Page five from New York/Miami (Catalan, 1990) by Jacques Loustal and Philippe Paringaux, translated by Elizabeth Bell.

Catalan Communications was a New York publishing company, operated by Bernd Metz, which mainly focused on English-language translations of European graphic novels, presented in a series of high-quality trade paperbacks.

The company published through the 1980s from a large loft located at 43 East 19th Street. Metz was the editor, and Elizabeth Bell provided English translations for the French titles, including Max Cabanes' Colin-Maillard (Heartthrobs). In 1990, the Cabanes graphic novel was the winner of the Grand Prix at France's Angoulême International Comics Festival. One of Bell's translated books for Catalan revealed errors in an earlier Heavy Metal translation of the same story. The Angoulême International Comics Festival is the main comics festival in Europe. ...

Some outstanding books published by Metz were Jacques Loustal's Love Shots, Lorenzo Mattoti's Fires and Barcelona artist Marti Riera's The Cabbie, with an introduction by Art Spiegelman. Published in five languages, Trip to Tulum by Federico Fellini and Milo Manara was selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the best trade paperbacks of 1990. Art Spiegelman (born February 15, 1948) is an American comics artist, editor and advocate for the medium of comics, best known for his Pulitzer Prize winning comic memoir, Maus. ... Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993) was one of the most influential and widely revered Italian film-makers of the 20th century and is considered to be one of the finest film directors of all time. ... Milo Manara (born Maurilio Manara, September 12, 1945, Luson, Italy) is an Italian comic book creator (writer and drawer), best known for his erotic approach to the medium. ... Publishers Weekly is a weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. ...

Other books published by Catalan include:

• ADVENTURES OF BLAKE & MORTIMER
• ADVENTURES OF ROCCO VARGAS: TRITON
• ANARCOMA
• APE (1986)
• BACILIERO: THE TALKING HEAD
• BELL'S THEOREM
• BILLY BUDD, KGB
• BODYSSEY (1986)
• BOLDLIGHT
• BREAKTHROUGH
• BURTON & CYB
• CODE XIII: ALL THE TEARS OF HELL
• CODE XIII: DAY OF THE BLACK SUN
• CODE XIII: WHERE THE INDIAN WALKS
• COMPANIONS OF THE DUSK
• DARK TALES
• DEEP CITY
• DEN VOL. 2: MUVOVUM (1984)
• DIES IRAE PART 2
• DORM GIRLS
• DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE
• EDGAR ALLAN POE
• ERMA JAGUAR
• EXTERMINATOR 17
• GHITA OF ALIZARR
• GODS IN CHAOS
• GOOD-BYE
• HEARTS OF SAND
• HEIR, THE
• HIDDEN CAMERA (1990)
• HUNTING PARTY
• INDIAN SUMMER
• INDIAN SUMMER SECOND EDITION COLLECTION (1989)
• JEREMIAH 13: STRIKE
• JOE'S BAR
• JUSTINE
• LAST VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1988)
• MAGIC CRYSTAL (1989)
• MAGIC CRYSTAL: AURELYS'S SECRET GN (VOL. 3) (1990)
• MAGIC CRYSTAL: ISLAND OF THE UNICORN GN (VOL. 2)
• MAN FROM HARLEM
• MARK OF THE DOG
• MATTER OF TIME
• MERCENARY: CULT OF THE SACRED FIRE
• MERCENARY: THE FORMULA
• MORBUS GRAVIS 1
• NECRON (1990)
• ORIENT GATEWAY
• OUTER STATES
• PERCHANCE TO DREAM
• PETER DARK
• PIONEERS OF THE HUMAN ADVENTURE
• RANKS OF THE BLACK ORDER
• RAW: HIGH CULTURE FOR LOW BROWS
• REBEL
• RICHARD CORBEN: UNDERGROUND
• SAXON
• SHOOTING STARS (hardback)
• SPECIALIST: FULL MOON IN DENDARA
• SQUEAK THE MOUSE (1989)
• STELLA NORRIS: HURRICANE
• SUPERWEST COMICS (1987)
• SURVIVOR, THE (1990)
• TALKING HEAD
• TEX ARCANA
• TORPEDO
• TOWN THAT DIDN'T EXIST
• VALENTINA
• VENUS IN FURS
• VIDEO CLIPS (1985)
• WEREWOLF
• WHISPER MYSTERY
• WHISPERER MYSTERY (VOL.2) (1990)
• WOMAN TRAP
• YOUNG BLUEBERRY
• ZEPPELIN