XIII_ComicFan2
12-13-2004, 11:54 AM
Before the videogame there was the comic (http://whoisxiii.com/thirteen.html)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000093NQN.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg (http://whoisxiii.com/thirteen.html)
And now, at long last, an American publisher, Dabel Brothers Production (DB Pro) (http://www.dabelbrothers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416) has purchased the rights to reprint the European best-selling comic series XIII in English language.
http://www.bdxiii.com/images/xiii-a.jpg
http://www.bdxiii.com/images/xiii2-a.jpg
http://www.bdxiii.com/images/xiii3-a.jpg
XIII (THIRTEEN) is one of the most popular comics in Europe ever and has become a mass phenomenon in France and Belgium. Thanks to its ever-growing sales, the series has reached the mammoth figure of 550,000 copies in the print run of its latest instalments, and has been translated into 15 languages.
Of the 16 graphic novels published so far, only the first 3 volumes (http://www.bookpalace.com/acatalog/Home_Code_XIII_255.html) were reprinted in English by the defunct Catalan Communications in 1989 and 1990 (click on the covers to see a sample page):
http://www.bookpalace.com/acatalog/CodeXIIIDayOfTheBlackSun.jpg (http://www.bdnet.com/zi/bdweb/images/00/9782871290001_pg.jpg)
Code XIII Volume 1: The Day of the Black Sun
W Vance, J van Hamme. Comcat Comics, 1989. A seriously wounded man is rescued by an elderly couple in a New England fishing village. He recovers his strength but has lost all memory of his past. His search for clues to his identity triggers attempts on his life, kidnapping, and a pile of money. The only thing that€s certain is that he€s a paramilitary pro who can stay one step ahead of his pursuers. 48 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 8" x 11"
http://www.bookpalace.com/acatalog/CodeXIII2.jpg (http://www.bdnet.com/zi/bdweb/images/01/9782871290018_pg.jpg)
Code XIII Volume 2: Where the Indian Walks
W Vance, J van Hamme. Comcat Comics, 1989. Desperately looking everywhere for clues to his past, XIII flights to survive on a remote army base and discovers that he was a Special Forces captain €œkilled€ in action. Reunited with his family, he is promptly framed by his beautiful stepmother and accused of a double murder. In the middle of a shoop-out, XIII escapes in a daring helicopter operation as the local police join the hunt€¦ More than ever now, he must find his wife, the only person who can help him. Will she be able to shed light on his true identity? 48 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 8" x 11"
http://www.bookpalace.com/acatalog/CodeXIII3.jpg (http://www.bdnet.com/zi/bdweb/images/08/9782871290087_pg.jpg)
Code XIII Volume 3: All the Tears of Hell
W Vance, J van Hamme. Comcat Comics, 1990. Plain Rock Penitentiary for the criminally insane, a maximum-security facility: XIII€s quest for his identity has brought him to the nearest place to hell on earth. His body is at the hands of lunatics and wardens alike and his mind is at the mercy of the deranged prison psychiatrist, Dr. Johansson. Evidence of extensive laser surgery provokes military intelligence to delve deeper into XIII€s many faces . . . is he assassin, war veteran or simply victim? His only hope of salvation lies with Lieutenant Jones and another desperate inmate. 48 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 8" x 11"
For complete information in English about all things XIII:
Synopsis of the 16 volumes (http://jim-on-the-web.bravepages.com/en/timeoff/comics/comic_x.html)
Who's who in the XIII Universe (http://pc59te.dte.uma.es/cdb/series/dargaud/xiiicol.htm)
All about XIII, the cult comic (http://www.ubcfumetti.com/treize/desc_en.htm)
Other links (in French):
http://www.treize.com
http://www.bdxiii.com/
http://www.ibelgique.com/gobsite/XIII/treize.htm
http://www.xiii-bd.fr.st/
http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/pres-etab/lapicque/opinfo99/dehan/index.htm
http://membres.lycos.fr/tristram/images/xiii/albums/XIII05.jpg http://membres.lycos.fr/tristram/images/xiii/albums/XIII12.jpg
A compulsive page-turner, a thoroughly engaging story filled with characters that are plentiful yet not shabbily rendered, and intrigue that is thought-provoking rather than sensational, the wholly engrossing XIII experience will be of special interest to American audiences thanks to the extreme meticulousness invested by the authors to bring up a version of America, its culture, history and power, so true to life that only Europe could create it.
XIII graphic novels, back in the USA (http://www.dabelbrothers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000093NQN.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg (http://whoisxiii.com/thirteen.html)
And now, at long last, an American publisher, Dabel Brothers Production (DB Pro) (http://www.dabelbrothers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416) has purchased the rights to reprint the European best-selling comic series XIII in English language.
http://www.bdxiii.com/images/xiii-a.jpg
http://www.bdxiii.com/images/xiii2-a.jpg
http://www.bdxiii.com/images/xiii3-a.jpg
XIII (THIRTEEN) is one of the most popular comics in Europe ever and has become a mass phenomenon in France and Belgium. Thanks to its ever-growing sales, the series has reached the mammoth figure of 550,000 copies in the print run of its latest instalments, and has been translated into 15 languages.
Of the 16 graphic novels published so far, only the first 3 volumes (http://www.bookpalace.com/acatalog/Home_Code_XIII_255.html) were reprinted in English by the defunct Catalan Communications in 1989 and 1990 (click on the covers to see a sample page):
http://www.bookpalace.com/acatalog/CodeXIIIDayOfTheBlackSun.jpg (http://www.bdnet.com/zi/bdweb/images/00/9782871290001_pg.jpg)
Code XIII Volume 1: The Day of the Black Sun
W Vance, J van Hamme. Comcat Comics, 1989. A seriously wounded man is rescued by an elderly couple in a New England fishing village. He recovers his strength but has lost all memory of his past. His search for clues to his identity triggers attempts on his life, kidnapping, and a pile of money. The only thing that€s certain is that he€s a paramilitary pro who can stay one step ahead of his pursuers. 48 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 8" x 11"
http://www.bookpalace.com/acatalog/CodeXIII2.jpg (http://www.bdnet.com/zi/bdweb/images/01/9782871290018_pg.jpg)
Code XIII Volume 2: Where the Indian Walks
W Vance, J van Hamme. Comcat Comics, 1989. Desperately looking everywhere for clues to his past, XIII flights to survive on a remote army base and discovers that he was a Special Forces captain €œkilled€ in action. Reunited with his family, he is promptly framed by his beautiful stepmother and accused of a double murder. In the middle of a shoop-out, XIII escapes in a daring helicopter operation as the local police join the hunt€¦ More than ever now, he must find his wife, the only person who can help him. Will she be able to shed light on his true identity? 48 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 8" x 11"
http://www.bookpalace.com/acatalog/CodeXIII3.jpg (http://www.bdnet.com/zi/bdweb/images/08/9782871290087_pg.jpg)
Code XIII Volume 3: All the Tears of Hell
W Vance, J van Hamme. Comcat Comics, 1990. Plain Rock Penitentiary for the criminally insane, a maximum-security facility: XIII€s quest for his identity has brought him to the nearest place to hell on earth. His body is at the hands of lunatics and wardens alike and his mind is at the mercy of the deranged prison psychiatrist, Dr. Johansson. Evidence of extensive laser surgery provokes military intelligence to delve deeper into XIII€s many faces . . . is he assassin, war veteran or simply victim? His only hope of salvation lies with Lieutenant Jones and another desperate inmate. 48 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 8" x 11"
For complete information in English about all things XIII:
Synopsis of the 16 volumes (http://jim-on-the-web.bravepages.com/en/timeoff/comics/comic_x.html)
Who's who in the XIII Universe (http://pc59te.dte.uma.es/cdb/series/dargaud/xiiicol.htm)
All about XIII, the cult comic (http://www.ubcfumetti.com/treize/desc_en.htm)
Other links (in French):
http://www.treize.com
http://www.bdxiii.com/
http://www.ibelgique.com/gobsite/XIII/treize.htm
http://www.xiii-bd.fr.st/
http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/pres-etab/lapicque/opinfo99/dehan/index.htm
http://membres.lycos.fr/tristram/images/xiii/albums/XIII05.jpg http://membres.lycos.fr/tristram/images/xiii/albums/XIII12.jpg
A compulsive page-turner, a thoroughly engaging story filled with characters that are plentiful yet not shabbily rendered, and intrigue that is thought-provoking rather than sensational, the wholly engrossing XIII experience will be of special interest to American audiences thanks to the extreme meticulousness invested by the authors to bring up a version of America, its culture, history and power, so true to life that only Europe could create it.
XIII graphic novels, back in the USA (http://www.dabelbrothers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416)