Corto Maltese in PNG

In its December 2012 issue dedicated to travelers hero comics, French magazine Grands Reportages publish an article of 14 pages on ​​the footsteps of Corto Maltese in Papua New Guinea. With his inimitable drawing style, Hugo Pratt  gave birth to his cult character Corto Maltese in Papua New Guinea in the heart of the Pacific Ocean. This first adventure, The Ballad of the Salt Sea, is now considered a founding work of modern comics.

The magazine also devotes a report Tintin Peru, Blake and Mortimer Greece, Blueberry Arizona and Jonathan Himalayas. A special issue to discover in all good newsagents from 1st December 2010.

ORDER THIS ISSUE

Ambelam tribe article

In its 2010 December issue, french magazine Grands Reportages publish a story of 14 pages on the famous Abelams tribe of Papua New Guinea. Facing a huge change since the beginning of 21st century, this community has elevated yam cultivation to a sacred art. A ritual which is the cornerstone of a spiritual and artistic among the most fascinating Oceania exchange culture. To discover in all (good) newsstands!

ORDER ISSUE ON GR WEB SITE

PNG special issue

In its issue of March 2010, the magazine publishes Great News file 40 pages I realized on Papua. An invitation to discover Port Moresby, the capital, Valley Simbai and houses spirits Sepik River. Gift, the numbers are sold on newsstands with a DVD containing the documentary ‘The exploration inverted’ traces the journey of two friends France Papuans Mundeya and Polobi.

Grands Reportages publication

Invited by our reporter, Marc Dozier, two Papuans – Polobi Palia et Mundeya Kepanga – travelled through France during four months. In a way similar to French writer Montesquieu’s Persian Letters, they have an inquisitive, full of wisdom and humour glimpse into our world and its contradictions. A great expedition related in a documentary scheduled for broadcasting in January on the Canal+ channel.

Forbidden lands Special issue

The French magazine Grands Reportages, devotes a special issue to the most beautiful ‘Forgotten lands’ published in the magazine for the last five years. A good opportunity to read (or read again) my report on New-Ireland (in Papua New-Guinea) with previously unpublished pictures. Available in all -good- newsstands !