N°121: Merlin

Last weekend was for me the opportunity to drive north to my beloved Brittany, the good ol' celtic land where I born and spent almost the half of my life so far...

The reason ? Be present to "Les Rencontres De L'Imaginaire" a small but unique event set in Broceliande forest, a place full of legends. So as I drive trough the country, street names turned into "Korigans streets" or "Lancelot Road" and I knew I was driving in the right direction. It was for me the chance to see French illustrators Aleksi Briclot and Jean-Sebastien Rossbach [Also known as Living Rope] signing "Merlin", a beautiful illustrated 110 pages monster, writted by Jean-Luc Istin. And also spend some time with illustrator extraordinaire, Agata Kawa. Here's a medley of the event:

Seriously, this book is a masterpiece, something unique on the french market. I give you the link to Amazon.fr where you can order it. ;) You guys will have a blast pages after pages. A quick thought, however: I read here and there some people thinking they will buy the book, even if they don't speack french. I understand that feeling, but it's time to give a review of Istin's work. It is brilliant ! If the project was to define Merlin's life, Istin never fall in the fashion style of a "reboot", a "Ultimate Merlin" or others "Merlin Begins". There's a couple of surprises here and there, but it's a respectful interpretation of a well-known tale.

© Aleksi/Rosbach/Istin-Soleil publishing

A special thanks [et des bises] to Agata and Jean Sébastien. It was a pleasure to see you again ! ;)

Cheers, Folks !
J.