BDA #143: Another untranslatable title

I haven’t been able to find out much about this title (there is a black panther character in Kipling’s Jungle Book called “Bagheera,” which possibly the source of the title. I enjoy pulpiness of the elements here, including a callback to old yellow peril fears and the pretty lady in the coffin.

恭喜发财!

Just in time to see in the Lunar New Year, the Chinese-language version of “Bubbles” is now available for your perusal.

泡沫中的泳装美人。

You can read its page here, there is a downloadable CBZ archive here, and a PDF version here. 快乐!

BDA #139: Making a snake dancer

Shatane was the creation of the prolific Italian artist Leone Frollo (b. 1931). She was apparently a member of the Romanov family who escaped being massacred by the Bolsheviks and, having been taught magic by Rasputin, explores the inter-war world. Among people she meets are Adolf Hitler, Dracula, and Rudolf Valentino. Some people have such interesting lives!