Ami lecteur, lectrice mon amour,

The idea of an English version of du9 is not a recent one — indeed, back in the days around 1999, we already had a couple of interviews and reviews available for our French-impaired readers. But when (like the phenix) the site was relaunched in September 2005, we had other priorities to attend to, and the English part was left aside for later use.

Well, later use is now. Of course, we are not planning to translate everything on du9 — with now more than 800 (longish) articles, it would be a daunting task. But we will try and add new translations on a regular basis, focusing on little-reviewed authors or titles that we think would interest an English-speaking audience. Suggestions and wishes are welcome, but might take time before they are answered.

So reader my friend, reader my love, welcome to “du9 in English”, and let’s hope that this trip will be full of discoveries and eye-opening moments. Good readdance,

Xavier Guilbert | March 9, 2007
NEW TRANSLATED ARTICLES
Numerology, 2009 edition
Analysis by Xavier Guilbert in January 2010
Translated by Xavier Guilbert in July 2010
Reader my friend, reader my Love, Here comes the time of our now yearly installment, as du9 takes on the opportunity of the looming Angoulême Festival to try and paint the portrait of the little world of bande dessinée. (Of course, the English version somehow lacks this superb timing, but we still hope it will be of interest to our readers not versed in the intricacies of the French language) As usual, we are driven by curiosity and precision, with the aim of providing a clear and (...)
Takahama Kan
Interview by Nicolas Verstappen in June 2010
Translated by Xavier Guilbert in June 2010
After having published her first stories in the Kinderbook collection and having collaborated with Frédéric Boilet on Mariko Parade, the talentuous Takahama Kan seems to have reached her full maturity in L’eau amére, in which she unveils the complexity of human relationships through difficult but also oddly endearing break-ups. With 2 Expressos, she follows up with her first longer story, published for the first time in Casterman’s Ecritures collection. Nicolas Verstappen: You (...)
Threat Assessment
Column by Xavier Guilbert in June 2010
Translated by Xavier Guilbert in June 2010
All unite! Early June, the 36 publishers of the Japan’s Digital Comic Association [1] and a few US publishers [2] announced a coalition to fight the “rampant and growing problem of scanlations”. And it was about time: as Brigid Alverson concluded briefly, “The rise of scan sites like Onemanga and Mangafox has coincided with a dip in manga sales, and no one thinks that’s a coincidence.”. No coincidence either in the timing of the publishers’ (...)
ALL TRANSLATED ARTICLES (86) [by title]
Numerology, 2009 edition | July 2010
Takahama Kan | June 2010
Threat Assessment | June 2010
Meanwhile | May 2010
The Complete Jack Survives | October 2009
James Sturm & Rich Tommaso | September 2009
Kramer’s Ergot 7 | September 2009
Poison River and the vertiginous ellipsis | September 2009
Miriam Katin | June 2009
Pluto | April 2009
Daniel Clowes | March 2009
Numerology, 2008 edition (II) | March 2009
Numerology, 2008 edition (I) | March 2009
Dash Shaw | February 2009
Tori Miki | November 2008
James Kochalka: American Elf | October 2008
Kevin Huizenga | September 2008
Chester Brown | August 2008
Dave Cooper | August 2008
Debbie Drechsler | July 2008
73304-23-4153-6-96-8 | June 2008
Neko-me Kozou | June 2008
Lady Snowblood | May 2008
Contre la bande dessinée | May 2008
Ashura | May 2008
Numerology, 2007 version | May 2008
Linda Medley | April 2008
Igarashi Daisuke | March 2008
Ce que je sais de ma maman | March 2008
Charles Burns | March 2008
Myth Quest | January 2008
Serpent Rouge | January 2008
Shaun Tan | January 2008
L’Eléphant | January 2008
Le Syndrome du Prisonnier | December 2007
Lost Girls | December 2007
Polyominos | December 2007
Kokoro no Kanashimi | November 2007
Jérôme d’Alphagraph | November 2007
strawberry shortcakes | November 2007
La Vénéneuse aux Deux Eperons | November 2007
Kirihito | November 2007
Crossing Gazes | October 2007
Yotsuba&! | October 2007
Mizuno Junko | September 2007
Louis au ski | September 2007
Kaneko Atsushi | September 2007
40075km comics | September 2007
Mon Bel Amour | June 2007
Tôkyô Eden | June 2007
The Drifting Classroom | June 2007
Hebi-onna | June 2007
Parasyte | June 2007
Itsudemo yume wo | June 2007
Moni Moni | May 2007
Corée | May 2007
Hanté | May 2007
Anywhere but here | May 2007
Cinderalla | May 2007
Morlac | May 2007
Peter Kuper | May 2007
Shissô Nikki | May 2007
Japan | April 2007
SOIL | April 2007
Polychrony | April 2007
Around Ax | April 2007
Jessica Abel | April 2007
Warau Kyûketsuki | April 2007
Hako-Bune | April 2007
Priape | April 2007
Kokumin Quiz | March 2007
Sergent Laterreur | March 2007
Panier de singe | March 2007
Shiriagari Kotobuki | March 2007
Numerology, 2006 Edition | March 2007
La Malédiction du Parapluie | March 2007
NonNonBâ | March 2007
Julien Boisvert | October 1998
Hundreds of feet below daylight | October 1998
Bearing Witness: an interview with James Sturm | October 1998
Matt Madden | October 1998
Abel | September 1998
Black & White | September 1998
Frank | September 1998
Lorenzo Mattotti | September 1998
Baudoin | September 1998
BRÈVES
Splendor No More
12 juillet 2010
L’auteur d’American Splendor et l’une des figures emblématiques de l’autobiographie en bande dessinée, Harvey Pekar s’est éteint hier à 70 ans. Il laisse derrière lui son « grand œuvre », chronique personnelle illustrée tour à tour par R. Crumb, Spain Rodriguez ou encore Joe Sacco, entre autres noms remarquables. En 2003, il avait été incarné à l’écran par Paul Giamatti.
Coupés du Monde
12 juin 2010
Aux flâneurs de la capitale réfractaires aux sirènes du ballon rond, les jours qui viennent s’annoncent riches en horizons à explorer. Pour commencer, Thomas Ott s’expose du 11 juin au 17 juillet à la Galerie Martel (17 rue Martel dans le 10e). Ensuite, histoire de continuer à célébrer les XX ans de l’Association, Benoît Jacques prend la suite de Nine Antico et de Grégoire Carlé et « s’installe » du 15 juin au 17 juillet à Super-Héros (175 rue St Martin dans le 3e). Enfin, on pourra aller admirer le travail de Dominique Goblet & Nikita Fossoul et Aurélie William Levaux du 18 juin au 18 juillet au Monte-en-l’Air (71 rue de Ménilmontant / 2 rue de la Mare dans le 20e).
Ah oui, et puis sinon, il paraît qu’il y a aussi quelque chose au Palais de Chaillot jusqu’au 28 novembre... alors bonne(s) visite(s).
Joli mois de Mai
30 avril 2010
Avis aux amateurs : ce mois de mai promet d’en éblouir plus d’un.
Tout d’abord, du côté de nos voisins Suisses, on pourra aller goûter à l’édition 2010 du Festival Fumetto (à Lucerne, du 1er au 9 mai), qui propose un superbe plateau d’expositions consacrées à Jack Kirby, Emmanuel Guibert, François Avril, Thomas Ott, Chihoi, Nicolas Mahler, Brecht Evens, ou encore Nadia Ravicioni. L’ensemble du programme détaillé est disponible sur le site du Festival.
Et pour ceux qui seraient plutôt parisiens, ils pourront toujours tourner leurs regards du côté de la Galerie Martel, qui exposera du 5 mai au 5 juin des originaux de R. Crumb.
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