how you see things and your work. You sir are one of a kind.
What a coincidence, been playing Apotheon lately so very much into the whole Greek mythology stuff at the moment. So amazing, this made me laugh, and cry at the end. The part about the common heroes just causing massacres and hate was very beautiful to me.
Oh and yeah it should be "Pantheon" not "Patheon" :)
Adooooooooorbs!!
Brilliant! A brand new greek legend. Please come and visit Comic-Con in San Diego. Your talent is needed in California.
Wonderful! You made me laugh and cry!
That was Good :D
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I laughed my bowels out, thank you so much :D
I laughed my bowels out, thank you so much!!! :D
Wow. Amazing. Thank you. Also, on a goofier note... the π-π-π and ρ-ρ reminded me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeJdS4OCU_U (wrong alphabet, I know)
Awesome! I loved the last part about the Orion´s constellation, It was very funny!!!
I have laughed so hard! I have to show this to everybody! Amazing work!
I would like to hug everyone involved with this story! Thank you!^^
this was lovely
This was amazing! It was really funny how down to earth geneviève was. I laughed a lot, thank you for sharing!
how wonderful!! excellent!!
That was really a good, touching, funny story. Thank you for sharing it. :)
Very amusing. Thanks.
Merci! Et j'aime que vous aimez Karen Gillan aussi!
Great! I laughed so much, thanks for the old Lady and her mustache guy ;)
So cute! Thank you for publishing this.
Magnifique
This was so awesome
Very nice!!! Props to you.
Maaassive mate! Loved it!
Un-F'ing-Believable! LOVED IT
Wow. You are a force
Kept coming back and rereading this every year since it's been published. It's weird but I always find it a refreshing story every time I read.
this is not only the best i can think of men this is good
Very nice to see this i love it!
Cool. You have your own style. I like it.
It was refreshing for me and a little sweet