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''[[Garulfo]]'' is a [[French Belgian Comic Books|french comic series]] written by Alain Ayroles (also Author of [[De Cape |
''[[Garulfo]]'' is a [[French Belgian Comic Books|french comic series]] written by Alain Ayroles (also Author of [[De Cape et de Crocs]]) and illustrated by Bruno Maïorana , taking an humoristic take on [[Fairy Tales]] like [[De Cape et de Crocs]] did for the swashbuckling genre. |
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Garulfo is a frog who cannot stand being at the bottom of the food chain, and worships mankind as the epitome of God's Creation. Inspired by the tale of "[[ |
Garulfo is a frog who cannot stand being at the bottom of the food chain, and worships mankind as the epitome of God's Creation. Inspired by the tale of "[[The Frog Prince]]" and with the help of a witch, he succeeds in being turned into a prince by the kiss of a handmaid he mistakenly believes to be a princess, and manages to make his entrance at he king's court. Unfortunately, he soon discovers [[Humans Are Bastards|man's true nature]], and his ignorance of human society puts him in bigger trouble. |
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The second [[Story Arc]] is based on the unwilling cooperation between the innocent Garulfo and Romuald, the irascible and vain prince turned into a frog to learn humility, so that Romuald kisses a princess and both beings find back their respective forms. |
The second [[Story Arc]] is based on the unwilling cooperation between the innocent Garulfo and Romuald, the irascible and vain prince turned into a frog to learn humility, so that Romuald kisses a princess and both beings find back their respective forms. |
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* [[The Eeyore]]: Enguerrand's horse. |
* [[The Eeyore]]: Enguerrand's horse. |
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* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Jean Tortecagne the bandit has respect for the orphan of hanged ones. |
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Jean Tortecagne the bandit has respect for the orphan of hanged ones. |
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* [[Everything's Better |
* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]. |
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* [[Fish Out of Water]]: More exactely rather Frog Out Of Water. |
* [[Fish Out of Water]]: More exactely rather Frog Out Of Water. |
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* [[The Fool]]: Garulfo. |
* [[The Fool]]: Garulfo. |
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* [[Fractured Fairy Tale]]. |
* [[Fractured Fairy Tale]]. |
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* [[ |
* [[The Frog Prince]]: Inverted. |
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* [[Humans Are Bastards]]. |
* [[Humans Are Bastards]]. |
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* [[If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her]]: The reason of Noemie's inimity towards Garulfo. |
* [[If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...]]: The reason of Noemie's inimity towards Garulfo. |
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* [[It's All About Me]]. Prince Romuald. |
* [[It's All About Me]]. Prince Romuald. |
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* [[Karmic Death]]. |
* [[Karmic Death]]. |
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* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: Deconstructed: apart from Anjalbert de Gonfalon, most of the knights are either incompetent, either conceited bullies. |
* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: Deconstructed: apart from Anjalbert de Gonfalon, most of the knights are either incompetent, either conceited bullies. |
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* [[Magic |
* [[Magic a Is Magic A]]: The Law of Conservation of Magic: for every frog that turns into a prince, a prince turns into a frog , and ??vice-versa??. |
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* [[No One Could Survive That]]: Once. Afterwards, people are [[Genre Savvy]] enough to assume that Garulfo has survived. |
* [[No One Could Survive That]]: Once. Afterwards, people are [[Genre Savvy]] enough to assume that Garulfo has survived. |
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* [[The Power of Love]]. |
* [[The Power of Love]]. |