MensuHell
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MensuHell is a Canadian
comics fanzine
published in Montréal
in Québec
from December 1999
to December 2008
.
With 109 issues, MensuHell is probably the Québec comics fanzine which has the longest run.
The name MensuHell is a sound-alike portmanteau of the French
word "mensuel" (monthly), and the English word "hell
".
MensuHell has been steadily presenting an average of 40 pages of comics in every issue, alongside articles on Quebec comics
by comics historians Michel Viau and Marc Jetté.
The contributors are from Canada
and are mostly francophone
s. Some of the comics are published in English.
Steve Requin
whom was also its former editor, but ownership has since been passed to the comics fan Francis Hervieux in 2003
.
MensuHell was sold in Montréal and in Québec city
, in specialized comics stores.
With 109 issues, MensuHell enjoys one of the longest run for a fanzine published in Quebec.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
comics fanzine
Fanzine
A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...
published in Montréal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
in Québec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
from December 1999
1999 in comics
-February:* February 3: Pioneering editor Vin Sullivan dies at age 87.* February 26: John L. Goldwater, co-founder of Archie Comics, dies at age 82.-March:* Incredible Hulk is canceled by Marvel with issue #474.-May:...
to December 2008
2008 in comics
-January:*January 9: Teen Titans: The Lost Annual, delayed since 2003, is published.*January 23: Hellblazer #240, marking the 20th anniversary of the series, is released.-February:...
.
With 109 issues, MensuHell is probably the Québec comics fanzine which has the longest run.
The name MensuHell is a sound-alike portmanteau of the 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...
word "mensuel" (monthly), and the English word "hell
Hell
In many religious traditions, a hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as endless. Religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations...
".
Description of the content
The content of the periodical publication MensuHell is principally made of original material of bandes dessinées, with some editorial texts and historical ones.MensuHell has been steadily presenting an average of 40 pages of comics in every issue, alongside articles on Quebec comics
Quebec comic strips
Quebec comics, usually called in French « BDQ » for bande dessinée québécoise , are comics created by one or several Québécois creators, released by a Quebec publisher, distributed and sold in Québec...
by comics historians Michel Viau and Marc Jetté.
The contributors are from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and are mostly francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
s. Some of the comics are published in English.
History
The founder of MensuHell is the comics artistComics artist
A comics artist is an artist working within the comics medium on comic strips, comic books or graphic novels. The term may refer to any number of artists who contribute to produce a work in the comics form, from those who oversee all aspects of the work to those who contribute only a part.-Comic...
Steve Requin
Steve Requin
Steve Requin is a Canadian comics artist and writer from Montréal in Québec, Canada.-Biography:Steve Requin started publishing comics in 1988 for a French Canadian pop music magazine called Wow !, comics that he signed under the pseudonym Jon-Son.In December 1994 he adopted the name Steve Requin...
whom was also its former editor, but ownership has since been passed to the comics fan Francis Hervieux in 2003
2003 in comics
-January:* January 2: Kid Colt artist Jack Keller dies at age 80.- April :* Action Comics #800: Double-sized anniversary issue, "A Hero's Journey," by Joe Kelly, Pascual Ferry, and Duncan Rouleau...
.
MensuHell was sold in Montréal and in Québec city
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, in specialized comics stores.
With 109 issues, MensuHell enjoys one of the longest run for a fanzine published in Quebec.
Comics artists
The Québec comics artists are usually complete artists : they make the script, the pencils, the inks and the letters of their comics pages. It happens that they work with a writer.
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Sources
- BDQ, Répertoire des publications de bandes dessinées au Québec des origines à nos jours, 1999, Michel Viau, éditions Mille-Îles, Laval ;
- Histoire de la bande dessinée au Québec, 2008, Mira Falardeau, VLB éditeur, Études québécoises collection, Montréal.