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Donjon Crépuscule #101-102
Dungeon: Twilight - Vol. 1: Dragon Cemetery
The planet Terra Amata, on which Dungeon resides, has stopped turning. On one side, total darkness and absolute coldness; on the other, a searing desert and eternal day. The survivors live on a thin slice of earth where day and night meet. A territory known as TWILIGHT. Marvin, now old and blind, sensing his end, goes on a long trek to the legendary cemetery of dragons.
96 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1999
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Joann Sfar
485 books508 followersJoann Sfar (born August 28, 1971 in Nice) is a French comics artist, comic book creator, and film director.
Sfar is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by Jean-Christophe Menu and six other artists. He also worked together with many of the new movement's main artists, e.g. David B. and Lewis Trondheim. The Donjon series which he created with Trondheim has a cult following in many countries.
Some of his comics are inspired by his Jewish heritage as the son of Jewish parents (an Ashkenazi mother and a Sephardic father). He himself says that there is Ashkenazi humor in his Professeur Bell series (loosely based on Joseph Bell), whereas Le chat du rabbin is clearly inspired by his Sephardic side. Les olives noires is a series about a Jewish child in Israel at the time of Jesus. Like Le chat du rabbin, the series contains a lot of historical and theological information.
His main influences are Fred and André Franquin as well as Marc Chagall, Chaim Soutine, Will Eisner, Hugo Pratt and John Buscema.
From 2009 to 2010, Sfar wrote and directed 'Serge Gainsbourgh: Une Vie Heroique', a biopic of the notorious French songwriter, of whom Sfar is a self-confessed fanatic. The film, which draws substantially on Sfar's abilities as a comic book artist through its extensive use of fantasy artwork, animation and puppetry, was released in 2010 to general critical acclaim.
Sfar is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by Jean-Christophe Menu and six other artists. He also worked together with many of the new movement's main artists, e.g. David B. and Lewis Trondheim. The Donjon series which he created with Trondheim has a cult following in many countries.
Some of his comics are inspired by his Jewish heritage as the son of Jewish parents (an Ashkenazi mother and a Sephardic father). He himself says that there is Ashkenazi humor in his Professeur Bell series (loosely based on Joseph Bell), whereas Le chat du rabbin is clearly inspired by his Sephardic side. Les olives noires is a series about a Jewish child in Israel at the time of Jesus. Like Le chat du rabbin, the series contains a lot of historical and theological information.
His main influences are Fred and André Franquin as well as Marc Chagall, Chaim Soutine, Will Eisner, Hugo Pratt and John Buscema.
From 2009 to 2010, Sfar wrote and directed 'Serge Gainsbourgh: Une Vie Heroique', a biopic of the notorious French songwriter, of whom Sfar is a self-confessed fanatic. The film, which draws substantially on Sfar's abilities as a comic book artist through its extensive use of fantasy artwork, animation and puppetry, was released in 2010 to general critical acclaim.
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December 4, 2015
Fantasy masterpiece: magical, lively, fully realized, exciting, wise, humane, marvelous, witty, jaw-dropping. Deserves a much nicer and larger edition, but for now these flimsy little booklets will have to do.
April 8, 2020
I feel like I missed something in the middle. Shit's gone weird. And dark.
January 28, 2022
(4 of 5 for Twilight 1 - Rabbit the Barbarian)
With Twilight there is again a change of time and the whole board. We have a new main character(s), but we will meet many of the old ones, but in different states and places. And old indeed.
At the start, it hasn't that kick as Zenith years (or best ones - Early Years). But meeting the OLD friends is fun, even if Marvin the rabbit and the bat are not as fun characters as Hiacynthe, Marvin or Herbert. But still, it's Dungeon, with all its quirkiness and hilarious ideas.
With Twilight there is again a change of time and the whole board. We have a new main character(s), but we will meet many of the old ones, but in different states and places. And old indeed.
At the start, it hasn't that kick as Zenith years (or best ones - Early Years). But meeting the OLD friends is fun, even if Marvin the rabbit and the bat are not as fun characters as Hiacynthe, Marvin or Herbert. But still, it's Dungeon, with all its quirkiness and hilarious ideas.
June 26, 2015
Lohikäärme Marvin alkaa olla jo tiensä päässä ja päättää lähteä lohikäärmeiden salaiselle hautuumaalle. Matkalla yksinäiselle vaeltajalle, nykyisin nimeltään Dust King, tarttuu mukaan Marvin the Red, hurja jänösoturi, sekä pieni lepakko sokean oppaaksi. Marvin on menettänyt silmänsä rikottuaan uskontokuntansa pyhää sääntöä olla koskaan näkemättä jälkikasvuaan.
Lohikäärmeiden salainen hautuumaa herättää intohimoja, koska sielä kuvitellaan olevan mittaamattomia aarteita. Tästä johtuen Marvinia vakoillaan ja seurataan tiiviisti, eikä matka etene ilman välttämättömiä taisteluita, johtuivatpa ne sitten väärinkäsityksistä tai muista yhteentörmäyksistä.
RAkkautta, anarkiaa, verisiä taisteluita, juonittelua ja vaikka mitä löytyy tästä absurdin huumorin helmestä, ennen kuin Marvin löytää hautausmaalle ja beyond. Eikä tarina vielä siihen lopu!
Lohikäärmeiden salainen hautuumaa herättää intohimoja, koska sielä kuvitellaan olevan mittaamattomia aarteita. Tästä johtuen Marvinia vakoillaan ja seurataan tiiviisti, eikä matka etene ilman välttämättömiä taisteluita, johtuivatpa ne sitten väärinkäsityksistä tai muista yhteentörmäyksistä.
RAkkautta, anarkiaa, verisiä taisteluita, juonittelua ja vaikka mitä löytyy tästä absurdin huumorin helmestä, ennen kuin Marvin löytää hautausmaalle ja beyond. Eikä tarina vielä siihen lopu!
June 23, 2020
Pretty confusing but it's the setup for a new type of era/landscape. The characters are the cream- Marvin the Red and the nameless bat take to the road with Marvin "The Dust King" for outlandish adventure.
I don't know if the mistake was here or the next book because the adorable brave bat starts female then is somehow male in the next volume. I must mention that I thought she should be male because her goal was to die to see her MOTHER. That's the boy's wish the vast majority of the time. The girl wants to see her father but I was happy for the refreshing swap- then they swapped again.
I don't know if the mistake was here or the next book because the adorable brave bat starts female then is somehow male in the next volume. I must mention that I thought she should be male because her goal was to die to see her MOTHER. That's the boy's wish the vast majority of the time. The girl wants to see her father but I was happy for the refreshing swap- then they swapped again.
March 29, 2018
Twilight is the future of the Dungeon-verse, starring older versions of two main players from the main Dungeon storyline, plus several new players. Sfar and Trondheim continue to have a lot of fun with the fantasy, mixing in plenty of violence, fun twists and humor. I really want to read more. I may have to buy Dungeon for myself, especially since this volume ends with a cliffhanger!
July 8, 2018
This first volume of the twilight saga surely is more dim and dark than the up and happy Zenith but still has this finesse that only the duo Sfar/Trondheim can give, offering us one of the best DnD/fantasy parodies out there. It's original and full of dark humor. I was so sad to see poor Marvin like this :P
December 28, 2023
I had no idea what was going on here. There may have been some things lost in the translation to English. This is set on some fantasy world where the main character is walking somewhere to die. There's lots of absurdity and very little of it makes any sense.
February 25, 2024
Twisted French tale - cute red rabbit and blind sorcerer dragon and the adventure begins
March 15, 2017
Oh this was pretty terrible. I see some of the inspiration and I like the blind old fat dragon but so much of this book puts me off.
October 24, 2009
I just discovered that the library carries some of these, and I've been reading them as I find them, completely out of order. This is the first volume I've read from one of the main branches of the series, and it helps explain a little background info I was missing in an earlier volume I read (which I haven't returned yet, so maybe I'll re-read it real quick). Very enjoyable, and while there are lots of funny bits (including the art, which looks not unlike Sergio Aragones'), there's also plenty of serious fantasy, mixing a lot of different fantasy staples in a very original way.
September 16, 2010
I'm really glad I read this series AFTER reading most of the other Dungeon books as I found the first scenes to be heartbreaking because of it. The writing in this volume seems a little clunkier, or perhaps it's the translation. It's nice to see Sfar illustrating the series for a change. I love the little bat!
February 8, 2012
Lewis Trondheim is always fascinating, if a bit inexplicable. I haven't read the other Dungeon series so I should probably go back and catch up, but this story about an old dragon, a warrior rabbit, and a small bat is charming and hilarious and full of blood. (And NOT for kids.)
January 26, 2013
bad things have happened, and i must be a bad person, because i really liked this instalment. it might also be partly because Sfar is doing the pictures - Dungeon style is on a continuum, but i wasn't so fond of the Mazan/Menu interpretation of the last volume i read.
May 30, 2010
Starts off strong, but inconsistent artwork and too much action did this one in for me. Also, it's not a complete story. You need at least volume 2 to get the complete tale.
January 4, 2011
Wow...it doesn't turn out well for Herbert at all. Or Marvin either.
March 15, 2011
The Sfar/Trondheim stuff is always great, but this was even better than I expected. Maybe not as good as Zenith book 1, but close behind.
January 3, 2013
I've never heard of these. I picked it up from the library. what a wonderfully odd fantasy. love the scrappy rabbit warrior and the little bat!
October 8, 2014
I finally got around to reading one of these. Excellent stuff, I'll be going back for more.
March 20, 2017
I just don't think I get this... I had a hard time following and keeping the characters straight, the only character I liked was the bat.
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