[OFF-TOPIC] Yet another Blacksad short story

[ziritrion]

Just like in a previous post, I found a 2-page Blacksad story which I thought some fo you might enjoy . This one was released in the November issue of a french comic magazine called Pilote. Here it is:

[Blambot]

I've seen these before. Can't remember where.

But they're really great!

~N

[ziritrion]

Here's the translation. This time, a French friend helped me out . However, he translated it to Spanish and then I translated it in English. If anyone speaks French as sees a mistake, please feel free to correct it.

Page 1:

"I almost never watch television, and every time I do, I regret it."

"But the other day, I saw a comedian that made me think; the fellah had a funny theory by which you could classify people in three groups, depending of the way they spit."

"First of all, there's the great majority of people who spit to the ground. They tend to be resigned and unable to walk straight through the path of life."

"Afterwards, there are those who talk and, at the same time..."

Lady: "This man has killed my two sons... I'm just asking for justice... Couldn't you help me find him? You're supposed to defend the law..."

Cop: "MA'AM, FOR THE LAST TIME..."

"...spit to the person they're speaking to. This second group is the most aggressive..."

Cop: "KNOCK IT OFF OR I WILL ARREST YOU FOR DISTURBING THE PUBLIC ORDER!"

"...and is composed by mostly violent people. They use to be the dominant class."

Lady: "Just try it! I'm not afraid of you!"

"Finally, there are the idealists and the fools, who spit towards the sky..."

Blacksad: "Excuse her, (mister policeman? could anyone translate it for me please?), she's my neighbor... She's been a little distrubed lately..."

Blacksad: "Too much television!"

"...knowing that, ineluctably, they spit on themselves."

Page 2

"She really wasn't my neighbor, but an old customer. Back then, I hadn't taken on the case she had requested me, so I felt like I had a moral debt with her..."

Lady: "I remember now, you're the detective... Will you finally help me?"

Blacksad: "I told you last time, ma'am, the guy you're after is too powerful, a second-class detective like myself doesn't have a chance to jail in someone like him..."

Lady: "But aren't we all equal before the law? This man called home and convinced my two children, Joseph and Benjamin, to work for him. He promised them a good job, and he swore that they were doing the right choice..."

Lady: "I know him, I've got his portrait, I know he is the murder of my sons, and even so, nobody can catch him and do justice..."

Lady: "We get the world we deserve..."

Lady: "Without that guy, my oldest son would be your age today..."

Lady: "I'm begging you, please keep this just in case you change your mind and decide to help me find him..."

"Of course I knew that guy, he had also deceived me with his promises of a better world."

"I had found his lies in a countryside of Europe seeded with corpses. Today lots of young people found themselves in the same situation in a Korean village..."

"I've hanged the portrait on my pending cases board, and I've gone out for a little Christmas shopping, with an irrepressible desire to spit towards the sky."

[takematsu]

Zowie. Sure wish we could get that locally, and in English. For a multi-stage translation, that's a damn fine job, too.

[miyamoto musashi]

is that a bird dressed like uncle sam?

[ziritrion]

Zowie. Sure wish we could get that locally, and in English. For a multi-stage translation, that's a damn fine job, too.

Thanks . Just in case, Blacksad has already been translated into English (the first 2 volumes,) and the "making of" will be available in English next year. The short stories haven't been republished elsewhere than the French magazine Pilote, though.

is that a bird dressed like uncle sam?

Yup. A bald eagle as uncle Sam. Looks pretty good too .

[takematsu]

Joepie! Another thing for the Christmas list!

[miyamoto musashi]

Joepie!

I cant quite wrap my head around that one...how does one wrap his head around something, i mean, it doesnt seem possible unless you have a tortilla head...in that case you might want some beef and cheese.....BURRITOS!!!!

[takematsu]

J as in Jan Brueghel
OE as in "De koe zegt 'moe'." (The cow says 'moo.')
PIE as in Piet Mondriaan.

Cowboys say it all the time

Wrapping your head around stuff is likely to lead to serious cranial deformity-- better to assimilate instead.

[ziritrion]

Wrapping your head around stuff is likely to lead to serious cranial deformity-- better to assimilate instead.

What!? Are you saying that the reason I find university so difficult is due to years of playing with plastic bags wrapped around my head!? But I thought that such games were harmless!!

So, lack of oxygen is likely to kill a few neurones? I think I leant something tday!