Green Manor

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Green Manor is a Belgian crime series that was developed by the illustrator Denis Bodart , in a semi- funny style, based on the texts by Fabien Vehlmann , for the traditional Belgian magazine Spirou . The coloring comes from Scarlett Smulkowski , who u. a. also colored the third volume of Marshal Blueberry drawn by Michel Rouge .

Edition history

The series was first published by Spirou on November 11, 1998 in issue 3161 , the first German publication was in ZACK magazine in issue 44 (February 2003). After being pre-printed in the magazine, the short stories were initially summarized in three albums (German in the ZACK edition of the Mosaik Steinchen for Steinchen Verlag ), each with a frame story. A complete edition was later published, the German version of which was published by Piredda Verlag in January 2016 . This is not a 1: 1 takeover of the French Complete Edition from 2011, but contains - as the only international edition - two further Green Manor short stories that were only published in Spirou after the French Complete Edition was published. In addition, the first album was also published as a small-format booklet for Free Comic Day 2011.

content

The macabre-ironic series consists exclusively of short stories, all of which revolve around the topic of "The Perfect Crime". The pivotal point of the stories and an overarching and series-creating element is the eponymous English men's club Green Manor , in which the stories are told.

In the series Green Manor of the translator of the series into German, Martin Surman, are "crimes, perversions and a good dose of humor mixed together in an extraordinary way." In the words of The eponymous Green Manor is a "club of top London society at the end of 19th century, in the atmosphere of Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper . "

reception

For the Belgian broadcaster RTBF , Denis Marc judged in 2012 that the 16 stories contained in the French-language complete edition were “little gems of black humor and with an 'Old English Style' atmosphere. The contrast between the seemingly 'good society' of England and the sediment of the city [London] is fully played out, so that it becomes clear that the customs of the two are ultimately not that different. "

And in 2016 Christian Endres from the Berliner Tagesspiegel praised the “convincing historical atmosphere” and the “beautiful, detailed artwork” of the “well-constructed short stories”, especially their “excellent punch lines” after the German translation of the complete edition was published.

Barbara Ebenhoch writes about Denis Bodart's drawings on her website Emma's Comicworld : "The muted, brown-colored pictures by Denis Bodart create a cozy, deceptive comfort that almost makes the reader doubt the cunning, insidious characters of those involved."

Awards

At the Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d'Angoulême 2002, Green Manor was shortlisted for the Best Scenario Award . At the festival Lucca Comics & Games in Tuscan Lucca won Green Manor in 2016 the prize for best comic short story (fumetto breve) .

Book editions

  • Volume 1: Assassins et gentlemen (=  Green Manor . Volume 1 ). Dupuis, Marcinelle (Belgium) 2001, ISBN 978-2-8001-3137-5 (French).
    • Gentlemen en moordenaars . Dupuis, Charleroi 2001, ISBN 978-90-314-2327-9 (Dutch).
    • Murderers and gentlemen . Mosaik Steinchen for Steinchen Verlag, Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-932667-52-7 (translated by Martin Surmann).
    • Assassins and gentlemen . Cinebook, Canterbury (Kent) 2008, ISBN 978-1-905460-53-3 (English, translated by Elaine Kemp).
  • Volume 2: De l'inconvénient d'être mort (=  Green Manor . Volume 2 ). Dupuis, Paris 2002, ISBN 978-2-8001-3233-4 (French).
    • Dood zijn heeft weinig om het lijf . Dupuis, Charleroi 2002, ISBN 978-90-314-2405-4 (Dutch).
    • Those who are dead have less from life . Mosaik Steinchen for Steinchen Verlag, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-937649-95-5 (translated by Martin Surmann).
    • The Inconvenience of Being Dead . Cinebook, Canterbury (Kent) 2008, ISBN 978-1-905460-64-9 (English, translated by Luke Spear).
  • Volume 3: Fantaisies meurtrières (=  Green Manor . Volume 3 ). Dupuis, Marcinelle (Belgium) 2005, ISBN 978-2-8001-3598-4 (French).
    • Ominous thoughts . Mosaik Steinchen for Steinchen Verlag, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-937649-58-0 (translated by Martin Surmann).
  • Complete edition: Green Manor: 16 Charmantes historiettes criminelles . Dupuis, Marcinelle (Belgium) 2010, ISBN 978-2-8001-4770-3 (French).
    • Green Manor: 18 Adorable Detective Stories . Piredda, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-941279-52-0 (translated by Martin Surmann).
    • Green Manor: 16 bright misdaatkroniekjes . Ballon, Antwerp 2011, ISBN 978-90-6334-856-4 (Dutch).
    • Green Manor: 16 affascinanti novelle criminali . Bao Publishing, Milan 2015, ISBN 978-88-6543-491-8 (Italian, translated by G. Scatizzi).
    • Green Manor: 16 encantadoras historietas criminales . Dibbuks, Madrid 2011, ISBN 978-84-92902-58-3 (Spanish, translated by Lorenzo Félix Díaz Buendía).
    • Green Manor . Fibra, Zagreb 2016, ISBN 978-953-321-242-5 (Croatian, translated by Leni Bastaić and Darko Macan).

literature

  • Series portrait: Green Manor in ZACK 44
  • Checklist: Green Manor in the current section in ZACK 94
  • Author portrait: Denis Bodart in ZACK 73
  • Author portrait: Fabien Vehlmann in ZACK 47
  • Interviews: Fabien Vehlmann in ZACK 55, 83 and 97
  • Comicography: Fabien Vehlmann in ZACK 96

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Martin Surmann: green manor in ZACK 44 (February 2003), page 24
  2. ↑ a b c d Crime comic "Green Manor": Murderously good punch lines. In: tagesspiegel.de . May 17, 2016, accessed February 8, 2019 .
  3. ^ Contes de Green Manor. In: bdoubliees.com. Retrieved on February 8, 2019 (French, bibliography of the Green Manor stories published in Spirou including illustrations of title pages).
  4. ^ Culture: Green Manor - Petits meurtres entre aristocrates. In: rtbf.be . December 17, 2012, accessed on February 8, 2019 (“  Ces 16“ charming historiettes ”qui sont rassemblées dans cette intégrale par BODART et VEHLMANN sont des petits bijoux d'humour noir et d'ambiance old English style . On y joue à fond le contraste entre une supposée bonne société anglaise et les bas-Fonds de la ville pour s'apercevoir que les mœurs de l'une et de l'autre ne sont finalement pas si différentes.  »).
  5. ^ Green Manor. In: Emma's Comicworld. Retrieved February 9, 2019 .
  6. ^ Festival d'Angoulême 2002: les prix. In: parutions.com. Retrieved February 8, 2019 (French).
  7. ^ Lucca Comics & Games, i vincitori dei Gran Guinigi 2016. In: wired.it . October 29, 2016, accessed February 8, 2019 (Italian).