Graphic Policy Reviews The Corsair
The good folks over at Graphic Policy have taken the time to review The Corsair over on their site. Here's a quick snippet: "Overall, The Corsair is an exciting tale that gives me echoes of Black Sails with a bit of Aladdin. That combination makes this graphic novel...
Graphic Novel Review: New York, Mon Amour
New York, Mon Amour is a collection of short stories told in comic form, illustrated by Jacques Tardi, a legendary French cartoonist with more than 50 years creating comics, written by his wife Dominique Grange and Benjamin Legrand, a seasoned crime novel writer.
Illustrating The Corsair Graphic Novel
Vincent Pompetti discusses his process illustrating The Corsair graphic novel.
4 Wordless Graphic Novels That’ll Leave You Speechless
I love Hollywood movies, but when I want something a little different, I watch foreign films. Brazil makes great action films, and France makes great historical films. What if you like comics and you're looking for something a little different? It can be a bit of a...
Learning Foreign Languages with Comics
When I arrived in France in 2014, after studying French in Canada for about ten years, I naturally thought I spoke French. I turned out to be quite mistaken: spoken French has a lot of subtleties that can only be learned through immersion. In the meantime, I needed a...
The Fathers of Corsair Legend – Surcouf & Duguay-Trouin
There is a big difference between corsairs and pirates-- make no mistake. Corsairs were civilians who, in wartime and with the authorization of the authorities, fought with equivalent status to the military but without being subject to the authority of an army staff....
Saint-Malo – Home of the King’s Corsairs
Excerpt from The Corsair, by Vincent Pompetti and Tarek Ben Yakhlef Founded by Gauls in the first century BC, the Breton port of Saint-Malo was home to the King of France's Corsairs for more than two centuries. Benefiting from exceptional geography, it was...
Black Panel Press at TCAF
On May 11-12, 2019, Black Panel Press attended its first ever Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) located at the beautiful Toronto Reference Library. TCAF is an annual celebration of comics and graphic novels and their creators, which culminates in a two-day exhibition...
Black Panel Press at Montreal’s Comic Arts Festival
Montreal: May 28th, 2018 Running from May 25th-27th, 2018, the Montreal Comic Arts Festival brings together writers, illustrators, and publishers from across Europe and North America to celebrate comics in both French and English. Andrew Benteau (editor)...
“A Woman Under The Influence” Part Three: Interview with Nadine Van der Straeten
Originally published in French by BDCAF Magazine Jeanne Hébuterne was the last companion of Amedeo Modigliani and she loved him "to death". In this very beautiful album coming to Black Panel Press and Tartamudo Editions (French Version), Nadine Van der Straeten paints...