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Christophe Blain

Autor(a) de Isaac the Pirate: To Exotic Lands

39+ Works 1,678 Membros 41 Reviews 3 Favorited

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Séries

Obras de Christophe Blain

Isaac the Pirate: To Exotic Lands (2001) — Autor — 151 cópias
Quai d'Orsay Tome 1 : Le Conseiller (2010) — Ilustrador — 148 cópias
Quai d'Orsay, tome 2 : Chroniques diplomatiques (2011) — Ilustrador — 99 cópias
Gus & His Gang (2007) 92 cópias
Weapons of Mass Diplomacy (2013) — Ilustrador — 75 cópias
The Speed Abater (1999) 67 cópias
Socrate le demi-chien, tome 1 : Héraclès (2002) — Ilustrador — 47 cópias
Socrate le Demi-Chien, Tome 2 : Ulysse (2004) — Ilustrador — 37 cópias
Gus, Tome 2 : Beau bandit (2008) 32 cópias
Socrate le Demi-Chien, Tome 3 : Oedipe à Corinthe (2009) — Ilustrador — 26 cópias
Gus, Tome 3 : Ernest (2005) 23 cópias
Hiram Lowatt et Placido, tome 2 : Les Ogres (2000) — Artist — 19 cópias
Happy Clem (2017) 7 cópias
Carnet de Lettonie (2005) 5 cópias
Hiram Lowatt & Placido : La Révolte d'Hop-Frog (1997) — Artist — 4 cópias
Carnet polaire (2005) 4 cópias
Travel Tales (1998) 4 cópias
Gus & His Gang 2 cópias
La Fille (2013) 2 cópias
Nord Sud (2022) 2 cópias
Balancoire (La) (ALBUMS PETITE ENFANCE) (2000) — Ilustrador — 1 exemplar(es)
Chasse aux merles (La) (DIVERS LECTURE ANC) (2003) — Ilustrador — 1 exemplar(es)
Il riduttore di velocità (2021) 1 exemplar(es)
King Kong (2019) 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

Robinson Crusoe (1719) — Ilustrador, algumas edições10 cópias

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Conhecimento Comum

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What a delightful confection! A book by Christophe Blain about the working life of Alain Passard, chef-owner of the 3* Parisian restaurant, L'Arpège.

Envy Christophe Blain, getting to work closely with Passard for 3 years - observing the inner workings of the kitchen, visiting the country gardens, questioning the great man, and, of course, getting to eat phenomenal food.

The book is a series of vignettes, mostly revolving around a recipe or two, but sometimes there'll be a depiction of a discussion, or an incident. There's little narrative, little drama. But I found it a very satisfying and interesting book.

The thing that really carries it for me is that you get a good insight into Passard's character and philosophy. It may just be a tossed off aside at the end of a recipe, but I really felt like I got a sense of the man and his cooking.

Blain's art is lighter, and more spacious than it normally is (few panel borders, for example) and it works well for this book.

I wouldn't necessarily recommend buying this book purely for the recipes - unless this kinda stuff is really your thing (i.e., mostly very showy vegetable dishes) - for anyone with an interest in food, restaurants and comics it's a great read.
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thisisstephenbetts | 1 outra resenha | Nov 25, 2023 |
This graphic novel, created collaboratively by a French comic artist and climate researcher, taught me a ton about climate change, energy consumption, and the ways in which our societies have changed over the course of history. The book covers a ton of information and may overwhelm some readers, but I found it to be a highly valuable overview. The art itself definitely feels in service to the information provided (and more comic-y than artsy graphic novel-y,) but regardless of style it definitely aided in my understanding of the concepts. I occasionally lamented that much of the data was so France-specific, but it did help to have a clear, narrow focus (and the work covers way more than France alone.) I would recommend this book to others who enjoy graphic novels and do not yet have a solid, foundational grasp on the specifics of climate change and energy consumption on Earth.… (mais)
 
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bmanglass | outras 5 resenhas | Aug 31, 2023 |
Jean-Marc Jancovici est ce qu'on peut appeler un influenceur climatique, très présent dans les médias ou sur les réseaux sociaux (c'est là que je l'ai découvert) , et sa parole fait de plus en plus écho et sens face aux événements actuels.

J'ai donc eu envie de lire cette BD, qui rencontre d'ailleurs un beau succès d'édition.
Commençons par le négatif qui m'a fait enlever une étoile sur ma note : certains argumentaires semblent biaisés et en particulier celui sur le nucléaire qui minimise au maximum les impacts de ce moyen de production, que ce soit en utilisation normale et surtout en cas d'accident, même si comme le rappelle l'auteur, ces accidents sont très rares.

J'ai quand même beaucoup apprécié l'essentiel du contenu, beaucoup d'informations qui permettent d'ouvrir les yeux et de mieux comprendre la relation qu'on entretient au quotidien avec l'énergie, notre totale dépendance, avec tous les impacts que cela peut avoir. L'ensemble fait peur (ou alerte pour être plus positif) et est plutôt pessimiste sur les solutions possibles. Je retiens en particulier le principe connu des petites marches.

Le tout est bien illustré par Christophe Blain, connu notamment pour ses albums Quai d'Orsay, qui propose un dessin assez épuré, presque sans décor, qui tend vers la caricature et la parodie, dans des pages ouvertes sans case, facile à lire.
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KersuFr | outras 5 resenhas | Nov 19, 2022 |

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Obras
39
Also by
1
Membros
1,678
Popularidade
#15,319
Avaliação
3.9
Resenhas
41
ISBNs
134
Idiomas
8
Favorito
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