Spirou & Fantasio Vol 21: The Prisoner of the Buddha
By (Author) Greg
Illustrated by Franquin
Illustrated by Jidehem
Cinebook Ltd
Cinebook Ltd
27th June 2024
27th June 2024
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Paperback
64
Width 217mm, Height 287mm
Spirou and Fantasio, paying the Count of Champignac a visit, discover that he is hiding an imposing visitor: a towering Russian genius who has created an anti-gravity ray. Unfortunately, the KGB is already hunting him, because he's decided he wants to keep his invention secret. And to make things worse, his former associate, who knows almost as much as he about the ray, has been captured by Chinese authorities. Spirou decides it is vital to free the prisoner...
Today, AndrFranquin remains an incredibly influential legend of Bandes Dessines. He was at the helm ofSpirou and Fantasio for 20 years and created their fantastical friend the Marsupilami, as well as one of the most beloved anti-heroes of European comics, Gomer Goof. Jidhem, whose real name was given to the angry businessman in Gomer, worked with Franquin for years, drawing backgrounds for both Gomer and Spirou, while creating his own series Sophie. Greg was editor-in-chief of Tintin Magazine and an extraordinarily prolific scriptwriter, whose best-known series is probably Achille Talon.