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“BD” refers to Franco-Belgian comics, but let's open things up to include ALL Euro comics and GN's. Euro-style work from around the world is also welcome!

* BD = "Bandes dessinées"
* BDT = Bedetheque
* GN = graphic novel
* LBK = Lambiek
* LC = "Ligne claire"

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The upper page seen above and the lower one below are from the first volume, Miss Bangalore. To be clear, this four-volume series recapitulates George Orwell's Animal Farm, but in this case, the animals do more than just resist via passive-aggressive means.

In terms of the 'choose-your-own-adventure' genre (btw, I adore this! one on Android), it's like starting with the Animal Farm premise, but then making a whole bunch of different choices and seeing how they play out.

The two-part page above comes after a bunch of animals were outraged by the fact that one of the hens was accused of stealing its own egg, then promptly executed.

The original page in French looks like this:

When the cat's away, the mice will play. The men have left the place, this once-castle now turned into a farm. Since then, the animals have adopted man's place, his rules, his laws and... his faults. This is how on this sad day, Adélaïde the chicken will be punished with death by the vindictiveness of President Sylvio.

Accused of having taken away from the common good - who steals an egg... , the hen will be torn to pieces by the jaws of a pack of merciless executioners. Miss B. witnesses this massacre, resigned since the death of her husband to undergo the yoke of this so-called Republic which looks more like a dictatorship. Soon, the crowd rumbles and openly revolts: claws against canines, beaks against lips. But it will take more than a mere wave of discontent to overthrow the unbeatable masters. Still, the swell has begun its undermining work. --BDT & Johnny

An earlier, two-page sequence below:

And... I'm not sure if this has ever been published in English. But in terms of quality, it's through the roof, so I certainly hope so. <3

Lots more page samples and a more full overview:
https://www.bedetheque.com/serie-60691-BD-Chateau-des-Animaux.html

EDIT: Oh, it seems maybe it IS in English! :D
(see comment below)

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[–] Heterocephalus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

Animal Farm (and it's variations) are a long time favorite of mine. The strong anti authoritarian message of the book will never loose it's significance it seems. A fact that is very much emphasized by the current socio-political development in the US.

[–] Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Neat, I never knew it was French! I've been buying the single issues in English as they've come out, but I think we only have two volumes so far.

Edit: It's sold as 'Animal Castle' here in Canada, and published by Ablaze Publishing.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

Oh, wow, thank you!
Will edit that in, above...