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Mulo #1
Crachin breton
Qui es-tu, Mulo ?
Un bâtard, fruit de l'union d'un âne et d'une jument, ayant l'habitude d'ignorer les regards chargés de mépris. Quand on grandit dans un orphelinat, on apprend à encaisser les coups et les railleries.
Qui es-tu, Mulo ?
Ignorant tout de ses origines, il n'a jamais pu répondre à cette question. Une lettre anonyme arrive pourtant un beau matin et prétend qu'il trouvera des éléments de réponse dans le casier d'une ancienne conserverie située sur une île.
Qui es-tu, Mulo ?
Le héros têtu et tenace de ce polar animalier. Une vraie tête de mule.
Un bâtard, fruit de l'union d'un âne et d'une jument, ayant l'habitude d'ignorer les regards chargés de mépris. Quand on grandit dans un orphelinat, on apprend à encaisser les coups et les railleries.
Qui es-tu, Mulo ?
Ignorant tout de ses origines, il n'a jamais pu répondre à cette question. Une lettre anonyme arrive pourtant un beau matin et prétend qu'il trouvera des éléments de réponse dans le casier d'une ancienne conserverie située sur une île.
Qui es-tu, Mulo ?
Le héros têtu et tenace de ce polar animalier. Une vraie tête de mule.
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96 pages, Hardcover
First published August 18, 2017
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November 13, 2018
Good crime graphic novel with animal instead of person as characters. The artworks was amazing and the story very good. Nothing extraordinary but a more then decent work! I enjoy it!
November 10, 2018
3 stars for the story - pushed up to a full 4 stars based presentation, artwork and little chapter headings.
Mulo, volume 1, Brittany Drizzle was an English edition from Europe Comics I read and enjoyed.
it is a story of a crime based syndicate based on an island off the French coast. The characters are taken from the animal kingdom and anthropomorphised.
A bit like Get Carter as an animal thriller. Mulo has a letter, mysterious in it's wording offering him clues to his past.
Our first chapter heading " HE WHO LISTENS TO THE WEATHER REPORT TOO MUCH SPENDS HIS LIFE IN THE CAFE ". Now the English are supposed to talk endlessly and worry about the weather so you might not catch the French overtones. Café is the giveaway though as in the UK it would be the pub.
Mulo seems a humble creature on his way to the ferry terminal in search of answers of a personal matter. Meanwhile looking down on him in the lighthouse is a strange fellow aware of Mulo's journey, watching his progress, but is he a friend or foe.
The tension builds; Mulo is very much labouring in the dark but danger lurks in unexpected places and some of these animal crooks bite!!
At the point of imminent danger, with the threat of being torn limb from limb, he is saved by a kindred spirit, but then matters ................
The illustrations are excellent and give a certain atmosphere to this island where everyone knows each other and strangers are easily recognised as such.
As the comic summarises for you.
‘Who are you, Mulo?’
“A bastard, the fruit of the union between a donkey
and a mare, he’s used to ignoring all kinds of dirty looks.
When you grow up in an orphanage, you learn
to take a few punches and jabs.
Who are you Mulo? Knowing nothing of his origins,
He never could answer that question. Then one lovely
morning an anonymous letter arrives and claims
that all of his answers lie in a locker in an
old cannery out of on an island.
Who are you, Mulo? You’re the stubborn,
determined hero of this animal thriller.
Truly mule-headed.”
Great use of a graphic novel, not Animal Farm but well worth reading.
Mulo, volume 1, Brittany Drizzle was an English edition from Europe Comics I read and enjoyed.
it is a story of a crime based syndicate based on an island off the French coast. The characters are taken from the animal kingdom and anthropomorphised.
A bit like Get Carter as an animal thriller. Mulo has a letter, mysterious in it's wording offering him clues to his past.
Our first chapter heading " HE WHO LISTENS TO THE WEATHER REPORT TOO MUCH SPENDS HIS LIFE IN THE CAFE ". Now the English are supposed to talk endlessly and worry about the weather so you might not catch the French overtones. Café is the giveaway though as in the UK it would be the pub.
Mulo seems a humble creature on his way to the ferry terminal in search of answers of a personal matter. Meanwhile looking down on him in the lighthouse is a strange fellow aware of Mulo's journey, watching his progress, but is he a friend or foe.
The tension builds; Mulo is very much labouring in the dark but danger lurks in unexpected places and some of these animal crooks bite!!
At the point of imminent danger, with the threat of being torn limb from limb, he is saved by a kindred spirit, but then matters ................
The illustrations are excellent and give a certain atmosphere to this island where everyone knows each other and strangers are easily recognised as such.
As the comic summarises for you.
‘Who are you, Mulo?’
“A bastard, the fruit of the union between a donkey
and a mare, he’s used to ignoring all kinds of dirty looks.
When you grow up in an orphanage, you learn
to take a few punches and jabs.
Who are you Mulo? Knowing nothing of his origins,
He never could answer that question. Then one lovely
morning an anonymous letter arrives and claims
that all of his answers lie in a locker in an
old cannery out of on an island.
Who are you, Mulo? You’re the stubborn,
determined hero of this animal thriller.
Truly mule-headed.”
Great use of a graphic novel, not Animal Farm but well worth reading.
November 26, 2018
It was decent, nothing extraordinary. Story is nothing that could take your breath away, but it was nice, though dark story with great visuals. For me at least 3,5/5, but mostly because I really love stories with the anthropomorphic animals + artwork was really pretty.
December 18, 2018
I must say I enjoyed Mulo a lot! In a sense it's somewhat like a noir comic in spirit but with beautiful colors and art. Mulo receives a letter that gives a hint of his past and he follows the trail to an island in order to find the culprits, who killed his parents when he was little. So, it's a revenge story and a search for justice too. He's not alone either and help can come in many forms. The story is tragic with drug dealing and whatnot, but amazingly well done, when there's hardly any text and the length is short too. I must raise my hat to that. The story is coherent and POG moves the story well. The rhythm is wonderful and melancholic too in a slow way, but still it carries and reveals so much. The animal characters work well and enrich the story, perhaps even lightens it, which is good. Mulo is sad and depressing and thus this approach breathes air into it in a totally needed way.
The art is amazing and beautiful with rich colors. The characters remind me of Mauri Kunnas' art and the cuteness is a good counterbalance to the darkness in the story. Mulo almost looks like a picture book in a sense and that contradiction is a great choice. My only complain is that we don't get to know Mulo enough and he is just a tool for the revenge instead of full character. We do see glimpses, but perhaps I would've wanted more, since POG pulls this well otherwise. I have to check more of POG's comics really!
The art is amazing and beautiful with rich colors. The characters remind me of Mauri Kunnas' art and the cuteness is a good counterbalance to the darkness in the story. Mulo almost looks like a picture book in a sense and that contradiction is a great choice. My only complain is that we don't get to know Mulo enough and he is just a tool for the revenge instead of full character. We do see glimpses, but perhaps I would've wanted more, since POG pulls this well otherwise. I have to check more of POG's comics really!
July 6, 2020
Mulo receives a letter that provides clues to help him figure out his past. He ends up on an island to find out who killed his parents and now he's out for revenge.
My top three thoughts on 'Mulo:
1. Mulo is a crime graphic novel which has characters taken from the animal kingdom and anthropomorphized. The story has no surprising twists and turns but isn't boring either. The pace is fast and right from the beginning there's a rhythm that continues till the end of the book. There's drugs, tragedy, trauma and seeking justice all wrapped in just 96 pages.
2. The illustrations beautifully tie in to the grim and tragic story. The colors are rich and the color palate used makes the characters stand out and they give the story stylized and gritty cinematic feel.
3. I would have loved to know more about Mulo - his past, or even his present. All we know about him is that he's on a mission and wants to get even with those that killed his parents when he was young.
My top three thoughts on 'Mulo:
1. Mulo is a crime graphic novel which has characters taken from the animal kingdom and anthropomorphized. The story has no surprising twists and turns but isn't boring either. The pace is fast and right from the beginning there's a rhythm that continues till the end of the book. There's drugs, tragedy, trauma and seeking justice all wrapped in just 96 pages.
2. The illustrations beautifully tie in to the grim and tragic story. The colors are rich and the color palate used makes the characters stand out and they give the story stylized and gritty cinematic feel.
3. I would have loved to know more about Mulo - his past, or even his present. All we know about him is that he's on a mission and wants to get even with those that killed his parents when he was young.
November 26, 2018
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
A short crime story with anthropomorphic animals. Mulo, a mule, was raised in an orphanage and knows nothing about his past. One day he receives a letter inviting him to a small island promising answers and so our protagonist makes his way there for a dangerous adventure.
The plot moves along very quickly but it might have worked better as a slightly longer story. The graphic novel ends before we get a chance to get attached to any of the characters. The art is very good and pleasant on the eyes. The single page quotes inserted every few pages were really distracting and I found myself skipping past them after the first few times.
Overall a competent and decent read but nothing that stands out too much.
A short crime story with anthropomorphic animals. Mulo, a mule, was raised in an orphanage and knows nothing about his past. One day he receives a letter inviting him to a small island promising answers and so our protagonist makes his way there for a dangerous adventure.
The plot moves along very quickly but it might have worked better as a slightly longer story. The graphic novel ends before we get a chance to get attached to any of the characters. The art is very good and pleasant on the eyes. The single page quotes inserted every few pages were really distracting and I found myself skipping past them after the first few times.
Overall a competent and decent read but nothing that stands out too much.
November 11, 2018
Read in English.
Hmmm… a short thriller, with a distinctive feel of 'seen it all before'. Yes, it's in a rare place (an island off Brittany, hence the chapter titles being in Breton as well as English), yes it is cast by animals, but it's not great. It's too bitty, the animal thing is really weird when some chickens are in cages and sold as layers and some chickens are in clothes and talking to each other, walking about and getting on ferries, and it's weird that everyone can see or know what's on an old VHS tape when, as the narrative admits, they're rather rare in such places these days.
Hmmm… a short thriller, with a distinctive feel of 'seen it all before'. Yes, it's in a rare place (an island off Brittany, hence the chapter titles being in Breton as well as English), yes it is cast by animals, but it's not great. It's too bitty, the animal thing is really weird when some chickens are in cages and sold as layers and some chickens are in clothes and talking to each other, walking about and getting on ferries, and it's weird that everyone can see or know what's on an old VHS tape when, as the narrative admits, they're rather rare in such places these days.
November 12, 2018
This is a fast moving graphic novel about justice and revenge.
Mulo was brought up in an orphanage not knowing much about his past and not knowing who his parents were. Then one day he receives a letter which leads him to a small island off the coast of Brittany. There Mulo discovers his past but it is a past that gives birth to violent revenge.
The artwork is good and the story moves very quickly. I enjoed reading this and discovering who Mulo really was. I wish it had been longer.
Copy provided by Europe Comics via Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review
Mulo was brought up in an orphanage not knowing much about his past and not knowing who his parents were. Then one day he receives a letter which leads him to a small island off the coast of Brittany. There Mulo discovers his past but it is a past that gives birth to violent revenge.
The artwork is good and the story moves very quickly. I enjoed reading this and discovering who Mulo really was. I wish it had been longer.
Copy provided by Europe Comics via Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review
September 23, 2017
Une belle histoire sur la quête d’identité d’un orphelin, qui ne va cependant pas aimer ce qu’il va découvrir. Une recherche de son passé qui va l’entraîner dans des situations dangereuses. Un magnifique coup de crayon, doux, aux traits fort arrondis, qui contraste avec la violence du scénario. Je recommande cette bande dessinée originale et poignante !
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November 18, 2018
Mulo knows nothing about his origins. Until a letter arrives, directing him to a strange island, promising to give him all the answers he's been looking for.
But that island is far from quiet, and his past far from ordinary.
Mulo is the story of a young mule seeking his past. A dark adventure full of dangers, it's a well -written story that you'll almost find too short. Overall beautifully written and with great visuals accompanying it, Mulo is a very good read for the fans of graphic novels.
But that island is far from quiet, and his past far from ordinary.
Mulo is the story of a young mule seeking his past. A dark adventure full of dangers, it's a well -written story that you'll almost find too short. Overall beautifully written and with great visuals accompanying it, Mulo is a very good read for the fans of graphic novels.
May 21, 2018
Tournée comme un film. On ne sait pas bien ce qu’il fait là, ni ce qu’il cherche ni ce que lui veut le gardien de phare. De l’action, une ambiance lourde, et finalement quelque chose qui se dessine. On comprend que la 4e de couverture est en réalité un prologue et que Mulo est guidé par un courrier et la culpabilité de son expéditeur. Réaliste et cruel.
December 11, 2018
Não gostei da arte ou da história que era tão previsível como chata: quando ele era bebé, mataram os seus pais e em adulto em procura os assassinos para se vingar, com direito a uma igualmente previsível conclusão surpresa.
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September 8, 2017
"Qui trop écoute la météo, passe sa vie au bistrot."
September 26, 2019
Je n'avais pas entendu parler de cette nouvelle série, la superbe couverture m'a donné envie de lire le premier tome. J'ai bien fait car il s'est avéré un véritable coup de cœur. L'histoire est intéressante et les illustrations très réussies. Si vous aimez la série Blacksad, vous allez aimer la série Mulo.
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