Georges Pichard - Ulysse - Chapter 2 Page 15
Artists: Georges Pichard (All) , Jacques Lob (Writer)
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Georges Pichard - Ulysse - Chapter 2 Page 15 (French Magazine Version)
Georges Pichard - Ulysse - Chapter 2 Page 15 (Italian Album version)
Georges Pichard - Ulysse - Chapter 1 Page 2 - First Version of Panels 2 & 3
Georges Pichard - Phenix 32 (Published Cover)
Georges Pichard - Phénix 38 (Published Cover)
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DescriptionWhen I discovered how storyteller Jacques Lob and artist Georges Pichard reinterpreted the Odyssey as a science-fantasy story with highly advanced humans posing for Greek Gods (their technology looking like miraculous powers to standard folks...), I found the concept brilliant in its simplicity!Unfortunately, it met with little success at the time and was published hectically. The first five chapters first appeared in Italy in Linus magazine and in France in Charlie magazine (1968-1969), then, after a long hiatus, in semi-pro fanzine Phenix that finally brought the story to conclusion in 1973-1974... Due to that long and tortuous history, it allowed Georges Pichard's art to evolve considerably. The Pop Art/Comic Book influence, so clearly visible in the 1968-1969 pages, had given place, in the later chapters, to a more mature, more classical style that would define all of his later works. In the process, one page that had been published in magazine form was omitted from either of the 2 editions of the stories in France (two volumes in 1974/1975, then one volume in 1981). This is that very page!.... However, this page was not lost for good, as it has been restored in the Italian edition in 1985 (this certainly explains the glue stains on word balloons, where French text was replaced by Italian text...). By the way, this story has also been published in the USA , at least in hardcover format, by Heavy Metal. However, I do not know if it was complete or not... (December 2015 update: According to Mark N, this was not the case! Thanks again, Mark!) My gratitude goes to Davide G and Dominique Radrizzani who helped me untangle the complex but fascinating story of the almost-lost page! A small Odyssey of sorts! Thanks to them, I'm able to add a few interesting documents to complement this piece: - A scan of this page as it appeared in Charlie Magazine N°3 in 1969 (only publishing in France) - A picture of the Italian version of this page, as it appeared in Album in 1985. But also: - A scan of the first version of panels 2 and 3 of Chapter 1 - Page 2 - The gorgeous published covers for Phenix N°32 ans N°38 As this is for me one of the timeless classics, both the original Homer story and the great reinterpretation by Lob & Pichard, I was more than thrilled to have the opportunity to find an episode of the Odyssey! Social/Sharing |
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Davide G.
Member Since 2009
Posted on 9/3/2013
Nice page from one of the brilliant literary 'reinterpretations' by the French master. It was fully published in volume in the early '80s both in France and Italy
Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013
Posted on 9/3/2013
Davide G. wrote:
Nice page from one of the brilliant literary 'reinterpretations' by the French master. It was fully published in volume in the early '80s both in France and ItalyHello Davide and thanks for the information! One question though: I have what I believe to be the first album edition in French published in 2 volumes in the mid-70's by Dargaud and this page is missing (along with, I think, another one from the Cyclops section). Now I know Ulysse has been republished as a single volume in the early 80's, but, at the time, I didn't really bother checking if missing pages had been added. Can you confirm it's the case and that this one has been reinstalled in the Eole section? I'll amend my comments accordingly! Best Al
Dominique Radrizzani
Member Since 2013
Posted on 9/11/2013
Al Simpleton wrote:
Hello Davide and thanks for the information! One question though: I have what I believe to be the first album edition in French published in 2 volumes in the mid-70's by Dargaud and this page is missing (along with, I think, another one from the Cyclops section). Now I know Ulysse has been republished as a single volume in the early 80's, but, at the time, I didn't really bother checking if missing pages had been added. Can you confirm it's the case and that this one has been reinstalled in the Eole section? I'll amend my comments accordingly! Best AlCette planche magnifique a été publiée dans la revue Charlie, no 3, avril 1969, à la page 44, mais jamais reprise en album en France, ni dans l'édition Dargaud de 1974, ni dans l'édition Glénat de 1981. Best D
Davide G.
Member Since 2009
Posted on 9/11/2013
Dominique Radrizzani wrote:
Cette planche magnifique a été publiée dans la revue Charlie, no 3, avril 1969, à la page 44, mais jamais reprise en album en France, ni dans l'édition Dargaud de 1974, ni dans l'édition Glénat de 1981. Best DDonc cela signifie que, tout a fait curieusement, la seule édition complète en album de ce chef d'oeuvre par Lob-Pichard est italienne, ayant été publiée en june 1985 par les Editions Orient Express - L'Isola Trovata - Milan!
Dominique Radrizzani
Member Since 2013
Posted on 9/12/2013
Davide G. wrote:
Donc cela signifie que, tout a fait curieusement, la seule édition complète en album de ce chef d'oeuvre par Lob-Pichard est italienne, ayant été publiée en june 1985 par les Editions Orient Express - L'Isola Trovata - Milan!La première publication en revue a été italienne également, dans Linus en 1968...
Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013
Posted on 9/12/2013
Dominique Radrizzani wrote:
La première publication en revue a été italienne également, dans Linus en 1968...Merci à tous les deux pour ces précisions ! Si je synthétise tout cela, voila ce que ça donne : 56 des 58 pages des 4 premiers chapitres constituent le Tome 1 de la 1ère édition en Album (Dargaud 74). Ma planche (la 15ème du chapitre 2, publiée dans Charlie N°3 - 4/69) et une planche du chapitre 4 (Les Sirènes, publié ans Charlie N°7 - 8/69) ne sont pas reprises. A noter que, en plus de la couverture et de la page titre, les chapitres 2, 3 et 4 bénéficient d'une tête de chapitre en pleine page. les 60 pages des 5 derniers chapitres constituent le Tome 2 de la 1ère édition en Album (Dargaud 75). En plus de la couverture et de la page titre, il y a cette fois une double pleine page illustrant la fin de l'histoire. Pour être complet, Phénix N°32 (9/73), qui a repris la série, bénéficie d'une superbe couverture inédite. Je n'ai pas l'édition Glénat de 1981, mais il semble bien que l'édition Italienne de 1985 soit la seule complète ? Best Al
Dominique Radrizzani
Member Since 2013
Posted on 9/12/2013
Al Simpleton wrote:
Merci à tous les deux pour ces précisions ! Si je synthétise tout cela, voila ce que ça donne : 56 des 58 pages des 4 premiers chapitres constituent le Tome 1 de la 1ère édition en Album (Dargaud 74). Ma planche (la 15ème du chapitre 2, publiée dans Charlie N°3 - 4/69) et une planche du chapitre 4 (Les Sirènes, publié ans Charlie N°7 - 8/69) ne sont pas reprises. A noter que, en plus de la couverture et de la page titre, les chapitres 2, 3 et 4 bénéficient d'une tête de chapitre en pleine page. les 60 pages des 5 derniers chapitres constituent le Tome 2 de la 1ère édition en Album (Dargaud 75). En plus de la couverture et de la page titre, il y a cette fois une double pleine page illustrant la fin de l'histoire. Pour être complet, Phénix N°32 (9/73), qui a repris la série, bénéficie d'une superbe couverture inédite. Je n'ai pas l'édition Glénat de 1981, mais il semble bien que l'édition Italienne de 1985 soit la seule complète ? Best AlEn gros c'est ça. Il existe encore un strip inédit (première version des cases 2 et 3 de la 2e planche), mais là on pinaille, non?
Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013
Posted on 9/12/2013
Dominique Radrizzani wrote:
En gros c'est ça. Il existe encore un strip inédit (première version des cases 2 et 3 de la 2e planche), mais là on pinaille, non?Oui, mais quand on aime... Y a t-il un scan de ce strip quelque part ?
Dominique Radrizzani
Member Since 2013
Posted on 9/12/2013
Al Simpleton wrote:
Oui, mais quand on aime... Y a t-il un scan de ce strip quelque part ?Comment vous transmettre le JPG?
Mark N.
Member Since 2008
Posted on 12/5/2015
One of the classics from my childhood. BRAVO! And no, I don't believe the HEAVY METAL edition was complete.
Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013
Posted on 12/12/2015
Mark N. wrote:
One of the classics from my childhood. BRAVO! And no, I don't believe the HEAVY METAL edition was complete.Thanks for your appreciation, Mark, and also for adding your contribution to the puzzle! It now looks like we are facing a long-lost segment of the Odyssey!...
Dadako Dadako
Member Since 2010
Posted on 3/11/2017
..I would like to congratulate to you on this beautiful and rough page from Ulysse!
Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013
Posted on 8/23/2017
Dadako Dadako wrote:
..I would like to congratulate to you on this beautiful and rough page from Ulysse!Belated thanks for that, Alessio!
Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013
Posted on 10/14/2023
Red Raven wrote:
Classic Ulysse - bravo 👍
Thanks Adom! This timeless story deserves an artist's edition...
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