Porcelaine02_Femme_Delcourt

Delcourt and Improper Books are delighted to announce that the French language edition of Porcelain: Bone China, PORCELAINE 02. FEMME, is being released today, 24th February 2016. The second volume of Benjamin Read & Chris Wildgoose’s creator-owned Porcelain: A Gothic Fairy Tale series, Bone China is part of a multiple book deal being published by Delcourt.

“Porcelaine, as the series is called in French, is one of the most innovative, fresh, and wonderfully written and crafted books, I’ve seen since I began work in comics,” said Thierry Mornet, Delcourt’s Editor in Chief. “Who would have thought, that three years ago, as I was wandering through the alleys of the Thought Bubble Festival in Leeds, that I would have the chance to meet Ben, Chris, and Matt for this wonderful ride. Thank you, guys!”

As the leading independent comic publisher in France, and with a strong record of adapting US comics, Delcourt’s passion and expertise have been a natural fit for the French language editions of the Porcelain series.

On Delcourt’s French editions, Benjamin Read said, “The look of Porcelain was very much inspired by the aesthetic of the European comics movement, so it’s an absolute joy for it to go full circle and be published in France, particularly by such an established and renowned company as Delcourt. We will follow Child as she grows into a woman; living out her grand, terrible, and, ultimately, legendary life.”

Written by Benjamin Read, illustrated by Chris Wildgoose, coloured by André May, and lettered by Jim Campbell, Porcelain: Bone China is set more than a decade after the events of Porcelain: A Gothic Fairy Tale, and follows Child having grown into Lady. Sole inheritor of all of Uncle’s secrets and wealth, she has continued his work, becoming equally as isolated in her quest to refine the Porcelain and put right past mistakes.

Set within a world that’s a magical echo of our own, Bone China is the story of Lady, an alchymist, who must forge her own path through the complexities of love, family, and war.

You can find more details about PORCELAINE 02. FEMME on Delcourt’s website.