Le Manga pastiche

A lighthearted one-shot from French publisher Vents d'Ouest, Le Manga pastiche (1998) is a standalone parody crafted entirely by writer-artist Roger Brunel. As the title suggests, it affectionately sends up the visual and narrative conventions of manga, offering a single-issue gag that reflects the era's growing curiosity about Japanese comics in the European market. While brief, it stands as a curious footnote in the history of Franco-Belgian bande dessinée's engagement with manga.