09-14-2011, 02:27 AM
I have all the Alix books, started collecting them when I was a kid. Great stuff, even though they went downhill a bit as Jacques Martin got older and became less and less involved. I don't know if the series will be continued now that he passed away. I also have some of Jacques Martin's historical comics, the ones on Alex the Great and Nero. I don't know how much he really was involved with those, I think it's more a "Jacques Martin presents..." kind of thing. Art and text seem to be by different people.
I also have all the Murenas (7 by now, I think), and they're wonderful. Great artwork, historically pretty accurate. They do have a lot of sexual content, so if you don't like that, these might not be for you, just as the Eagles of Rome series might not or Vae Victis.
I've read the Vae Victis series and have a lot of the books, albeit not all, and while I don't like the artwork as much, they are pretty entertaining.
France/Belgium is such a treasure trove of comics for adult readers. Whenever I'm there, I go shopping, and there is usually always something new with an ancient or Roman background available.
I also have all the Murenas (7 by now, I think), and they're wonderful. Great artwork, historically pretty accurate. They do have a lot of sexual content, so if you don't like that, these might not be for you, just as the Eagles of Rome series might not or Vae Victis.
I've read the Vae Victis series and have a lot of the books, albeit not all, and while I don't like the artwork as much, they are pretty entertaining.
France/Belgium is such a treasure trove of comics for adult readers. Whenever I'm there, I go shopping, and there is usually always something new with an ancient or Roman background available.
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