#CoolFrenchComics

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The Mystique of Tomaru Sawagoe

I would say I've never been so fascinated by a villain who's actual stories I haven't read directly, but then I remember way back in 2012 when I hadn't bought any Paul Feval Novels yet but was reading about them on places like the CoolFrenchComics website and thus already compelled by the Aurora around characters like Colonel Bozzo-Corona.

Given Tomaru's wealth and connections Headcanoning him to be a Blackcoat is very plausible.

The late Brian Stableford in his Introductions and Afterwards of his Translations often talked about how many Feval Villains were treated more as Personifications of specific Sins rather then believable people. And in that sense Tomaru Sawagoe fits in with Paul Feval villains perfectly as the personification of Rape and Child Molestation.

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I want to recommend Princess Principal to Tales of The Shadowmen fans

I want to recommend Princess Principal to Tales of The Shadowmen fans 

It was an Anime that aired during the Summer 2017 season.  I loved it.   And it reminded me of my time spent reading BlackCoatPress and Rocambole books quite a bit. It's set in a Steam Punk alternate history London.  Now maybe it's only because I've read more 19th Century French popular fictions and English that it reminds me of French stuff more.  But there are some obvious French Revolution references, and the Dukes mentioned sound like French Dukedoms. Like a lot of Anime, it is very Rocambolesque. For the current season Code:Realize is explicitly referencing most French novels yet with a London setting.  So perhaps that's just how Anime currently does it.

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YES Companions of Silence is finally on the BCP agenda

http://www.blackcoatpress.com/forthcoming-the-companions-of…

Not till 2018 it looks like.  That gives me plenty of time to save up.

I’m fascinated by the cover art (credited to Nathalie Lial ).  I wonder what character that is, the CoolFrenchComics summery doesn’t mention many female characters, and none seemed important?