Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Fifi Cleans Up America


I recently did a four page comic for the May issue of the French magazine Fluide.G.
If you live in France it should be on the stands now.

I'm not entirely sure if the French are aware of the American stereotype of a French maid, so I'm curious what kind of reaction it'll get. If you're French and you've read it, let me know what you think.

Here's a preview.

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16 comments:

  1. cartoonretroMay 16, 2012 at 10:20 AM

    Cute and cartoony!
    S.

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  2. bpresingMay 16, 2012 at 10:35 AM

    Thanks man.
    Comics are hard.

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  3. Mike JonesMay 16, 2012 at 12:08 PM

    Awesome!
    Nothing like good ol' pole dancers who like dump trucks.

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  4. GadMay 16, 2012 at 1:34 PM

    awesome.
    your comics are so great
    no words to describe

    do more please

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  5. Bill RobinsonMay 16, 2012 at 4:06 PM

    This looks so awesome!!! Can't wait to read the whole thing. Did you write it too?

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  6. bpresingMay 16, 2012 at 4:40 PM

    I did.
    Although I'd use the word "writing" loosely.

    Actually my friend Nijo helped me out with some of the dialogue.

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  7. GeeBeeMay 17, 2012 at 4:37 AM

    Will try to find a copy, Bill !

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  8. Andreas SchusterMay 17, 2012 at 5:33 AM

    super fun! I especially love the colors!

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  9. Mathieu ReynèsMay 17, 2012 at 8:00 AM

    Sooooooo cute ^_^

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  10. chromasketchMay 18, 2012 at 10:26 PM

    sweet. awesome work.

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  11. nathansketchesMay 22, 2012 at 5:34 AM

    YES! love this. It's great to see you make use of the European format as well. 12 panel grids tough, are you framing it to a scene a page?

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  12. Tim BlairMay 22, 2012 at 11:13 AM

    Really beautiful! Love the colors in the comic panels.

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  13. FedericoMay 23, 2012 at 10:51 AM

    Hahaha fantastic!
    love the patron's faces in the first panel.

    And Fifi's cuteness.

    The "frou frou" sound is genius=D

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  14. FOXINDABOXMay 24, 2012 at 7:29 AM

    french are not aware of the tradition of french maids in american minds... However we (i'm french)do also have that kind of cultural fantasm. You may have to know that in french, they are not maid... They are called "soubrette" wich is more like a rich people employee used to serve in anything you ask her. house cleaning as service as anithing else.
    That thing apart, your work is awesome.

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  15. Vincent LefebvreMay 28, 2012 at 6:54 AM

    As a frenchy , I must say I like that vision you guys have of french maids ! Though I'm not sure these days it's easy to find real "vintage" ones like the one you drew haha! ...sigh...
    Thanks a lot for that great lecture you gave at Blois ( I was one of the geeky animators attending it), I just loved the story about the haunted hospital !
    Enjoy your time in France,
    all the best.

    Vincent.

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  16. paulAugust 18, 2012 at 12:13 PM

    Thanks for the last 2 images
    in the Fluide G. comic about a cute and sexy maid named Fifi.
    Naturally, I think it kind of burlesques the way pretty women were portrayed in comics and cartoons.


    By the way, have you ever seen the Bob Clampett cartoon, Coal Black an de Sebbin Dwarves? It has a cute, yet sexy and funny girl.

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