Dark, depressing

During my absence from blogging I finally got hold of the latest volume of Lewis Trondheim's Formidables Aventures de Lapinot (that's volume 8 — volume 9 was already published last year). Especially after the light-hearted hommage to Spirou that was volume 9, I wasn't quite prepared for it.

This is without doubt the darkest and most depressing volume in the series with a rather unexpected, even more depressing ending. It was already a major blow to all fans when earlier this year, Lewis announced that he would stop drawing completely (he only intends to keep writing scenarios for Donjon and Le Roi Catastrophe), but even if he reverses his decision, I don't see how he could conceivably continue Lapinot, which is particularly sad.

But the good things can't last forever I suppose, so here I give you one of the funny moments from the book: Richard sings in the Paris metro, and the novelty factor about it is that he doesn't want any money for it (if you've ever travelled on the Paris metro, you'll appreciate the humour). If you're interested in the original version of the song he "massacres", L'aigle noir by Barbara, you can listen to it here (MP3, 4.5 MB). I'll put up a separate web page on the entire Lapinot series, with brief summaries in English, in a few days.