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Mermaid Project #4
Mermaid Project, episode 4
Romane Pennac's niece has been kidnapped in Paris. Her genetic makeup, inherited from the experiments conducted on her mother - and Romane - in her youth, make her a perfect candidate for Algapower's hybridisation experiments. Hell bent on rescuing her and putting an end to the corporation's actions, El Malik and Pennac attempt a daring raid on Algapower's Rio laboratory. But when things go wrong, they'll find some very strange allies...
48 pages, Paperback
First published August 28, 2015
About the author
Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira (Leo)
107 books171 followersLuiz Eduardo de Oliveira (born on December 13, 1944 in Brazil),[1] more famous under his artist name LEO is a Brazilian comics creator.
After having graduated as an engineer in mechanics, Oliveira left Brazil because of the military dictatorship that was in power at the time. He went first to Chile, but the following year saw the Chilean coup of 1973. This led Oliveira to leave, moving to Argentina, from where he finally returned to Brazil in 1974.
He found work as an illustrator in the advertising industry of São Paulo, before once more leaving Brazil, in 1981, this time moving to France, hoping to illustrate comics. However as the Franco-Belgian comics industry was in recession at the time, he was forced to work in advertising once again, although he managed to get the occasional piece published in L'Écho des savanes and Pilote.
In 1986, with the assistance of Jean-Claude Forest, Oliveira began contributing to the youth dedicated magazines of Bayard Presse. He illustrated true stories for Okapi magazine. He then recounted Mahatma Gandhi's life in the album Gandhi, le pèlerin de la paix, for Astrapi.
In 1988, the comics writer Rodolphe asked him to provide the artwork for his stories. Their collaboration proved fruitful, producing 8 albums of material for their Trent series and 5 for their Kenya one.
In 1993, Oleveira finally achieved an old dream when Dargaud agreed to publish his first solo series: Aldébaran. In 2000, after 5 volumes of Aldébaran, he launched Bételgeuse, which was nominated for the Prize for a Series at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2004.
After having graduated as an engineer in mechanics, Oliveira left Brazil because of the military dictatorship that was in power at the time. He went first to Chile, but the following year saw the Chilean coup of 1973. This led Oliveira to leave, moving to Argentina, from where he finally returned to Brazil in 1974.
He found work as an illustrator in the advertising industry of São Paulo, before once more leaving Brazil, in 1981, this time moving to France, hoping to illustrate comics. However as the Franco-Belgian comics industry was in recession at the time, he was forced to work in advertising once again, although he managed to get the occasional piece published in L'Écho des savanes and Pilote.
In 1986, with the assistance of Jean-Claude Forest, Oliveira began contributing to the youth dedicated magazines of Bayard Presse. He illustrated true stories for Okapi magazine. He then recounted Mahatma Gandhi's life in the album Gandhi, le pèlerin de la paix, for Astrapi.
In 1988, the comics writer Rodolphe asked him to provide the artwork for his stories. Their collaboration proved fruitful, producing 8 albums of material for their Trent series and 5 for their Kenya one.
In 1993, Oleveira finally achieved an old dream when Dargaud agreed to publish his first solo series: Aldébaran. In 2000, after 5 volumes of Aldébaran, he launched Bételgeuse, which was nominated for the Prize for a Series at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2004.
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March 17, 2016
L'histoire se continue d'une façon fluide. Romane et Brahim cherchent à sauver Audrey qui a été enlevée. On apprend un peu plus sur Romane. Le nouveau dauphin vient combler le vide laissé par Delph. L'album se termine sur un "cliffhanger". J'ai hâte à la sortie du prochain album. :-)
December 1, 2019
Siamo quasi alla fine. E la situazione sta quasi per risolversi. Naturalmente finirà bene, nonostante le perdite che ci sono state finora tra i protagonisti della storia...ma non é lo scopo di questa storia far sapere se vincerà il Bene o il Male. Lo scopo é tenere il lettore ancorato a leggere, e questa storia ci riesce alla grande.
August 4, 2022
Romane and her partner try to rescue her niece, who has been abducted by an unscrupulous genetics company. Their voyage across the ocean in the company of dolphins and a whale is very well done. I don't like the art quite as much as Leo's own style, but it's still good.
August 7, 2022
Really well made story (episodes #1 - #5). I never get disappointed reading stories by Leo.
March 18, 2016
L'histoire avance doucement et le scénario est assez prévisible mais on prend tout de même plaisir au voyage :) On attend avec impatience le tome 5.
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