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"TOURNESOL" BD comics series (bande dessinée chrétienne)
"TOURNESOL" comic magazine series
The Christian comic magazine series "Tournesol" began in October 1960, published by Ligue pour la Lecture de la Bible (LLB) in Valence, France. At first it was a pocket-size publication, 130mm x 180mm, 48 pages, with a 2-color cover and black and white interior.
French Terms:
'bande dessinée' (or 'BD' or 'bédé,' pronounced bay-day) = 'comics'
'bande dessinée chrétienne' = 'Christian comic'
'Tournesol' = 'sunflower'
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During the 1990s "Tournesol" was listed, at various times, as being for ages 7-11, 7-12, or 7-14-years-old. It was also a monthly magazine of 32 pages.
Currently "Tournesol" promotes itself as a comics magazine for children from 7-years-old and upward and is published 6 times a year. The current editions are 160mm x 230mm, 24 pages, in full color.
Christian Comics Pioneer Philippe Hochet, a contributor to the magazine since 1978, now heads the "Tournesol" publication team following the retirement of Swiss Christian Comics Pioneer Jefko (Jean-Frédéric Kohler), who also drew the Marc Alban comic album series for LLB.
Although "Sunday PIX" in the USA began earlier (1949), it is no longer a primarily comics-driven vehicle. The same is also true of "PLUS+" in the UK which began in 1966. Therefore "Tournesol" may now be the longest-running Christian comic still published on a regular schedule today.
Click here to visit the home page of the "Tournesol" website (in French).
"Tournesol" is also available in North America through LLB in Québec, Canada.
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Some TOURNESOL magazine covers:
Issue # 1
(Oct 1960)
[Cover Image only
in COMIX35 files]
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Issue # 40
(Apr 1974)
[There is a copy of this book in the COMIX35 library]
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Issue # 139
(Jan 1988)
[There is a copy of this book in the COMIX35 library]
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Issue # 273
(May 1999)
[Cover Image only
in COMIX35 files]
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Issue # 280
(Jan 2000)
[There is a copy of this book in the COMIX35 library]
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Issue # 341
(Jul-Aug 2005)
[Cover Image only
in COMIX35 files]
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"HISTOIRES DU JOURNAL TOURNESOL" Series
The Ligue pour la Lecture de la Bible (LLB) in France has also published a number of comic book paperbacks in an "Histories du Journal Tournesol" series, some of them illustrated by Christian Comics Pioneer Philippe Hochet.
The first titles were Terres glacées ("Frozen Ground") in 1992, L'évangile en Chine avec Portes Ouvertes ("The Gospel in China with Open Doors") in 1999, and Inis: le prix de la paix ("Inis: The Price of Peace") in 2000.
More recent titles include L'apôtre Paul: L'homme mis à part ("The Apostle Paul: The man set apart"), Au temps des Juges ("In the time of the Judges"), and SYLF: Un mystérieux vagabond ("SYLF: A mysterious vagabond").
It is still possible to order some of these books from LLB.
Click here for the home page of the "Tournesol" web site.
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"HISTOIRES DU JOURNAL TOURNESOL" covers
Terres glacées
("Frozen Ground")
1992 - 40 pages + cover, paperback - 220 X 160 mm - Scripts by Edith Barnaud, Drawing by Philippe Hochet - ISBN: 2-85031-204-5
[There is a copy of this book in the COMIX35 library]
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L'évangile en Chine avec Portes Ouvertes
("The Gospel in China with Open Doors")
1999 - 56 pages + cover, paperback - 220 X 160 mm - Scripts by Philippe Hochet, "Kristina," and Sylvie Croisy - Drawing by Didier Le Rest and Jacques Defosse - Mockup and Desktop Publishing by "Jefko" - ISBN: 2-85031-355-6
[There is a copy of this book in the COMIX35 library]
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Inis: le prix de la paix
("Inis: The Price of Peace")
2000 - 72 pages + cover, paperback - 220 X 160 mm - Script by Mireille Clavé - Drawing by Philippe Hochet - Mockup by Philippe Hochet, Desktop Publishing by "Jefko" - ISBN: 2-85031-407-2
[There is a copy of this book in the COMIX35 library]
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L'apôtre Paul: L'homme mis à part
("The Apostle Paul: The man set apart")
Date? - 56 pages - 218 X 290 mm - Drawings and text by Didier Éberlé - ISBN: 2-85031-454-4
[Cover Image only in COMIX35 files]
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Au temps des Juges
("In the time of the Judges")
Date? - 48 pages - 218 X 290 mm - Drawings by "Dhomi," Text by Philippe Hochet - ISBN: 2-85031-508-7
[Cover Image only in COMIX35 files]
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SYLF: Un mystérieux vagabond
("SYLF: A mysterious vagabond")
Date? - 96 pages - 210 X 150 mm - Text and drawings by "Carine" - ISBN: 2-85031-520-6
[Cover Image only in COMIX35 files]
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