{"id":34932,"date":"2026-02-12T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=34932"},"modified":"2026-02-10T18:14:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T18:14:50","slug":"a-sea-of-love-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2026\/02\/12\/a-sea-of-love-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sea of Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy Wilfrid Lupano<\/strong> & Gr\u00e9gory Panaccione<\/strong> (Lion Forge\/The Magnetic Collection)
\nISBN: 978-1-942367-45-1 (HB\/Digital edition)<\/p>\n

The sheer breadth, variety and creative ambition of comics regularly renders me breathless. It feels like there\u2019s no subject or blend thereof; no tone or trope; no limits and absolutely no style or admixture that talented individuals can\u2019t turn into heartrending, hilarious, thrilling, educational, evocative, uplifting and\/or infuriating stories.<\/p>\n

This completely silent saga from prolific French writer Wilfrid Lupano (Old Geezers<\/strong>; Azimut<\/em><\/strong>; Blanc Autour<\/em><\/strong>; Le Loup<\/em><\/strong>; Valerian<\/strong> spin-off Shingouzlooz Inc<\/em><\/strong>. and so many more) with illustrator Gr\u00e9gory Panaccione (Someone to Talk To<\/strong>; Toby Mon Ami<\/em><\/strong>; Match<\/em><\/strong>; \u00c2me<\/strong>) somehow offers all of those in one delicious hardback or digital package.<\/p>\n

Originally seen au continent as Un Oc\u00e9an d\u2019amour <\/em><\/strong>in 2014, this wordless yet universally comprehensible pantomime is an unforgettable saga celebrating the timeless resilience of mature love. Here it is craftily concealed yet constantly displayed in a tale of tetchy devotion between an aged diminutive fisherman and his quiet, timid, overly-flappable but formidably indomitable wife.
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\nEvery morning before the sun lights their rustic hovel, she makes him a wonderful breakfast before he heads out into the big ocean in a little boat. They have their fractious moments and he can be a trial sometimes, but their relationship is rock solid and never-ending.<\/p>\n

This particular morning, however, the old coot finally falls foul of a changing world, when his little vessel is snagged in the nets of a vast trawler factory ship. Saving his idiot apprentice, the old git is soon swallowed up and gone…<\/p>\n

At least, that\u2019s what the sole survivor believes when he washes up ashore. However, the matronly new widow refuses to accept that and – disregarding decades of homey domestic programming – goes looking for him.
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\nOh, the incredible adventures she has and the people she meets…<\/p>\n

He, meanwhile, is still very much alive. Stranded on his little tub, with nothing but tinned sardines and memories to sustain him, he is washed uncontrollably across the world. Befriended by a sardine-loving gull, he experiences first hand and close up the way we\u2019ve befouled the seas and meets a wide variety of people he\u2019s casually misjudged all his life, before eventually fighting his way back to his little cottage and the faithful one who\u2019s waiting for him. At least, he complacently assumed she is…
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\nEpic, hilarious, terrifying, shocking and sublimely satisfying, this is masterpiece of graphic narrative with so very much to say. Why not give your eyes a treat and have a good listen?
\nA Sea of Love<\/em> \u00a9 2018 Editions Delcourt. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Today in 1917 Sidney Smith<\/strong>\u2019s landmark strip The Gumps<\/strong> began, as in his own way did Belgian narrative artist Even (Balthazar de groene steenvreter<\/em><\/strong>) Meulen<\/strong>\/Eddy Vermeulen<\/strong> in 1946.<\/p>\n

In 1962 cartoonist and pioneering conservationist Jay Norwood<\/strong> \u201cDing<\/em><\/strong>\u201d Darling<\/strong> died, as did Charles M. Schulz<\/strong> (no clues from me here!) in 2000. Master illustrator, war comics wonder and funny, funny cartoon guy John Severin<\/strong> left it to 2012 to leave us for the last time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Wilfrid Lupano & Gr\u00e9gory Panaccione (Lion Forge\/The Magnetic Collection) ISBN: 978-1-942367-45-1 (HB\/Digital edition) The sheer breadth, variety and creative ambition of comics regularly renders me breathless. It feels like there\u2019s no subject or blend thereof; no tone or trope; no limits and absolutely no style or admixture that talented individuals can\u2019t turn into heartrending, … <\/p>\n

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