Friday, March 4, 2011

French Comics???


I must be honest. I took this shot because I found the wall art funky and fun, no other reason. On closer inspection last evening,  I noted what appears to be the name of the artist, Tardi ( Jacques Tardi), a French cartoonist.  At the bottom the word Futuropolis led me to a Google search here.  Perhaps I should be more attentive to the reasearch on this blog, but often this whole thing happens late, and I do what I can. Perhaps I can ratchet up the southern charm and get Peter to see what he can uncover. I'm just betting he will find some answers!
at

14 comments:

  1. megiMarch 4, 2011 at 1:19:00 AM CST

    Tolles Foto!Zuerst dachte ich,dass der Mann weint.Es ist eigentlich der Regen!
    liebe Grüße
    Megi

    ReplyDelete
  2. PeterParisMarch 4, 2011 at 2:48:00 AM CST

    Don't think I can add much to what you have already found... I would believe that this is just promotion of a new album of Tardi, but if you tell me where you found this billboard, I could try to check. It doesn't seem to be a billboard by the dominating agencies (JCDécaux, Avenir...), so maybe it's something "different".

    ReplyDelete
  3. JeanneMarch 4, 2011 at 5:28:00 AM CST

    Wall art is fun! Kind of reminds me of one of the Beatles. You think he may be saying...sink or swim??

    ReplyDelete
  4. Cezar and LéiaMarch 4, 2011 at 6:34:00 AM CST

    Promotion or not, it's very interesting, cool and fun!Thanks for sharing!
    Léia

    ReplyDelete
  5. 黄清华 Wong Ching WahMarch 4, 2011 at 7:10:00 AM CST

    That is good enough reason for it... nice find !

    ReplyDelete
  6. HarrietMarch 4, 2011 at 7:21:00 AM CST

    This kind of 'wall art' is fun...aren't those eyes expressive.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Thirtytwo degreesMarch 4, 2011 at 12:08:00 PM CST

    I like it...the desperation in his eyes...wonder if he will unveil a followup to this...good art work, good ad! Throw him a lifesaver!

    ReplyDelete
  8. AlexaMarch 4, 2011 at 4:32:00 PM CST

    I agree with Jeanne—it looks a lot like John Lennon. The artwork itself was totally worth a shot, and I'll be curious to see if you (or Peter) can uncover more.

    ReplyDelete
  9. VirginiaMarch 4, 2011 at 8:05:00 PM CST

    HA, I knew you all would get a kick out of this. Perhaps, Peter will find out more. I'll keep you all in touch.
    V

    ReplyDelete
  10. PamelaMarch 4, 2011 at 8:38:00 PM CST

    This is really cool!

    ReplyDelete
  11. mauropucciMarch 5, 2011 at 3:54:00 AM CST

    Scatto molto simpatico e divertente.
    Saluti
    Mauro

    ReplyDelete
  12. Half-heard in the StillnessMarch 5, 2011 at 2:22:00 PM CST

    It's Dr Foster!
    'Dr Foster
    Went to Gloucester
    In a shower of rain.
    He stepped in a puddle
    Right up to his middle,
    And never went there again.'

    Do you know that nursery-rhyme Virginia?

    Actually 'it's really cool' is what my 7 year old grand-daughter would say! Though I'm with Jeanne & Alexa, he reminds me of Lennon.

    I laughed at your comment on my blog V, hope you have a good Sunday! ;)

    Jane

    ReplyDelete
  13. StarmanMarch 7, 2011 at 1:10:00 PM CST

    I see I'm not the only one who noticed the resemblance to John Lennon.

    ReplyDelete
  14. VirginiaMarch 7, 2011 at 7:15:00 PM CST

    Half Heard,
    I think you might have found the answer but I loved everyone's comments and ideas!
    V

    ReplyDelete

Merci pour votre comment!