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Glorious Summers captures the family vacation spirit

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                                                        The graphic novel genre seems to be slowly gathering a mature audience. It needs the coming together of a good scriptwriter to tell the story, an illustrator to bring out the subtle nuances of the characters. Most of these novels are dark, brooding accounts or violence-filled superhero stuff. Thus, it is a relief to come across the "Glorious Summers" series that brings plenty of sunshine and cheer to the reader.    Pierre Faldérault is a comic book illustrator who is always dreaming of creating that one character to catch the imagination of the reader and make him famous. However, he is stuck ghostwriting or illustrating the comic magazine Zagor for his boss, who doesn't mind saddling Pierre with last-minute colouring work and taking off to exotic locations for his own vacation. But the Faldérault family gets to go on their vacation every year, even if delayed by a few days. Where do they go each time from their ho