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Hexagon Comics
Hexagon Comics is a syndicate of French, Italian and Spanish comic book writers and artists formed in early 2004, after French publisher Semic Comics decided to cancel its line of comic books. Taking advantage of European copyright laws, these writers and artists got together, reclaimed the rights to the more than 300 characters they had created for Editions Lug, Semic Comics' predecessor, and reorganized under the banner of Hexagon Comics. Among these are ''Zembla'', ''Jed Puma'', ''Drago'', ''Dragut'', ''Rakar'', ''Baroud'', ''Wampus'', ''Jaleb'', ''Jaydee'', ''Homicron'', ''Brigade Temporelle'', ''C.L.A.S.H.'', ''Sibilla'', ''Phenix'', ''Starlock'', ''Kabur'', ''Waki'', etc. Books published by Hexagon Comics in English Since 2006, Hexagon Comics has been releasing a number of books in English through its affiliated company, Black Coat Press: * ''Wampus'' (2006) * ''C.L.A.S.H.'' (2006) * ''Phenix'' (2006) * ''Kabur'' (2006) * ''Zembla'' (2007) * ''Strangers Origins: Homic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semic Comics
''Semic Comics'' is one of the leading comic book publishers in France, also known as Semic S.A. Along with French comics, formerly the company published the official translations of products produced by DC Comics and Marvel Comics. Today, Semic publishes translations from others American publishers Avatar Press, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, and Top Cow Productions, among others. History Editions Lug In 1950, writer/editor Marcel Navarro and Auguste Vistel founded Editions Lug. At first, the company only reprinted old French and Italian comics. But soon, Navarro decided that his company needed some original characters. He enlisted a number of French and Italian studios to create new series. Although many of them invoked characters featured in American comics, they had enough differences to make them unique. In 1969, Editions Lug began publishing licensed translations of Marvel Comics in a magazine called '' Fantask''. That year also saw the creation of ''Wampus''. But F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Copyright Law
The copyright law of the European Union is the copyright law applicable within the European Union. Copyright law is largely harmonized in the Union, although country to country differences exist. The body of law was implemented in the EU through a number of directives, which the member states need to enact into their national law. The main copyright directives are the Copyright Term Directive, the Information Society Directive and the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. Copyright in the Union is furthermore dependent on international conventions to which the European Union or their member states are part of, such as TRIPS Agreement or the Berne Convention. History Attempts to harmonise copyright law in Europe (and beyond) can be dated to the signature of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works on 9 September 1886: all European Union Member States are parties of the Berne Convention, and compliance with its dispositions is now ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Editions Lug
{{Use dmy dates, date=October 2015 ''Editions Lug'' was a French comic book publisher created in 1950 by writer/editor Marcel Navarro and businessman Auguste Vistel. History When it started, Editions Lug only reprinted old French and Italian comics in digest-sized magazines. Among its most popular Italian imports were: * ''Tex Willer'' (which it began publishing in 1951, then moved to its eponymous magazine in 1952), from Sergio Bonelli Editore * ''Il Grande Blek'' (which it began publishing in ''Kiwi'' in 1955) * '' Capitan Miki'' (which it began publishing in ''Nevada'' in 1958) * '' Alan Mistero'' (renamed ''Ombrax'') (which it began publishing in an eponymous magazine in 1967) The latter three from Studio EsseGesse. Another notable non-French comic book series published by Editions Lug at the time is ''Dan Dare'' (in 1962). However, early on, Navarro decided that his company needed some original characters. He enlisted a number of French and Italian studios to script and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Coat Press
Jean-Marc Lofficier (; born June 22, 1954) is a French author of books about films and television programs, as well as numerous comics and translations of a number of animation screenplays. He usually collaborates with his wife, Randy Lofficier (born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 3, 1953), and the reason why credits sometimes read "R.J.M. Lofficier", after the initials of both spouses. Biography Jean-Marc Lofficier was born in Toulon, France, in 1954. The son of a serviceman, he moved several times during his formative years, spending "a goodly part of my childhood in Bordeaux, and my teenage years in Fontainebleau."Christian Cawley"Jean-Marc Lofficier Interview" for Kasterborous, March 13, 2005. Retrieved December 29, 2008 A budding writer from an early age, Lofficier also "drew my own little comic strips when I was 13, 14, and began being published in French 'zines at 16." Recalling in 2005 that "writing wasn't deemed a respectable, economically sound way of making a li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strangers (French Comic Book)
''Strangers'' is a French comic book depicting a superhero team, consisting of many of Editions Lug' most popular heroes, all aliens residing on Earth (hence its name). It was written by Jean-Marc Lofficier and illustrated by various artists for publishers Semic Comics and Image Comics in 2002 and 2003. Membership The team was composed of the following characters: * Futura, a mysterious woman from another dimension somehow related to Wampus * Homicron, a NASA physicist whose body is inhabited by the energies and memories of a powerful alien * Jaleb, the agent of a race of galactic telepaths * Jaydee (or Jayde in the French version), an alien shapeshifter killing machine and last of its kind * Starlock, the former servant of awesome cosmic entities, now a fugitive * Tanka, a former Tarzanesque jungle lord, empowered by men from the distant future to safeguard our segment of time. Story Homicron asks Starlock to assist the international security organization C.L.A.S.H. with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strangers Universe
A stranger is a person who is unknown to another person or group. Because of this unknown status, a stranger may be perceived as a threat until their identity and character can be ascertained. Different classes of strangers have been identified for social science purposes, and the tendency for strangers and foreigners to overlap has been examined. The presence of a stranger can throw an established social order into question, "because the stranger is neither friend nor enemy; and because he may be both". The distrust of strangers has led to the concept of stranger danger (and the expression "don't talk to strangers"), wherein excessive emphasis is given to teaching children to fear strangers despite the most common sources of abduction or abuse being people known to the child.Does 'stranger danger' go too far? - |
Comic Book Publishing Companies Of France
a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate dialogue, narration, sound effects, or other information. There is no consensus amongst theorists and historians on a definition of comics; some emphasize the combination of images and text, some sequentiality or other image relations, and others historical aspects such as mass reproduction or the use of recurring characters. Cartooning and other forms of illustration are the most common image-making means in comics; '' fumetti'' is a form that uses photographic images. Common forms include comic strips, editorial and gag cartoons, and comic books. Since the late 20th century, bound volumes such as graphic novels, comic albums, and ' have become increasingly common, while online webcomics have proliferated in the 21st century. The history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
