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1 BLUTCH M odern Speed Why don t you want me, Lola? Yes, I know, you love another. I hope he realizes how lucky he is to be loved by you Though I doubt he s capable of loving you as I would have loved you Because nobody nobody can possibly love you like I love you! Blutch has created a unique, gripping and fantastical work, enhanced by tremendous graphic maturity. AIRE LIBRE/DUPUIS 01_CV avec dos_vitesse MODERNE_AN.indd 1 31/08/ :23

2 BLUTCH Modern Speed COLORIST: RUBY AIRE LIBRE

3 prologue How dare you speak to me of love? You, huh? You who never even knew Lola Rastaquouère 5

If you don t inject a little vitality into what you re doing, then

4 No, no and no! This is a waste of my time! You, Miss! What was your name, again? Lola. Lola! Get your head in the game, girl. If you don t inject a little vitality into what you re doing, then don t bother. It s pointless! It s pointless to show up here. We don t need you! 6

5 Same goes for the others. I mean, really! It s the truth! You look like you all turned into molasses at breakfast! Tomato Car is a very demanding piece. You re not bureaucrats, for heaven s sake! You need to give it 100%! Lola! Commendatore? Same sequence, kid. From the top, let s go! I want to see passion! 7

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7 Well, Miss Lola, don t you find that it works better with a little bit of love? 9

8 Evening. Rudy? Is that you? Er Yeah, Lola it s me, Rudy. Lola. What a surprise. OK, ciao, Lola. You never responded to my letter. Listen, Rudy, let s just stay friends. It s better that way, don t you think? It s because I m not cool, right? Is that it? I don t have the look? 10

The reason I didn t write back, actually, is because Because? Yeah.

9 Don t be ridiculous, you re better than that. You re sensitive, talented Um I m not available, Rudy! There s someone else? The reason I didn t write back, actually, is because Because? Yeah. I wrote a piece especially for you. You got a minute? Can I play it for you? Sure. It s called, My Heart Is Dying. Miss Um Yes? You don t know me, but I know you. end of the prologue 11

But to further hold each other, the waltz swept us along, the waltz with small steps.

10 Be wary of Paris, of its streets, its grey sky For women, a caress, for men, a mistress Crush me in your arms; it hurts but I love it An embrace without promise, the mad thrill of youth Be wary of Paris But to further hold each other, the waltz swept us along, the waltz with small steps.. Paris was celebrating Young people were kissing, and I was twirling, happy, in your arms Happy to be losing my mind. 12

I had nothing of my own. You could at least pretend you re listening. I am listening, Renée, I am.

11 They used to call me the hamster. Because I was chubby as a kid. I had to wear this orthodontic headgear, like the bit on a horse s bridle, with metal rods that went behind my ears. So I became who I am all by myself! I had nothing of my own. You could at least pretend you re listening. I am listening, Renée, I am. But I m sorry, this place is just so pretentious I keep expecting someone to come up to me and say: You ve come to the wrong place, Miss, please be kind enough to give up your seat, you know where the exit is. Oh please, Lola, you re perfect. And then there s that couple, there Don t look now! What couple? 13

That smugness is nauseating. Oh! They re leaving! Renée! Renée! The girl s skirt!

12 Shhh! That one! What s so special about them? I don t know. I find them intriguing. Please! They whisper, they giggle, they think they re the only ones on Earth to know what true love is. That smugness is nauseating. Oh! They re leaving! Renée! Renée! The girl s skirt! Did you see what s hanging from it?! Eek! That s revolting! What is it? Bénédicte It s our souls, it s our bodies We are free Bénédicte! Shameful! 14

13 For Laure. All I could see was his ear which a scar sliced through and through. AIRE LIBRE Layout: Philippe Ghielmetti (illusions) Translation: Montana Kane Lettering: Calix LTD D/2008/0089/169 ISBN ISSN Dupuis. All rights reserved

14 About Mediatoon Licensing : Mediatoon was created by the Média-Participations group, the European leader in French-language comics and manga and one of the major producers of animated cartoons in Europe. Mediatoon oversees the group s rights management in comic book publishing and audiovisual productions. The Mediatoon Foreign Rights department is responsible for selling licenses to international publishers, magazines, and newspapers. MFR handles the foreign rights for the comic books published by the five imprints within the group, namely Dargaud, Dupuis, Le Lombard, Lucky Comics and Kana, as well as for illustrated children books released by the new imprint Little Urban. MFR also sells foreign rights for derivative publications of the animated series produced by Média-Participations. Over 1.5 million licensed editions of the group s comic albums in foreign languages are sold every year, in over 40 countries and in more than 30 languages. Contact Foreign Rights: Mrs Sophie CASTILLE sophie.castille@mediatoon.com Mediatoon Licensing rue Moussorgski Paris France mfr.mediatoon.com This extract was translated with the support of the CNL.

15 BLUTCH M odern Speed Why don t you want me, Lola? Yes, I know, you love another. I hope he realizes how lucky he is to be loved by you Though I doubt he s capable of loving you as I would have loved you Because nobody nobody can possibly love you like I love you! Blutch has created a unique, gripping and fantastical work, enhanced by tremendous graphic maturity. AIRE LIBRE/DUPUIS 01_CV avec dos_vitesse MODERNE_AN.indd 1 31/08/ :23

writer JOSEPH SAFIEDDINE artist and colorist KYUNGEUN PARK

writer JOSEPH SAFIEDDINE artist and colorist KYUNGEUN PARK JULY 2006. AND MAKE SURE YOU TAKE CARE OF THINGS, GABRIEL! DON T FORGET TO FEED THE PETS! I LL TRY NOT TO. BUT JUST IN CASE, YOU MADE A LIST,