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Spirou et Fantasio #24
Tembo Tabou
Spirou et Fantasio se rendent en Afrique pour y rencontrer un écrivain. Celui-ci a disparu.
48 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1974
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July 23, 2020
I have a 1977 hardback reprint in French from Dupuis of a book first published in 1974. This volume contains on the one hand a story first published in 1959 in Le Parisien Libéré and mainly drawn by Roba together with Franquin on a story by Greg, and on the other a hotchpotch of short stories and one pagers starring the Marsupilami, dating from the 1960s. The pages of the book are also decorated by much later drawings by Franquin in the 1970s.
The titular story, Tembo Tabou is a throwback to the worst aspects of the series. Here we have another adventure set in Africa with a white saviour plot and horrendously racist depictions of Pygmies. How this was published again in the 1970s beggars belief. The story itself isn’t much, it’s merely a rip off of an earlier episode, Le Gorille a Bonne Mine, with bad guys terrorising the locals to protect a gold mine. Really disappointing. What were Dupuis thinking in publishing this?
The additional materials are okay, merely adequate filling. Overall, this volume merits the lowest score as it should not have happened: 1/5.
The titular story, Tembo Tabou is a throwback to the worst aspects of the series. Here we have another adventure set in Africa with a white saviour plot and horrendously racist depictions of Pygmies. How this was published again in the 1970s beggars belief. The story itself isn’t much, it’s merely a rip off of an earlier episode, Le Gorille a Bonne Mine, with bad guys terrorising the locals to protect a gold mine. Really disappointing. What were Dupuis thinking in publishing this?
The additional materials are okay, merely adequate filling. Overall, this volume merits the lowest score as it should not have happened: 1/5.
January 8, 2023
Het laatste Robbedoes en Kwabbernoot-album getekend door Franquin is een beschamende afsluiting van de hoogtijdagen van de reeks. Gregs scenario is zwak en hopeloos verouderd met zijn arme, hulpeloze negertjes die tegen schurken moeten worden beschermd (dat de hoofdschurk óók zwart is en blanken commandeert is dan weer wel verrassend). Roba tekende Robbedoes en Kwabbernoots tegenspelers en het valt meteen op hoeveel zwakker deze zijn getekend. Maar goed, Franquins virtuositeit is dan ook wel moeilijk te benaderen. Het verhaal is aangevuld met enkele grappen rond de marsupilami, die veel leuker zijn dan het hoofdverhaal.
June 11, 2025
Spirou & Fantasio machen eine Entdeckungsfahrt in den Urwald, finden dort ein Rudel vermeintlich roter Elefanten und erkennen, dass dahinter eine Verbrecherorganisation steckt, die sie auflösen. Mit der Hilfe von rassistisch gezeichneten Afrikanern.
Das war's.
Lohnt sich überhaupt nicht.
Das war's.
Lohnt sich überhaupt nicht.
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March 15, 2020
Kjedelig historie som må ha hatt et gammeldags syn på Afrika allerede da den kom ut.
November 30, 2022
Wow,
Quel cochonerie,
Bye!
Ps(j’aurais mis1/4 d’étoile si j’avais put.)
Quel cochonerie,
Bye!
Ps(j’aurais mis1/4 d’étoile si j’avais put.)
June 21, 2025
Det her er nok det dårligste albumet i Sprint-serien. Veldig kjedelig. Dårlig historie. Dårlig vitser.
Ganskr rasistisk egentlig. Man får veldig hvit man frelse feeling her.
Ganskr rasistisk egentlig. Man får veldig hvit man frelse feeling her.
September 28, 2015
Jälleen sarjakuva, josta jäänyt vahvoja muistikuvia vuosikymmenten takaa. Marsupilami syömässä muurahaisia ja lihansyöjäkukkia. Mutta jostain syystä sitten tuo suurin, eli punainen elefantti oli unohtunut.
Parempaa seikkailua tällä kertaa, vähemmän kohellusta, vaikuttavaa piirrosta.
Parempaa seikkailua tällä kertaa, vähemmän kohellusta, vaikuttavaa piirrosta.
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