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Blake, Mortimer and Nasir are en route to Antarctica, hoping to locati Olrik and his Indian and KGB allies and to stop his attack on the Brussels Universal Exposition. Little do they know that their old adversary isn't the one in charge this time. In the frozen wasteland of the sixth continent, Mortimer will be reunited with an old acquaintance and solve the enigma of his younger days - at a terrible price.
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Andre Juillard is a celebrated artist with a career spanning more than 35 years. He has worked on famous series such as Les Sept Vies de L'EpervierA" and MasquerougeA" and obtained the Grand Prix at the Angouleme festival in 1996. Yves Sente began writing scripts in 1999 and has already acquired considerable clout, being chosen as successor to Van Hamme for the series ThorgalA" and the sequel to XIIIA" and working with Van Hamme on Blake & Mortimer.A"
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Second volume of another great Blake & Mortimer story.
29 July 2011
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This is another Blake & Mortimer album. Set in the 1950s, this is the second of a two part storyline combining political intrege, science fiction, and background on Professor Mortimer.
While published as the 10th volume, it's actually the 17th. It's the second album by the 'second team' doing albums after the death of B&M creator EP Jacobs. It's by Yves Sente & Andre Juillard. Cinebooks is publishing their 3 other albums this year (one more to go).
As noted, this is the second of a two part story. I advice getting them together. There are some things that follow from the previous album by this creative team, "the Voronov Plot", and I understand their other album, "The Gondwana Shrine", is a sort of follow-on to the storyline in this 2-parter. It will be published later this year.
In the first album, we learned some background information on Professor Mortimer, which impacts on the main story. Mortimer had met the individual who will be the main villian in this 2-parter, who blames Mortimer for the death of his daughter. We find out in this volume how that all really played out, and its full impact on the storyline. You'll need to read the albums to find out.
The main story is set in the 'present' of 1958 at the "worlds fair" in Brussels. A backdrop to this are the several nations (in the third world) who want to throw off the yoke of colonial domination. The main villian will use that as support for some new super-weapon, as well as making use of Col Orlik (released from prison as shown in the prior albums). Orlik is thus not the main villian, but another pawn. This album, the action soon shifts to Antarctica (the sixth continent of the title), as the resolution to the attacks on the "world's fair" is worked out.
Overall, a great story.
In the next volume, we find out what happens on Mortimer's vacation from the events of this story.
While published as the 10th volume, it's actually the 17th. It's the second album by the 'second team' doing albums after the death of B&M creator EP Jacobs. It's by Yves Sente & Andre Juillard. Cinebooks is publishing their 3 other albums this year (one more to go).
As noted, this is the second of a two part story. I advice getting them together. There are some things that follow from the previous album by this creative team, "the Voronov Plot", and I understand their other album, "The Gondwana Shrine", is a sort of follow-on to the storyline in this 2-parter. It will be published later this year.
In the first album, we learned some background information on Professor Mortimer, which impacts on the main story. Mortimer had met the individual who will be the main villian in this 2-parter, who blames Mortimer for the death of his daughter. We find out in this volume how that all really played out, and its full impact on the storyline. You'll need to read the albums to find out.
The main story is set in the 'present' of 1958 at the "worlds fair" in Brussels. A backdrop to this are the several nations (in the third world) who want to throw off the yoke of colonial domination. The main villian will use that as support for some new super-weapon, as well as making use of Col Orlik (released from prison as shown in the prior albums). Orlik is thus not the main villian, but another pawn. This album, the action soon shifts to Antarctica (the sixth continent of the title), as the resolution to the attacks on the "world's fair" is worked out.
Overall, a great story.
In the next volume, we find out what happens on Mortimer's vacation from the events of this story.
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