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Colin Wilson's new French series - Wonderball

Started by Ancient Otter, 18 July, 2014, 06:50:57 PM

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Ancient Otter



Here's a rough translation of the summary from Bing:
Nine dead, nine seconds, one weapon: a survey to the tunes of 'déjà vu' for the Inspector Wonderball, the more misaligned COP in San Francisco. At the crossroads of XIII and Dirty Harry, the new signed police series Pecau and Duval, with Colin Wilson in the drawing.

A small summary: San Francisco, 1983. A mass killer kills 9 people from the roof of a busy street. The Inspector Spaddaccini, nicknamed by fellow Wonderball because treats it eats all day long, is responsible for the investigation. The speed of the killer reminds him of a folder that has marked his career: the assassination of Kennedy. The opportunity of a walk in the past, San Francisco freak and toxic of the 1960s and 1970s

Thanks to Eurocomics USA for finding this, well worth following them.

Steven Sterlacchini

Cool.

Fingers crossed for a quick translation to english, or is that already in the works?

ming

Sounds great!  I'm still waiting for the rest of Dans l'Ombre du Soleil to be translated, though ;)

Frank

Quote from: Ancient Otter on 18 July, 2014, 06:50:57 PM
Here's a rough translation of the summary from Bing:
Nine dead, nine seconds, one weapon: a survey to the tunes of 'déjà vu' for the Inspector Wonderball, the more misaligned COP in San Francisco. At the crossroads of XIII and Dirty Harry, the new signed police series Pecau and Duval, with Colin Wilson in the drawing.

A small summary: San Francisco, 1983. A mass killer kills 9 people from the roof of a busy street. The Inspector Spaddaccini, nicknamed by fellow Wonderball because treats it eats all day long, is responsible for the investigation. The speed of the killer reminds him of a folder that has marked his career: the assassination of Kennedy. The opportunity of a walk in the past, San Francisco freak and toxic of the 1960s and 1970s

Here's hoping Bing isn't doing the translation of the book itself.


Fungus

Quote from: sauchie on 19 July, 2014, 09:43:05 AM
Quote from: Ancient Otter on 18 July, 2014, 06:50:57 PM
Here's a rough translation of the summary from Bing:
Nine dead, nine seconds, one weapon: a survey to the tunes of 'déjà vu' for the Inspector Wonderball, the more misaligned COP in San Francisco. At the crossroads of XIII and Dirty Harry, the new signed police series Pecau and Duval, with Colin Wilson in the drawing.

A small summary: San Francisco, 1983. A mass killer kills 9 people from the roof of a busy street. The Inspector Spaddaccini, nicknamed by fellow Wonderball because treats it eats all day long, is responsible for the investigation. The speed of the killer reminds him of a folder that has marked his career: the assassination of Kennedy. The opportunity of a walk in the past, San Francisco freak and toxic of the 1960s and 1970s

Here's hoping Bing isn't doing the translation of the book itself.

It's tough going. You posted this without comment, Otter?  :)

Fungus

I'll take that back, I see you translated this in an unofficial capacity  :) Carry on.

I occasionally use online translation to work out what colleagues are on about in Mandarin. It is never anything less than hilarious.

Ancient Otter

Quote from: Minty on 18 July, 2014, 07:26:15 PM
Cool.

Fingers crossed for a quick translation to english, or is that already in the works?

No word on a translation, but it is being published by Delcourt. They published La grande évasion, Void 01 by Herik Hanna and Sean Phillips, which is being published in English by Titan so fingers crossed!