And even better: I already have this week's RAWs and I'll try to get the translation out within the next 24 hours.
Looking at the page numbers, I guess the six pages printed in last year's Christmas special of Spirou magazine mark the beginning of the story, while the ones from this year's Valentine's Day special are kind of a bonus. (Though the Octopus café makes a reappearance.)
So look forward to more Little Fantasio. :)
[EDIT: Translation is done. Waiting for my proofreader's reply now.]
I COULD KISS YOUR FACE
ReplyDeletegosh I am so excited, it's so nice to finally have access to these pages as they are released and not years later when someone posts them in a giant batch across forum posts and whatnot....
No seriously THANK YOU SO MUCH
ReplyDeleteI so can't wait for this series and I'm really happy you're going to translate it :DD
I just sent the translation to my proofreader. :)
ReplyDeleteI CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT! THANK YOU, YOU GENEROUS PERSON YOU :'DDD
ReplyDeleteThis is great, thank you so much!! I don't think it's a weekly feature, though. It doesn't look like the next issue has an installment.
ReplyDeleteReally? How do you know? In that interview in this week's Spirou mag, Tarrin also hinted about how the plot would continue. (He said, he'd give Fantasio "a little friend who's a bit lonely" soon.) So I assumed that this week's story is not another one-shot.
DeleteFrom someone who subscribes and gets it the week before it's in stores.
DeleteMaybe they'll run new parts most issues but not every issue. Or maybe this was another self-contained episode to introduce the ongoing series, starting soon.
As long as there is more coming soon, I'm happy either way.
I see. Well, it sucks that there won't be any Little Fantasio next week then. However, it would explain why there was no "to be continued" at the end of the story even though Tarrin hinted at how the story would go on.
DeleteConsidering that Little Fantasio even made it onto the front cover this week, I'm still pretty confident that we'll see more of it soon. :)
Some news about Little Fantasio at last! In the current issue (3881) there's a preview of the upcoming series. Tarrin says he's finished outlining the story and is now breaking it down into panel-by-panel sketches. Unlike with Maki, he decided to write this one out in full before actually drawing it. The series is announced for 2012-2013.
ReplyDeleteThe preview looks promising, and it seems the focus will again be on the relationship between Fantasio and Zantafio, and their development into the characters we know.
Great New Series and Great Work you re doing here, translating and sharing with us, loyal Spirou and Fantasio fans around the world, starving for new material always hard to find outside Europe.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, really. The idea and setting for young Fantasio is really cool!
You're doing a great job on these translations!!
ReplyDeleteAlso, just wanted to say that there's a page made by Tarrin in this week's Spirou magazine :D
Are you going to translate it? I'll be very thankful for you <3 You'll make lots of fans happy ; w ;