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La bande à Smikee: une BD jeunesse réussie

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Le 20 février est sortie «  La bande à Smikee  », une BD de Freg et Makina qui signent aux Éditions Petit Homme un premier tome très réussi . Cette bande dessinée sous-titrée « Morts et fiers de l’être » s’adresse à un jeune public et joue sur l’univers des monstres gentils : un spectre terrifiant qui ne fait peur à personne, un vampire qui a horreur du sang, un œil aveugle et un monstre au cerveau protubérant qui ne brille pas pour son intelligence.

Le projet est né de la collaboration entre Frédéric Goyette (alias Freg), graphiste et de Katherine Goyette (Makina), enseignante en 3ème année du primaire.

Le graphisme est impeccable et colle parfaitement à cet univers de monstres et on s’attache dès les première pages aux personnages. On suit le très peureux Smikee, qui a la frousse des chats, et sa joyeuse petite bande avec plaisir.

Pari réussi pour ce premier tome qui devrait ravir les amateurs de BD, les petits mais aussi les moins jeunes.

Plus d’infos: http://smikee.com/wordpress/

Audaces: le premier livre d’Éric Gonzalez, de l’Auberge Saint-Gabriel

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Éric Gonzalez, le chef exécutif de l’Auberge Saint-Gabriel vient de sortir son premier livre de recettes mais attention, il ne s’agit pas d’un livre comme les autres, d’une compilation de recettes.

Il s’agit là d’un ouvrage absolument magnifique, d’une réflexion liée directement avec le travail du chef depuis qu’il a pris possessions des fourneaux de l’auberge en 2010.  Grand format, illustré magnifiquement par les photos de Mathieu Lévesque les recettes choisies sont accessibles dans leurs descriptions, c’est classe et c’est à l’image de la façon de cuisiner d’Éric: on est entre le classicisme et l’inventivité, le terroir et les techniques plus modernes. Audacieux, mais juste ce qu’il faut.

Un très beau cadeau de 242 pages pour tos les amoureux de cuisine qui devrait se retrouver sous pas mal de sapins à Noël.

Audaces (Les Éditions de l’Homme, 39,95$)

Michel Tremblay’s "La Grande Mêlée": last piece of the Puzzle… before the next one

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"La Grande Mêlée" from Michel Tremblay (Leméac / Actes Sud)

"La Grande Mêlée" is the latest book from Michel Tremblay. I read it this week-end and warmly it to anyone who wanna go back in time, in 1922 Montreal. The author manages to make you smell the city at that time. This book is according to Michel’s words, the last piece of the puzzle of his previous books about "La Saga Desrosiers Saga" and "Les Chroniques du Plateau".

I interviewed him Monday for Patwhite.com (here is the full article) and I think that even though he said the Saga is over, it is not over 100%…

Michel Tremblay, is the period mark at the bottom of page 273 a definitive period mark?

It’s a definitive period mark… for now. It’s hard to tell when a piece of work is complete. How does a painter know when to stop painting? I often ask myself that question. I could always add some more flesh to the story.

So you could write again about these families?

As the American say, you can do a spin-off and keep the story go on with one character….

"La Grande Mêlée" from Michel Tremblay (Leméac / Actes Sud)

Michel Tremblay, launch of "La Grande Mêlée" at Nelligan Hotel, Montréal

“Les saveurs du bonheur ”: more than just another recipe book.

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A book called “Les saveurs du bonheur ”in favor of OPÉRATION ENFANT SOLEIL has just been released in collaboration with cooking school Ateliers & Saveurs.

Several mediatic people have participated in this project among them Jean-François Breau, Annie Brocoli, Sophie Chiasson, Thierry Daraize, Marie-Eve Janvier, Éric Lapointe, Joël Legendre, Nadja, Alex Perron, Philippe Fehmiu, and Jasmin Roy.

It’s a 240 pages book with incredible picture and recipes and it’s  available now in Québec for 29,95 $. It’s more than just another recipe book.

Interested? Here is the link to order the book… Just here.

 

Annie Brocoli

Winter wont’ be a pain in the a.. anymore.

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Wednesday October 26. Montreal. Winter is getting closer everyday and some of us are desperate just thinking of the snow, the cold and all the “happy” consequences of this season. But fortunately there’s a solution to every problem, at least my grandma told me so.

“Petit guide pour survivre à l’hiver” is the name of this medicine. In a small funny book, Pascal Henrard (author) and François Turcotte (illustrator) have imagined solutions to make you feel better about that sad period of the year.

Absurd humor, puns, stupid games, even more stupid games, four-words crossword about winter, nonsense… 48 pages of this kind of craziness I personally like a lot.

I met Pascal Tuesday at the launch of this book. Actually two books were launched, the other one is another guide that will help people to survive their family. I asked him why he hated winter so much and he needed to write a guide to survive it. And you know what, his answer is rather paradoxical…

David: What do you think of winter?
Pascal: I love winter!

David: What do you like about it?
Pascal: It’s a pleasure to go outside, to ski, to skate, I love cold actually, even though I have a car I love it! You just need to have good tires after all.

David: What about the other guide, to survive family. Do you have to survive your family?
Pascal: Well, sometimes it can be hard. You don’t choose your family, but I’m talking here about the extended family, I think it’s ok with my wife and my kids (ironic smile appearing).

David: What is the best piece of advice to survive winter?
Pascal: Read the book! It’s the only way to survive winter.

“Petit guide pour survivre l’hiver” (Pascal Henrard, François Turcotte – Marcel Didier)
“Petit guide pour survivre à la famille” (Pascal Henrard, François Turcotte) Éditions Marcel Didier

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Zidara9: a Comic Book 100% from Québec available on iPad

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On Saturday I went to the comic book shop Planète BD to attend the launch of Zidara9. Well, what is exactly that thing? A new Indian restaurant downtown ? Niet. A brand new perfect medicine for hangovers? You wish! A new religion movement based on the adoration of #9? Maybe…but still no. Zidara9 is a comic book 100% from Québec that is available on iPad and print.

This first edition consists in two Sci-Fi stories written by Rémi Paradis and Mathieu Bernier. Rémi developed the application for i-Pad/Pod/Phone and is currently working on the Android version.

To be completely honest I’m no specialist of Sci-Fi comic, but I really enjoyed those two stories. Funny and creative.

Rémi told me he’s looking for Comic Book Writers to join Zidara9. His goal is to create a collective movement and spread its art through the digital world (and also in the print version of the book). Good news: the stories are available in English too.

Is the future of Comic Books digital? I don’t really know but those two artists do…

If you wanna know more and join go here

If you wanna download the Zidara9 app (1,99$) from AppStore go here:

If you wanna know more about Mathieu Bernier AKA Mateo it’s here.