La route d'Armilia
Encyclopedia
La route d'Armilia is a graphic novel
by Belgian comic artists François Schuiten
and Benoît Peeters
, the fourth volume of their ongoing Les Cités Obscures
series. It was first published in an early, notably different version in Danish
as Vejen Til Armilia in 1987, in its final form in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine
À Suivre
(#123), and as a standalone French
album first in 1988 by Casterman
. Although subsequently also published in at least Dutch
and German
, La route d'Armilia remains unpublished in English
as of 2008, however an English translation authorized by Casterman is available on the internet as a .txt file (see External links below). An unofficial digital edition (available online) has been produced by lettering French scans with this English manuscript.
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
by Belgian comic artists François Schuiten
François Schuiten
Baron François Schuiten is a Belgian comic book artist. He is best known for drawing the series Les Cités Obscures.-Biography:François Schuiten was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1956....
and Benoît Peeters
Benoît Peeters
Benoît Peeters is a comics writer, novelist, and critic. He has lived in Belgium since 1978.His best-known work is Les Cités Obscures, an imaginary world which mingles a Borgesian metaphysical surrealism with the detailed architectural vistas of the series' artist, François Schuiten...
, the fourth volume of their ongoing Les Cités Obscures
Les Cités Obscures
Les Cités obscures is a graphic novel series set on a Counter-Earth, started by the Belgian comics artist François Schuiten and his friend, writer Benoît Peeters in the early 1980s...
series. It was first published in an early, notably different version in Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
as Vejen Til Armilia in 1987, in its final form in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine
Franco-Belgian comics magazines
Belgium and France have a long tradition in comics. They have a common history for comics and magazines.In the early years of its history, magazines had a large place on the comics market and were often the only place where comics were published. Most of them were kids-targeted.In the 1970s,...
À Suivre
À Suivre
or was a Franco-Belgian comics magazine published from February 1978 to December 1997 by the Casterman publishing house....
(#123), and as a standalone French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
album first in 1988 by Casterman
Casterman
Casterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Tournai, Belgium.Founded in 1780, Casterman was originally a printing company and publishing house...
. Although subsequently also published in at least Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
and German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, La route d'Armilia remains unpublished in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as of 2008, however an English translation authorized by Casterman is available on the internet as a .txt file (see External links below). An unofficial digital edition (available online) has been produced by lettering French scans with this English manuscript.
In French
- La route d'Armilia, 1988, Casterman (type font on cover and inside)
- La route d'Armilia, 1988, Casterman (hand-lettered font on cover and inside)
- La route d'Armilia, 1993, Casterman
External links
- The Road to Armilia, English translation of La route d'Armilia (.txt file), translated by NBM PublishingNBM PublishingNBM Publishing is an American publisher of graphic novels. The company specializes in non-superhero comic genres and has translated and published over 150 graphic novels from Europe and Canada, as well as several works by Americans...
translator Joe Johnson, authorized by Casterman (right-click on link to save) - La route d'Armilia, a few annoted pictures from the album (French)
- La route d'Armilia, review
- Series overview on A comprehensive review of the Obscure Cities series for English-speaking fans
- Les Cités Obscures by Juliani Darius on The Continuity Pages