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 !
Great one Boulet! The drawing of the falling airplane made me especially happy!
Very nice. Sorry for nit-picking, but the plural of "sheep" is "sheep". Yeah, English is funny that way, it's similar with "fish".
Continue? Please?
heh.
I would absolutely read a novel based on this premise. I think Greg Egan wrote a short story that was somewhat like it.
What's truly terrifying to me is that my brain is made of the same stuff and have the same structure than those people's brains. What idiocy I'm letting run my life, thinking I'm soooo smarter and cleverer than everyone else?
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Jumping into the abyss from the edge of the Earth would be a beautiful scenery for suicide... mmm...
Du coup, y faut être Anglais pour commenter maintenant. Est-ce un complot des reptiliens ?
I think that "because I don't think the knowledge should be a weapon to humiliate those who don't have access to it." is one of my most favorite things you've ever said. Thank you so much for putting that statement out into the world.
There _is_ a novel based on this premise: /On/ by Adam R Roberts. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1117800.On
Oh boy, I'm glad I routinely check for an new content in this webcomic! XD Very interesting and nice world-building there, I hope you would continue with this story but I just hope.
Really nice! (Since we cannot write in French I am doing it in English) It reminds me « la terre creuse » of Schuiten(s) (a translation would be the Hollow Earth) This comics was among my dad’s. I guess I read it when I was 10. I remember thinking a lot about the hollow earth (actually being 10 I did not get most of the mantis part of the story). I did not really realized that there are not only flat earthers but also hollow earthers. Yes it also scare me that people are able to believe such crazy theories. How is it possible that in western countries, the educational system fails so many.
Everyone like those monthly jokes i love it
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Good picture, me and my friend do like it!
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I am confused: is Gaia actually pancake-round shape or right-angled? Is it about time we should determine already whether the edges of our center-of-the universe planet are perfectly round/smooth straight or curled? And more importantly: who shall we burn at the stake!..
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waiting for the next one ;)
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Heheheheh! This could definitely be the start of a new series with these two characters!
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Maybe we don't know it but reptilian control the world!!
Aren't they called REPTILOIDS? And don't they come from the planet Nibiru, every child knows that!
I think Brazil's election is proof of what you say on the alt text. And there are lots and lots of laughing about terrible things.
Dear Boulet, I remember you mentioned in one of your comics that Pet Taxidermy is the "Voted #1 Disgusting thing" (it was about keeping Facebook account active after you die)? So check this out: in Great Britain there is a mannequin workshop that offers men full size and detailed dolls of their deceased wives!! How about that! Please, Reptiloids, take me away from this planet!!
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Thank you for posting!
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Thanks for sharing.
There _is_ a novel based on this premise: /On/ by Adam R Roberts.
Amazing, this comics is very well made, congrats
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Continue? Please? i nned to read
Interesting story! :)
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This one is great Boulet.
Well, i guess after i (semi)learned english from webcomics, i have to learn french to understand main website version. More updates, more content.
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Sorry for nit-picking, but the plural of "sheep" is "sheep".
Haha, this is surprisingly good!
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Hahaha, you've got to love that point of view ! :)
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Hey, Boulet, don't forget about us not-French-speaking fans. We miss you. :)
Haha! There must be something right??
Great one Boulet! It made my day awesome. Good share.
Thanks for good sharing. Easy way to learn English.
Amazing thing which do you make. A funny thing that helps to learn English.
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Dear Boulet, I remember you mentioned in one of your comics that Pet Taxidermy is "the nasty thing that was voted # 1" (it was about keeping your Facebook account active after you died). So, look at this: In Britain there is a workshop of models that offer detailed and complete dolls from their deceased wives! What about that! Please, Reptiloids, Take me away from this planet!
This cartoonist dialogues are the best i have even seen, thanks
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I would absolutely read a novel based on this premise. I think Greg Egan wrote a short story that was somewhat like it.
Very good, hahah wauw!
Updates please! Pleeeease??
More comics, please! We are starving!
Your comics are amazing. I hope you will come back to update these someday.
This one is great! I love your work!
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I would absolutely read a novel based on this premise.