Tag Archives: BDs

Voyage Intemporel – Timeless Voyage – Buddhism in Space?

Posted on August 14, 2019 by jananson

You can’t say it’s not imaginative. Voyage Intemporel is an early BD (1982) of Sergio Macedo’s that depicts a realm of celestial beings who take an interest in the spiritual evolution of life on Earth and become alarmed when humankind … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, fantasy, science fiction | Tagged Appel Guery, BDs, science fiction, Sergio Macedo, Spirituality, Voyage Intemporel | Leave a comment

Africa as Realm of Adventure

Posted on January 17, 2016 by jananson

Because much of Africa’s interior remained unknown to Europeans till quite late in colonial history, it offered an arena for the imagination in scientific romances written around the end of the nineteenth century. In contemporary Franco-Belgian BDs it has continued … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Africa, bandes dessinees, BDs, Bingono, colonialism, Joseph Campbell, Kenya, King Arthur, King Solomon's Mines, Leo, Paradise, Rider Haggard, Rodolphe, She, Sokal | Leave a comment

Bandes Dessinées Exotiques

Posted on September 24, 2015 by jananson

In the course of my efforts to improve my French I’ve discovered French graphic novels. They are extremely diverse in genre and style, sometimes stunningly beautiful, and a quite a lot of them indulge the same kind of taste for … Continue reading →