GASTON - TOME 2 - GARE AUX GAFFES

by André Franquin

Dupuis et Marsu Productions rééditent la totalité des gags de Gaston Lagaffe, regroupés dans l'ordre chronologique en 19 albums. À l'occasion de cette nouvelle édition, on retrouve enfin les couvertures signées Franquin.
En 1997, pour les quarante ans du personnage, les gags de Gaston Lagaffe avaient été réédités selon un ordre strictement chronologique. Les lecteurs disposaient enfin d'une édition cohérente : fini les R1, R2, etc.,... sans tome R5, qui apparaissait malgré tout quelques années plus tard !...
Malheureusement, on perdit au passage les belles illustrations dessinées par Franquin.
Douze ans après cette dernière réédition, les lecteurs vont enfin pouvoir retrouver les couvertures du maître... tout en conservant les bénéfices d'une édition chronologique des gags.
Bref, c'est une version 100% Franquin de Gaston Lagaffe que Dupuis et Marsu Productions proposent aux amateurs, qui pourront compléter leur collection, sans craindre de faire de doublons.

Genres: Bande Dessinée, Comics, France, Sequential Art, Comic Strips, Humor

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1966

Reviews

[Diz · Rating 4 out of 5]

These comics are quite funny. This volume contains both comic strips and short texts. The comics are more entertaining as it is easier to translate visual comedy. The art is very cartoony, which adds to the fun of the series. I just wish they had not renamed Gaston Lagaffe to Gomer Goof. Other characters retain their French names, so it shouldn't have been a problem for the main character to keep his.

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I very much enjoyed these comics as a kid. They still seem to work out.

[Catherine Horton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gaston Lagaffe. . .finally translated into English.

In this translation he is called ‘Gomer Goof.’ I have a preference for his original name, but other than that, this book was fantastic on all levels. Gomer is my favorite comic book character, and seeing his comics translated into my native language made me very happy. I hope English-speaking readers will appreciate Gomer and his quirky, lovable personality. I have always loved reading his comics, and each time I turn the page I smile and laugh. Gomer never fails to entertain, and his inventions and unique ways of thinking really make him stand out as a character. His love for animals, experimentation, and his unconventional and outside-the-box thinking definitely make him an interesting character. Though he is anarchistic, does not always follow the rules, and is not always aware of others and his surroundings, Gomer is a very lovable character with a heart of gold, and does all he can to help others, even when they may not need it.

The illustrations by André Franquin are beautifully and expressively drawn, and each character has so much personality and life to them, especially Gomer. As an artist, I deeply appreciate how much detail and effort Franquin put into his artwork. I always look forward to turning each page, and am excited to find out what crazy thing Gomer will do next. ‘Mind the Goof’ contains a compilation of many short gags from the mid-sixties. Though some are stronger and funnier than others, each one is interesting and amusing in its own way.

I highly recommend ‘Mind the Goof,’ especially to those who enjoy art/cartooning, humor/slapstick, and foreign comics. The book may not be for everyone, for each individual has his own different sense of humor, but I still recommend it. As someone who adores the original French-language ‘Gaston Lagaffe’ comics, the ‘Gomer Goof’ translation did not disappoint.

5/5

[Galette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Toujours plaisant à lire

[Uri · Rating 3 out of 5]

El meu 1r “llibre” en francès :)

[Simon Chadwick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, it’s been a long time coming, but one of Europe’s most famous characters has made it into English. On the continent he’s Gaston Lagaffe, but in the 1990s he had a brief American reprint as Gomer Goof, and this is what Cinebook have stuck with going forward. (He also had a minor appearence as Cranky Franky in the Thunderbirds Annual too.) Created by André Franquin, the strips in the first volume are in a brief half page format, quickly setting up and punching out a gag much like the format of Sunday strip. As for Gomer himself, he’s the office junior at Spirou magazine, so there are lots of office-based jokes, but essentially he’s a lazy so-and-so who gets things wrong and creates various blunders in his wake.

Franquin is an incredible cartoonist, so much of Gomer/Gaston’s success is down to his amazing sense of humour, and his use of pantomime and visual comedy. There are plenty of supporting characters, not least Spirou and Fantasio, but you don’t need to have any back story to understand what’s going on and each half page is self-contained.

Gomer’s portrayed as an innocent, almost a simpleton, so it’s easy to get on side with him, whether he’s trying to crack a walnut with a jackhammer or putting in a demand for overtime because the time spent setting up April Fool’s pranks. Each panel is, of course, drawn to perfection as Franquin effortlessly shows us how it’s done.

I’ve been hoping we’d get these in English for some time now, so I for one am delighted this first book is here, and I certainly wasn’t disappointed, nor do I think you will be. If you’ve an interest in cartoons and cartooning then this book should be on your shopping list (or Christmas or birthday list). To miss out would be a major goof.

[Gregoire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Elevé au 'm'enfin' et au 'rhotudiu' Gaston est et reste un compagnon indispensable J'ai lu relu et relis encore toute la série C'est bon pour mon moral ...

[Michael · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not my style of humor.