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Comics need great art. Life is too short to read good stories that are destroyed by bad or even mediocre art.

That's part of the reason I moved to European comics.

Learning French: I'm using DuoLingo for learning French. I recently hit day 786. Je pense que je suis un cheval!

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There is no singular alternative to Comixology. There is, however, an alternative for European albums. It's Izneo.com and you should sign up for it today. They have a subscription plan and you can even buy albums through their app.

I did a thorough write-up of Izneo recently.

Learning French: I'm using DuoLingo for learning French. I recently hit day 786. Je pense que je suis un cheval!

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I'm sure several of you think the title of this podcast should be "Defunding Comixology," because you think it's what Amazon has done.

I'm taking the opposite opinion on this one. Amazon is hurting Comixology in the short term for a long term benefit. They are providing focus, but the transition will be a rough one.

We're already seeing things get better, in fact, and I'm betting things will move pretty fast from here.

Learning French: I'm using DuoLingo for learning French. I recently hit day 784. Incroyable, mais vrai!

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The Merge happened this week. It's a mess. I outline my first thoughts on it in this podcast.

If you're looking for the new Comixology storefront on Amazon, good luck.

Or, use Comixology.com and let them reroute you.

Learning French: I'm using DuoLingo for learning French. I recently hit day 775. Incroyable!

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Belgium has a new passport that features Belgian comic characters like Largo Winch, Lucky Luke, Tintin, and the Smurfs. Want!

This is my excuse to reach for an honorary Belgian citizenship without the hassle of learning a new language or, you know, actually moving to the country. I think I found an angle on this impossible mission. I'll explain it in this podcast.

I wrote about this goal on the website a couple weeks ago.

Learning French: I'm using DuoLingo for learning French. I recently extended my stream past the 765 day mark. Je ne suis pas un cheval.

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I received a comment recently that made fun of the way I pronounced a Belgian creators' name. It made me think about pronunciations. For as hard as I try to get it right, I'm always fighting my natural American accent instincts...

One quick correction to this episode: The hockey player's name I was thinking of was Mark Messier. It's not the same as Jean-Claude Mézières. But it's close!

Learning French: I'm using DuoLingo for learning French. I recently extended my stream past the 757 day mark. C'est magnifique!

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Read the full review here:

https://www.pipelinecomics.com/asterix-v39-asterix-and-the-griffin/

Learning French: I'm using DuoLingo for learning French. I recently extended my stream past the 777 days mark. C'est magnifique!

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The Beatles had a 12 month period in the mid-1960s where they released four studio albums.

Is there a similar comics version of that kind of productivity? Ok, sure, probably Jack Kirby with or without Stan Lee. But keeping with the theme of this podcast, who comes to mind?

Easy -- Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo in the mid-1960s when they released 3 books in the same calendar year, and 5 in the span of two years.

In this podcast, I'll run down the list for you.

I also mentioned and recommended Rick Beato's YouTube channel if you're looking for smart analysis of music on-line.

The Beatles Documentary, "Get Back," is streaming on Disney Plus.

My reviews of the books from that fateful year:

• Asterix and the Big Fight
• Asterix in Britain
• Asterix and the Normans

Learning French: I'm using DuoLingo for learning French. I recently extended my stream past the 700 days mark. Je t'invite a la fete de mon anniversaire -- en Mars!

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Take your pick:

• PipelineClassics.com
• PipelineComics.com/mcspidey

Go there now to learn all about Todd McFarlane's run on "The Amazing Spider-Man."

Learning French: I'm using DuoLingo for learning French. Let's be friends! My streak is now past 670 days!

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Happy International Podcast Day!

We celebrate a little bit of PipelineComics.com's recent five year anniversary with a State of the Union address that takes a brief tangent into the kind of job descriptions you see for writers at comic book news websites. (Too much writing.)

Also, some hints and teases for things to come, and a little about the future of this podcast.

Learning French: I'm using DuoLingo for learning French. Let's be friends! My streak is now past 630 days!

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