| Author |
|
Dave Phelps
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 4180
|
| Posted: 13 September 2006 at 7:14am | IP Logged | 1
|
|
|
Thanks Pedro! Ordered the last two volumes yesterday which, since I don't know French, could be interesting...
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Pedro Cruz
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 03 January 2006
Posts: 415
|
| Posted: 13 September 2006 at 7:32am | IP Logged | 2
|
|
|
Speaking of Bourgeon, could anyone please enlighten me as to what exactly happened between him and Casterman? I seem to remember an issue of Bodoi - maybe - where he was interviewed on the subject, but I never bought it and remain clueless to the intrincacies of that case...
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Fabrice Renault
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 15 April 2004
Location: France
Posts: 3094
|
| Posted: 13 September 2006 at 2:30pm | IP Logged | 3
|
|
|
|
Pedro,
I remember reading a few things about Bourgeon and his trial. I'll try to find the links and let you know, or give you a summary about it.
F. |
|
|
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Pedro Bouça
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004
Location: Portugal
Posts: 1465
|
| Posted: 13 September 2006 at 5:38pm | IP Logged | 4
|
|
|
Well, Bourgeon was AWFULLY late on his book (we are talking five YEARS
late or so!) and the publisher lost its patience and tried to force him
to finish the darn thing (note that, following the french publishers'
usual policy, Casterman had already paid an advance that, considering
the usual sales of Bourgeon books, must have been quite high and had
been waiting for years to see the finished thing).
So Casterman sued and threatened him with heavy fines unless he
delivered the book. Bourgeon fought back at the court and was able to
avoid the fines. His contract with Casterman was terminated (no idea if
he paid back his advance) and he published the book through another
publisher, Vents d'Ouest (a subsidiary of french comics giant Glénat).
There is more to it, of course, but this is the reader's digest version.
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
e-mail
|
| |
Pedro Bouça
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004
Location: Portugal
Posts: 1465
|
| Posted: 13 September 2006 at 5:43pm | IP Logged | 5
|
|
|
Dave wrote:
| Thanks Pedro! Ordered the last two volumes
yesterday which, since I don't know French, could be
interesting... |
|
|
The revelation of just WHO nicked the Metabaron is a woozy!
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
e-mail
|
| |
Pedro Cruz
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 03 January 2006
Posts: 415
|
| Posted: 14 September 2006 at 2:33am | IP Logged | 6
|
|
|
Thanks, Pedro - as always you remain the "grand master" of eurocomics lore... Interesting how apparently Bourgeon really had fault on this ( five years late!!!) because from what I recall having superficially read at the time, it looked as if the artist was some sort of martyr at the hands of a giant merciless capitalist publishing machine...
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Pedro Cruz
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 03 January 2006
Posts: 415
|
| Posted: 14 September 2006 at 2:36am | IP Logged | 7
|
|
|
Fabrice,
it would be cool if you could get those links...
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Fabrice Renault
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 15 April 2004
Location: France
Posts: 3094
|
| Posted: 14 September 2006 at 3:20am | IP Logged | 8
|
|
|
|
working on it, Pedro. I am doing it on my spare time...
(by the way, the links will be in French)
F |
|
|
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Fabrice Renault
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 15 April 2004
Location: France
Posts: 3094
|
| Posted: 14 September 2006 at 3:27am | IP Logged | 9
|
|
|
|
Pedro,
Here is the link I was thinking about :
http://www.actuabd.com/index.php3
Type "Bourgeon" in the "Recherche" box, and you will get a series of articles regarding the trial and such.
F. |
|
|
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Pedro Cruz
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 03 January 2006
Posts: 415
|
| Posted: 14 September 2006 at 3:54am | IP Logged | 10
|
|
|
Merci beaucoup, Fabrice!
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Fabrice Renault
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 15 April 2004
Location: France
Posts: 3094
|
| Posted: 14 September 2006 at 5:16am | IP Logged | 11
|
|
|
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Dave Phelps
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 4180
|
| Posted: 14 September 2006 at 5:37am | IP Logged | 12
|
|
|
QUOTE:
| The revelation of just WHO nicked the Metabaron is a woozy! |
|
|
So he DID just cut himself shaving! I knew it!!
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Topic Closed)
