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Olivier Ledroit
Olivier Ledroit (born 3 June 1969) is a French comic book artist, perhaps best known for his work on the ''Black Moon Chronicles'' series. He has also worked on art designs in the ''Might and Magic'' franchise. He has also provided the art for ''Requiem Chevalier Vampire'' and '' Sha'', both written by Pat Mills. Awards *2007: Won the "Favourite European Comics" Eagle Award, for ''Requiem Chevalier Vampire'' with Pat Mills Bibliography *''Black Moon Chronicles'' (with Froideval): ** "Le signe des Ténèbres" ** "Le Vent des Dragons" ** "La marque des démons" ** "Quand sifflent les Serpents" ** "La danse écarlate" *''Black Moon's Arcanas'' (with Froideval): ** "Ghorghor Bey" *'' Sha'' (with Pat Mills): ** "The Shadow One" (1995, ) ** "Soul Wound" (1996, ) ** "Soul Vengeance" (1997, ) *''Xoco'' (with Mosdi) ** "Papillon Obsidienne" ** "Notre Seigneur l'Ecorche" *''Requiem Chevalier Vampire'' (with Pat Mills) ** "Resurrection" (November 2000, ) ** "Danse Macabre" (September 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De Comper
The Château de Comper is a former castle located in Paimpont forest (formerly known as Brocéliande), three kilometers to the east of the village of Concoret in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany, France. It has been rebuilt as a château. The name Comper, like Quimper, probably comes from the Breton word ''kemper'', which means confluence. It is surrounded by several streams and lakes. History and structure The castle was originally square, with towers at each of the four corners, linked by strong curtain walls. At the main door was a drawbridge. The first owner of Comper is sometimes said to have been Salomon, King of Brittany in the 9th century. The castle is first recorded history associated with the Baron Raoul de Gaël-Monfort (Ralph de Gael), who was a companion of William of Normandy during the 11th century Norman conquest of England. During the 13th century, Comper was considered one of the strongest castles in Brittany. For this reason, it has be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meaux
Meaux () is a commune on the river Marne in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is east-northeast of the centre of Paris. Meaux is, with Provins, Torcy and Fontainebleau, one of the four subprefectures (''sous-préfectures'') of the department of Seine-et-Marne, Melun being the prefecture. In France a subprefecture is the chef-lieu (the seat or administrative capital) of an ''arrondissement'': Meaux is the subprefecture of the arrondissement of Meaux. It is also the chef-lieu of a smaller administrative division: the canton of Meaux. Finally, since its creation in 2003, Meaux has been the centre and the main town of an agglomeration community, the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Meaux. Demographics With a population of 55,416 inhabitants in 2018, Meaux is the most populous city in the Seine-et-Marne department, just before Chelles (55,148 inhabitants in 2018). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Moon Chronicles
The ''Black Moon Chronicles'' (french: Chroniques de la Lune Noire) is an epic dark fantasy French comic series. Publication history Written by François Marcela-Froideval, the ''Black Moon Chronicles'' is an epic story offset by liberal doses of irreverent humour and the use of colloquial modern French over the archaic language usually found in such stories. The series first episode was published in the late 80s. Following its long-lasting success in France, spin-off series were created to give more details on the background of some key characters. Episode 5 was the last volume drawn by Olivier Ledroit, who was replaced by Cyril Pontet for the rest of the series. Ledroit was still kept on drawing the remaining album covers. The 14th and final album of the first cycle was released on 21 November 2008. Key characters * Wismerhill (from "Whispers Hill") - The main character, half-dark elven, with an unknown past and an extraordinary destiny. Formerly a nameless elf, his name was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Requiem Chevalier Vampire
''Requiem Chevalier Vampire'' (French for ''Requiem Vampire Knight'') is a Franco-British comic published by Nickel Editions. It was translated into English and published by the magazine Heavy Metal (magazine), ''Heavy Metal'' in the United States. It was also translated into German and published in Germany by Kult Editions as ''Requiem Der Vampirritter''. The story was written by Pat Mills (best known for his work on ''Sláine (comics), Sláine'', ''Charley's War'' and ''ABC Warriors''), and the illustrations were drawn by Olivier Ledroit (early volumes of the Black Moon Chronicles). The comic was characterised by its extreme violence and each issue was more daring and darker than the previous one, sadomasochism was common in this comic and there were several scenes of violent sex. There was a lot of humour in this comic, although it was full of cynicism. Because of the financial weaknesses of Nickel issues had to be released every 8 months at first, with Requiem's successes mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle Award (comics)
The Eagle Awards were a series of awards for comic book titles and creators. They were awarded by UK fans voting for work produced during the previous year. Named after the UK's ''Eagle'' comic, they were launched in 1977 for comics released in 1976. Burton, Richard "'The Eagles' are launched!" in Burton (ed.) ''Comic Media News'' #30 (Mar-Apr 1977), p. 11 " t up and financed by a group of dealers and fanzine editors" with the intention of including "people with... diverse interests... to make the poll as impartial as possible," the Eagles were described as "the first independent n the UK nationally organised comic art awards poll." The hope was that the Eagle Awards would "become a regular annual fandom event," and indeed, they were the preeminent British comics award in the 1980s and the 2000s (being mostly dormant in the 1990s), variously described as the country's comics equivalent of the Oscars or the BAFTAs. The Eagle Awards were usually presented in a ceremony at a British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Book Artist
A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and graphic components of the work as part of their practice. Cartoonists may work in a variety of formats, including booklets, comic strips, comic books, editorial cartoons, graphic novels, manuals, gag cartoons, storyboards, posters, shirts, books, advertisements, greeting cards, magazines, newspapers, webcomics, and video game packaging. Terminology Cartoonists may also be denoted by terms such as comics artist, comic book artist, graphic novel artist or graphic novelist. Ambiguity may arise because "comic book artist" may also refer to the person who only illustrates the comic, and "graphic novelist" may also refer to the person who only writes the script. History The English satirist and editorial cartoonist William Hogarth, who emer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Might And Magic
''Might and Magic'' is a series of role-playing video games from New World Computing, which in 1996 became a subsidiary of The 3DO Company. The original ''Might and Magic'' series ended with the closure of the 3DO Company. The rights to the ''Might and Magic'' name were purchased for US$1.3 million by Ubisoft, who "rebooted" the franchise with a new series with no apparent connection to the previous continuity, starting with the games ''Heroes of Might and Magic V'' and ''Dark Messiah of Might and Magic''. History Main series *'' Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum'' (1986; Apple II, Mac, MS-DOS, Commodore 64, NES, MSX, PC-Engine CD-ROM²) *'' Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World'' (1988; Apple II, Amiga, MS-DOS, Commodore 64, Mac, Genesis, Super NES (Europe only), Super Famicom (Japan-only, different from the European Super NES version), MSX) *'' Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra'' (1991; MS-DOS, Mac, Amiga, Super NES, Genesis (prototype), S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sha (comics)
''Sha'' is a Franco-British comic, published by Editions Soleil. It is a trilogy, published from November 1996 to April 1998. ] The story is written by and illustrated by . They have also collaborated on ''''. Storyline In France during the 15th century, witch hunting is at its peak. The |
Pat Mills
Patrick Eamon Mills (born 1949) is an English comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. He has been called "the godfather of British comics". His comics are notable for their violence and anti-authoritarianism. He is best known for creating '' 2000 AD'' and playing a major part in the development of ''Judge Dredd''. Biography Mills started his career as a sub-editor for D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, where he met Wagner. In 1971 both left to go freelance, and were soon writing scripts for IPC's girls' and humour comics. After D.C. Thomson launched ''Warlord'', a successful war-themed weekly, Mills was asked in 1975 to develop a rival title for IPC. Based in the girls' comics department to avoid the attention of the staff of the boys' department, Mills, along with Wagner and Gerry Finley-Day, worked in secret to create ''Battle Picture Weekly''. ''Battles stories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Marcela-Froideval
François Marcela-Froideval (born 10 December 1958) is a French role-playing game creator, video game producer, and comic scenarist. Froideval had a major influence on the introduction of role-playing games in France, mainly as editor in chief of the '' Casus Belli'' role-playing magazine. During this time, he was one of the three authors who established the French term for a "munchkin", ''Gros Bill'', from the nickname of an overly powergaming player once in Froideval's group. He left for the United States in 1982 to join TSR, Inc., where he worked for four years. His writing contributions include several ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' rules and monster manuals in collaboration with Gary Gygax, like ''Oriental Adventures''. Back in France, he focused on translating and publishing TSR games until 1989. He wrote the scenario of several French videogames, working for Infogrames (''Drakkhen'') and Cryo Interactive (''Dragon Lore'' series). In 1989, he wrote the scenario of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xoco
Xoco is a neighborhood of Mexico City in Benito Juárez borough. Xoco was originally a village dating to times before the Spanish conquest. Now it is an important commercial hot spot that lies just across the northern edge of Coyoacán, and is home to Centro Coyoacán and Patio Universidad shopping centers and the Torre Mitikah development, which will be Mexico City's biggest mixed used complex. Xoco is served by the Coyoacán station of the Mexico City metro which belongs to line 3. The national cinematheque, the Cineteca Nacional, also stands here and is home to a cemetery, the Panteón de Xoco, the IMER, the Instituto Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas, and the Roberto Cantoral concert hall. Education Private schools: * Instituto Simón Bolívar (). |
Lambiek
Galerie Lambiek is a Dutch comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded on November 8, 1968 by Kees Kousemaker (, – Bussum, ), though since 2007, his son Boris Kousemaker is the current owner. From 1968 to 2015, it was located in the Kerkstraat, but in November 2015, the store moved to the Koningsstraat 27. As of 2018, Lambiek is the oldest comics store in Europe, and the oldest worldwide still in existence. The name "Lambiek" originated as a misspelling of the name of the comics character Lambik, from the popular Suske & Wiske comic book series created by Belgian artist Willy Vandersteen. The logo of the shop is an image from the ''Suske en Wiske'' album ''Prinses Zagemeel'' (''Princess Sawdust''). History Only two earlier comic bookstores are known to have opened their doors on the North-American continent (or anywhere else on the world for that matter) prior to the one founded by Kousemaker; George Henderson's Canadian, Toronto-based Memory Lane Books opene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
