Today I received the delivery of these two books. These are the original black and white editions of Cigars of the Pharaoh (1934 version) and The Blue Lotus (1936 version) by Hergé. As usual I have put my own version of transparent dust jacket to protect the books. At about 25 USD each, these aren’t … [Read more…]
This weekend I managed to watch two French animated features. Both were released in 2010 and are surprisingly good. Une Vie de Chat Une Vie de Chat (lit. One Life of Cat, released in English as A Cat in Paris) is a film directed by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli. The film follows the life … [Read more…]
In 2004, Yukichi Yamamatsu, a 56 year old, technically challenged, mangaka arrives in India to translate mature mangas to Hindi and sell them. Needless to say, it was a futile attempt. Without sufficient money, without sufficient knowledge of English or Hindi, without sigmoid colon and without any concrete plan whatsoever, he steps foot in India. … [Read more…]
I find Batman R.I.P to be intriguing. So much so, that I have read the trade paperback countless number of times. Yet, it is like bitter medicine to me. I can’t get over the fact that the plot appears to be very jittery and full of unnecessary twists and turns. Maybe I find it too … [Read more…]
