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Edgar P. Jacobs
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Graphic Novel
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Publisher | Cinebook Ltd | ||
ISBN | 978-184918037 | ||
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Reviewer
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Gareth
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Synopsis
A necklace that used to belong to Marie Antoinette, the last French queen before the French Revolution, turns up in the hands of a British collector who decides to present it to Queen Elizabeth. Blake and Mortimer's sworn enemy Olrik, about to be tried in Paris, manages to escape and steals the precious piece of jewellery in front of their very noses during a glittering reception in the French capital. The affair threatens to turn into a full-blown diplomatic incident, especially since Olrik is doing his best to embarrass Blake and Mortimer by tipping off the press about his every move.
Review
I enjoyed this - Blake & Mortimer seem to be the French Equivalent of Holmes and Watson; but with far friendlier banter and no constant grandstanding from "Holmes". In this episode, their "Moriaty" Olrik escapes and steals a priceless necklace and flaunts this in front of the press threatening to create a very nasty diplomatic incident.
The artwork is extremely good in places, if a little too confined by the words. Again, this story is far to wordy, for me, at times and interrupts the flow of the story. The panel progressions do not always match the dialog because the smaller panels sometimes have the most writing, and the larger panels sometimes have passive shots. However, the art is a lot more dynamic than I expected and there are certain panels which could easily stand up against the best of American artists of that style.
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