About this Collection
This collection reimagines classic works of literature through the lens of iconic comic strips and cartoon styles, blending highbrow narratives with lowbrow visual humor. Each story adapts a literary masterpiece—such as Moby-Dick, The Odyssey, or The Great Gatsby—in the distinct artistic manner of a famous comic artist or strip, from Peanuts to Krazy Kat. The result is a playful, clever homage that celebrates both the source texts and the history of comics as an art form.
Contains 13 stories
Ève la blonde
3 pp · satire-parody
Dieu [Mr. Dithers]Adam [Dagwood Bumstead]Ève la blonde [Blondie Bumstead]The Serpent [Daisy]The Avenging Angel [Elmo]
Joe l'infernal
1 pp · humor; satire-parody
Joe l'infernal
Mephistofield
3 pp · humor; satire-parody
Mephistofield [Garfield]Dr. Jon Faustus [Jon Arbuckle]un ange [Odie]un papeun Président des États-UnisAlexandre le GrandHélène de Troie
Mac Worth
2 pp · drama; humor; crime; satire-parody
Mac Worth [Macbeth]Mrs. M [Lady Macbeth]Mr. Duncan [King Duncan] (meurt dans cette histoire)
Candiggy
2 pp · humor · script Voltaire (citations)
Voltaire (philosophe français des Lumières)
L'Histoire de l'intendante : Hurlevent
8 pp · humor; horror-suspense; satire-parody
L'intendante [The House-Keeper] [Nelly Dean]Heath [Heathcliff]Cathy [Catherine Earnshaw]Hindley [Hindley Earnshaw]Mr. Earnshaw (meurt)Frances Earnshaw (épouse d'Hindley, meurt)Edgar LintonIsabelle LintonHareton Earnshaw (fils d'Hindley et de Frances)
Les Profondeurs
6 pp · humor; horror-suspense; satire-parody
The House-Keeper [Nelly Dean]Heath [Heathcliff]Cathy [Catherine Earnshaw]Hindley [Hindley Earnshaw]Edgar LintonIsabelle LintonHareton EarnshawCate Linton
Au temps de la lettre rouge
12 pp · drama; humor; satire-parody
Hester Prynne [Martha Moppet]Little Pearl [Little Lulu Moppet]Roger Chillingworth (aka Chilly) [Tubby Tompkins]Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale [George Moppet]
Crime et Châtiment !
10 pp · adventure; satire-parody; superhero
Raskol [Batman]l'ivrogneprêteuse sur gages [Joker]Liz (fille de la prêteuse sur gages)le concierge [Alfred Pennyworth]Sonny [Robin]inspecteur Forfiry [commissaire Gordon]
Petit Dori au Pays du Portrait
2 pp · satire-parody
Little Dori [Little Nemo]Basil Hallward [Dr. Pill]Lord Henry Wotton [Flip]
Ce bon vieux Grégoire Brown
2 pp · drama; humor; satire-parody
Grégoire Brown [Charlie Brown]directeur [Linus Van Pelt]Grete Brown [Lucy Van Pelt]servante [Snoopy]
Action Camus
2 pp · satire-parody
l'étranger [Superman]mademoiselle Marie [Lois Lane]l'aumônier [Lex Luthor]
En attendant d'y aller
1 pp · satire-parody
Gogo [Beavis]Didi [Butthead]un homme [Pozzo]son esclave [Lucky]
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