The Old Geezers (French: Les Vieux Fourneaux) is a comic book series written by Wilfrid Lupano [fr] with illustrations by Paul Cauuet [fr]. It was published in France beginning in 2014 by Dargaud. The English version was published by Ablaze beginning in 2020; Montana Kane is the translator.
It is about three elderly men who are best friends: Antoine, Emile, and Pierre; all of them have leftist political views.
Publishers Weekly wrote that Volume 1 "lampoons the more outrageous aspects of leftist groups".
Two films were based on the series, Tricky Old Dogs [fr] (in French, Les Vieux Fourneaux) and Tricky Old Dogs 2 [fr].
The Wolf in Underpants was made as a spin-off of The Old Geezers.
Reception
Publishers Weekly stated that in Volume 1 the "detailed cartooning is superbly expressive."
References
- ^ "The Old Geezers, Vol. 1". Publishers Weekly. 2020-05-18. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- Renault, Olivier (2017-09-11). "Le loup en slip vient se les geler au Mans". Ouest-France (in French).
Further reading
- Rimbert, Julie (2018-11-29). "Bande dessinée : dans l'atelier du dessinateur des "Vieux Fourneaux"". Le Parisien.
- "Le Mans. Un camion pour annoncer la sortie des "Vieux Fourneaux" ". Le Maine Libre (in French). 2017-11-07.
- Conradsson, Pauline (2022-08-17). ""Les vieux Fourneaux 2" : la recette est toujours bonne". Le Maine Libre (in French).
External links
- The Old Geezers - Ablaze
- The Old Geezers - Dargaud (in French)