Benny Breakiron is an honest, polite little boy with an en exceptional quality: he possesses superhuman strength, can leap over huge distances, and can run unbelievably fast! This little kid packs quite a punch, and he devotes his play time to stopping crime and injustice. In this first volume, a new taxi service has moved into Benny's town threatening to put Benny's friend, taxi driver Mr. Dussilifard, out of business. The more Benny learns about the Red Taxi Company, the more he realizes something isn't right. Who's behind this mysterious enterprise, and just what are they up to? Benny aims to find out and put a stop to it once and for all, and hopefully keep the property damage to a minimum!
'De rode taxi's' is een uitstekend begin van de Steven Sterk-reeks, een charmante stripreeks voor kinderen over een jongetje met superkrachten. Peyo speelt knap met het idee dat Steven Sterk én een superheld is én een klein jongetje. In dit debuutverhaal ontmantelt Steven Sterk in zijn eentje een goed georganiseerde criminele bende. Dit gaat niet bepaald zonder slag of stoot en op een gegeven moment vinden we hem terug op een eiland midden in de oceaan, ver van zijn thuisstad...
Peyo's tekenwerk is van de hoogte kwaliteit en allercharmantst. Hij vertelt het avontuur met veel humor en vaart en hij schuwt de visuele slapstick niet.
Sebuah perusahaan taxi merah membuka kantornya di Blijdenburg, kedatangan perusahaan taxi model terbaru ini secara terang terangan merebut pelanggan supir taxi model lama, pak Pijpers, steven yang sangat tidak menyukai ketidakadilan ketika berusaha menolong pak Pijpers akhirnya terlibat dalam konspirasi pemilik taxi merah yang ternyata memiliki rencana jahat dibalik kedok perusahaannya.
Gaya dan tingkah polos Steven sebagai seorang anak kecil dibuku ini sangat menghibur, apalagi ketika ia, bermain petak umpet ketika dikejar2 para bandit dari taxi merah ditaman kwispedol. karakter steven digambarkan oleh peyo sebagai anak yang memiliki kekuatan luar biasa, tp juga bisa mengantuk saat lewat jam tidurnya, kecapaian, bahkan sakit flu!
I was introduced to this classic comic by my son this morning, who shoved it into my hands after breakfast and asked me to read to him. It is an old comic translated from French, written by Peyo, creator of The Smurfs.
It's a silly, gag-filled fantasy about a little boy with fantastic strength who goes on a meandering adventure in an attempt to stop a gang of criminals who are running a taxi company as a front for their criminal activities.
It's ridiculous. It hardly has a plot, seeming to change from page to page based on whatever whim Peyo had that day that could potentially lead to more gags.
But I had an absolute blast reading it to my children. We laughed and laughed all the way through, sitting and snuggling for nearly an hour. Worth it.
A very interesting beginning to the series. The book is very quirky and fun. But, there is definitely a sense of something being lost in the translation here. Not sure how kids would relate to this one.
Excellent linework, etc. The character and his abilities allow for some entertaining and mildly amusing adventures, but I wasn't completely enamored. Originally published in 1960.