Rood zand (Tango)

Tango #2

by Matz, Philippe Xavier (Illustrator)

Sommige mensen roepen waar ze ook gaan het onheil over zich af. John
Tango is zo iemand. Nadat hij ternauwerdood de hel van het
Andesgebergte overleefde, kiest hij het ruime sop om zijn grootvader
een bezoekje te brengen op een eilandje van de Bahama's. Maar ook de
lokale maffia heeft plannen met het eiland. Tango's vakantie is
wederom van korte duur ...

Genres: Bande Dessinée, Comics, Adventure, Fiction, Graphic Novels

Kindle Edition

First published October 19, 2018

About the author

"Matz" is the pseudonym for French writer Alexis Nolent. He has written scripts for video games, a novel, and as Matz, a number of comics including Triggerman by Walter Hill. His graphic novel, Du plombe dan la tete a.k.a. Headshot, was adapted into the 2012 film, Bullet To The Head.


See http://www.dargaud.com/bd/Auteurs/Matz for a bio in French.

Reviews

[Urbon Adamsson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loving this series so far.

I appreciate that, while there is a continuity, each volume has a self-contained story arc. It's like experiencing a cinematic action movie about gangsters and mercenaries in comic book form.

And yes, my favorite part is definitely Matz's writing.

[Mirnes Alispahić · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some people just can't get away from trouble. As if they're looking for it. Or is it other way around? Tango is one of those people. After the adventure from first issue, he's sailing with Mario through Caribbean, but all that's good comes to an end. Having being bored to death with sailing, Mario convinces Tango to stop somewhere and what better place then to visit Tang0's grandfather who lives on a small island in the Caribbean. However, beforementioned trouble awaits.

Some more history of Tango revealed, loveable new characters in addition to ones we already met, Tango's old love flame and a cute little story. Oh, yeah, and a nice nod to the XIII by Jean Van Hamme.

Truth be told, reading Tango makes all seems deja vu, yet one can't stop reading it with a smile on his/hers face. It's one of those cheesy action comic books that just takes you places, making you forget about everything. I would love to see TV series about Tango's adventures. Matz and Xavier know what they're doing.

[Ellen IJzerman (Prowisorio) · Rating 3 out of 5]

[Krishnakumar Mohanasundaram · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loosely following up from where the first album ended, we follow Tango and Mario on their solo trip when they decide to visit Tango's grandfather who lives among other people in an isolated island ...

When they learn that the island is being eyed by mafia moguls to keep it as their private storage unit Tango join hands with old men from his past to defeat them...

Finally Mario decides to stay back with Tango's grandfather and Tango probably ventures on his own adventure (with his new girlfriend from his childhood)

Like tha first album this deserves applause for the artwork and the crispy story telling...
4 stars for the let down on the last act...

[João Teixeira · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este segundo volume, tal como o primeiro, lê-se bastante bem, porque o argumento é suficientemente interessante e porque os desenhos jogam a favor do mesmo.
Abandonamos algumas personagens dando lugar a outras (que ajudam a caracterizar melbor a personagem central), assim como abandonamos a paisagem de pedra do primeiro volume, mudando-nos para latitudes mais tropicais e paradisíacas... Mas nem no paraíso há descanso, e Tango cá está para resolver fazer face aos problemas (não sem alguma violência à mistura). A ver vamos o que trazem os volumes seguintes!

[Sebastião Pinto · Rating 2 out of 5]

O Tango é o Nathan Drake da wish

[Metabull · Rating 3 out of 5]

A slightly better comic than the first one. The buddy-comedy stuff was nice as well.

The story is very archetypical, but well executed. The art is clean, but too similar to stand out.

[Mahatma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fijn nog eens meegesleept te worden met een degelijke strip.