عالم فرنسي شاب يسعى مع زميلته (لورا) لنشر التقدم العلمي لكنهما يواجهان في كل مرة الجانب الآخر للعلم .. الجانب المظلم حيث يستغل البعض تقنيات التقدم العلمي لتحقيق منافع شخصية و لو كان هذا على حساب العالم أجمع ؟.. و يكون على (ليك) و (لورا) أن يواجها العديد من ألوان الخطر و بخاصة الذي يمثل مجال تخصصهما .. الخطر العلمي
سلسلة سوبر أوسكار هي سلسلة مصورة من إعداد سيف حمدي مصطفى و معاونة الدكتور نبيل فاروق و إشراف الأستاذ حمدي مصطفى .. هي نافذة واسعة ، تطل منها على أفضل و أعظم ما أنتجته قرائح الكتاب و أنامل الفنانين ، في مصر و العالم ، و تغوص عبرها حتى النخاع ، في عالم أنيق و فريد .. عالم يجمع ما بين المتعة ، و الإثارة ، و الفن ، و الجمال ، و يتنقل بك من غياهب الفضاء إلى أعماق البحار ، و من الثلوج الباردة إلى الصحاري الملتهبة و من الضحك و الفكاهة ، إلى المغامرة و الخيال .. عالم القصة المصورة ، حيث الفكرة العميقة ، و الكلمة الأنيقة ، و الرسمة الرشيقة .. إنه عالم خاص ، في سلسلة حقا جديدة
The series for which Greg is best known, Achille Talon, began in 1963 in Pilote magazine, also the source of comics such as Asterix. Regnier became editor-in-chief of Tintin magazine in 1966 and remained so until 1974. He introduced a more adult genre, with less perfect heroes and more violence. He created some of his most famous series like Bruno Brazil and Bernard Prince in this period, and introduced artists like Hermann to the magazine. In 1975 he became literary director for the French publisher Dargaud and launched Achille Talon magazine. As "Greg", Regnier was one of the most prolific creators of Franco-Belgian comics, working in all genres and collaborating with many other European artists and scriptwriters. Well known for working with artist Hermann, Greg also worked with André Franquin, Eddy Paape (Luc Orient), Dany, Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny, and many others. It is estimated that he contributed as a writer and an artist to some 250 comic albums. Hergé asked him to remake two of The Adventures of Tintin — The Seven Crystal Balls and Prisoners of the Sun — into a script for one long animated movie, Tintin and the Temple of the Sun. He also wrote the script for Tintin and the Lake of Sharks.
A typical 1960’s sci-fi story. We have the brains, Dr Kala. We have the muscles, Luc Orient. And we have the beauty, Lora. Only the first episode, but am I right in assuming the exotic guide, Toba, is going to be part of the team as well? Of course there are also the villains, Dr Argos and his henchman Toro. So the story, a mysterious radioactive stone is found in an oriental jungle. Dr Kala and the team go in search of it’s origin. That’s all I can say without spoiling the story. I’m not saying it was aliens… but.
Primera historia de Luc Orient y sus amigos, enmarcadas en la aventura científica y la ciencia ficción sin descuidar una cuota de acción. A esta altura un clásico franco-belga, sigue conservando méritos para el lector avezado.
I’ve found a digitised version of this graphic novel on the Internet Archive. I have vague memories of this book from my childhood as it didn’t really hold my attention back then, nor does it now.
Although this is a classic series combining high adventure with science fiction, it’s dated and stereotypical. Our blond, muscular hero is one of those manly, chauvinistic superheroes that crowded pulp fiction in the sixties. The colonial, white saviour story is distasteful today, as is the “galant” misogyny surrounding the token love interest. The villain is your archetypal mad scientist with his henchmen. It’s all ho-hum stuff, but nevertheless this was an important step in the development of Franco-Belgian science fiction in the 1960s, pulling itself away from the American pulps.
I’m glad to have read this book again, despite grinding my teeth, and I’ll read other books in the series as they are available on the Internet Archive. But I don’t think I’ll revisit as it has not aged well. Two stars.