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Adèle Blanc-Sec #3
Le Savant fou
French
48 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1977
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Jacques Tardi
290 books215 followersJacques Tardi is a French comics artist, born 30 August 1946 in Valence, Drôme. He is often credited solely as Tardi.
After graduating from the École nationale des Beaux-Arts de Lyon and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris, he started writing comics in 1969, at the age of 23, in the comics magazine Pilote, initially illustrating short stories written by Jean Giraud and Serge de Beketch, before creating the political fiction story Rumeur sur le Rouergue from a scenario by Pierre Christin in 1972.
A highly versatile artist, Tardi successfully adapted novels by controversial writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline or crime novelist Léo Malet. In Malet's case, Tardi adapted his detective hero Nestor Burma into a series of critically acclaimed graphic novels, though he also wrote and drew original stories of his own.
Tardi also created one of French comics' most famous heroines, Adèle Blanc-Sec. This series recreates the Paris of early 20th century where the moody heroine encounters supernatural events, state plots, occult societies and experiments in cryogenics.
Another graphic novel was Ici Même which was written by Jean-Claude Forest, best known as the creator of Barbarella. A satire, it describes the adventures of Arthur Même who lives on the walls of his family's former property.
Tardi has produced many antiwar graphic novels and comics, mainly focusing on the collective European trauma of the First World War, and the pitfalls of patriotism spawned several albums (Adieu Brindavoine, C'était la guerre des tranchées, Le trou d'obus, Putain de Guerre...). His grandfather's involvement in the day-to-day horrors of trench warfare, seems to have had a deep influence to his artistic expression. He also completed a four-volume series on the Paris Commune, Le cri du peuple.
Fantagraphics Books translate and publish in English a wide range of Tardi's books, done by editor and translator Kim Thompson.[3] The books released so far are West Coast Blues (Le Petit bleu de la côte ouest), You Are There (Ici Même), and It Was the War of the Trenches (C'était la guerre des tranchées); a single album collecting the first two Adele Blanc-Sec volumes has also been published.
->http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_...
After graduating from the École nationale des Beaux-Arts de Lyon and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris, he started writing comics in 1969, at the age of 23, in the comics magazine Pilote, initially illustrating short stories written by Jean Giraud and Serge de Beketch, before creating the political fiction story Rumeur sur le Rouergue from a scenario by Pierre Christin in 1972.
A highly versatile artist, Tardi successfully adapted novels by controversial writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline or crime novelist Léo Malet. In Malet's case, Tardi adapted his detective hero Nestor Burma into a series of critically acclaimed graphic novels, though he also wrote and drew original stories of his own.
Tardi also created one of French comics' most famous heroines, Adèle Blanc-Sec. This series recreates the Paris of early 20th century where the moody heroine encounters supernatural events, state plots, occult societies and experiments in cryogenics.
Another graphic novel was Ici Même which was written by Jean-Claude Forest, best known as the creator of Barbarella. A satire, it describes the adventures of Arthur Même who lives on the walls of his family's former property.
Tardi has produced many antiwar graphic novels and comics, mainly focusing on the collective European trauma of the First World War, and the pitfalls of patriotism spawned several albums (Adieu Brindavoine, C'était la guerre des tranchées, Le trou d'obus, Putain de Guerre...). His grandfather's involvement in the day-to-day horrors of trench warfare, seems to have had a deep influence to his artistic expression. He also completed a four-volume series on the Paris Commune, Le cri du peuple.
Fantagraphics Books translate and publish in English a wide range of Tardi's books, done by editor and translator Kim Thompson.[3] The books released so far are West Coast Blues (Le Petit bleu de la côte ouest), You Are There (Ici Même), and It Was the War of the Trenches (C'était la guerre des tranchées); a single album collecting the first two Adele Blanc-Sec volumes has also been published.
->http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_...
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November 28, 2017
40 ans après, l'album n'a pas pris une ride. Grâce à Adèle Blanc-Sec, avant tout - et puis, à bien y réfléchir, combien y avait-il d'héroïnes de BD à l'époque? J'ai quand-même l'impression que bon nombre d'héros de BD seventies ont bien plus mal vieilli. Ensuite, avec le recul, il faudra bien considérer l'auteur comme le prédécesseur du steam-punk. En guise de machine inquiétante, "Le Savant Fou" en propose un joli exemple. Et tant pis si le thème du savant fou est un stéréotype issu de littératures plus anciennes, ici il nous servira de prétexte à l'aventure.
August 7, 2020
Thanks to a spiritualist seance, scientists learn how to revive a defrosted prehistoric man. They dress him up in an immaculate uniform, intending him to be the first soldier of a herculean army which will retake lands lost to Prussia in 1871. But, to their consternation, he takes the side of Adele, the only one to show him kindness. It’s biting and wonderfully illustrated satire but, compared to the previous books, the plot has fewer surprises and is less driven by Adele.
October 8, 2015
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Dinosaurier und fliegende Dämonen hat Adèle Blanc-Sec schon kleingekriegt, nun bekommt sie es mit, wie schon auf dem Titelbild erkennbar, intelligenzgepushten Paläolithikern zu tun. Es tauchen immer wieder dieselben Personen, die man schon aus Band 1 und 2 kennt, wieder auf und versetzen das Paris der Jahrhundertwende in Angst und Schrecken. Geheimgesellschaften, verrückte Wissenschaftler und Okkultismus in einer sehr ansprechenden Form. Wie bisher enttäuscht Jacques Tardi nicht: Er hat einen wunderbar humorvollen Retro-Stil, der den Leser in die Geschichte versinken lässt.
Dinosaurier und fliegende Dämonen hat Adèle Blanc-Sec schon kleingekriegt, nun bekommt sie es mit, wie schon auf dem Titelbild erkennbar, intelligenzgepushten Paläolithikern zu tun. Es tauchen immer wieder dieselben Personen, die man schon aus Band 1 und 2 kennt, wieder auf und versetzen das Paris der Jahrhundertwende in Angst und Schrecken. Geheimgesellschaften, verrückte Wissenschaftler und Okkultismus in einer sehr ansprechenden Form. Wie bisher enttäuscht Jacques Tardi nicht: Er hat einen wunderbar humorvollen Retro-Stil, der den Leser in die Geschichte versinken lässt.
April 4, 2023
Album 3 continues in the same spirit as the first two. Adèle is drawn into the mystery mostly because the various characters know who she is and there are things they want to show her. People are still waking up prehistoric creatures, this time a Neanderthal, with a somewhat surprising result. Adèle is pursued and monitored by various people from her past, some blames Adèle for everything that has happened, others want to use her to get revenge. The mad scientist only wants to get rid of her after he was the one who drew her into the story in the first place. Unfortunately, his "monster" has a weakness for Adèle, which thwarts his plans.
Tardi is in great form in this album, and he begins e.g. to play more with the commenting captions. It is also suggested that there is more to Adèle's mummy than one would think at first, and considering that the next album will be called "Mummies of Madness", one can suspect what might happen.
On a personal level; The first time I read this story in August 1984, I lived so much into it that when I looked out the window afterwards I was surprised that there was no snow in the streets. After all, I came straight from a snowy Paris, and the intense pursuit scene at the end made a strong impression. That kind of immersion can never be planned or relived, but I still remember it as a powerful reading experience. Maybe that's why this is one of my favorite Adèle stories.
Tardi is in great form in this album, and he begins e.g. to play more with the commenting captions. It is also suggested that there is more to Adèle's mummy than one would think at first, and considering that the next album will be called "Mummies of Madness", one can suspect what might happen.
On a personal level; The first time I read this story in August 1984, I lived so much into it that when I looked out the window afterwards I was surprised that there was no snow in the streets. After all, I came straight from a snowy Paris, and the intense pursuit scene at the end made a strong impression. That kind of immersion can never be planned or relived, but I still remember it as a powerful reading experience. Maybe that's why this is one of my favorite Adèle stories.
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April 15, 2020
Yine hoş bir polisiyeydi.
Devamı da gelirse alıp okurum :)
Devamı da gelirse alıp okurum :)
March 4, 2021
Voilà un album avec Adèle et j'ai bien ri en le lisant.
October 18, 2022
Relecture des aventures d'Adèle Blanc-Sec à l'occasion de la sortie de l'ultime épisode.
January 20, 2024
Fantastische bizarre vertelling. Geweldige serie. Kopen dat boek!
May 26, 2024
It just gets more and more confusing.
June 25, 2025
See volume one for comments on the series. This one is something of a self pastiche. Fun but weird and a bit incoherent.
November 10, 2008
Tres awesome.
August 3, 2014
Finalement sympa et pas mal enjoué...ça me réconcilie avec la série qui m'avait fait mauvaise impression lors de la lecture d'un album précédent.
May 31, 2015
Another adventure on the Adele series. Nice and worth reading
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