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Ian Butler
This might sound a bit odd, but are there any (good) comic book series about cycling? Preferably fiction, not for example a book about Fausto Coppi.
 
sutty68
24 days in yellow by Lance Armstrong Pfft
 
Ian Butler
...Yeah... A nice story, anyone? Pfft
 
Lachi
I read one recently. It was about the early times of the TdF but about a fictional rider (if I am not mistaken). This is the French version: https://www.bedeth...teils.html
 
Spilak23
L'inconnu du Tour de France from the Michel Vaillant author. Don't know it is what your looking foor as I remember it had parts about riders like Coppi, Gaul, Ockers and Bobet aswell.

https://livre.fnac.com/a1408573/Jean-G...-de-france
 
wackojackohighcliffe
There's this, not a comic book but a story at least, dunno if it's any good: https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Yellow-Je...1558214526

And of course The Rider is a great story.
 
Ian Butler
wacko - Are these fiction stories or real life stories?


Thanks for all hints so far, I can read French quite well, so I already have some books added to my shopping list.
 
Ollfardh
Roald Dahl - De fantastische meneer Goss
Annie M. G. Schmidt - Zabeltje

(only funny if you speak Dutch Wink )
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
 
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Ian Butler wrote:
wacko - Are these fiction stories or real life stories?


Fictional cycling books.
 
ShortsNL
I think I got something for you Ian.

Last December I was at the FNAC in Antwerp and I saw a comic book called 'Wielergek'. If I remember correctly, it contained one-page and two-page cycling comic cartoons, in the same format as Quick & Flupke (another Belgian comic book series).

I just did some googling on it. Fnac.be sells them. It appears that the comic series is of French origin, and is called Vélo Maniacs originally. Here's some pictures and videos I found:

https://www.stripi...rip=181813

https://www.stripw...-11670.asp




Actually, as I'm googling while I'm writing this post, I think I found something even better for you:

https://www.wieler...ripboeken/

This website mentions three very interesting comic books, one about Coppi, one about Pantani, and one about Paris-Roubaix. I'm not going to google these further individually, but you may be able to find where they are sold.

Edit: Here you can order the Coppi comic from the publisher's website: https://www.silves...ionissimo/

Pantani comic here, same publisher: https://www.silves...o-pantani/

Publisher of Roubaix comic: https://www.uitgev...deel1.html
Did a google search for a webshop that sells it, found this: https://www.lambie...nkenbrood/
Edited by ShortsNL on 28-01-2013 21:11
 
miggi133
There is a Superjhemp about the Tour de France... Great fiction with an obvious ending to the Tour (After all it is from Luxembourg Wink). But its also only in Luxemburgish!!
 
Ian Butler
Thanks a lot!
Only thing is that most comic books are in fact "comic" books.
I would love a comic book series that's more like a graphic novel or something.
Doesn't really exist yet, if I could draw, I'd start making those Pfft
Edited by Ian Butler on 28-01-2013 21:07
 
ShortsNL
@ Ian, just updated my first post, found some decent novel-style cycling comics.
 
Ian Butler
Wow, okay, thanks a lot for looking! Will definitely buy "Vinkenbrood", looks nice from what I've seen so far.
 
Lachi
Vinkenbrood looks nice. It is from the same artist as the book I suggested.
I have to see if I can find a version in a language I understand.
 
ShortsNL
Wow, i just found something awesome!


Warning: Not suited for underage people...

Spoiler
www.wielersportboeken.nl/beeldbank/13079942722860.jpg


Now that's something you could enjoy reading at night Smile

As I'm quite a comic book fan myself, I'm thinking of digging up some cycling comics. I'll post any updates here.
 
Lachi
I have about 1000 comic books but I care more about the quality of the drawings and story than about the topic.

The graphic novels about Pantani an Coppi might be interesting, but I don't care much about funnies like Les Vélomaniacs.
 
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