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Jérôme K. Jérôme Bloche #1
Jerome K. Jerome Bloche Vol. 1: The Shadow Killer
First installment in a series about an endearingly clumsy young private eye, who scoots around Paris on his motorbike, more Will Ferrell than Humphrey Bogart. Translated into English for the first time!
Wearing an old trenchcoat and his indispensable felt hat, the 20-year-old Jérôme tries to look the part of a seasoned sleuth. By day he translates detective novels and fantasizes about being one. By night he’s enrolled in Professor Maison’s correspondence course for would-be private eyes. His girlfriend, Babette, is a flight attendant who brings him recordings for his collection of police sirens from around the world. It's a happy—if not particularly promising—existence, until his first “case."
In the past two months, fifteen people in Paris have been killed by poisoned darts. All the witnesses saw was a feathered shadow and a blowgun. The job of capturing the flamboyant assassin is entrusted to Jérôme by Professor Maison. Things get off to a rocky start, however, when the professor appears to be victim number sixteen!
Wearing an old trenchcoat and his indispensable felt hat, the 20-year-old Jérôme tries to look the part of a seasoned sleuth. By day he translates detective novels and fantasizes about being one. By night he’s enrolled in Professor Maison’s correspondence course for would-be private eyes. His girlfriend, Babette, is a flight attendant who brings him recordings for his collection of police sirens from around the world. It's a happy—if not particularly promising—existence, until his first “case."
In the past two months, fifteen people in Paris have been killed by poisoned darts. All the witnesses saw was a feathered shadow and a blowgun. The job of capturing the flamboyant assassin is entrusted to Jérôme by Professor Maison. Things get off to a rocky start, however, when the professor appears to be victim number sixteen!
56 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1985
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August 9, 2018
Weak, derivative plot. Boring Gary Sue protagonist. Absolutely lovely art. Will probably not collect this series.
August 6, 2024
Oké maar een cursus detectivewerk? Schrijf mij maar in!
May 26, 2020
Humero-entertaining with outstanding art!
The creators that are published in French are sequentially superlative than the rest of the world in all facets of the game. FACT. It's in no way a new revelation but I realized I hadn't put it to print yet.
For those of you homebodies I'll have to break it to you:
The U.S.A isn't even in the top three.
The creators that are published in French are sequentially superlative than the rest of the world in all facets of the game. FACT. It's in no way a new revelation but I realized I hadn't put it to print yet.
For those of you homebodies I'll have to break it to you:
The U.S.A isn't even in the top three.
June 25, 2025
toute mon enfance et toujours aussi divertissant.
June 25, 2018
A bit underwhelming - the story and pacing suits readers in the young adult/ teen category.
There is not much of detective/ investigative work. The pacing is not tight and the cohesiveness of the story is just at par.
That said, I will still collect this series.
There is not much of detective/ investigative work. The pacing is not tight and the cohesiveness of the story is just at par.
That said, I will still collect this series.
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November 1, 2017
Non, mais si je commence à évaluer les bédés que j'ai lues, la vie serait trop courte !
January 14, 2022
No hay por dónde cogerlo.
January 21, 2024
Art is decent, bumbling French detective, I feel the story is a little rushed, and merely okay; not yet finding it’s feet.
March 28, 2026
une (autre) serie que j ai toujours voulu lire en entier. je recommence par le debut.
cet album est sympa avec de bons moments. d autres moins realistes. j aime bcp les dessins.
cet album est sympa avec de bons moments. d autres moins realistes. j aime bcp les dessins.
March 31, 2026
Een erg leuke serie waarvan ik de eerste 15 delen vandaag heb herlezen.
June 12, 2015
Les débuts prometteurs de ce désormais célèbre détective, au nom improbable. Oui une envie subite de relire la série et pour certains volumes de les découvrir.
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