"Les Contes", illustrated by E. P. Jacobs

As expected in a earlier post the association Les Amis de Jacobs has published the second volume of Les Contes, a collection of fairy tales illustrated by Jacobs early in his career. Only 299 numbered copies of this tome will be made, and it is only available to members of the association.
Below you can see a few pictures, courtesy of our friend Miguel Frognier over at our sister blog.

"The Yellow M" is Getting a Movie Adaptation

After 2 failed projects, it seems that finally The Yellow "M" will arrive in the big screen. Patrick Vanderbosch, of Belga Films, says here that his company acquired the rights for the album's film adaptation, and Jaco Van Dormael and Thomas Gunzig appear to be working on a B&M cinema adaptation, according to this piece. We'll see how this develops.

A Special Edition of the The Staff of Plutarch and Others

Yves Schirlif appears to be a gift that keeps on giving, as he as revealed new images through his Twitter account that may be of interest to fans of the B&M franchise, the first of which being the cover for a luxury edition of The Staff of Plutarch, followed by two other pictures of this edition. Other pictures show a cover for The Mega Wave, a book heavily featured on The Yellow "M", a Juillard sketch showing himself along with our heroes, and, lastly, a Yellow "M"-themed sketch by René Follet.

Yves Schirlif Gives Us a Peek of Upcoming Publications

Yves Schirlif, an editor at Dargaud, has published some pictures of this year's upcoming B&M publications, which you can see below. Those include some cover studies and a sketch from Juillard 329 Dessins.

Les Amis des Jacobs Publications in Q3 2015

The association Les Amis des Jacobs, an association dedicated to the art of Edgar P. Jacobs, will publish this year the seventeenth number of the eponymous magazine, and the second volume of Les Contes et Illustrations de Edgar Jacobs. 

The former will include a cover featuring a beautiful sketch from The Time Trap, a study of the journeys made in The Yellow "M" by Eric Simon, an interview with François Riviére, Jacov's secrets and sources, and a lot more sure to delight any fan of the Belgian master,

The second volume of Les Contes will continue the publication of several illustrations made by Jacobs early in his carrer.

You can see scans from both publications here.